Grace Blue Ridge Church - Sunday Sermons

Steve Holladay teaches from John 1:19-34 as we explore how the story of John the Baptist and Jesus reveals that maybe the question "who am I?" is not the one to ask. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbTc6JN57f8

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from Acts 18:1-4, 18-28 & Romans 16:3-5 as we learn about the valuable ministry of Priscilla and Aquila, and explore what role their hospitable hearts played in the church then, and what our own hospitality can do for it today. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H66PaHYdgU

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from Acts 16:11–15 & 40 where we learn about Lydia, a New Testament woman of wealth and power who found that the truest beauty in life is in Christ. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvxpnA1mwSA&t=3s

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from the letter to Laodicea in Revelation 3: 14-22 as we learn to heed God's warnings about faith that is 'lukewarm,' and how to restore our zeal for the gospel. *Note about this service: you may notice a brief interruption in the sermon- a congregation member was experiencing a health emergency and the sermon was paused to ensure they had proper care. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GP6xgcvhG4

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from the letter to the church of Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6 as we look at a church who was spiritually asleep and see God's call to them (and to us) to wake up! Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMnNrK1fWGk

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from the letter to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29 as we discuss the complicated reality of a God who gives both swift justice and loving mercy to his people. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-8ZOteOqBE

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from the letter to the church of Smyrna in Revelation 2:8-11 as we explore what it means to follow a God who can provide hope even in the face of death. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZwcHkFXRVA

Pastor Steve Holladay kicks off a new series, Letters from Jesus, where we'll study the seven letters written to the early churches in Revelation. This week, we'll study Revelation 1:8-20 as we get an introduction to the seven letters and what they mean for the Church today. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzMj6eIrFac

Pastor Chas Morris unpacks the confounding story of Jesus and the Caananite woman found in Matthew 15:21-28 as we learn how God uses silence to draw us to him. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IRUTBbJ5_E

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from the story of the woman at the well from John 4:1-30 as we learn what it really means to drink from Jesus' living water. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY5GbvwgYDU

Pastor Steve Holladay gives Psalm 46 the nickname 'The Trouble Song,' and we learn how to sing it. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3XZzAvfuuY

Director of Youth and Family Ministries Jonathan Bassett teaches a special Family Sunday sermon from Luke 10:38-42 as we look at the story of Mary and Martha. Through it, we learn about prioritizing, and how Jesus's interaction with Martha tells us what He knows to be the 'one important thing'- a relationship with Him. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHRmXAwjyjo

Pastor Chas Morris teaches on the story of Jairus' daughter from Luke 8 as we unpack the complicated beauty of a life changed by Jesus. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlP8-4Nq0jo

Pastor Chas Morris teaches on the story of the bleeding woman from Luke 8:40-48 and how she shows us how the loneliness we often feel is healed by a God who sees us. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReGF3WL6b-E

Pastor Steve Holladay teaches about the women who followed Jesus mentioned in Luke 8:1-3, and how their lives reveal how Jesus' power is best seen when he changes the lives of the wrong people. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CviUV-OEtcE&t=13s

Pastor Chas Morris gives a vulnerable and heartfelt look at the gospel from the story of Rahab in Joshua 2. Through this passage, we explore the story of a bold woman of faith who helps us to see that faith is truly what makes us multi-dimensional, gives us a new name, moniker and identity. For it was God who saw her and visited her to rescue her and others forever. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlBw2FzIfuE&t=3s

We return this week with Pastor Chas Morris teaching about the love that transforms us found in 1 John 4:13-21. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldpou4nG8BQ

Pastor Chas Morris teaches on 1 John 4:7-12 & 17-18 as we examine how understanding, accepting, and sharing God's love can transform our lives. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwPHlo7Iu8Y

Pastor Chas Morris teaches on 1 John 4:1-6 Note about this week's sermon: there was a intermittent ringing noise in our sanctuary on Sunday- if you hear it on this podcast, just know that your headphones are fine :) Watch the video at the beginning of the sermon here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb1GCjmw8_8 Watch this week's sermon online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpqZfW0t5Kg

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on 1 John 3:19-24, and gives us real hope and help in overcoming the condemning heart. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeKBjdHQNxg

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on 1 John 3:16-18 as we explore how love- real love- is at is essence sacrificial. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV3D01xlcNY

Pastor Steve Holladay teaches from 1 John 3:11-18 as we learn that the only way we can love others and give life to others is if we have received the love and life of Jesus. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAGvRZmGz4

Pastor Steve Holladay teaches from 1 John 3:4-10 and explains what John means when he instructs us to "practice righteousness." Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47GOFHV1drs

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from 1 John 3:1-3 as we explore what it means to have God as our father, and to hope for the day when we become like him. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgV63eHwzjA

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on 1 John 2:24-29, in which John 'opens up for us the path that leads to perfect love driving out fear. That path is the path of abiding in Christ now- to knowing him so personally, so intimately, that we journey with him as friends to his throne.' Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ZaWQNiLJg

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on 1 John 2:18-23 as it delivers words of comfort in the face of what often happens in church communities when members of that community oppose Jesus himself. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwVGf-B9tTI

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on 1 John 2:15-17 where John is helping us to see the world we were meant for and the one we must truly live for. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfBoT-idijQ

Pastor Steve Holladay preaches on 1 John 2:7-14 as we discuss the biblical themes of love and hate, light and darkness, and how what transpires at that intersection has a major impact on how we live every day. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJScxmyz_Jg

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on 1 John 2:1-6 as we examine what it looks like to live a life truly centered on honoring the one who sacrificed everything for us- Jesus. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGP6V1EXv0w&t=2s

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on 1 John 1:5-10 as we explore how walking in our faith with others can shed light on our own self-deception. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Ez8jAkOzQ

Pastor Chas Morris is back and preaching on 1 John 1:1-4 as he makes the case that we must have a play-based childhood together here in the church to truly grow in our faith. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKHHdvm7ZXE&t=4s

Summer guest speaker series with Dr. John Bash concludes with a message that will have you " looking at yourselves a bit differently, evaluating your spirituality more accurately, and having more confidence in what you are doing day to day." Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX8gm9LoSis

Summer guest speaker Dr. John Bash teaches on the Fruit on the Spirit and poses four questions for a spiritual check-up. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diCUpa9A77g

Summer guest speaker Dr. John Bash teaches on Philippians 3:1-9 and what we can learn through finding identity in Christ. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8BIoLW9rD0

Pastor Chas Morris teaches from Luke 22:54-60 and Acts 10:34-43 as we discover how, like the apostle Peter, the gospel can give us a boldness that changes our lives. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Kt-vqs6y0

Pastor Steve Holladay teaches from Luke 24:1-12 and the story of the discovery of Jesus' empty tomb as we ask ourselves, “How should laying hold of the truth of the resurrection transform our lives, even today?” Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiSIoBVg_fQ

Pastor Chas Morris Teaches on the last line of the Lord's Prayer and Psalm 27 as we learn how the Bible gives us an invitation not to ignore our fears, but to redirect them to the only thing that can melt them, to fix our gaze upon something that can never be lost. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKMCto17fc

Pastor Chas Morris covers two parables in Matthew Matthew 5:23-26 and Matthew 6:14-15 as we explore what it means not only to forgive, but to seek the forgiveness of others. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pXQApgyikA

Pastor Steve Holladay preaches on the Temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11 and how it helps us understand how to pray, "lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Dm2iIKwRk

Pastor Chas Morris preaches on Matthew 6:7-12 & 18:21-35 as we tackle these questions: What is forgiveness really? What does it truly mean to forgive someone? Why are we called to do the impossible? Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PNj9ptuVnE

Pastor Chas Morris unpacks Matthew 6:7-11 & 6:24-34 and what it means to recognize Jesus as the master of our anxiety-filled world. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzdqAqtqb6o

This week, Pastor Chas Morris teaches on Matthew 6:9-10 and Matthew 26:36-46 as we wrestle with the challenging act of praying 'Your will be done'-- as Jesus did in his darkest hour. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTR6UG3r5sI

Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apaknY609pw

Pastor Chas Morris kicks off advent season with a study on John 1:1-11, and an exploration on how understanding darkness helps us see God's light. Find more information about Grace Blue Ridge Church online: graceblueridge.com Watch this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhlvSl0ciJE