2 CORINTHIANS 3:7-4:6; EXODUS 34:29-35 We can all probably identify something about ourselves that we wish we could change. And sometimes, we work really hard at making those changes in our lives: being more disciplined, getting more education, doing more good, etc. But the Scriptures tell us that real change takes place through the work of the Spirit. In this final message of our series, Pastor Melissa will help us discover how God’s glory changes us and for what purpose. <a href="https://thechurchco-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/sites/5300/2024/05/Glory ..read more

JOHN 1:1-4, 14; 2:1-11; HEBREWS 1:3; COLOSSIANS 1:15; REVELATION 19:6-9 <p >Jesus alone perfectly reflects God's glory. Through his life, teaching, and miracles, Jesus displayed his Father's character and power. Jesus was most glorified in his death and resurrection. In the third message of our series, Grantham Church member Jonathan Owen will help us see how Jesus discretely revealed God's compassion and his power over the natural world at a wedding in Cana, and will encourage us to trust God and await the day when we will fully behold God’s glory upon Jesus’ return.</p> <a hre ..read more

<p >God’s desire is to be present with his people. And God’s presence is the very thing that makes us unique and able to reflect his glory to the world. But, like the nation of Israel in the Old Testament, we reject God and turn instead to worship the works of our own hands. Do we recognize our need for God? In the second message of our series, Pastor Melissa reminds us of the gravity of our sin, but also of the beauty of God’s gracious character revealed to us.</p> <a href="https://thechurchco-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/sites/5300/2024/05/Glory-of-God-WK-2-Sermon-Slide ..read more

PSALM 8; GENESIS 1:26-28; ROMANS 1:21-23; 3:23; HEBREWS 2: 5-9 As humans, we can spend a lot of time trying to understand and convey our significance. We communicate it through the clothes we wear, the messages we display, the music we listen to, and the stories we tell. From the first pages of Scripture, our life purpose is defined for us. And Jesus ultimately shows us what it really looks like to be human. In the first message of our series, Pastor Melissa unpacks what living for God’s glory means and invites us to enter into our human vocation. <p >WORSHIP RESOURCES</p> <a hr ..read more

EXODUS 20:8-11, 23:10-11; MATTHEW 11:28-30; HEBREWS 4:9-11 Jesus said that his yoke is easy to bear, and that his burden is light. He says that he will give us rest if we will come to him. He will show us what it means to follow him, trust him, and live freely in the grace he provides. But what exactly does Jesus mean in Matthew 11:28-30? How do we enter the sabbath rest he offers, and experience his “yoke” of discipleship as life-giving? In his final message before going on a 3-month sabbatical, Pastor David expounds on what it means to take up the yoke of Christ, and then shares some of his ..read more

MARK 3:20-21, 31-35; 10:28-30; EPHESIANS 2:19; 4:1-6 Jesus birthed his Church out of his own life, death, and resurrection. After the Holy Spirit is given to the disciples in Acts 2, communities of disciples begin to challenge society and the prevailing social structures. They believed that the gospel demanded the reordering of people’s lives around Jesus Christ. The planting of churches brought about a radical new understanding of “family” that included all those who desire to follow Jesus. In today’s message, Pastor David expounds upon this New Testament vision of “c ..read more

JOHN 17:20-23; EPHESIANS 1:7-10; 2:14-16; 3:10-11; 4:1-6; 5:1-2; 6:11-13 One of the last things that Jesus prayed for on the night of his arrest and impending death was that his church would be united in this dark and divided world. He prayed that his disciples would share in the oneness of God and display that unity as a witness to the world of the Father’s love and the power of the gospel. In this timely message, Pastor David invites us to see our unity in Christ as a spiritual fact and a spiritual fight, and challenges us to make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit. WORSHIP RESOURC ..read more

ACTS 10:24-35 An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants has been raging for months now. How should Christ-followers respond to what is happening in Israel and Palestine? The weight of biblical teaching is that God loves the whole world, that all humans are created in God’s image, and that God does not have favorites. Listen as guest speaker Daryl Byler shares some practical steps that we can take to reflect a theology of love that is not ladened by a hierarchy of human value. For more information about Peace Sunday 2024: <em><strong><a href="https ..read more

<p >MATTHEW 27:57-28:15; JOHN 20:19-23; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58</p> On each day of Holy Week, Jesus showed his disciples what it looks like to wage peace in keeping with the true character and ways of his Father. This led to his brutal death by crucifixion. But while the cross appeared to be the end of Jesus, it was the way by which he became victorious over sin and death and revealed to the world the power of his peaceable Kingdom. In the final message of our series, Pastor David invites us to receive the gift of Christ’s peace so we can be his peacemakers. WORSHIP RESOURCES <a hre ..read more

<p >MATTHEW 26:57-27:61; MARK 14:53-15:47; LUKE 22:54-23:54; JOHN 18:19-19:42</p> It’s Friday of Holy Week. Jesus was arrested and a trial was held in the middle of the night. Jesus goes before the Sanhedrin, King Herod, and Pilate, where he is sentenced to die by crucifixion. We need to remember how we got here and take a deeper look at Jesus’ final hours if we’re going to understand the meaning of the cross. In the sixth message of our series, Pastor David invites us to see how Jesus is the definitive revelation of God and why we must give up our hammers and scapegoats. WORSHIP R ..read more