GraceQC Sunday Podcast

The request that “thy will be done” is God’s invitation to join Him in making things down here the way they are up there.

Jesus never expected this life to be without struggle, trial, or issues. However, in every station of life, the good or the bad, we must master the art of SPEAKING FAITH. Faith is not merely an expression of our relationship with God. Faith is the starting point to the fulfillment of our covenant.

There are three things we need to convey as we are Led by the spirit -  Grace Mercy & Peace. In every divine appointment, we express Grace, live out Mercy and leave with Peace.

Social Justice v. Biblical Justice. Injustice is wrong and always wrong. The real difference isn’t in the application of Justice. But the difference is the definition of INJUSTICE.

Why must we engage in culture and what does it look like? Look to Jesus. Passion moved his heart. He did the unthinkable. Christ intended to write a wrong of culture. But, more importantly, of a corrupt system

The culture is ok with us talking about Jesus as long as you talk about Jesus the same way you would Buda, or Mohamed, or Gandhi. The moment Jesus becomes anything more, problems arise. Worse, the moment you have a problem with Jesus being placed on the same pedestal as all other religious figures, as soon as you start to claim that Jesus has some unique station or claim - Now you are out of your box!

4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. - 2 Corinthians 10:4

You will never be more fruitful than when you are fulfilling God’s plans for your life. Don’t live as someone who can’t measure whether or not they are making a difference.

Each one of you is a Kingdom Builder. Maybe you have been hurt or abused in some way that your purpose has been amputated from your heart, but that doesn’t mean God doesn’t have something for you to build.

The only excuse for lack of power in Christians is not some warped doctrine that explains away power, but it is us. Our lack of power is because we do not press in for more power.

You were chosen for GOD’S KINGDOM. We were created for a purpose.

There are almost 8 billion people on the earth and all of us are different. We are all unique. We all have a different piece of Adam and Eve’s original purpose but through 8 billion different ways.

The GLORY of God is the infinite worth of God made manifest. When the holiness of God fills the earth for people to see, it is called glory.

Solus Christus, Christ Alone.

The gospel is not a message of what we must do for God; the gospel is the good news of what God has done for us. Salvation is not essentially about us; it is about Jesus. Solus Christus

Sola Gratia, grace alone.

Grace is best defined by a juxtaposed definition in the idea of Karma. Karma, you get what you deserve. Grace, getting the opposite of what you deserve.

Sola Fide, faith alone.

The only kind of faith that counts for justification is the kind that produces love the kind that bears the fruit of love.

5 Solas are slogans (phrases) that emerged from the reformation to summarize the essential doctrine of Christianity. These ideas are central to "SALVATION. 

5 SOLAS ARE

Sola Scriptura / Scripture Alone

Sola Fide / Faith Alone

Sola Gratia / Grace Alone

Solus Christus / Christ Alone (Christ as King)

Soli Deo Gloria / For the Glory of God Alone

Repentance isn’t a dirty word. It's a needed action. Repentance is a daily and moment by moment activity.

Jesus entire earthly ministry was focused on the KINGDOM OF GOD. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - is the establishment of the rule of God here on earth. 

Experience and know the RUAH - the very breath of God. Take time out of your busy life to get refreshed.

At an intellectual level many of us know what we “SHOULD DO”, but at a heart level we tend to drift off course. “for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;” (Ephesians 4:12)

OUR HEARTS LONGING TO BELONG is a God given feeling . We were placed here, on the earth, to be significant. We are here to make a difference.

We love the end result God loves the process. The process is where faith is manifest. In the process, faith is all you have. 

Jesus is never willing to arrive on the scene simply to fix our problems. He also intends to be Lord of everything in our life.

“If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you”  -John 15:19

Let your attitude, your frame of mind, and your experiential relationships be such that those who meet you will learn by the experience that you are not ones of those demanding persons who must have an eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, an exact right for everything.

Pressure or adversity can either destroy you or add to you. What doesn’t kill makes you stronger. Difficult times don’t cause growth. Trusting Jesus in the midst of adversity is what causes growth.

Everything Jesus taught can be reduced to two commandments. If you adhere to these two, you will fulfill everything that the word of God says.

 Command 1 - Believe/Commitment to Jesus

Command 2 - Walk in love

We are made worthy because one worth more than all of us put together gave his life for the penalty for our unworthiness. We are made worthy by the blood of the lamb.

Because all of our needs are met in JESUS, our prayer life can and should be more relational and more meaningful.

Belief is the internal compass or gyroscope that keeps our life on a set path.

 Never worry about the Vision 

Never get under the pressure of the Vision 

Never expect to be responsible to pay for the Vision 

God’s realities (scriptural realities) are not just bits of information for you to remember. God’s realities should become something we experience, something that we sense, feel and that moves us through the day.

everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson 

Has your faith in the future promised been replaced by MAN’S philosophy?

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. (Colossians 2:8)

Religious people don’t get mad about you preaching Jesus. Just don’t preach Jesus as your source of Righteousness!

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)

Just because a feeling or thought crossed your mind, does not mean that you changed your decision to believe in your heart. 

  He canceled the debt, which listed all the rules we failed to follow. He took away that record with its rules and nailed it to the cross. - Colossians 2:14

He canceled the debt, which listed all the rules we failed to follow. He took away that record with its rules and nailed it to the cross. - Colossians 2:14 NCV

The revelation of Who Jesus Is is the foundation upon which the church is built and the gates of Hell WILL NOT OVERCOME YOU! Your personal revelation of WHO JESUS IS TO YOU. Will determine whether the outcome of your life is created by Jesus or if that plan is overcome and dominated by the Gates of Hell.

Join Pastors Nathan & Laurie as they discuss how we can manage our stress & emotions as we all are faced with constant panic.

A half-truth made to be the whole truth becomes untrue.

We all need to build up our faith in these uncertain times. We are committed to placing  Jesus above everything. Jesus above sickness. Jesus above a virus. Jesus above depression. Jesus above all

Let’s pray together and believe this virus is dead, in Jesus' Name!

Relisten to the live online night of prayer led by Pastor Nathan Hurst. Join in as he and our online community prayed for our nation amidst the COVID-19 concerns. 

"But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, "Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well."_ - Luke 8:50 Like 8:50 could be read a number of ways,

• Passive - as a soft declarative statement,
•      Please don't fear
• As a moderate command,
•      You shouldn't fear
• Or as a definitive command
•      DO NOT FEAR

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth." -Matthew 10:34a

The ‘sword’ was the division between believers and unbelievers: In the matter of belief in Christ, the whole world was divided against itself; each house had its believers and its unbelievers; and therefore was this holy war sent, that an unholy peace might be broken through.

"If you are serious about reaching the goal, go and sell your possessions, give to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come, follow me!"_  - Matthew 19:21

The Rich Young Ruler was challenged about his wealth and good deeds as a way to reach heaven.

You are CALLED to be an overcomer in EVERY AREA OF LIFE because it is in your SPIRITUAL DNA.

Until you determine the value of a given thing, you don’t know how to treat it.

If there is anything that characterizes Christmas, it is light, light that has been shown to us in the face of Jesus Christ. Light bespeaks hope and warmth. Jesus, the Light of the World.