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GracePoint Church
by GracePoint Church
Weekly sermon audio podcast from GracePoint Church in Brookings, South Dakota. To learn more visit http://gracepointwesleyan.org.
Episodes
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Hold Firm to Christ
How can we tell whether our spiritual lives are actually helping us become more like Jesus? In Colossians 2:16–23, Paul reminds us that genuine spiritual growth does not come from religious rules or experiences, but from remaining connected to Christ. This message invites us to hold firmly to...
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Fullness in Christ
What does Jesus offer us? In Colossians 2, Paul shows us that the full life is found in Christ. This message reminds us that a life with Jesus is received by faith, grows deep roots, becomes stronger over time, and overflows with gratitude.
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Growing in Christ
Christian growth is not something we pursue on our own strength. In Colossians 1:24–2:5, Paul shows us that Christ is present among His people and working in them as they grow toward maturity. We contend for growth, but we depend on the strength of Christ at work in us.
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Jesus is Enough
Colossians 1 gives us one of the clearest pictures of who Jesus is: sovereign, sufficient, and supreme. In this message, we see that Jesus is not meant to be a spiritual add-on or a subcontractor in our lives. He is Savior and King, and when He is truly over everything, it changes how we approach...
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A Life Worthy of God
What does it take to succeed spiritually? In Colossians 1:9–14, Paul prays that the church would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will so they can live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way. This message reminds us that spiritual success is ultimately the life God produces in...
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Centered on Jesus
What begins to change when we accept the gospel of Jesus? In Colossians 1:1–8, we see that Jesus becomes the center from which we understand and live all of life. Our identity, hope, love, and purpose are reshaped as the gospel takes root deeper in us and moves farther through us.
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Formation in Community
Hebrews 10 reminds us that the gospel is deeply personal, but it is not isolating. In this message, we see how God uses Christian community to remind us of our identity, anchor us in the hope of Jesus, and form us as active participants in His kingdom. We are always being formed, and God designed...
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Obstacles to Overcome
In the final week of Sent, we look at Mark 1 and the obstacles that often keep us from joining God’s mission. Fear, inadequacy, detachment, and apathy can all hold us back, but Jesus helps us overcome as we trust Him, are transformed by Him, follow Him toward people, and stay close to His heart....
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Recognizing God at Work
In Acts 9, God invites Ananias to recognize what He is already doing in Saul’s life and respond with faithfulness. This message reminds us that living sent means learning to pay attention to where God is at work and being willing to join Him. As we think about our One Space and Three People, we...
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Pray for the People Around You
In Luke 10, Jesus sends ordinary people into the harvest and teaches them to begin with prayer. This message reminds us that God has placed people in our lives whom He is inviting us to pray for and point toward Jesus. As everyday missionaries, we are sent into everyday places to faithfully…
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Restored for a Purpose
In Luke 8, Jesus meets a man whose life has been devastated by evil, isolation, and shame. But what evil destroys, Jesus has authority and power to restore. In this message from our Sent series, we see that Jesus restores people to the life they were created for and then sends them to tell what…
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Seek and Save
In Week 1 of Sent, we look at Luke 19 and the story of Zacchaeus to see the heart of Jesus for lost people. Jesus entered Jericho with intentional presence, loved Zacchaeus before he changed, recognized his receptivity and repentance, and overcame the criticism of the crowd. This message reminds…
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No One Like Him
What kind of view of God can carry you through uncertainty, suffering, blessing, disappointment, and whatever tomorrow may bring? Psalm 89 reminds us that God is beyond compare, sovereign over all things, perfect in character, and the greatest blessing His people can know. The psalmist’s…
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The Prayer of Restoration
What do you pray when what God planted feels ruined? Psalm 80 teaches us to bring our grief, disappointment, and unanswered questions to God. Together we'll discover how the cry, "Restore us," becomes a prayer of hope, trusting that God can restore what only He can save.
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What Truly Satisfies
Psalm 84 asks a question all of us need to consider: will what we are pursuing in life truly satisfy us? In this message, we see that good gifts were never meant to become our greatest desire. The psalm invites us to delight in God’s presence, depend on His strength, and become convinced that...
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Remember What God Has Done
Psalm 77 is for anyone who has felt anxious, overwhelmed, frustrated, depleted, or desperate for hope. In this message, we see Asaph cry out to God, wrestle honestly with his distress, and learn to reframe his prayer by remembering the deeds, miracles, and works of the Lord. When anxiety makes…
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When Life Feels Out of Control
Psalm 75 speaks into the moments when life feels unstable, anxious, and out of control. In this message, we see that God answers our anxiety by reminding us of His authority: He determines the appointed time, He holds everything together, and He invites us to live like He is in control. Because…
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When Comparison Clouds Your Faith
Psalm 73 shows how comparison can cloud our faith and distort the way we see God, ourselves, and others. Asaph wrestles with envy, confusion, and the feeling that life is unfair, but everything begins to change when he enters the presence of God. This message reminds us that looking to God…
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God's Promises Through Crisis and Collapse
Psalms Book Three gives language for seasons when life feels like crisis and collapse, and when the promises of God seem far away. In this overview message, we look at how Israel wrestled with exile, loss, disappointment, and the question of whether God was still faithful. Book Three teaches us...
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You Belong to God
In Exodus 19, God meets His people in the wilderness and reminds them of what He has done, who they are, and how they are called to live. Before God gives Israel the commandments, He first declares their identity: treasured possession, kingdom of priests, and holy nation. This message reminds us...
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From Cynicism to Surrender
In Exodus 18, Moses receives wisdom for navigating the wilderness. This message reminds us that desert seasons reveal what is wounded, weak, or wrong in us, but they can also become places of formation. As we remember God’s faithfulness, respond in worship, depend on Him, receive wise counsel…
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Held Up by Grace and Community
In Exodus 17, Moses, Joshua, Aaron, and Hur show us that God’s people were never meant to face the battle alone. When Moses’ hands grew tired, others came alongside him, and God brought victory. This message reminds us that God often holds His people up through His people, and ultimately calls us...
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The Process That Forms Us
Life rarely moves in a straight line from problem to solution. In Exodus 17, both Moses and the Israelites face the same crisis in the wilderness, but their responses reveal two very different patterns. This message explores how the process between struggle and provision is often where God forms...
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Made Alive in Christ
Before we celebrate baptism, we need to understand what it represents. In Ephesians 2, we see the reality of our condition apart from God—dead in sin and unable to save ourselves. But because of His great love, God makes us alive through the grace of Jesus. This message reminds us that salvation…
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Daily Trust in the Desert
The wilderness has a way of revealing what’s really in us. In this message, we see how our instinct for control often surfaces in seasons of uncertainty—and how God invites us into something better. Instead of trying to manage what we were never meant to carry, we are called to trust Him one day…
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When God's Plan Doesn't Match Our Expectations
You can be exactly where God led you and still feel disappointed. In this message from Exodus 15, we explore how God’s direction doesn’t always align with our expectations, and how our response in those moments reveals what we truly believe about Him. Even in disappointment, God meets us and...
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What Will We Do With What Jesus Said?
Jesus has spoken—but how are we responding? This message looks at the Great Commission and the call to go and tell others about Him. As we wrestle with fear, doubt, and uncertainty, we are reminded that obedience doesn’t require perfect faith—only a willingness to follow and trust the One who…
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How Life Begins to Change Because of the Cross
The cross doesn’t just deal with sin—it transforms how we live. This message looks at how life begins to change because of what Jesus has done, reshaping our motivations, grounding our identity in Christ, and calling us into a greater purpose. We are invited to receive who we are in Him and live…
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Understanding the Work of the Cross
Why the cross? Jesus’ death was not random—it was full of divine purpose. The cross stands at the heart of the gospel, showing us what Jesus accomplished for us: restoring humanity, satisfying God’s justice, taking our place, and defeating sin and death. The more we understand the cross, the more...
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Trusting God’s Purpose Through Suffering
When Jesus tells His disciples about His coming suffering and death, it disrupts their expectations and fills them with grief. Yet Jesus holds suffering and resurrection together, revealing that God’s purposes are still at work even through pain. This message invites us to trust God’s plan and...
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Praying on Behalf of Others
The Ark represents the place where God met with His people. In Christ, that access is fulfilled and we see what happens in the presence of God: intercession. Jesus stands in the gap for us, and when we draw near, we’re invited to do the same. This message challenges us to expand our awareness and...
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Bringing Our Needs to a Faithful God
God invites His people to bring their real, present needs to Him. This message explores how petition is grounded in relationship and shaped by trust in God’s care, wisdom, and timing. As we learn to ask with honesty, confidence, and humility, prayer becomes the practice of placing what we carry...
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Prayer as Daily Dependence on God
God’s Word is living, sustaining, and meant to shape our daily lives. This message explores how prayer becomes a way of paying attention to God through Scripture, learning to depend on His Word, and allowing it to lead us to Christ. Through the practice of Lectio Divina, we are invited to pause,...
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Living Attentive to God’s Presence
Prayer is not about manufacturing God’s presence but learning to receive it. In this message, we explore the Golden Lampstand as a symbol of God’s steady presence and how prayer becomes the practice of paying attention to what God is already doing. As God’s light illuminates the next step rather...
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Living a Reflective, Aware, and Surrendered Life
In the tabernacle, God built reflection into the rhythm of relationship with Him. As we look at the Bronze Basin, we’re invited to slow down, examine what we’re carrying, and allow God to shape us through reflection, awareness, and surrender. Prayer becomes a daily practice of paying attention to...
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The Cost & Power of Prayer
Prayer is not casual access—it was made possible through sacrifice. In this message, we explore the Bronze Altar and the cost of approaching a holy God, tracing how the Tabernacle points to the cross of Christ. As we rediscover the cost of prayer, we are invited to experience its true power…
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How Does God Continue His Promise in Us?
God’s promises are not only fulfilled at the end of waiting — they form us along the way. In Luke 2:21–40, we see how God continues His promise in us through faithful waiting, deeply rooted trust, and committed, peaceful praise. Through the lives of Simeon and Anna, we are reminded that God is...
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How Does God Fulfill His Promises?
Luke 1:57–80 reveals a God who keeps His word with tender mercy and covenant faithfulness. Through the birth of John, we see that God remembers His promises, fulfills them in His time, and raises up witnesses to testify to His work. This message invites us to trust the God whose promises never fail.
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Do We Live as If We Trust God's Promises?
Luke 1 shows us that trusting God’s promises is not something we do alone. Through Mary and Elizabeth, we see how faith is strengthened in community and grounded in the unchanging character of God. God is worthy, merciful, just, and faithful—and because of who He is, we can trust that His…
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Are We Willing to Surrender to God's Plan?
God’s plan for Mary looked nothing like what anyone expected, yet it revealed a peace that comes not from control but surrender. This message reminds us that even the craziest plans are steady and secure when they are God’s, and that our lives fit within His eternal, unstoppable purpose.
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Do We Live as If We Trust God's Promises?
Luke 1:8–17 reminds us that even in seasons of silence, God is still at work. Zechariah and Elizabeth waited for decades, yet God kept His promise in His perfect timing. This message invites us to trust God’s character even when His timing feels slow—and to live today like His promises still stand.
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Grace Saves Us & Grace Sends Us
In Ephesians 3, Paul describes grace as a gift that both transforms us and commissions us. We are saved by grace, strengthened by grace, and sent out as stewards of that grace for the sake of others. This message encourages us to rest in God’s unearned favor and to live as people who carry His...
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What If God’s Plan Looks Different Than We Expected?
When God’s plan looks different than we expected, it can feel confusing or even disruptive. In Acts 9, Saul’s encounter with Jesus completely changed his direction, showing that God’s purpose often unfolds in unexpected ways. This message invites us to trust that when God redirects our path, He’s...
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Weekly sermon audio podcast from GracePoint Church in Brookings, South Dakota. To learn more visit http://gracepointwesleyan.org.
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