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Grace Downtown is an inwardly growing, outwardly serving church community in Downtown Washington, DC. Each week, we will share the latest sermon from Grace Downtown plus a second recording from the Grace Downtown archives, which include classes, events and sermons from throughout Grace Downtown's hi…

Grace Downtown


    • Nov 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    They Who Wait For The Lord: Comfort Me People

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 49:32


    They Who Wait For The Lord: Comfort Me People by Grace Downtown

    One New People: New Frontiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 37:28


    One New People: New Frontiers by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Facing Persecution

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 37:21


    One New People: Facing Persecution by Grace Downtown

    Fall 2022 Retreat: United With A Common Posture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 36:07


    Fall 2022 Retreat: United With A Common Posture by Grace Downtown

    Fall Retreat 2022: United Under a Common Authority

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 33:33


    Fall Retreat 2022: United Under a Common Authority by Grace Downtown

    Fall Retreat 2022: United Against a Common Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 36:22


    Fall Retreat 2022: United Against a Common Enemy by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Threat of Inequity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 30:56


    One New People: Threat of Inequity by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Threat of Pretense

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 29:04


    One New People: Threat of Pretense by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Tried and Tested

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 35:03


    One New People: Tried and Tested by Grace Downtown

    One New People: New Boldness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 32:22


    One New People: New Boldness by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Irresistible Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 39:33


    One New People: Irresistible Community by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Birth of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 36:07


    One New People: Birth of the Church by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Promised Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 36:08


    One New People: Promised Power by Grace Downtown

    One New People: Is This Legit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 32:45


    One New People: Is This Legit? by Grace Downtown

    Light of Confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 35:12


    Light of Confidence by Grace Downtown

    The Promise of the Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 28:06


    The Promise of the Spirit by Grace Downtown

    Gracious Goodness: Good Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 38:17


    Gracious Goodness: Good Growth by Grace Downtown

    Gracious Goodness: Good Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 35:52


    Gracious Goodness: Good Women by Grace Downtown

    Gracious Goodness: Good Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 38:47


    Gracious Goodness: Good Men by Grace Downtown

    Gracious Goodness: If You're Reading This, Thank An Elder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 27:04


    Gracious Goodness: If You're Reading This, Thank An Elder by Grace Downtown

    Gracious Goodness: Good Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 34:40


    Gracious Goodness: Good Leaders by Grace Downtown

    Gracious Goodness: Know Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 38:02


    Gracious Goodness: Know Good by Grace Downtown

    Experiencing the Sacraments: The Lord's Supper Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 30:55


    Experiencing the Sacraments: The Lord's Supper Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 32:47


    Experiencing the Sacraments: Baptism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 32:24


    "Knowing God Through Prayer:" Experiencing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 30:24


    Our mission is to know God by knowing Jesus His Son. How do we get to know Jesus? We pray in and through the Holy Spirit, to better understand Jesus. The Holy Spirit helps us experience Jesus better.

    "Prayer for Spiritual Formation:" Experiencing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 39:46


    Spiritual growth is more than just you and I; it's us as a whole. We cannot grow spiritually apart from one another.

    "Prayer or Praise:" Experiencing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 35:20


    It is not enough to know the lyrics of God's song, we must also know the melody. God's song is beautiful and he is calling all to come to sing and know God's salvation.

    "Fasting and Justice:" Experiencing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 36:37


    One of the most common prayers in the Bible is the prayer for justice. The first thing we can do is accept our weakness towards issues of justice. Weakness drives us to prayer to the God of Justice.

    "Prayer of Grief:" Experiencing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 34:27


    Jesus is enough. He calls us to pray with hands wide-open to receive and give back because all we receive is from our heavenly Father.

    "Prayer of Repentance:" Experiencing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 37:15


    Repentance is a sign of spiritual life. Jesus calls us to repent and turn to him and he will receive us, heal us, and guide us.

    "Intercessory Prayer:" Experiencing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 22:45


    Will you ask Jesus, the great Intercessor, to pray the true prayers that we need to overcome our sins and faults and bring us closer to God and his righteousness?

    "Restoring Power:" Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 29:01


    Jesus came to restore power unto us, power not to sin, power to overcome in and through him, and power to persevere. WE are powerless, but he is power.

    "The Promise of the Cross:" The Shadows of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 30:26


    The cross makes suffering meaningful. Jesus came as a servant who would suffer, and through his suffering conquered the world. Through Jesus, we also can conquer our suffering and sin.

    "The Forgiveness of the Cross:" Shadows of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 31:16


    Forgiving others brings great healing, but what about feeling forgiven of our sins? Do we carry out guilt with us? Or, do we allow Jesus' forgiveness to penetrate deep in our hearts?

    "Healing of the Cross:" Shadows of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 30:54


    Many of our issues may seem only on the surface, but all our problems come from deep within, our sinful condition. We need healing deeper than the surface, we need total healing that only Jesus can do.

    "View of Enlightenment:" Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 34:20


    Enlightenment is made of two aspects: grief and grace. The Lord does not dispense his wisdom and kindness without cost. Denying God's signs brings grief, but his grace overcomes all things.

    "View of Faith:" Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 32:56


    Jesus is the answer to all our doubts. Faith is not about facts and reason; instead, it's about a relationship with God that grows daily through the reading of his word.

    "View of Mission:" Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 32:01


    God's vision of mission is very different than ours. He does not cast away the bruised and broken; instead, he lifts us up in appreciation, compassion, and liberation.

    "View of Healing:" Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 35:07


    God seeks to heal us in totality, mind, body, soul, and spirit. More than that, he desires to heal all things in and through Jesus. Jesus is our source of healing.

    Remember How God Works Through Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 31:58


    Rev. Dr. Russell shares a love letter to his son, Andrew Russell as we celebrate Rev. Russel's ordination service. God works through covenant families.

    "View of Cross-Cultural Church:" Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 33:50


    "View of Cross-Cultural Church:" Jesus' Bible by Grace Downtown

    "View of Law:" Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 30:38


    The Law if timeless and serves a purpose to show us our sinfulness, but more than that, to show that we need a Savior and God's constant grace.

    "View of Happiness": Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 32:38


    Jesus' view of blessing is to be in a state in relationship with God and is a by-product in relationship with God. To have this relationship means we are reconciled with God. God blesses in our highs and lows, in our winters and our summers.

    "View on Temptation" Jesus' Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 24:01


    Pastor Glenn explains how Jesus uses the Old Testament to withstand temptation. Jesus did not rely on his own power or take short cuts to achieve what was already his; instead, he used God's Word to guide him through life's difficulties.

    Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 33:19


    Pastor Andrew exhorts us to not rely on human power or might to build God's church. God will build his church by his Holy Spirit. We are not to give up on our church because God is working in the small things.

    Songs for the Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 35:38


    Pastor Mike walks us through Psalm 121 and the pilgrim's struggle with faith. Where does our help come from? It comes from God, and the pilgrim confesses his faith in God who sees him through all his troubles.

    What Comes Next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 21:34


    Elder Ryan Bratt delves into what comes next in the story of Jesus after his birth. He unpacks God's unfolding story which includes us. Christmas may seem anticlimactic but God wants us to enter into his story.

    The Coming Feast: A Weary World Rejoices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 32:29


    Pastor Cyril preaches on the coming feast of the Jesus. God has invited us to a great feast that will inaugurate his new creation. He calls us to remain faithful in this life and draw near to him at the end.

    "The Coming Judgment" A Weary World Rejoices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 19:04


    Pastor Glenn explains that life seems to be unfair, but God will bring all things and people into judgment. We are exhorted to seek his righteousness by accepting his judgment that came upon Christ for our sake.

    The Coming Victory: A Weary World Rejoices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 39:34


    Pastor Duke pulls back the curtain and shows our already but not yet victory over all our spiritual enemies. We are in a daily battle with spiritual forces but we are not to worry because God has already won.

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