Grace Baptist Church Sermon Audio
by GraceToAnderson
Growth in grace is an essential part of the Christian walk. At Grace Baptist Church in Anderson, IN, we seek to present the truth of God through the exposition of Scripture in a practical, helpful way. http://GraceToAnderson.com
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The Resurrection and Exaltation of Christ
The resurrection is not a myth that grew over time. Woman after disciple after skeptic, more than five hundred eyewitnesses saw, touched and ate with the risen Christ. This study traces how that truth turned frightened disciples into bold witnesses, and where the exalted Christ is now and what He...
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A Dysfunctional Family
God doesn't need our scheming to keep His promises, yet the family who carried His covenant tried to grab His blessing through favoritism, deception, and lies. Genesis 27 shows how one compromise leads to the next, and why it's always right to trust God and do right.
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Without Excuse: Part 1
God doesn't condemn people for what they couldn't know, but for what they knew and refused to honor. Paul diagnoses the human heart before he offers the cure, showing how conscience and creation leave everyone without excuse and why only Christ's righteousness can answer God's holy wrath.
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False Theories of the Resurrection: Theft and Mythology
People may die for something they believe is true, but they will not die for something they know is a lie. This study weighs the theft and mythology theories of the resurrection and shows why the disciples' suffering, the named eyewitnesses and the early creeds point to a real empty tomb.
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Rehoboth: Moving Forward Through Conflict
We can't control the conflicts that come our way, but we can choose not to let yesterday's hurts decide today's faithfulness. Isaac kept digging wells, gave God the credit for the room He made, returned to worship, and set a feast for the men who had wronged him.
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The Central Truth of Salvation
The greatest need of every person, and the greatest treasure of every believer, is the righteousness of God revealed in the gospel. From Genesis to Revelation, this message traces how God's own holiness sets the standard, how Christ paid the debt, and how faith receives righteousness as a gift…
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False Theories of the Resurrection: The Vision and Wrong Tomb Theories
Hallucinations don't eat boiled fish, invite people to touch their wounds, or turn a doubting brother into a church leader. This lesson takes apart the vision and wrong tomb theories and shows that the resurrection accounts rest on solid, checkable fact.
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A Heart for Ministry
Paul served God with his whole heart: he was thankful for people, prayed for them without ceasing, and longed to strengthen them and be strengthened by them. Opening Romans 1, this message traces five marks of a heart for ministry and shows how grace gives believers peace and purpose.
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The Resurrection of Christ (Part 1)
If Christ is not raised, our faith is in vain and we are still in our sins. The resurrection is the hinge on which the whole gospel turns. This lesson shows why it matters, why people still deny it, and why the idea that Jesus merely fainted on the cross falls apart.
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Keep Digging
Being blessed by God doesn't mean being free from trouble. Sometimes the blessing is what brings the opposition. Isaac reaped a hundredfold during a famine, then watched his wells get stopped up and fought over, yet he kept digging until the Lord made room for him.
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The Message of Romans
Paul introduced himself as Christ's slave, a man who belonged to another and was separated unto the gospel of God. This opening look at Romans shows that the gospel is about a person, Jesus Christ our Lord, and that everything we do should be done for His name.
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Christ Our King
Christ doesn't only reveal God and pay for sin; he also rules as King, and one day he will set everything right. This lesson traces his kingdom from the promise to David to the throne he will take when he returns, and shows what it means to live under his rule now.
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Trusting God in Times of Testing
Isaac had just heard God promise "I will be with thee," yet the moment he felt threatened, he lied to protect himself. This look at Isaac in Gerar shows how fear reveals what we really believe, how hidden sin comes to light, and how God stays faithful when His people fail.
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Opening Blinded Eyes
Jesus is the only one who has ever opened blinded eyes, and He still opens the eyes of anyone who will look to Him. From the man born blind in John 9, this message shows the joy of his first sight and the stubborn blindness of the Pharisees, and why one simple look at Jesus can save.
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The Offices of Christ: Our Priest
Jesus is both the perfect sacrifice and the perfect priest, and because His work is finished, He sat down at the Father's right hand. From the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament to Christ's intercession today, this study shows why believers can come boldly to God, without crippling guilt and...
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Esau Sold His Birthright: Thinking Biblically, Not in the Moment
The way you think determines how you act, and Esau showed it when he traded his birthright for one bowl of stew. From Genesis 25 comes a call to settle what we value before temptation comes, and to let God's Word shape our minds instead of our feelings in the moment.
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Seven Reasons for Spiritual Failure
A good start and godly mentors don't guarantee a faithful finish, and King Joash's life shows how a young man raised to love the Lord can drift away. This bilingual message traces seven steps in his decline, from quiet compromise to a forgetful, ungrateful heart, and calls believers to keep their...
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Christ Our Mediator: The Prophet
Job wished someone could lay one hand on God and one on him and bring the two together, and Christ, fully God and fully man, is that Mediator. This study traces how prophets, priests and kings all fell short, and how Jesus, the true Prophet, reveals the Father and still speaks today.
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Introduction to the Good News
Paul was a debtor to everyone around him, eager to preach and not ashamed, because the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. This opening look at Romans shows where the gospel comes from, what it does and who it reaches, and how Christ's righteousness is given to everyone who believes.
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The Sinless Christ
Friends, enemies, apostles and the Father Himself all agree that Jesus never sinned once. This study shows how Christ could be truly tempted yet unable to fall, why only a spotless Lamb could save us, and how He became the second Adam who succeeded where the first one failed.
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The Global Flood of Noah's Day
The flood of Noah's day really happened, and it covered the whole earth. Scripture and the rocks themselves bear witness to it. From the size of the ark to fossils on mountaintops, this message shows that God's Word can be trusted, and that the ark's one door points to Christ, the only way to be...
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Designer Creatures
Design always points to a Designer, and God's fingerprints are on everything He has made, from the lilies of the field to the smallest bacterium. Whale songs that travel twenty miles, a giraffe's built-in blood pressure control, a fox that hunts by the magnetic field, and a firefly's nearly…
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A Man After God's Own Heart
David's greatness lay less in his victories than in his heart: he admitted his fears, confessed his sins and served God gladly even when God said no. From Goliath to Nathan's rebuke to the temple he was never allowed to build, David's life shows how to turn fear into faith and do what God allows...
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Forgetting and Reaching
The Christian life is a race, and you can't run it well while looking over your shoulder. Paul's own race shows four marks of running it: humility about how far you've come, one passion for Christ, freedom from past failures, and pressing on toward God's high calling.
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Christ: Fully God and Fully Human
Jesus is fully God and fully human, one person with two natures, and the gospel depends on both. Scripture shows His real body, hunger, tears and temptation, why only the God-man could pay for sin and sympathize with us, and how to answer common challenges to His deity.
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A Life that is Pursuing Christ
What we pursue is what we prioritize, and the Christian life was never meant to be lived on autopilot. Using Paul's longing to know Christ in Philippians 3, this message names six priorities that show a heart truly chasing Jesus: the Word, prayer, growth, the church, eternity, and service.
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Hypostatic Union: Christ Is Fully God
Jesus is not partly God or a little bit God. He is fully God, and Scripture leaves no room for calling him only a good teacher. This study gathers the Bible's witness to his eternal nature, his power to create and forgive, the divine names he accepted, and his own claim, "I and the Father are one."
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God's Hand in Ordinary Faithfulness
God often fulfills his biggest promises through the most ordinary moments, like a servant's errand and a young woman drawing water at a well. From Genesis 24 comes a picture of quiet faithfulness, specific prayer that depends on God, and a God who answers before we finish asking.
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Knowing Christ
Knowing about Jesus is not the same as knowing Him, and Paul, near the end of his life, still wanted nothing more than to know Christ. From Philippians 3 comes the price of knowing Him, the righteousness that puts us in Him, and the lifelong pursuit of Him.
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The Word Became Flesh: The Humiliation of Christ
The eternal Son of God gave up heaven's glory and stooped all the way down to a manger and a cross. This lesson looks at the incarnation, the virgin birth, and Philippians 2, and shows how Christ's humility calls us to worship him and serve the people around us.
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The One
Ten lepers were healed by Jesus, but only one turned back to fall at His feet and give thanks. That one received more than healing. This message on Luke 17 shows that gratitude is a U-turn back to Jesus, and that the nine wanted something from God while the one wanted God Himself.
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Grateful Worship
Gratitude isn't the last step of worship but the door into it, and it rests on who God is rather than on how life is going. From Psalm 100 comes a call to glad, outspoken thankfulness grounded in God as our Maker and Shepherd, whose goodness, mercy and truth never change.
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What Happens After Revival
Revival isn't a spectacle. It is God's people obeying Him day after day, and the hard part comes after the walls are built. The last chapters of Nehemiah show a people who kept serving willingly and kept worship central, and how one small compromise let the enemy into God's house.
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Closing Words
What we believe shapes how we live, and Paul's closing words to Titus show what healthy faith looks like in our relationships. Believers are to turn from pointless arguments and divisive people, seek out godly companions, and train themselves every day to do good works that meet real needs.
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We Will Not Forsake the House of Our God
Putting your name to a commitment before God, and letting others hold you to it, is a powerful help to holy living. Israel's covenant in Nehemiah 10 shows the value of setting boundaries before temptation comes, trusting God even when obedience costs money, and renewing the pledge after failing.
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Remember
It's easy to become creatures of the moment and let our circumstances decide how we act, but Paul told Titus to keep reminding believers of something deeper. From Titus 3, this message shows how remembering who we were, and what God's mercy has made us, leads to a life of steady good works.
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The Christian's Motivation
The Christian life was never meant to run on guilt, pressure or fear, but on what Jesus has done and what He will yet do. The grace that appeared at the cross and the hope of Christ's glorious return give every believer reason to deny ungodliness and live for Him.
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A Sure Covenant
After years of broken promises, Israel put pen to paper and sealed a covenant to walk with God again, because He had spared them for His own mercy's sake. This study follows that covenant through separation from the world, keeping the Sabbath, and refusing to forsake the house of God.
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Adorn the Gospel
People believe what they see more than what they hear, and Paul calls believers to make their lives adorn the gospel they profess. From Titus 2, this message shows how sound doctrine shapes older men, older women, young men, ministers and servants, and why the generations need to invest in one...
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Remember
One of the greatest dangers for a Christian is forgetting where God found us and what He did for us. Titus 3 calls us to remember who we were and the mercy that saved us, and to remember that grace has made us justified heirs of eternal life.
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The Response of Repentance
When God's Word confronts His people, the right response is honest repentance, because God has been faithful even when they have not. Walking through Israel's great prayer of confession, this study shows a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, who never forsook His rebellious people.
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Defending the Faith
In Titus 1:10-16, Paul tells Titus how to deal with false teachers who were upsetting whole households on Crete. The sermon looks at their character, their corruption and their condemnation. It calls believers, and fathers especially, to know, defend, live and guard the truth of God's Word in the...
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Consider Your Ways
Laying the Foundation: Around 50,000 remnants returned to Jerusalem. They successfully rebuilt the altar and laid the temple's foundation, a momentous event marked by shouting and music from the young, while the ancient men who remembered the original temple wept aloud. 14 Years of Idleness:...
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The Power of Understanding God's Word
On the second day, the chief fathers, priests, and Levites gather again around Ezra to study the law further. They discover the divine commandment that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month. The people immediately retrieve branches (olive, pine…
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Back in the Fight
Repentance: True restoration begins with humility and acknowledging wrongdoing. The speaker highlights David's simple confession to the prophet Nathan, "I have sinned," and compares this step to the Prodigal Son recognizing his mistakes and returning to his father. Removal: Believers must take...
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Faithfulness After the Victory
Stewardship: God allows us to be a part of His work and expects us to be stewards of what He has entrusted to us. We shouldn't just strive to win a victory, but also to maintain it. Faithfulness: Faithfulness is the greatest resource God has, and it's what He is looking for in His people. It's…
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Staying Focused in the Face of Opposition
The Attack of Distraction: Nehemiah's enemies repeatedly tried to lure him away from his work under the guise of meeting. The speaker warns that believers must be cautious of outside influences that try to pull them away from what God has called them to do. Like Nehemiah, Christians must…
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Overcoming Distractions
1. The Distraction of Compromise (Nehemiah 6:1-4) The Invitation to Ono: Nehemiah’s chief political enemies—Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem—send a message inviting him to a meeting in one of the villages on the plain of Ono. The Hidden Agenda: Nehemiah immediately discerns their true intent…
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The Gracious Invitation
The Universal Call to the Thirsty (Isaiah 55:1) An Urgent Cry: The chapter opens with the word "Ho!" (or "Come!"), which the speaker explains is an urgent, attention-grabbing command akin to a street herald shouting to a crowd. The Qualification: The only qualification required to receive God's...
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Restoring Integrity and Unity
The Famine and Economic Crisis The Jewish people are suffering from a severe famine and economic hardship while trying to rebuild the city. To survive, buy food, and pay the king's taxes, many families are forced to mortgage their lands, vineyards, and homes. The crisis becomes so dire that some...
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