God promises to give us light in the midst of our darkness and freedom in the midst of our slavery. In this sermon, we see how we need God’s light and freedom, and how God brings them into our lives through Jesus.

Key Verses: Isaiah 9:2-7

Key Words: light, freedom, hope, waiting, Christmas, Advent, grace

Direct download: GCC20211219.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 10:12pm CDT

As we celebrate Christmas, we are looking at the ancient promises about Jesus in the book of Isaiah. In this sermon, we discover the hope we have in the active presence of Immanuel and how that reshapes our thinking, attitudes, and heart. Isaiah shows us that true believers of the promised Messiah can wait expectantly with transcendent hope.

Key Verses: Isaiah 8:11-17

Key Words: hope, advent, patience, salvation, Christmas, Jesus

Direct download: GCC20211212.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:52pm CDT

As we celebrate Christmas, we are looking at the ancient promises about Jesus in the book of Isaiah. In this sermon, we see how God promised he would be with us, especially in uncertain times, and this promise can be sign of his work in our lives today.
 
Key Verses: Isaiah 7:10-14

Key Words: salvation, advent, Christmas, hope, faithfulness, grace
 

Direct download: GCC20211205.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:18pm CDT

Over the first 5 chapters of Galatians, Paul has clearly shown that the gospel cannot be earned by any work or keeping of the law, contrary to what the false teachers were leading people to believe. In chapter 6, he wraps up his letter by sharing some practical implications of believing the true gospel. 

Key Verses: Galatians 6:1-18

Key Words: Jesus, gospel, law of Christ, communion, eternal life, bearing burdens, reaping and sowing, Galatians
 

Direct download: GCC20211128.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:37pm CDT

How do we really change? In this sermon, we see that real growth does not come from fear of being punished or pride from being good, but rather from something powerfully growing inside of us — the fruit of the Spirit.

Key Verses: Galatians 5:22-35

Key Words: fruit of the spirit, growth, change, love, 

Direct download: GCC20211121.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:40pm CDT

How do we become better people? In this sermon, Paul shows us where true growth comes from, why it’s so difficult, and how we can make real progress in our lives today.
 
Key Verses: Galatians 5:16-26

Key Words: new life, sanctification, growth, change, Holy Spirit

Direct download: GCC20211114.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:19pm CDT

Paul encourages his readers to remain centered on God’s great freedom and to avoid a return to their old way of living. In this sermon, we look at why we need to hear this encouragement still today, and how we can honor God’s gift of freedom through a new way of living.

Key Verses: Galatians 5:1-15

Key Words: grace, resilience, gospel, justification, freedom

Direct download: GCC20211107.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:22am CDT

Paul admonishes his readers to “become like him.” What does he mean? In this sermon, we see how connects his experience of freedom with two famous Old Testament stories, and how we can experience the same sense of freedom today.

Key Verses: Galatians 4:8-31 

Key Words: freedom, Abraham, promise, weakness, strength, hope

Direct download: GCC20211031.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 10:03am CDT

We all have a family and for some those feelings we have toward our families are good, warm, happy, but for some they are heavy, difficult, and troubling. For all of us though our families are a mixture of both. Families are complicated. The family of God can feel complicated too, but Paul in Galatians 4:1-7 likens salvation to being part of the family of God through adoption, so how do go from being in God’s family to being part of His family?

Key Verses: Galatians 4:1-7 

Key Words: rules, law, obedience, faith, justification, grace, submission, salvation, freedom, sacrifice, intimacy, Holy Spirit, family

Direct download: GCC20211024.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:25pm CDT

If God promises to forgives us and love us, no matter what do, then what was the point of all of the rules — or the “law” — in the Old Testament? In this sermon, we look at why God gave his people the law, what it tells us about ourselves, and how it fits into God’s grace today.

Key Verses: Galatians 3:15-29 

Key Words: rules, law, obedience, Abraham, faith, justification, grace

Direct download: GCC20211017.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:09pm CDT

Paul continues his relentless appeal for the Galatians to fully believe that God will do all He has promised. Paul clarifies the issues at stake for the Galatians as they attempt the unthinkable: attempting to finish the Christian journey by their flesh rather than by the Spirit. 

Key Verses: Galatians 3:1-14 

Key Words: faith, personal experience, theology, promise, Abraham

Direct download: GCC20211010.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 6:55pm CDT

After confronting Peter about his hypocrisy, Paul explains — again — the power of God’s free gift of grace. In this sermon, we explore Paul’s experience with grace, his theology of grace, and his life through grace.

Key Verses: Galatians 2:11-21 

Key Words: grace, power, growth, hypocrisy, new life 

Direct download: GCC20211003.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:50pm CDT

What does it mean to be inside of God’s saving love? In this sermon, we continue to explore this question with Paul. He shows us that God’s salvation both frees us and binds us to a new way   of living.

Key Verses: Galatians 2:1-10 

Key Words: freedom, salvation, gospel, courage, calling, compassion 

Direct download: GCC20210926.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:37pm CDT

Paul received a revelation that literally changed his life. In this sermon, we look at what this revelation was, why he needed it, and how we can get this same revelation today.
 
Key Verses: Galatians 1:10-24 

Key Words: grace, freedom, revelation, solitude, silence

Direct download: GCC20210919.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 7:23am CDT

As we begin our series on the book of Galatians, we hear Paul clearly tell us one thing: faith in Jesus is the only thing we need to be saved. In this sermon, we explore what Paul means by this startling claim and how it can encourage our hearts today.
 
Key Verses: Galatians 1:1-9 

Key Words: freedom, gospel, salvation, transformation, change, hope

Direct download: GCC20210912.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 10:31pm CDT

Do you ever feel like you are spending most of your time and energy just holding on for dear life? Hebrews 4:14-16 gives direct instructions to the followers of Jesus about what we are to hold on to and how we can persevere in it. This sermon looks at the hope that we have available to us as we live out the two separate (but related) challenges from this passage- let us hold fast our confession and let us draw near to the throne of grace. 

Key Verses: Hebrews 4:14-16
 
Key Words: Jesus, community, perseverance, grace, prayer, high priest, hope
Direct download: GCC20210905.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:44pm CDT

As the story of Esther ends, we see evil destroyed and peace instituted. In this sermon, we see how the Esther’s ending of peace points to the greater ending we all long for — when God will right every wrong and restore everything that is broken. 
 
Key Verses: Esther 10: 1-3 

Key Words: peace, hope, future, heaven, goodness

Direct download: GCC20210829.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:18pm CDT

As the story of the Jews in the book of Esther continues, we see a spontaneous celebration of relief, commemorating a month of reversals. They begin to see their survival of life together during extraordinary circumstances worthy of being celebrated as a joyous gift. We also are challenged to live a life of celebration for what God has done in our lives. Letting moments of celebration bring us renewed focus and joy for the everyday parts of our lives. 

Key Verses: Esther 9:20-22 

Key Words: celebration, joy, community, perspective

Direct download: GCC20210822.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 6:11pm CDT

One of the most important aspects of life with God is the art of perseverance. In this sermon, we look at the nature of our often difficult lives and how to persevere through them, with hope.
 
Key Verses: Esther 8:3-8 

Key Words: hope, endurance, perseverance, long-suffering, joy, grace

 

Direct download: GCC20210815.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 6:14pm CDT

As we follow the story of Esther, we repeatedly see how God calls his followers to obedience. In this sermon, we explore why obedience matters and how it can lead to blessings in our lives.

Key Verses: Esther 6:1-11

Key Words: obedience, surrender, spiritual growth, blessings, feelings

 

Direct download: GCC20210808.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:48pm CDT

It is impossible to separate life with the living God and surrender. In this sermon, we see how Esther surrendered to God’s invitation for her life, and how her surrender brought her real freedom and power.
 
Key Verses: Esther 4:12-17

Key Words: Esther, surrender, obedience, holiness, sacrifice

Direct download: GCC20210801.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:06pm CDT

In chapter 4 of Esther, we begin to see how Mordecai and Esther will respond to the impending genocide of the Jewish people. Their conversations and actions reveal a reliance upon the sovereignty of God that is drastically different from the self-reliance that the King and Haman have shown in the earlier chapters of the book.

Key Verses: Esther 4:4-14

Key Words: sovereignty, humility, prayer, hope, Mordecai, Esther

 

 

 

Direct download: GCC20210725.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 11:55pm CDT

In chapter 3 of Esther, the main action begins to happen, as a sinister plot to destroy the entire nation of captive Jews becomes a reality. The beginnings of this planned genocide start in the angry heart of one who chooses authority and vanity over vulnerability and restraint. Our everyday anger is easily reflected in the brutal nature of Haman, our villain in the story of Esther.

Key Verses: Esther 3:1-6

Key Words: anger, intimacy, selfishness, restraint

Direct download: GCC20210718.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 11:35pm CDT

The book of Esther provides us a glimpse of both God’s providential and sovereign hand over the Jews and the willingness of a heroic woman like Esther to participate in his grand plan. Looking at the beginning of this epic story, we see our own lives in the response of the King to his limits of power over his own family and kingdom. 

Key Verses: Esther 1:1-12

Key Words: power, pride, anger, revenge, humility

Direct download: GCC20210711.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 11:19pm CDT

Jesus invites people to follow Him even when their imperfections and failures keep them from following perfectly. In this sermon, we look at two interactions between Jesus and Peter to gain a deeper understanding of Jesus’ motivation for inviting people to follow Him and what that means for us.

Key Verses: John 21:1-21

Direct download: Message20210704.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 3:46pm CDT

Before Jesus returns to heaven, he promises to send the Holy Spirit to help us continue in our faith. In this sermon, we look at how the Holy Spirit helps us believe in God’s work and promises, and how we can create space to experience this help in our everyday lives.

Key Verses: Romans 5:1-5

Key Words: the Holy Spirit, promises of God, belief,

Direct download: GCC20210627.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:41pm CDT

When we step into life on God’s terms, he calls us to live differently — but not entirely. In this sermon, we explore how a Christian faith leaves us, in many ways, the same as everyone else, while at the same also leaving us profoundly different than those around us.

Key Verses: John 2:1-11

Key Words: difference, grace, mercy, spiritual identity, spiritual formation

Direct download: GCC20210620.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:27pm CDT

Praising God fulfills the purpose for which we were put on this earth, and yet it can be really challenging at times. In this sermon, we look at the last chapter in the book of Psalms to gain a deeper understanding of what praising the Lord looks like and how it can enrich our lives. 

Key Verses: Psalm 150

Key Words: praise, hallelujah, God’s character, worship

Direct download: GCC20210613.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 12:24am CDT

One of the marks of real spiritual growth is an increasing awareness of our weaknesses. In this sermon, we look at the reality of our weaknesses, why God allows them in our lives, and how he calls us to live with them.

Key Verses: Ezekiel 34:11-16

Key Words: weakness, spiritual growth, grace, compassion

Direct download: GCC20210606.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:02pm CDT

There is nothing that poses more of a threat to the good life that Jesus offers us than pride. In this sermon, we look at a conversation between Jesus and two of his disciples and learn about humility from the One Who embodies it fully.

Key Verses: Mark 10:35-45

Key Words: humility, Jesus, serving others, greatness
   

Direct download: GCC20210530.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 5:29pm CDT

Jesus tells us to “strive" to enter into life with him. In this sermon, we look at the role of effort in our spiritual growth — what it does, what it doesn’t do, and how we can know if we are on the right track when we do it.

Key Verses: Luke 13:22-30

Key Words: growth, effort, trying, spiritual formation, grace   

Direct download: GCC20210523.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:32pm CDT

Compassion is the fruit of genuine empathy whereby we attempt to alleviate the suffering of those around us. We can only create this community of compassion because of the mercy and love shown to us in the person of Jesus. He is our great gift of compassion and, simultaneously, our most outstanding example.

Key Verses: Luke 7:11-17

Key Words: compassion, kingdom, empathy, judgmental, community   

Direct download: GCC20210516.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:26pm CDT

Jesus makes us a remarkable promise: we can experience great joy in him. In this sermon, we look at the importance of joy and how it can come to us through our everyday lives.

Key Verses: John 15-1-11

Key Words: joy, hope, happiness, growth   

Direct download: GCC20210509.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:19pm CDT

Jesus tells us that part of living a good life must include radical generosity. In this sermon, we see how living a generous life means more than just giving away our money, and how being generous opens us up to receive the Kingdom of God.

Key Verses: Mark 10:17-31

Key Words: giving, generosity, freedom, spiritual growth, wealth  

Direct download: GCC20210502.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 7:47am CDT

Jesus tells us that it’s literally impossible to live our lives with God unless we practice regular forgiveness. In this sermon, we look at why God calls us to forgive those who hurt us, and how it’s possible to actually do it.

Key Verses: Matthew 18:21-35

Key Words: forgiveness, mercy, grace, justice, relationships, freedom 

Direct download: GCC20210425.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 11:00pm CDT

When Jesus invites us into a “good” life, he invites us into a life filled with faith. In this sermon we see what true faith in God is, and how it can grow in our lives today.

Key Verses: Mark 4:35-41

Key Words: faith, fear, Jesus, storms, peace

 
Direct download: GCC20210418.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 7:37pm CDT

What does it mean to live a good life? In this sermon, we see how Jesus tells us that a good life begins with a surrender to his kingdom plans and ways.

Key Verses: Matthew 6:25-33

Key Words: good life, kingdom, anxiety, worry, freedom, surrender

Direct download: GCC20210411.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 10:33pm CDT

In one of the most famous stories of the Bible, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. In this sermon, we see how we can join Jesus and the power of his resurrection, too.

Key Verses: John 11:17-27

Key Words: resurrection, easter, Lazarus, waiting, power, hope
Direct download: GCC20210404.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 2:08pm CDT

We see in exceptional vividness the slowly changing life of the man born blind and instantly healed by Jesus. Beginning with only a limited understanding of Jesus he is led through questions and controversy to eventually outright rejection by those who are supposed to help. Finally, he is found by the good shepherd and his life is forever changed into one of belief.

Key Verses: John 9:1-41
 
Key Words: darkness, light, blindness, sight, salvation, belief
Direct download: GCC20210328.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:07am CDT

God’s power to change our lives comes at just the right time. In this sermon, we explore how an invalid who had suffered for thirty-eight years found healing grace when he met Jesus — and how we can do the same.

Key Verses: John 5:1-8
 
Key Words: healing, power, grace, conversion, change

 
Direct download: GCC20210321.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:39pm CDT

Conversion is the heart of the Christian faith. But it is often varied in how it happens. In this sermon, we look at a hurting woman’s surprising conversion at a well and how Jesus can do the same thing in us today.

Key Verses: John 4: 7-15
 
Key Words: conversion, salvation, woman at the well, hope 
Direct download: GCC20210314.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 6:43pm CDT

God calls us to radical transformation that reorients our entire lives. In this sermon, we look at a conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus and learn what it means to be born again.
 
Key Verses: John 3:1-22
 
Key Words: new life, conversion, Jesus, hope, salvation 
Direct download: GCC20210307.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 4:06pm CDT

How are we supposed to view the Old Testament and its commandments now, after the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus? In this sermon, we will explore the role of the commandments in our lives today and how they ultimately point us to God’s great redemptive work in our lives.

Key Verses: Matthew 5:17-20
 
Key Words: Ten Commandments, Old Testament, Jesus, sermon on the mount, grace, spiritual growth, holiness 
Direct download: GCC20210228.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:33pm CDT

The tenth commandment warns us against an unhealthy desire for the lives of others. This command to not covet is the other nine commandments' heart level culmination, beginning with inner obedience that should lead to our external actions. The only right solution to this internal discontent is to find contentment in Christ alone.

Key Verses: Exodus 20:1-2, 17
 
Key Words: covet, desire, contentment, commandments, heart 
Direct download: GCC20210221.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 6:37pm CDT

Every community requires a foundation of truth to flourish. In this sermon, we see how the absence of truth can threaten our relationships and, more importantly, how to become handle the truth with love.

Key Verses: Exodus 20:1-2, 16
 
Key Words: lying, false witness, truth, Ten Commandments 
Direct download: GCC20210214.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 7:11pm CDT

God wants his people to live with other in holy and sustainable ways. In this sermon, we look at how murder, adultery, and stealing breaks down community and keeps us from living holy lives.

Key Verses: Exodus 20:1-2, 13-15
 
Key Words: murder, adultery, stealing, Ten Commandments, holiness, faith
Direct download: GCC20210207.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 2:40pm CDT

God values our family relationships. In this sermon, we explore the call to “honor your father and mother” as an invitation to both showing and experiencing God’s love.

Key Verses: Exodus 20:1-2, 12
 
Key Words: family, father, mother, Ten Commandments, grace, forgiveness 
Direct download: GCC20210131.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 10:59pm CDT

In our modern world, we rarely rest like we should. In this sermon, we explore the Fourth Commandment and its call to holy rest as both a challenge and a comfort to our souls.

Key Verses: Exodus 20:1-2,8-11
 
Key Words: rest, sabbath, work, salvation, Exodus, 
Direct download: GCC20210124.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 8:16pm CDT

At first glance, the third commandment seems simple — “Don’t say God’s name unless you mean it.” In this sermon, we will take deeper look into this commandment and discover that it speaks to something of far greater importance — surrender to the true and living God.

Key Verses: Exodus 20:1-2, 7
 
Key Words: Ten Commandments, Moses, law, holiness, name of the lord, surrender
Direct download: GCC20210117.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 10:14pm CDT

The second commandment directs us towards Christ. It warns us of sin, tell us of the steadfast love of God, and drives us to the person of Jesus Christ. Instead of reducing God to the power of our own imaginations, we are being remade ourselves into God’s image.

Key Verses: Exodus 20:4-6
 
Key Words: Invisible God, idols, images, commandments
Direct download: GCC20210110.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 9:20pm CDT

As we begin a new year, we are using this season to reflect on God’s holy law, the Ten Commandments. In this first sermon, we see how God wants to be in an exclusive relationship with us, which means he calls us to cast off our competing desires and drives and surrender to him alone.
 
Key Verses: Exodus 19:1-6, 20:1-3
 
Key Words: law, Ten Commandments, Exodus, Moses, idols, worship, grace

 

 

Direct download: GCC20210103.mp3
Category:Sermons -- posted at: 12:27am CDT



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