Resident Series - Grace Church Waco

Loving Sovereignty

May 22, 2022 • Phil Barnes • Jonah

Jonah 1-4 // God’s loving call is greater than the sins of the world, God’s loving mercy is greater than the disobedience of His servants, God’s loving plan is greater than our efforts and ability, and God's loving grace is greater than our anger.

New Creations

May 15, 2022 • Ray Carter • 2 Corinthians 5:11–21

2 Corinthians 5:11-21 // In Christ, we are reconciled to God, made new, and sent on mission with the message of the gospel.

Love One Another

May 30, 2021 • Scott Rabine

1 John 3:11-24 // We know we abide in God when we keep his command to love one another. When we succeed and when we fail to love one another, God has given us confidence by loving us in Christ by the Spirit.

Rejection and Pursuit

May 23, 2021 • Matthew Bixler

Luke 4:16-30 // Jesus reveals to us our sin, and offers us salvation. He asserts his authority as our God and savior, but we reject it. Despite rejecting Jesus, God pursues our salvation.

Worthy of Worship

May 24, 2020 • Abel Castro

Isaiah 66:1-4 // God, in His perfect love and mercy, reveals Himself to be worthy of our worship, a worship that extends into every area of our lives. Everything we do is directly or indirectly a response to His character. He then invites us to worship Him and see Him as He is and in doing so we are able to receive eternal life through Jesus sacrifice at the Cross. We also see that false worship leads to self idolatry and eventually destruction. When we worship that which is not worthy we paving the way for our fear.

The Picture of Eternity

May 17, 2020 • Chase Strickland

Revelation 7:9-17 // Ministry resident Chase Strickland unpacks the picture of our eternal future. In the midst of our Christian suffering, our hope is that God will redeem and restore his people.

Return To The Lord

August 11, 2019 • Chase Strickland

Joel 2:1-27 || Ministry resident Chase Strickland shows from Joel 2 the importance of repentance. The day of the Lord is coming, and our whole life is meant to be a life of repentance and trust in the gospel: the forgiveness and blessing of God in Christ.