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gracepsl
by Grace Family Church
We are Grace Family Church! We believe that we are imperfect people who are undeservedly loved by God the Father, forgiven of our sins through his Son Jesus Christ, and empowered by his Holy Spirit to live a life pleasing to him. Our mission is to share this good news with others.
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Christ Keeps Us
There is a moment in the Gospel of Luke that is easy to read past, but if you slow down and sit inside it, it will change the way you understand your faith entirely. It is the night of the Passover. Jesus has gathered his twelve apostles in a private place for what he knows will be his final meal...
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A "Placed" People
Most of us carry assumptions about church membership that we have never stopped to examine. For many, membership sounds like signing up for a gym or a streaming service — a transaction, a formality, a box to check. For others, it feels unnecessary altogether. After all, if you believe in Jesus…
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A Gathered & Gathering People
There is a moment most of us remember from the early days of the pandemic lockdowns. The kids stayed in pajamas. The coffee was hot. The couch was comfortable. Church appeared on the television screen, and for a brief window of time, it felt like a reasonable substitute for the real thing. But...
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A New Humanity
What is the church? It seems like a simple question, but the answer is far more profound than most of us have ever considered. The church is not a place you attend. It is a people you belong to. And understanding that distinction may be one of the most important things a believer can ever grasp.
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The People of God
There is a phrase so deeply embedded in modern culture that most of us have never stopped to question it. You have heard it on billboards, in movies, in the lyrics of songs playing in every coffee shop and grocery store. It sounds something like this: stay true to yourself, follow your heart…
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The King Who Would Not Save Himself
There is a moment in the story of the crucifixion that is so easy to rush past, so easy to treat as a footnote to the main event, that we often miss how much is packed inside of it. Three crosses. Two guilty men. One innocent Savior. And a crowd of people staring directly at the most significant...
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That Great Shepherd of the Sheep
There is a reason the 23rd Psalm has resonated with human hearts across thousands of years of history. Its imagery is simple, its comfort profound. A shepherd. A flock. Green pastures, quiet waters, and a guiding presence that never abandons the sheep entrusted to his care. It is a picture so...
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Hallelujah!
There is a word so familiar that most people say it without thinking. It gets printed on coffee mugs, sung at the end of hymns, and tossed into conversations as a casual expression of relief or surprise. The word is Hallelujah. And if you slow down long enough to understand what it actually…
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Praise, Proclamation, and Praise
There is a connection that most of us have never fully considered — the link between the songs we sing on Sunday morning and the unreached peoples of the world who have never once heard the name of Jesus. It sounds like a stretch, but Psalm 96 makes the case with startling clarity. Praise and...
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The God Who Stoops
There is a question buried in the middle of Psalm 113 that, once you sit with it long enough, has the power to reorder everything about how you see God, yourself, and the life you are living. The question is this: "Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down…
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Boasting in the Beauty of the Lord
There is a single Hebrew word that opens and closes Psalm 147, a word so familiar that most people recognize it without even knowing Hebrew. That word is "Hallelujah." It has traveled across centuries and languages virtually unchanged, and yet its full meaning is something many of us have never...
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Psalm 95
There is a moment in Psalm 95 that catches you off guard. The psalm opens with an exhilarating call to worship — singing, shouting, thanksgiving, music. The language is full of movement and joy. God is declared the great King above all gods, the creator of mountain peaks and ocean depths, the…
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The Pattern for Praise
There is a single psalm in all of Scripture that carries a remarkable distinction. While countless psalms have been sung, prayed, and wept over throughout the centuries, Psalm 100 stands alone as the one explicitly titled as a template for worship. Its heading does not call it a psalm "of" giving...
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I Will Sing to the Lord
The Book of Psalms contains some of the most honest prayers ever recorded. Within its ancient pages, we find believers wrestling with doubt, celebrating victories, and crying out to God from the depths of despair. Psalm 13 stands as one of the most raw and authentic expressions of what it means…
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Praise, The Voice of Faith
There's something profound happening when we lift our voices in praise. It's not merely singing words or going through religious motions. Praise is faith giving voice to the worthiness of God—it's our inward belief expressing itself outwardly, declaring that God is who He truly is. Psalm 145...
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Faith and Worship
There's a profound difference between believing something and living as if it's true. This distinction lies at the heart of authentic Christian faith—a faith that refuses to remain dormant in our minds but insists on expressing itself through our lives.
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Mustard Seed Faith… For Others
There's a haunting question embedded in the gospels that should stop us in our tracks: "How long shall I put up with you?" These words, spoken by Jesus to a crowd gathered at the base of the Mount of Transfiguration, reveal something profound about the nature of faith—and the devastating...
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Your Faith Has Healed You
Without faith, it is impossible to please God. This simple yet profound truth from Hebrews 11:6 reminds us that faith isn't merely a nice addition to our spiritual lives - it's absolutely essential. If we desire to live in a way that honors God, we must understand what the Bible teaches about…
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Where’s Your Faith?
The Sea of Galilee sits 700 feet below sea level, surrounded by mountains that tower thousands of feet above. When warm tropical air from the lake rises and collides with cooler mountain air, violent windstorms erupt with little warning. Waves can swell to twenty feet or more on this relatively...
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Humility, Authority & Great Faith
Faith is absolutely central to the Christian life. Without it, we cannot become Christians, live as Christians, grow as Christians, or please God. The New Testament mentions faith and its corresponding verb "believe" over 240 times. Followers of Jesus are primarily known as "believers"—those who...
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The Courage of Faith
What does it mean to have courage? Is it the absence of fear, or something far more profound? Throughout history, we've celebrated heroes who displayed remarkable bravery in the face of insurmountable odds. But there's a fundamental difference between natural human courage and the courage that...
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The Longview of Faith
In the heart of New York City's financial district stands a peculiar monument to short-sighted thinking. "One Seaport," a skyscraper that will forever remain unfinished, leans noticeably to one side—a modern-day Leaning Tower of Pisa. The builders tried to save money by using untested foundation...
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Faith Grows by Testing
Nobody likes the word "test." It brings to mind the pressure of measuring up and the possibility of failure. But what if tests aren't designed to make you fail, but to help you grow? There's a profound difference between how Satan tests us and how God does. Satan tempts us to destroy us. God…
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The City of God
"There's no place like home." Dorothy's famous words from The Wizard of Oz resonate deeply because they touch something universal in the human heart. We all long for a place of safety, familiarity, and comfort. Yet what if God asked you to leave everything—your home, your security, your...
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Faith Perseveres
When we think of Noah's Ark, certain images come to mind. Perhaps it's the cheerful children's book version with smiling animals peering out from a colorful boat. Or maybe it's the darker, cynical interpretation that questions God's character. But the true story of Noah reveals something far more...
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God is God and God is Good
In a world increasingly marked by division, violence, and moral confusion, what does it mean to live a life that truly pleases God? The answer lies in an often-overlooked figure from Genesis whose life spanned 365 years, but whose legacy transcends time itself.
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What Faith Is
In a world that casually throws around the word "faith," we desperately need to rediscover what this powerful concept truly means. Our culture has diluted faith into mere optimism—a vague belief that "everything will work out" or that "the universe has your back." But biblical faith is something...
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Christ Is Faithful
We've all had those moments. You craft the perfect email, read it twice, feel satisfied with your work, and hit send—only to realize seconds later that you forgot the attachment. It's a small failure, laughable even, but it stings. We sheepishly correct our mistake and move on. But what about the...
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Myth-Conceptions
There's something profoundly unsettling about discovering that what you believed to be true is actually false. We all carry misconceptions—ideas we're certain are accurate until reality proves otherwise. Some misconceptions are harmless: thinking we lose most body heat through our heads or that…
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The Love Above All Loves
We often speak of God's love as a comforting theological truth—something we affirm without hesitation. Yet there exists a profound chasm between knowing something intellectually and experiencing it in the depths of our hearts. How do we bridge this gap? How do we move from acknowledging God's…
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The Question
In the final week of Jesus' earthly ministry, something remarkable happened in the temple courts of Jerusalem. Religious leaders from every faction—priests, elders, Pharisees, Sadducees—gathered to challenge this controversial teacher who threatened their power and influence. They peppered Him…
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Prelude to the Passion
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see Jesus in His full glory? Not the gentle carpenter from Nazareth, not the patient teacher surrounded by children, but Jesus as He truly is—radiant, magnificent, and blazing with divine glory? Three disciples got exactly that glimpse on a high...
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It is Worth it
There's something profoundly moving about endings—not the kind that leave us empty, but the kind that complete a story in the most beautiful way imaginable. When we reach the final pages of Scripture, we don't find an escape plan or a vague promise of floating in the clouds. Instead, we discover...
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Dethroning Idols of the Heart
There's a frustrating pattern many Christians experience: We come to faith in Jesus, turn away from obvious sins, and experience genuine transformation. But then, mysteriously, we stop growing. Those same sins we thought we'd conquered keep resurfacing. We find ourselves stuck in a cycle of...
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Possessions and the Great Possession
There's a profound warning that echoes through Scripture, one that Jesus emphasized more than almost any other sin: "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions" (Luke 12:15). Why would Jesus warn us to be "on guard"...
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The Hidden Danger of Success
We live in a culture that worships at the altar of achievement. From the moment a child is born, we begin mapping out their path to success—the right schools, the best opportunities, the highest achievements. We measure our worth by promotions earned, goals accomplished, and milestones reached.…
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The Great Commission and Our Core Values
The heartbeat of Christianity pulses with a singular, powerful rhythm: the Great Commission. Found woven throughout all five Gospels and the Book of Acts, this divine mandate forms the foundation of what it means to follow Christ. It's not merely a suggestion or an optional add-on to faith—it's…
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Wrestling With God
We live in a world that thinks it has moved beyond idolatry. When we hear the word "idol," our minds conjure images of golden statues, ancient pagan rituals, or perhaps a popular singing competition. But what if idolatry is far more subtle, far more pervasive, and far closer to home than we ever...
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Jacob’s Search for Love
Why do the same sins keep surfacing in our lives? We commit to change, we repent, we try harder—yet like a game of whack-a-mole, the same struggles pop up again and again. We find ourselves stuck in a frustrating cycle of spiritual maintenance rather than experiencing the deep transformation we...
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Abraham’s Pursuit of Happiness
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase "the pursuit of happiness"? Perhaps you think of the famous words from the Declaration of Independence, or maybe the inspiring film about a homeless father who eventually became a successful stockbroker. The truth is, we're all in pursuit of something....
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Devote Yourselves to Doing Good
The book of Titus contains one of the most powerful reminders in Scripture about what it means to live as a transformed believer. In a world that often measures success by wealth, status, or personal achievement, this ancient letter redirects our attention to something far more profound: a life...
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Father God
What if everything in history—from creation to Christ's resurrection—was orchestrated for one ultimate purpose? Not just to forgive your sins or declare you righteous, but to bring you into a family. To give you a Father. This is the stunning truth at the heart of the gospel: God's plan has…
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Justified by Grace
December brings with it a flurry of diamond sales. Between Christmas gifts and engagement rings, jewelers see their busiest season as people search for the perfect stone to symbolize something precious. But a diamond in its rough form, while attractive, doesn't display its full glory until it's...
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Jesus’ Birth and Our Rebirth
As we approach Christmas, our minds naturally turn to the birth of Jesus Christ. We sing carols, exchange gifts, and celebrate the miraculous night when God became flesh. But have you ever considered why Jesus' birth matters so profoundly for your personal life? The answer is both simple and...
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Our Need God’s Intervention
There's something profoundly humbling about looking back at who we once were. Not just the embarrassing fashion choices or misguided decisions, but the spiritual reality of our condition before encountering the transforming power of God's grace. The ancient letter to Titus contains a powerful...
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Living "in" the World
We find ourselves in a peculiar position as followers of Christ. We live in this world—we work jobs, pay taxes, navigate traffic, and interact with neighbors—yet we're told we are "not of this world." This tension creates one of the most pressing questions for believers today: How do we live...
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The Wealth of His Chosen
When Thanksgiving arrives, most of us gather around tables overflowing with food. The main courses, the endless sides, the once-a-year desserts—it's a feast so abundant that no one could possibly consume it all in one sitting. We return again and again, savoring each dish, grateful for the...
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The Gospel of Grace and Godliness
There's a question that every sincere follower of Jesus eventually asks: "How do I actually become more like Christ?" We know we should be more patient, more loving, more self-controlled—but how does that transformation really happen? The answer might surprise you. Many of us would instinctively...
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Jesus Our Sanctifier
There's something wonderfully paradoxical about the Christian life. We are told we've been made clean, yet we still need cleansing. We've been sanctified, yet we're still being sanctified. We're holy, yet we're becoming holy. How can all of this be true at once? This mystery is beautifully…
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Jesus Our Redeemer
Grace changes everything. It's not merely a theological concept or religious platitude—it's the very foundation upon which our entire faith stands. When we truly grasp what grace means, it transforms how we understand our salvation, our daily lives, and our eternal hope.
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We are Grace Family Church! We believe that we are imperfect people who are undeservedly loved by God the Father, forgiven of our sins through his Son Jesus Christ, and empowered by his Holy Spirit to live a life pleasing to him. Our mission is to share this good news with others.
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