Gracepoint Wesleyan Podcast

This week we will look at the Biblical truth that God’s love for us, demonstrated in the life of Jesus, becomes the source and inspiration of our love for others.  

In this message we get back to our 1 John series and will see that God has given us a "dynamic duo"—obedience and the Person of the Holy Spirit—so that we can experience life changing transformation.   

Easter provides a wonderful opportunity to celebrate God's plan of redemption through Jesus. May the Lord anoint you as you celebrate this wonderful tradition of remembering the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. ​ 

In this message we'll look at the Old Testament account of the death of Uzziah paired with the New Testament account of the Triumphal entry of Jesus as models of how to handle big life changes. This is a timely message considering what the last couple of years have been like.  

In this week's passage from 1 John, the author breaks down the difficult question of “what is love?” In our present day, love can feel confusing and complicated, but John wants to bring clarity to that. First, he’ll showing us what love is not. Then, what love actually is, before finishing with how we can love people like Jesus would.  

This week we will explore what it looks like to actively live out our identity as God’s beloved children.  

In our 1John series, John now takes us to the perspective that, if you've put your faith in Jesus, you will live your life differently, following Him. The encouraging news is that there are some huge motivating factors that make a life change in Jesus something that can truly be experienced. In this message, we will dive deeply into these motivating factors.   

In this message from 1 John 2, we will see that John reveals some essential facts we must know about our faith, including how to identify antichrists and how not to be led astray by them.

Part of your identity in Christ is knowing where you belong. In this message, from 1 John 2:15-17, John makes it very clear that, as followers of Jesus, our place is not in the World. In this message, we will clarify what is meant by the World and why we cannot love both the World and God.   

This week we will explore what it looks like to live and walk obediently with Jesus, as we tangibly live our faith.   

This Sunday, in our second message from 1 John, we will look at God's original intention for humanity and how sin caused us, as God's creation, to be less than we were designed for. This could be summarized as "Glory Lost". Jesus came to address the fallen condition of humanity; He offers salvation and so much more. In Jesus, we have gained grace and this is the means by which we will experience an ever-increasing glory. We can become the people God originally intended. This message is foundational to understanding the identity we have in Jesus. ​

Every single one of us spends our days putting our time, our energy, and our money and resources into the things we think we need and want.  And many of us have much more than we need or want.  But have you ever stopped and asked yourself if what you’re seeking after is what you really need?   

In this 4th message of our Revelation series, we come to the church in Sardis. Jesus has some sobering words for this church that was looking good from the outside. Jesus is not fooled by image. He desires followers who are faithful to remember Him and live for Him. The words to the church in Sardis are a timeless reminder to the people of God that the Lord wants our hearts.    

This week we will explore how the Church can remain rooted in the truth and hope of Jesus through both good and challenging seasons.  

In this message we will examine the churches of Pergamum and Thyatira. Both of these churches were being divided by deceitful teaching and a lack of discernment. God's people must be careful about who they listen to and never become tolerant of the intolerable.   

In this first message of our “Revelation: The Seven Churches” series, we open with Jesus addressing the church at Ephesus. Throughout the series we will see Jesus addressing what the churches are doing well, what needs to change, and how they can move forward. In this first letter to Ephesus we come to the big idea of maintaining our first love. It is a great way to start the series and the new year.    

The theme for this Advent season has been "Rejoice" and this final message before Christmas is focused entirely on this theme. The follower of Jesus should rejoice because, through faith in Jesus, sin's yoke is shattered. Jesus is mighty to save!  

This week we will explore what the prophet Isaiah has to say about living rooted in Joy through all seasons of life.   

On this second Sunday in Advent we will dive deep into what it means that Jesus is a brilliant light that has dawned on the land of deep darkness. We will use the multiple models of physical light as the framework to look at the multiple meanings of the light of Christ.   

In this last message of our Romans series, "Practical Christianity", we are brought to the big thought that we serve a God of hope. We are to have a prevailing hope in Jesus and His transformative work that He is willing to do in our lives as we submit to Him. This message of hope is a powerful way to end this series and to launch us into the Advent season.