Grace Presbyterian Church
by Grace Presbyterian Church
Welcome to Grace Podcast, where we explore what it means to be part of a spiritually vibrant community of grace. Our mission is to foster an energetic faith life centered around the experience of God's unmerited favor and love. In each episode, we dive into the core values that shape our sermons and messaging:Firstly, we're Christ-centered. Join us as we delve into the teachings and life of Jesus Christ, aiming to model our lives after His example. We believe that embodying Christ's love is essential to our faith journey.Secondly, we're intergenerational. Discover how our church values the participation of all age groups, creating an inclusive space where different generations can learn, worship, and share together.Thirdly, we're open-minded. Explore with us as we embrace diverse viewpoints and ideas, fostering respectful dialogue and understanding within our community.Lastly, we participate fully in Christ's mission of grace. Tune in as we discuss our commitment to extending g
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Grace Upon Grace | Grace Is Already Here
Peter encourages us to speak of the hope that lives within us, even amid opposition. Rohr reminds us that grace is not a future promise but a present reality, often hidden beneath the surface of our distractions. To live missionally is to awaken to what is already true: God is with us. Grace is…
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Grace Upon Grace | From Law to Love: The New Covenant of Grace
Peter paints a picture of a new people—living stones, a spiritual house. Grace forms not just individuals but a new community. Rohr teaches that grace dissolves false boundaries and invites all into communion. We are not here to compete, but to co-create a kingdom marked by mercy, humility, and...
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Grace Upon Grace | Beyond Deserving: Grace as Unconditional Love
Grace isn’t fair—it’s better than fair. Peter shows us Jesus, who absorbs violence and answers it with love. Rohr invites us to abandon the myth of retributive justice and see grace as a healing balm, not a scorekeeper. In a world obsessed with earning, grace disrupts with unearned mercy. This...
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Grace Upon Grace | The Space Between: Grace Holds All Things Together
Grace is not just given to us; it is the connective tissue of all creation. Peter reminds us that we were ransomed not with fleeting things, but with the enduring love of Christ. Grace is the structure underneath our transformation. Rohr speaks of grace as “the glue of the universe”—a holy…
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Grace Upon Grace | Grace Is Who God Is
Grace is not a reward for our behavior but the very foundation of our being. Peter reminds us that we are given new birth into a living hope—not through our effort, but through God’s mercy. Richard Rohr calls grace “the divine flow,” always moving toward us, even when we are unaware. In times of...
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Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Who Are You Looking For?
When Mary finds the tomb empty, she stands weeping at the vacant grave. Jesus, mysteriously appearing as the gardener, asks her: “Why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” This Easter reflection invites us to come as we are, hopeful, weary, or simply going through the motions, and to…
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Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Where Are You Headed?
Where are you headed, and what is shaping your direction this week? It’s easy to live caught between what’s behind us and what’s coming next, but Holy Week invites us to step fully into the story instead of skipping ahead. In a world full of noise, power, and competing priorities, Jesus enters...
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Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Can These Bones Live?
What do you do with the parts of your life that feel dead and buried, the places you’ve already made peace with never changing? This message creates space for grief, doubt, and the quiet resignation many of us carry. It acknowledges how easy it is to place a stone over those places and walk away....
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Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Who Sinned?
This message reflects on how we often approach others with suspicion, judgment, and assumptions, asking questions that divide rather than connect. In a world shaped by defensiveness, faith communities can become spaces where differences are set aside and people encounter one another with openness...
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Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | How Do We Begin Again?
This sermon reflects on the deep questions we carry about who we are and whether we can begin again, and turns to Gospel of John for reassurance. Centered on John 3:16, it proclaims a God who loves the whole world personally and without condition. In the face of anxiety, uncertainty, and global...
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Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Who Will You Listen To?
This sermon invites listeners in Lent to practice deep, intentional listening to God and to one another. Reflecting on Eve and Jesus’ temptations, it suggests the real danger is abstraction, choosing power, certainty, and distance over relationship and presence. Using the image of Chicago’s...
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Go Tell It | Go Tell It on the Mountain
In this reflection on Gospel of Matthew, we’re invited to wrestle with one essential question: Who is God? Set against the backdrop of empires and false power, contrasted with rulers like Herod the Great, the message points to Jesus as a radically different kind of Lord. From the Magi to the...
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Go Tell It | Go Tell It in the Dark
Faith is not only found in clarity and certainty. Sometimes we meet God most deeply in confusion, grief, and struggle, like Isaiah’s encounter with God in a moment of uncertainty after King Uzziah’s death in Isaiah 6. In those dark seasons we learn trust, resilience, and purpose and discover we…
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Go Tell It | Go Tell It with Humility
This sermon reflects on Micah 6 and the call to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. It argues that justice without mercy becomes distorted, mercy without justice excuses harm, and both fail without humility. True humility requires listening, relinquishing power, and standing…
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Go Tell It | Go Tell It With Repentance
Through the image of driving confidently in the wrong direction, repentance is shown as the choice to turn and reorient one’s life toward God’s kingdom. Jesus’ first public words call people not to comfort, but to change, because something holy is drawing near and what is broken cannot stay the...
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Go Tell It | Go Tell It With Justice
In a world marked by fear, division, and unrest, the sermon returns to a single, defining confession: “Jesus Christ is Lord.” God’s word is not passive or gentle; it cuts through darkness, exposes false powers, and calls us into lives shaped by justice, kindness, and humble courage. To name…
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Go Tell It | Go Tell It from the Water
In today’s message, Pastor Alex explores what happens when we encounter something truly sacred and why such moments are meant to be shared, not kept to ourselves. Moving beyond surface-level signs, he points to the deep, life-shaping power of water in scripture and human experience, from the…
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Go Tell It | Go Tell It to the World
Grounded in John chapter 1, this message explores God as Word and light, a creative and sustaining presence that brings meaning into the world and cannot be overcome by darkness. God is revealed not as distant or abstract, but as fully present, choosing to dwell among us and take on flesh in...
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Puzzle the Pastors
What if instead of a sermon, we made space for questions? This week, members of our congregation put four of our pastors and parish associates to the test with thoughtful, puzzling questions, sparking honest conversation and reflection on faith and everyday life. Join us next week for a new…
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What Can't Wait | Christmas Eve Service
The Christmas story unfolds in a world much like our own, marked by fear, uncertainty, and a deep longing for change. The shepherds, living under oppression and without hope, were drawn to Bethlehem with urgency because their world could not wait for light. In the same way, we come carrying our…
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What Can't Wait | Courage (Love) Can’t Wait
The Christmas story is often treated as gentle and sentimental, but it emerges from a world marked by occupation, fear, and deep injustice. When Mary, Joseph, and Bethlehem are understood within the harsh realities of the Roman Empire, Matthew 1:18-25 reveals how power and exploitation shaped…
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What Can't Wait | Delight (Joy) Can't Wait
In Isaiah 35:1-10, creation sings with abundant joy, blooming open like a crocus. What does it look like to delight in God’s goodness? How do we respond to God’s work in the world with joy? How can we be singers of joy? This passage in Isaiah paints a vision of hope to those held captive in…
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What Can't Wait | Repentance (Peace) Can't Wait
Isaiah 11:1-10 Peace is something we often speak about sentimentally, yet the reality of our world tells a different story, one marked by conflict, injustice, and broken relationships. In Isaiah 11, we are given a powerful vision of God’s promised peace, a restored world where fear and violence…
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What Can't Wait | Hope Can't Wait
Isaiah 2:1-5 speaks of God’s promised day of hope, when wars end, swords are beaten into plowshares, and spears become pruning hooks. On the first Sunday of Advent, we focus on the need to hold onto hope and to continue dreaming of, and reaching for, the promised day when there will be peace and...
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Sacred Space | Space for the Holy
Psalm 46 - “Be still and know that I am God” – a simple, yet profound invitation to make space for stillness and rest in God’s presence. In a world filled with noise and distraction, we are called to pause and surrender to God’s steady, unshakable love. This week’s sermon encourages us to create...
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Sacred Space | Space for Hope
Isaiah 65:17-25 God promises a new heaven and a new earth, a vision of restoration where brokenness is healed, and creation flourishes. This passage invites us to anchor ourselves in hope, a hope that transcends our current struggles and calls us to live with trust in God’s ultimate renewal....
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Sacred Space | Space at the Table
Luke 19:1-10 Jesus’ invitation to Zacchaeus is a radical act of inclusion that transforms lives. This sermon calls us to create spaces at our own tables: places of welcome, healing, and redemption. Theologically, Christ’s invitation shows us the power of unconditional love that transcends social...
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Sacred Space | Space for Me
Luke 18:9-14 -- True transformation begins with authenticity before God. This week’s sermon calls us to come as we are, acknowledge our imperfections, and surrender them to God’s grace. When we let go of pretense, we create space for God to meet us in our real, raw selves. Psychologically, this...
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Cultivating Space for the Holy | Space for Struggle
Genesis 32:22-31 Struggle is sacred. It is in our moments of wrestling that we often encounter God. Like Jacob, we are invited to embrace tension, knowing that it is through struggle that transformation and blessing come. Theologically, this passage reminds us that God is not distant from our…
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Discovering Our Holy Vocation | From Others
2 Timothy 1:1-14 Our calling is not just about us. It is shaped by the people who came before us, the communities that sustain us, and the challenges that refine us. Spiritually, this passage from 2 Timothy highlights the communal nature of vocation: we are bearers of a faith passed down through...
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Discovering Our Holy Vocation | From Nothing
1 Timothy 6:6-19 -- Paul’s words challenge the cultural narratives of success and accumulation, calling us to pursue higher purposes of love and generosity. Spiritually, this passage reframes vocation as a life of deeper meaning and contentment—not tied to wealth or achievement but to God’s...
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Variations on a Theme I Sacred Calling: Discovering Our Holy Vocation
Guest Pastor Bill Davis joins us today! Followed by powerful and uplifting music from the Celebration Band. Worship with us on this beautiful Sunday morning.
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Discovering Our Holy Vocation | From Above
Psalm 46 - Trusting in God is a holy vocation
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Beyond Enough I Spiritual but Not Religious
Sermon Series: Spiritual but Not Religious - Beyond Enough
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Glorified I Holy Living
Sermon Series: Holy Living!
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Baptized I Holy Living
Justin delivers a powerfully moving sermon discussing how to slow down and truly live in the moment in the busyness of our lives. Taking the time to talk and engage in each others presensce with gratitude is powerful and truly life changing. When life leaves you feeling lost and lonely, the...
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Reconciled I Holy Living
Reconciled: 7.20.25
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Sanctified I Holy Living
Join Grace Presbyterian on this glorious Sunday morning as we sing music together with the worship band, grace choir and orchestra. Today we dive into a new sermon series, Holy Living, with this sermon entitled "Sanctified" with Pastor Dani. You can catch the full service on our YouTube channel...
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Myriads I Eastertide: “All In All: Christ Is Everywhere”
Join Grace Presbyterian Church and Pastor Jusin in this weeks sermon entitled, "Myriads"
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Easter 2025 - Letting Go of Death and Cultivating Resurrection
On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the powerful message of resurrection through the scripture of Acts 10:34-43, where Peter proclaims that Jesus, though crucified, has been raised to life and brings forgiveness and new hope to all. In this sermon, we explore how letting go of death—both literal and...
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Letting Go of Betrayal and Cultivating Belief | Spiritual Gardening for Renewal
On Palm Sunday, we reflect on the powerful journey of Jesus from His triumphal entry into Jerusalem to His ultimate betrayal, trial, and crucifixion (Luke 22:14-23:56). In this sermon, we explore how Jesus, despite experiencing profound betrayal, continues to cultivate belief in God’s redemptive...
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Welcome to Grace Podcast, where we explore what it means to be part of a spiritually vibrant community of grace. Our mission is to foster an energetic faith life centered around the experience of God's unmerited favor and love. In each episode, we dive into the core values that shape our sermons and messaging:Firstly, we're Christ-centered. Join us as we delve into the teachings and life of Jesus Christ, aiming to model our lives after His example. We believe that embodying Christ's love is essential to our faith journey.Secondly, we're intergenerational. Discover how our church values the participation of all age groups, creating an inclusive space where different generations can learn, worship, and share together.Thirdly, we're open-minded. Explore with us as we embrace diverse viewpoints and ideas, fostering respectful dialogue and understanding within our community.Lastly, we participate fully in Christ's mission of grace. Tune in as we discuss our commitment to extending g
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