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Listen to messages from Word of Grace Church in Chesterland, Ohio. As a community, we exist to love on God with all that we are and to share His Grace with everyone. You can find us on Social Media or at www.wordofgracechurch.com

Word of Grace Church


    • May 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Word of Grace Church

    Kingdom Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 48:54


    We're diving into the Parables of Jesus where He gives us a vision of His Kingdom.

    Mother's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 44:48


    Pastor Ryan unpacks a familiar passage with an often-overlooked focus that holds a lot of encouragement and promise for Moms, and everyone!

    28th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 47:52


    Pastor Ryan talks to us about Marking this Moment, and continuing to Carry God's Presence forward.

    Seeing Jesus: Emmaus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 40:37


    After the Resurrection, Jesus comes and goes, and has a special encounter with two disciples who are headed away from Jerusalem.

    Seeing Jesus: Easter Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 42:22


    In the early hours of Resurrection Sunday, Mary couldn't see Jesus through the lens of her tears, but then He called her by name and everything changed... she carries the good news for the first time - "I have Seen the Lord!" We celebrate the moment on which all history hangs in this episode - the Resurrection of Jesus. Remember with us and hear what it means for us today.

    Seeing Jesus: Good Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 27:08


    Standing before that vast crowd... the ones who had turned on Him, Jesus was brought out for all to see. Pilate called to them, "Behold the Man! Behold your King!" and they replied "He's not our King, Crucify Him!" Never do we see a more perfect picture of Jesus' Passion and Purpose... If you want to See Jesus, behold the man.

    Seeing Jesus: Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 40:54


    As Jesus enters the city to kick off Holy Week, there are back-to-back episodes with Jesus in Luke 19, and we investigate how each of the characters in the story react to Jesus in both.

    Seeing Jesus: Zacchaeus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 49:45


    We open our Easter journey this year with the moment that leads into it, in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus has an interaction with a man who is "the wrong guy," but this wrong guy made a couple right moves, to see Jesus. That's when everything changed.

    The First Will Be Last

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 42:07


    Dr. David Welle joined us to unpack Jesus' interaction with the rich young ruler, and how God invites all of us to put Him first.

    What Are You Thinking About God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 41:06


    Pastor CJ jumps in this Sunday morning to talk through three wrong ways we look at God, and three ways that Jesus shows us something different.

    Josiah: Don't Stop Seeking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 38:09


    After the renewal, we're given a final brief insight and lesson from Josiah's life. It's a challenge to keep seeking God, even when we've been in a great season of blessing.

    Josiah: True Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 37:44


    What comes next after making room for God by clearing away idols, and responding in repentance and obedience to His Word? Josiah shows us the completion of the pattern as he re-establishes true worship, declaring who God is and what He has done.

    Josiah: When God Reveals Himself

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 47:03


    After clearing away all the idols and distractions, Josiah turned his attention to restoring the Temple, and in the process, they rediscover the Book of the Law. When Josiah hears God's Word, he is instantly repentant and everything changes.

    Josiah: A Heart That Seeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 45:17


    Kicking off our Character Study in the life of the King who followed the Lord most closely, we look at the heart of Josiah before he ever had instruction from the Lord or even an example to follow.

    Sacred Rhythms: Rhythm of Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 48:57


    The overarching thrust of our passage in Acts 2 is that the believers did everything together in unity as Family. Pastor Ryan explores the Rhythm of making Family a priority, as difficult as it can be in our individualistic world.

    Sacred Rhythms: Rhythm of Engagement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 36:33


    Pastor CJ walks us through the ways we're called to engage with God and our world as a daily Rhythm, just like breathing.

    Sacred Rhythms: Rhythm of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 43:40


    Join (the reverend) Bill Mullet as he leads us through an investigation of prayer as a primary rhythm of our lives as followers of Jesus.

    Sacred Rhythms: Rhythm of the Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 53:14


    Take a look with us into our Rhythms with the Word of God and it's power in our lives.

    Sacred Rhythms: Rhythm of Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 50:51


    One thing that we surely need - Rest for our souls! That's what Jesus offers to us, and from the beginning we see God has a plan for us to engage with Him by resting.

    Sacred Rhythms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 52:45


    As we enter a new season, we want to line up our lives with the ways of God. Pastor Ryan talks about the Rhythms we see in scripture, beginning with time.

    Manifesto: The Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 50:12


    As Jesus brings this Manifesto to a close, He calls us to make a choice - to follow Him and build our lives upon His ways, or to take the more popular way and build our lives upon foundations that shift beneath us.

    Manifesto: Others Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 49:20


    Jesus continues to impart wisdom for approaching one another in relationships.

    Manifesto: Others Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 48:06


    As Jesus enters into the final push of His manifesto, He teaches us about relating to one another in His way of flourishing. First, He addresses a constant temptation for us in how we see one another, and calls us to put our focus on what's happening in our hearts once more.

    Manifesto: Treasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 44:15


    Jesus moves into a new set of thoughts, teaching us on how to live in right relationship with God and with one another, but first, He wants to point out a couple of things that hold us back from that life of rich relationship He desires for us. In this message, Jesus talks to us about our treasures.

    Manifesto: Practices Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 44:27


    Jesus shifts the focus in the middle of His Prayer, from praying toward Our Father, to asking of Him.

    Manifesto: Practices Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 43:22


    We dive into the Lord's Prayer in this look at the practices that followers of Jesus have embraced for two millennia.

    Manifesto: Practices Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 46:40


    We skip ahead to Jesus' instruction on fasting, but first, in our chaotic time, we remind ourselves WHY we keep our minds on things above.

    Manifesto: Practices Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 45:15


    Jesus changes gears and begins talking with his followers about the habits of our devotion, and why we do the things we do.

    Manifesto: Greater Righteousness Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 50:57


    Jesus wraps up His look into a Greater Righteousness that fulfills the law with maybe the most challenging thing He ever called us to: Love Your Enemies.

    Manifesto: Greater Righteousness Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 57:48


    Jesus is calling us to live not by the letter of some law, but by the character of God coming alive in us, causing us to see one another differently and do right by each other. As He continues to teach on what this "Greater Righteousness" looks like, He examines how we interact in making promises, and in moments of conflict. Buckle up, Jesus continues to speak to our hearts.

    Manifesto: Greater Righteousness Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 57:21


    So Jesus wants to take us deeper than just our external actions... He wants us to consider our motivations and what's going on in our hearts. After addressing the issue of anger, He moves to address the patterns of lust we follow, and comments on a debate in His day about divorce.

    Manifesto: Greater Righteousness Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 53:15


    After His shocking introduction, Jesus decides to go... even more shocking. He calls us to a righteousness even greater than the most righteous people around. Spoiler Alert... it's not about our own strength, willpower or general goodness.

    Manifesto: Salt and Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 46:52


    For those who will belong to His Kingdom, Jesus says He is going to put us on display, that the world may be enriched and uplifted.

    Manifesto: Blessed Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 49:17


    We wrap up Jesus' statements of who is blessed looking at the action and identity He calls us to step into - Peacemakers.

    Manifesto: Blessed Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 42:13


    Pastor CJ jumps in to talk the second triad of the Beatitudes with us, where Jesus talks about the way God wants to shape our hearts, for Mercy, Righteousness and Purity of heart

    Manifesto: Blessed Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 44:40


    Jesus' introduction to His most famous teaching in scripture begins in a way that is surprising to us...

    Manifesto: Introducing the Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 46:22


    Opening our series in the Sermon on the Mount, we lay the groundwork for this Manifesto of Jesus. It's far more than a sermon, because Jesus is no mere teacher!

    Awk-Word: Group Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 48:12


    In this episode we take a look at Jesus' group name for the disciples - You of Little Faith... and the invitation to trust Him in the storms of life.

    International Sunday: Special Guest Victor Odunjo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 64:42


    On International Sunday, we were joined by an amazing group for worship and heard from Guest Speaker Victor Odunjo in a message called "A Tale of Two Families."

    Awk-Word: Company (With Testimony)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 56:58


    Maybe nothing was so awkward in His day as the company Jesus chose to keep, and that was not by accident. We take a look at the continual practice Jesus makes of hanging out with and eating with the "wrong people," culminating with His encounter with Zacchaeus, in this episode. We also have a testimony that you won't want to miss.

    Awk-Word: How Many Times?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 55:47


    In this message, we looked at the somewhat touchy, but totally transformational act of forgiveness. Jesus' call is to become a people of radical forgiveness.

    Awk-Word: Smells

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 40:12


    We're having some fun this summer and looking at some of the awkward moments that happen with and around Jesus in the Gospels. Each of them holds a lot for us to chew on if we will lean in and allow the Spirit to teach our hearts. We begin with a particularly pungent moment.

    Pentecost Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 40:23


    The Birth of the Church. The reversal of Babel. The Empowerment we need. Celebrate Pentecost with us!

    Mother's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 24:28


    We had the privilege of hearing from Sara Barravechia this Mother's Day with a special encouragement for moms, and all of us!

    Storytellers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 50:39


    Following on from our amazing time with Gary Spicer, we take a deeper look at what it means to be real with our stories, with God and with others.

    27th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 53:07


    Welcome Gary Spicer back with us to share for Word of Grace's 27th Anniversary! Gary taught us about stepping into God's Favor.

    Fearless Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 51:35


    Following up on a reality we looked at on Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Ryan takes a look at the "Perfect Love" that drives out fear.

    Special Guest Dale Cuckow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 37:05


    Dale joins us to give an update on his and Becky's work in Shanghai, and to encourage us from the Book of Acts.

    A Life Shaped

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 45:21


    In the aftermath of the Resurrection, Jesus spent 40 days coming and going among his followers, and there are some amazing keys for us in the moments that took place, as we live now awaiting His Return.

    Resurrection Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 37:29


    Join in on the greatest story of all with us! We celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus and look at what it means for us in this special Easter Message.

    Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 41:28


    As we dig into the story of Jesus' Triumphal entry, it may be familiar, but we find it still speaks to our hearts today.

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