Grantham Church Podcast
by Grantham Church
The weekly sermon podcast of Grantham Church. Grantham is an intergenerational, convergent, third way congregation with the Brethren in Christ US, and located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Visit us online at granthamchurch.org.
Episodes
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Leading Others to the God Who Looks Like Jesus
The ultimate purpose of a thriving congregation is not simply to become healthier for its own sake. We exist to bear witness to the God who looks like Jesus and who desires that all people come to know his transforming love. In the final message of our series, Pastor David invites us to be a...
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More Than Maintenance
Healthy things grow. The early church was continually expanding—not simply through numerical growth but through the multiplication of disciples, leaders, ministries, churches, and mission in the world. Growth requires a willingness to move beyond maintenance and embrace God's call to grow,...
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Blessed to Be a Blessing
Jesus is forming a community of brothers and sisters who joyfully serve him. We have been saved by grace and sent into the world to embody God's love through practical acts of service. As we respond in faith to God’s promised blessings, our service extends God’s blessings to those around us and...
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Everything Belongs to God
Everything we have—our finances, possessions, abilities, time, influence, facilities, and opportunities—are gifts from God. Therefore, our generosity becomes an expression of our faith rather than simply a means of funding church ministries and programs. In the fifth message, Pastor David shares...
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A Church Where Love Lives
A healthy church is a community where love is patient, forgiving, generous, truthful, and willing to bear with others; this love doesn’t quit, but works through conflict. In this community, all people experience the reconciling love of Jesus! In the fourth message, Pastor David shares how the...
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Becoming More Like Jesus
Church attendance and activity are not the same thing as spiritual formation. God wants to transform us into disciples who increasingly think, love, speak, and live like Jesus. Spiritual formation happens through spending time with Jesus and his followers, learning to rest in him. In the third...
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Leaders Who Look Like Jesus
Healthy churches require healthy leaders. Jesus redefined leadership as humble service, which was a radical departure from the world. The New Testament emphasizes not merely what leaders accomplish but who leaders are—their character, integrity, humility, maturity, and care for others. In the...
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When the Church Prays
Prayer is not simply another activity of the church; it is the posture of a congregation that recognizes its dependence upon God. The early church prayed together, and their prayers shaped their courage, unity, discernment, and mission. In the first message of our series, Pastor David begins with...
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Charismata Post-Series Podcast
Charismata
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Discover Your Gifts and Use Them!
How do you discover the spiritual gifts God has given you so that you can use them for his glory? In the final message of our series, Pastor David offers practical guidance for discerning spiritual gifts through prayer, faithful service, spiritual maturity, community affirmation, and openness to...
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The Gifts That Make Us Nervous
Some spiritual gifts inspire excitement while others (due to their more obvious “supernatural” nature) create uncertainty, unease, or even fear. In the fourth message of our series, Pastor David addresses the more “charismatic” gifts—including prophecy, healing, miracles, and speaking in...
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Many Gifts, One Spirit
After his resurrection and ascension, Christ gave gifts to his church in the form of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. These ministry gifts, often referred to as the five-fold ministry, are not titles of status but callings that equip God's people for works of service and…
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Equipping the Saints
After his resurrection and ascension, Christ gave gifts to his church in the form of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. These ministry gifts, often referred to as the five-fold ministry, are not titles of status but callings that equip God's people for works of service and…
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Gifts of Grace
Charismata Scripture Reading: John 14:16; 1 Corinthians 12:4-7; Ephesians 4:7; 1 Peter 4:10-11 Sermon Focus: What are spiritual gifts and why does God give them? The New Testament teachers that spiritual gifts are not rewards for spiritual maturity, but gifts of God's grace given to every…
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To Hear or Not to Hear: That is the Question
Sermon Focus: According to the Bible, God created a good world that has been corrupted by a cosmic rebellion and human sin. Every disease, every disaster, every funeral, and every tear reminds us that creation is groaning under the weight of sin and decay. But this is not the end of the story....
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More Than Conquerors
Sermon Focus: According to the Bible, God created a good world that has been corrupted by a cosmic rebellion and human sin. Every disease, every disaster, every funeral, and every tear reminds us that creation is groaning under the weight of sin and decay. But this is not the end of the story....
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The Healing Journey of Loss and Grief
Sermon Focus: The Bible has a lot to say about God’s presence in our journey with grief and loss in our everyday lives. This message guides us through some Scriptures that enable us to focus on positive ways to cope with the sadness and brokenness caused by the loss of someone or something we…
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Be Quiet and Speak Up
Sermon Focus: The prophet Habakkuk teaches us that prayer is more than talking to God—it begins with learning to be quiet enough to listen for his voice. Faced with confusion, injustice, and unanswered questions, Habakkuk boldly speaks up, bringing his doubts and concerns honestly before the…
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Child-Like Dependence
Sermon Focus: It doesn’t take long into childhood before we begin to desire independence and learn our society’s way of self-sufficiency. But Jesus says the Kingdom of God belongs to those who come to him as little children. What does that mean? And how can we cultivate a child-like dependence…
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Principalities & Powers Question & Response
PRINCIPALITIES & POWERS
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The Call to Fight
Sermon Focus: Spiritual warfare is not about fear, panic, fascination with demons, or mastering spiritual techniques—it is about standing firm in the victory of Jesus Christ. In the final message of our series, Pastor David invites us to bring our knowledge of the unseen cosmic conflict into our...
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Reclaiming the Nations
Sermon Focus: The Great Commission is more than a call to personal evangelism—it is Jesus’ declaration that he has all authority in heaven and on earth, and that the nations are being reclaimed for God’s Kingdom. Viewed through cosmic lenses, we see that proclaiming our faith is spiritual…
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Disarming the Powers
Sermon Focus: Jesus did not come merely to forgive sins—he came to confront, disarm, and defeat the powers of darkness. He came to reverse the three cosmic rebellions! In the sixth message of our series, Pastor David explores how Jesus affirmed the cosmic spiritual warfare worldview through his...
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Confronting the Powers
Sermon Focus: Daniel 10 reveals that behind the geopolitical conflicts of the world are unseen spiritual powers influencing the nations. In the fifth message of our series, Pastor David explores how Daniel’s vision connects to Deuteronomy 32:8-9 and Psalm 82, what the biblical role of angels is…
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The Third Rebellion at Babel
Sermon Focus: The Tower of Babel is the biblical account of humanity’s organized rebellion against God and the scattering of the nations. After this scattering, the nations are allotted to spiritual rulers who ultimately became corrupt and led humanity into idolatry and injustice. In the fourth...
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The Second Rebellion & the Giants
Sermon Focus: Genesis 6:1-4 is one of the strangest and most debated passages in the Bible, describing a supernatural rebellion in which the “sons of God” transgress God’s created order and produce the Nephilim, or giants. In the third message of our series, Pastor David explores how this cosmic...
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The First Rebellion in Eden
Sermon Focus: Genesis 3 is more than the story of humanity’s first sin—it is the beginning of a cosmic rebellion that fractures creation and introduces spiritual warfare into the human story. The serpent in Eden is not merely a talking snake, but a supernatural rebel who tempts humanity to…
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Cosmic Dimensions of Reality
Sermon Focus: It’s one thing to give mental assent to angels, demons, and the unseen realm, but it’s another thing to fully embrace the cosmic dimensions of reality. The Bible says that God created “the heavens” above and the earth below. The material universe was created after God had made a...
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Peace Sunday 2026 | Welcoming the Stranger
Sermon Focus: Issues of refugees and immigration are obviously political, economic and cultural issues — but sometimes we miss that they are also biblical issues, with profound ramifications for God's mission. What does the Bible say about these issues facing our nation and the church of Jesus...
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Here’s My Heart
Sermon Focus: The risen Jesus comes to Peter to restore him, not condemn him. Jesus doesn’t ask Peter to prove himself, only to love him. And from that place of love, Jesus restores Peter and gives him a renewed calling. The one who failed the Lord is now the one commissioned to lead and care for...
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And I hope
Sermon Focus: Peter drew his sword and Jesus told him to stop. Shortly after that, when questioned, Peter denied Christ three times and ran. Therefore, Peter was not there when Jesus died—he was crying and hiding in shame. And yet, when the women reported that Jesus had risen, Peter ran to the...
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Songs of Loudest Praise
Sermon Focus: Palm Sunday is filled with both awe and confusion—the crowds rightly celebrate Jesus as the Son of David yet misunderstand the kind of king and Messiah he has come to be for us. The disciples stand in the tension, hearing the shouts of victory while remembering Jesus’ words about...
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Teach Me
Sermon Focus: As Peter learns how to be a student of Jesus he asks his master a question about forgiveness. Jesus’ response seems impossible, but invites his followers to live into the reality of God’s grace. In the fifth message of our Lenten series, Pastor Melissa shares about the transforming...
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I'm Fixed Upon It
Sermon Focus: In the episode immediately after Simon’s great confession (“You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God”), and Jesus gives him his new name, Peter (rock), the Lord strongly rebukes Peter for being a stumbling block to him. And then Jesus uses that moment to challenge the...
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Praise the Mount
Sermon Focus: After journeying with his disciples for a couple of years, Jesus asks them, “Who do you say I am?” In a life-defining moment, Simon Peter responds with clarity and conviction, and his declaration would shape his own identity and purpose. In the third message of our Lenten series,...
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Rescue Me from Danger
Sermon Focus: The disciples are in a fishing boat on the lake when a storm hits. Jesus goes out to meet them—walking on the water! And when Jesus approaches, Simon Peter wants to prove that he has the faith necessary to follow him and lead others. It turns out to be a humbling lesson for Peter.…
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Jesus Sought Me
Sermon Focus: In the first century, rabbis typically chose the best and the brightest to become an apprentice of the master. Shockingly, Jesus welcomed all who would come, and he chose those who were willing to “leave the nets” and follow him. In the first message of our Lenten series, Pastor…
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Practicing the Way of Jesus
Sermon Focus: In his concluding words from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that we have a choice to make. We can build our lives on the solid rock of his teachings or build our lives on sinking sand. While many people hear his words, it’s only those who want to become more like Jesus and...
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Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Sermon Focus: In the final section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns his followers to beware of false prophets and leaders who appear harmless but lead people off the narrow road that leads to life. He says they are like wolves in sheep’s clothing. In today’s message, Pastor David shares…
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Wisdom in Relationships
Sermon Focus: In the next section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us to trust God as a good Father who invites us to ask, seek, and knock—to be intentional in asking God for wisdom in prayer as we seek to be in right relationship with others. And the more we depend upon his Spirit and…
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Specks, Planks, and Other "I" Problems
Sermon Focus: Jesus says: "Do not judge so that you will not be judged." Don't we have to judge sin? Actually, that is God's job. Church discipline is important but always for the betterment of the other and in recognition that we will be judged by God. We take care not to be hard on the sins of...
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Free From Financial Fear: ENOUGH!
Sermon Focus: We live in a world that is constantly telling us we need more—more money, more security, more possessions. This pressure easily produces anxiety, fear, and striving. But Jesus teaches us a Kingdom truth: in Him we already have enough! In today’s message, Julia Johnson (co-founder of...
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Seeking God and Storing Up Heavenly Treasure
Sermon Focus: Seeking God is a primary goal in our lives. How does that look in daily practice, particularly as it relates to money? There is a tension between accumulating assets and using resources to advance God’s kingdom. How do we set and maintain our course in pursuit of God’s Kingdom with...
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The Prayer of Jesus
Sermon Focus: The true reward for followers of Jesus is knowing and being known by God. Prayer and fasting are two ways we connect with God’s heart as his children. In the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us how to pray in a way that aligns our desires with God’s in order to bring...
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He Must Increase; I Must Decrease
Sermon Focus: John the Baptist says this about Jesus: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” In the final message of our series, we turn from celebration to discipleship. As we move from Christmas into the new year, we’re reminded that preparing the way for the Lord is an ongoing calling....
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Christ Among Us
Sermon Focus: The Word became flesh—God with us! The long-awaited Messiah entered our broken world in vulnerability and humility. This is the fulfillment of all Advent waiting and longing. The preparation is complete, yet the story continues as Christ now dwells among and within us. In this...
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Witnesses Testifying to the Light
Sermon Focus: John the Baptist knew his identity and calling. He says “I am not the Messiah” and he points beyond himself to Jesus. The Gospel of John says that the wilderness prophet wasn’t the light but came “as a witness to the light.” Advent prepares us not only to receive Christ but to…
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The Fruit of Repentance
Sermon Focus: According to the message and ministry of John the Baptist, true repentance bears visible fruit and is demonstrated by our good works. When we truly repent, there will be noticeable differences. John calls for ethical transformation—sharing, fairness, integrity, generosity, and...
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God Is Gracious
Sermon Focus: The story of John’s birth reveals a God who works through the barren and broken to show his grace. As we can see with Zechariah and Elizabeth, repentance begins with receiving God’s grace—because it’s God’s kindness that leads us to truly believe and turn things around. The season…
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A People Prepared for the Lord
Sermon Focus: John’s cry in the wilderness invites us to prepare the way of the Lord in our own hearts. It means getting our house in order and doing whatever is necessary to align ourselves with God’s will. Advent begins in longing and repentance—a clearing of the carnal clutter that hinders…
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The weekly sermon podcast of Grantham Church. Grantham is an intergenerational, convergent, third way congregation with the Brethren in Christ US, and located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Visit us online at granthamchurch.org.
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