Stand Alone Sermons - Grace Church Waco

God's Gifts, Our Gifts

February 26, 2023 • Bracken Arnhart • 2 Samuel 7:1–22

2 Samuel 7:1-22 // God's gifts to us prepare us to give back to God, and our gifts to God prepare us to receive even more gifts from God.

The Missionary Psalm

July 3, 2022 • Drake Osborn • Psalm 67

Psalm 67 // We are all created to image God as his missionaries on earth. Our purpose is to make Jesus known, our plan is to cover the earth with his praise, and our promise is that he will bless us.

The Image of God

January 9, 2022 • David D. • Colossians 1:15–20

Colossians 1:15-20 // The image of God in man restored by Christ as seen in Colossians 1 and 3.

The Immanence of Christmas

December 26, 2021 • Drake Osborn • Isaiah 12

Isaiah 12:1-6 // Why is Christmas so compelling? It's because we all desire for what is transcendent to feel immanent. The true reality of Christmas is that through a personal clearing of guilt, a corporate dive into joy, and a proclamation of the gospel, what is transcendent has become immanent: the Holy one of Israel has come to dwell in our midst.

Contend for the Faith

March 28, 2021 • David D.

Jude 1-25 // The book of Jude teaches us to contend against false teachers, for the sake of the keeping of our faith, all the while knowing we are kept securely for Jesus Christ.

The Good Master of the Vineyard

March 21, 2021 • Chase Strickland

Matthew 20:1-16 // In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Jesus shows us that comparison leads to assumptions and grumbling against God. God, however, is a good master who always keeps his promises, shown in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus himself, and has the right to do with his creation as he sees fit.

The Resurrection Gospel

April 12, 2020 • Drake Osborn

Acts 2:22-41 // We have a serious problem: we killed the God-man, Jesus of Nazareth. But the one we killed could never stay dead, and in his resurrection is proven to be both Lord and Christ. This gospel news is the key to unlocking both forgiveness and new life.

God's Intimacy, Our Response

November 24, 2019 • Drexel King

Psalm 139 // In this searching Psalm, we are called to accept the reality of our intimacy with God, behold our value before him, and confess our loyalty to him in Jesus.