Grace Community Church, Arlington, Va

In order to win God's way we cannot live like the world, we have to allow the Spirit to transform our thinking to the gospel way of living.

From this passage we see that God isn't interested in being popular with us; he's interested in us living the abundant life that he created us to have. For this to happen, we must be willing to let God mess with us, challenge and correct us, even when we don't fully understand His ways.

Jesus asks a man that has not walked in 38 years, "Do you want to get well?". What a question! It causes us to ask ourselves, "Do I really want to live?".

In this message we look at Jesus' third step toward really living.  John Chapter 4 contains an impassioned plea by Jesus inviting us to participate in a mission that will fill us so full of life that we will feel as if a river has opened up inside our soul.

John chapter 3 is the most comprehensive instruction by Jesus on how to be born again (to receive a new nature). We are born again when we believe. Problem. I have believed for many years but I have not always felt born again. Could it be that I have not always had a biblical understanding of what it means to believe?

Research on new years’ resolutions tells us that approximately half of us make them and almost every list includes one or all of these three very important items:
 
 1. I want to lose weight
 2. I want to get out of debt
 3. I want to REALLY start living 
In order to accomplish one or all of these we are going to have to do some very strategic quitting and here is where the Gospel of John can make a difference (not so much with the weight loss and debt, but definitely with life). The number 7 is a very important number in the Bible. It stands for completion. Jesus gives 7 teachings in the Gospel of John focusing on life. If we want to completely understand how to really live, these 7 sermons of Jesus are God's answer to our resolution.

What do you need to lay to rest in 2012 as you prepare for the new year?

Christmas message

Though it may seems strange to study Jesus' suffering and death in the middle of the Christmas season, it actually helps us keep Christmas in proper perspective.

I have heard many people say they believe in a God of love, not a God of wrath and judgement. But why? Why would we believe in a God who does not judge? Where is the evidence that we can base this opinion upon?  Mark 14 provides some very important answers to this question.

Are you willing to let Jesus change your life?

Jesus is always surprising us. Let’s look at 3 unlikely things he does in Mark 8 and 9.

We need to be touched repeatedly by God so we can be healed. Healing begins when you let your guard down.

in Mark 7 Jesus says that cleaning up the things we do does not lead to being clean before God. we have to start with cleaning our heart. Jesus is the heart cleaning specialist and in order for my heart to be clean I must be with Him.

"Radical Problem": A look at Mark Chapter 6 and the next part in the Radical Shift message series.

This message is all about Jesus reversing the work of Satan in our lives when we name our demons and allow our Savior to deliver us.

Find out what Jesus says about how the Kingdom of God works and how we can be involved in the action.

Join us for part 4 of our Radical Shift sermon series. This message contrasts the difference between religion and gospel. Do you know what the desire to control God is called?

Crowds of people are surrounding Jesus with the hopes of participating in His great power. How can we do that? Are we only supposed to read about Jesus' power, or do we get to participate in it as well? The Bible says God gives power. This message will focus on how we can be the recipients of the power of God.

Sometimes we experience success in our lives without much satisfaction. How do we turn ourselves to God's original intent for us?