This Sunday is Mission Sunday where we have the opportunity to honor and celebrate the missions and missionaries of Grace of Christ. Grace holds a long and rich history of acting as a missions-focused church. And, this great legacy continues today. This Mission Sunday you will hear from our guest Pastor Joshua Tsavatewa of Sacred Road Ministries which serves the Yakama Nation in the White Swan/Harrah area.
As Pastor Joshua shares, Jesus loves even the “worst of the worst” and we all need Jesus! Without Jesus, our spirits are empty and dead inside. But the good news is by meeting Jesus, we are forever changed! Joshua will be diving into Luke 19 where Zacchaeus, a man who is small in stature, has a life-changing encounter with Jesus. Hear from Joshua how Jesus, the son of God, looks at us sinners as His children and with love in His eyes.
Sacred Road reaches out to its community—one of the poorest in our nation—in a multitude of ways to provide hope to a “forgotten “ population affected by poverty, despair, substance abuse and unemployment.
Getting unStuck - Mission Sunday
Luke 19:1-10
October 18, 2020 • Joshua Tsavatewa • Luke 19:1–10
Nov 22, 2020 - Co-Heirs with Christ
November 22, 2020 • Bill Williamson • Luke 15:31–32
As a child of God, you do not need to wait until eternity to receive and enjoy all that belongs to you as a "Co-heir with Christ" The blessings of God - the riches of Heaven - the peace of Christ. They are all available to you right now. As a member of God's family, all that belongs to God, also belongs to you. The celebration you are to experience is not reserved for Heaven. The early church went one step further. They lived with the truth that they had all things in common, able to give and receive from one another as part of the same family. At times one member receives, while another member gives. Then, at other times those who gave may be in need and others have the blessing to give. That is what it means to be in the Family of God. When one rejoices, we all rejoice. When one suffers, we all suffer. As we finish up the story of the Prodigal Son, we will see who we are as children of God, members of the family of God. We will see that we can celebrate what is ours in Christ, now and in eternity. Whether we choose to participate with the family of God is up to us. Just as it was for the older son.
Nov 15 - The Invitation
November 15, 2020 • Bill Williamson • Luke 15:25–30
As we move along in Luke 15, the focus of the parable turns to the other son, the oldest son, the one who stayed home. He is the one you might say was the "good son". But we know how the story ends. As the father welcomes and celebrate the return of the "lost son", the son who stayed home and did his chores, and was a dutiful and faithful son, is resentful. He doesn't like all the attention being given to his brother. Do you ever find yourself a bit offended when someone else gets what you think you deserve? Do you ever feel as though your hard work never gets rewarded? Do you find it hard to rejoice when someone else is rejoicing, when it should have been you being celebrated? My guess is that if we have a hard time identifying with the prodigal son, we may identify all too well with the older son.
The Invitation - Nov 15
November 15, 2020 • Bill Williamson • Luke 15:25–30
As we move along in Luke 15, the focus of the parable turns to the other son, the oldest son, the one who stayed home. He is the one you might say was the "good son". But we know how the story ends. As the father welcomes and celebrate the return of the "lost son", the son who stayed home and did his chores, and was a dutiful and faithful son, is resentful. He doesn't like all the attention being given to his brother. Do you ever find yourself a bit offended when someone else gets what you think you deserve? Do you ever feel as though your hard work never gets rewarded? Do you find it hard to rejoice when someone else is rejoicing, when it should have been you being celebrated? My guess is that if we have a hard time identifying with the prodigal son, we may identify all too well with the older son.