Grove Christian Fellowship - Weekend Messages

When The Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary by Grove Christian Fellowship

Spirit - Pastor Steve Lewis by Grove Christian Fellowship

Return - Pastor Steve Lewis by Grove Christian Fellowship

Consider Jesus Greater - Pastor Steve Lewis by Grove Christian Fellowship

The Danger of Drifting - Pastor Steve Lewis by Grove Christian Fellowship

We choose to be Kingdom people in God for the sake of the world. Listen as we explore the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus ushers in the Kingdom of Heaven for all people. When we choose to fill our lives with the values of His kingdom, we will be transformed from the inside out. Grace and Peace

What does it look like to be God’s Kingdom people in a non kingdom world? How will we live so that God can truly be King in our lives so we can help others desire that life for themselves. Listen as we explore Luke 17 and 18 as Jesus teaches us about the Kingdom of God. Grace and Peace.

When we choose to live in community with one another and hold the grace and truth of Jesus in our hands and offer that to the world - we show that we love community. Listen as we conclude our series in Colossians. May you be Jesus to someone this week. Grace and Peace

Old ways won’t open new doors. If we want the life that Jesus has created for us, we have to leave our old life and step into new life in Christ. We have to let go of things that are out of order in our life and choose love, humility, grace, truth, self-control and letting Jesus change us. We need Christ’s Peace, Christ’s Word and Christ’s Name to experience a restored relationship and restored humanity. Grace and Peace

Become who you were born to be and embrace the life that God created for you to live. Listen as we explore Colossians 2 and discover how God wants our focus and devotion to be on Jesus alone. Grace and Peace

Our idols may look different than those in the Bible but they are just as destructive - racism, sexism, xenophobia, politics - these can all be idols that keep us captive. When Christ is to the center of our life, those things lose their power. Listen as we explore Colossians 2 and see how Jesus made a spectacle of these empty idols and powers. Grace and Peace

We don’t go to church - we are the church! The gift of the Holy Spirit was the catalyst to birth the church for the sake of the world. Listen as we look at Acts 2 and get inspiration how we can be the hands and feet of Jesus to meet the needs of all people. When we seek to live a life to reach others with the hope of Jesus then the Kingdom grows! This is the day when God made the church. Grace and Peace

Resurrection can be practiced only in the face of death. Listen as we explore what suffering looks like for us today in light of Scripture. We invite you to join us this week at www.grovecf.com or find us (Grove Christian Fellowship) on iTunes or Google Play and share it with friends. Grace and Peace.

Who’s image are you living in? When we discover we were all made in the image of God and celebrate how Jesus has reconciled us back to himself, it changes everything. Listen as we explore a message we all need - to be wholly connected to God, each other and our world around us. Grace and Peace

Happy Mothers Day! We want to hold the joy and the pain of today side by side. For some this is a day of joy and others it is a day of pain. Today we begin walking through the book of Colossians in the New Testament. Twice in the first section of chapter 1, Paul talks about bearing fruit. The fruit of the Spirit grows in the garden of obedience. May you be encouraged and challenged to live like Jesus more today through this message. Grace and Peace

God wants you to live with Purpose and Passion. Listen as we explore the story of Elijah in crisis and what we can learn from him as he is called to a life of purpose and passion with God. What are you passionate about? What is your purpose in life? Jesus is our provision and our provider for us to be his hands and feet for the sake of the world. Grace and Peace

Eat this Book! Some people read the Bible with skepticism or apathy. The Bible is a book that is alive and we cannot really know God without knowing His Word. We look at 4 powerful questions we should all ask when reading the Bible. We invite you to listen and be amazed at how the Bible can make us come alive in Jesus. Grace and Peace

What if prayer could be simple rather than strenuous? Prayer is about participation not observation. Listen as we hear Jesus invite us to unforced rhythms of grace. We will learn from Nehemiah how prayer led to action for the sake of the world. This week we also practice praying the Psalms and learn about Contemplative Prayer. This is the simple invitation to be present with God that leads to transformation. Grace and Peace

He is Risen! Happy Easter! Today we celebrate that Jesus is Alive and death and sin hold no power over the world. Sitting with the faith is the doubt of Thomas. Listen as we explore how doubt can open up space for God to transform us. He is Risen Indeed! Grace and Peace

Jesus loves you. Jesus is for you. On this day he willingly gave his life to rescue us from ourselves. Today is a particularly painful Good Friday since we are globally affected by suffering. Jesus embraced the suffering and shame of the Cross for The Sake Of The World. Grace and Peace

Why is peace so hard to find? When we resist the pull of ourselves being the center and we refuse to let the empire win - we are in the posture of peace. Jesus offers us a better way to live and love. Listen as we place ourselves in the city as Jesus rides through with the peace of a new kind of Kingdom. We hope your Palm Sunday is full of new life. Grace and Peace

Hope and Joy! Two things we need more of today than ever before. The strength that joy provides helps us face temptation. Hope and joy must flow from a life devoted to Jesus. Listen as we explore how we can be full of hope and joy more and more each day. We also taught two new spiritual practices that you can do everyday to grow in your relationship with God and share with others. Grace and Peace

In the last couple weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our entire world, creating a sense of instability and uncertainty. We need to choose Faith over Fear and remember that no matter what we face, Jesus calls us to respond with love for all people. We need to practice acts of generosity in times of trouble. Listen as we explore how we choose Faith over Fear. Grace and Peace

The Struggle Is Real...We hear that so much in our world and it is true. Listen as we look at the story of Jacob and Esau and the struggles they had to discover who they were and who they were not. You were made for more than just struggles, but often it is through struggle that you discover how much hope we have in Jesus because He paid it all for us. Grace and Peace

Jesus loves the hated. Jesus welcomes the rejected. Jesus empowers the weak. He provides in the most unusual, unbelievable and dire circumstances. Listen as we explore the pain Abraham felt in the call to sacrifice his son and the animal God provided which was a foreshadow of Jesus giving his life for you and me. Grace and Peace

You have been blessed to be a blessing to others. You have been changed to bring change to someone near you. You have been loved to show love to the world we live in. Listen as we discover how the call on Abram's life is a calling for all of us to embrace today - for the sake of the world! Grace and Peace

What do Steve Jobs and the people who built the tower of Babel have in common? Listen to this weeks message to find out! We wrestled with the tension between greatness and making a name for God's story rather than our own. Grace and Peace

How well do we keep our promise? If we are honest we all fail to do this, but God always is faithful. Jesus offers himself as a sacrifice so the curse of sin can become a blessing of redemption. Through the baptism of the flood on earth, new life sprung up in creation and through Jesus. HOPE was alive. Grace and Peace

Shalom is the biblical word for Peace. This is not just an absence of conflict but a wholeness. Peace with God, with each other and with the creation all around us. When mankind chose control over community that peace was broken. Listen as we explore how to heal OUR own brokenness today, only with Jesus. Grace and Peace

The power of a name gives you a creative invitation to be a partner with God in the remaking of the world to look like the Kingdom of God. Listen as we learn about how Adam named the animals and God gave him creative space to live out his calling as human fully loved by God. Our guest today was Nathan Forster from Perth, Australia. He shared his background as a counselor and follower of Jesus. Check out his new podcast called Deeper and Wider which begins soon. Check it out on Apple iTunes and Spotify. Grace and Peace

You were created for a purpose! Your life can have a ripple effect on everyone you meet! Jesus made all of creation and humanity was the pinnacle of his work. This is the first week of our series, The Grace Lens. Listen as we explore how creative God is and how we can be creative with our life to make a ripple impact all around us. Grace and Peace.

What does Victory look like in 2020 for you? No matter what life has dealt you, Jesus offers us an invitation to overcome. Listen as we visit the 7 churches of Revelation and learn how their struggles and our struggles don't have to stop us from being victorious! Grace and Peace

Be the light! Jesus said I am the light of the world. We often celebrate Christmas too quickly. Lets slow down and soak ourselves in the story of Jesus' birth. Tonight we learned how our brothers and sisters in the Middle East celebrate Christmas and how we can be the light in our world. Merry Christmas and Grace and Peace

Where does Joy come from? We experience all kinds of emotions but Joy is deeper than we think. Listen to our third week of our series, Rebel Advent, as we learn how to have real joy despite our trials and dark nights of the soul. Joy is possible! Grace and Peace

Love Wins! This is the declaration that Jesus makes for the world through his birth into our world. Listen to our second Advent message as we explore how we can be people of love in our world. Grace and Peace.

Rebel Hope - In the midst of a world trying to rewrite the Christmas story, maybe it's time to be bold and courageous, knowing there is a better story. Hope in the midst of darkness. Listen as we learn how to have a Rebel Hope that loves everyone, always. Grace and Peace

Where in life are you going? The journey you choose matters and today we explore how God's vision for us is way bigger than ours is. Listen as we explore what it means to journey with Jesus. Grace and Peace

We are free in Jesus but often we live like we are not. Listen as our special guest, Pastor Martin Berry from Legacy Church in London, England shares from his life and heart for God from the book of Hebrews. Grace and Peace

Sometimes great victory comes in small things. You and I were made for more. Listen as we talk about an ancient story of a warrior who had a disease and how he received healing. Jesus loves you so much and he is calling for you to leave a life of mediocrity and embrace the adventure with him! Grace and Peace

What if = Fear...Even if = Faith. We live in a world of "What if" but that is fear based. We need to have an "Even if" attitude! This weekend we looked at the amazing story of 3 young men that found themselves in a furnace with Jesus and they did not allow fear to rule the day. Listen as we wrap up our 40 Days of Prayer series and as we learn about The Prayer of Examen and how it can be a resource to deepen our prayer life. Grace and Peace

Why do people pray? Do we pray just to get something or to give something? Listen as we explore Psalm 73 and what it can teach us about the practice of prayer. Prayer gives us a new perspective, greater strength and opens up a new spiritual reality in our lives. Grace and Peace

Where would you least like to be exiled? The people of God found themselves dragged away to a foreign land and they continued to pray in the exile. Listen as we reflect on how prayer changes us and changes our world. Grace and Peace

God always gives us bread, he never gives stones. When we pray we experience the power of the Holy Spirit working in us so we can be a blessing to the world. Listen as we explore what happens when our prayers are not answered the way we think. We may feel like God is giving us a stone when it is really bread we need for life. Grace and Peace

What is the biggest thing you have prayed for? Often our prayers are more about us than they are about God's Kingdom. We invite you to listen and pray big prayers as we begin our 40 Days of Prayer series. Let the Holy Spirit stage your heart so Jesus can dwell in your life. Grace and Peace

It's not how you start, it's how you finish. This is true in racing as well as in life. Listen as we conclude our 13 Letters series with a look at 2 Timothy and Paul's wisdom for Timothy on how to finish strong as a leader and follower of Jesus. My prayer for you is that you are connected to Jesus so you can finish the race of life strong! Grace and Peace

Where do you look for hope? We live in a world that is full of options, but nothing can satisfy our deepest longings for purpose and meaning other than Jesus. Listen as we talk about how spiritual health is intimacy with God not just activity for God. Grace and Peace

You can have a new beginning today! So often our story is that one day is the same as the next but Jesus offers us a better story. Listen as we hear how Paul encouraged Titus in his mission to Crete to be full of hope, generosity and faithfulness. You can have a new beginning in Jesus today! Grace and Peace

We are all formed by someone or something. Jesus wants to form us into the people he knows we can be through dying to ourselves. Listen as we explore the short letter of Philemon where Paul asks him to welcome back Onesimus, a runaway slave, as a fellow brother and equal. When we offer mercy to people the love of God flows from us to them. Grace and Peace.

How deep do your roots go in your faith? When the storms of life shake you up, are you secure in who Jesus is or worried about everything else around you? When our hearts and minds are focused on Jesus we can be at Peace. Listen as we explore Paul's letter to the Colossian church. Grace and Peace

What is the secret of humility? Simply two words...joy and contentment. When you live filled with joy and are content with the simple dependence that God will provide everything you need - your life will be transformed. Listen as we explore Philippians and the Joy, Humility and Contentment Paul found in Jesus. Grace and Peace

Who are you? Where do you find your identity? You will either seek to satisfy who you are in this life or be loved by the one who made you. Listen as we explore Ephesians and how Paul gives them and us an Identity Blessing, reminds them they are gifted to serve and we have been given a NEW IDENTITY in Jesus. Grace and Peace