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Is God Calling Me to Missions? Understanding Our Missionary God | Mobilized for Mission - Week 1
God’s Story Tool 5 Movements of God’s Story: Creation- Fall- Redemption- Mission- Restoration 3 Questions: What is God’s Mission? (Luke 24:44-49) What is the Church’s...
Finding Our Humanity in an AI World | Counter Culture - Week 5
Beware of the Extremes The Fearful Rejection The Utopian Embrace Big Idea – Personhood flows from the breath of a personal God. 6 Soul-Sustaining Breaths in an AI ...
God's Design for Sexuality: Beyond our Cultural Confusion | Counter Culture - Week 4
The Two Sides of our Societal Sexual Frustration. The Cultural View: Sex Positivity and the Promise of Freedom. The Church's Struggle: Fear, Fixation, and Hypocris...
Christianity and Creation: Finding the Truth in Environmental Ethics | Counter Culture - Week 3
Big idea: If you really want to care about the environment, you need to know Jesus. And if you say you know Jesus, you really need to care about the environment. Thi...
Immigration Through God's Eyes: A Biblical Response to Today's Crisis | Counter Culture - Week 2
The Christian Conundrum: “competing Biblical obligations.” Some important distinctions: Ancient vs. Modern Biblical Principles vs. Specific Policies Immigrants vs. ...
The Battle for Your Mind in a Secular Society | Counter Culture - Week 1
Reclaiming the Christian Mind Your Mind is a Battlefied of Ideas Abiding in His Word = 1) Holding to his teachings, 2) Living in union with Jesus himself Big idea: T...
Your Failures are Not the Final Chapter: Mark's Surprising Easter Ending | The Gospel of Mark - Week 55
Big Idea: Your failures are not the end of the story if you're willing to meet the risen Christ. Three Ways We Fail We fail to SHOW UP We fail to WISE UP We fail to ...
When God Calls You Out: From Insider to Kingdom Influencer | The Gospel of Mark | Week 54
Awake the Lake- whoisgrace.com/awakethelake Vision: Imagine if, by 2035, a new dawn has arrived where 30,000 people have been mobilized to step into their kingdom, cal...
Why The Cross? The Profound Meaning Behind Jesus’ Death | The Gospel of Mark | Week 53
Big Idea: Jesus experienced the judgment day that we deserved, 3 powerful ways Jesus transformed our relationship with God on the cross: 1. As the Darkness Fell: Jes...
Guilty Set Free: Christ’s Horrible and Holy Substitution | The Gospel of Mark | Week 52
3 Questions That Unveil God's Plan for the Guilty to Go Free 1. Are you the King of the Jews?Jesus answers, “I’m a different kind of King.” 2. Why aren’t you fighting...
Failure Isn't Final: How Jesus Transforms Life's Worst Moments | The Gospel of Mark | Week 51
Big Idea: Your greatest failures have both an origin story and a redemption story. A Redemption Story: 5 Stages of a Spiritual Comeback. Part I: Failure’s ORIGIN...
The Claims that Got Jesus Killed | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 50
Context: High Priest and the Sanhedrin Confronting the Claims of Jesus: LIES (14:55-61a) TRUTH (14:61-64) Next Step: If you’ve never considered that Jesus is tellin...
Why People Abandon Jesus | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 49
Big idea: It’s worth it to stick with Jesus 3 Lessons from Gethsemane When you lose sight of Jesus’ glory, you’ll start seeking a savior in personal gain. When you ...
Jesus’ Model of Suffering and Strength | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 48
Big idea: Under pressure to abandon God, Jesus is both our model and our strength. Lessons from Two Gardens: What is Revealed Under Pressure. Pressure reveals your...
The Importance of the Lord’s Supper | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 47
Big Idea: There’s a place for you at the Lord’s table. Four Historical Views Transubstantiation (Catholic View). Consubstantiation (Lutheran View). Mystical Prese...
Unexpected Preparations | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 46
Big Idea: Jesus always prepares His people. Jesus demonstrated to His disciples that He was in total control of the situation (Mark 14:12-16) and knew exactly what wo...
A Scandalous Surrender | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 45
Big Idea: Surrendering to Jesus is worth whatever sacrifice it may cost. How to respond to the true worth of Jesus Make Jesus the highest value that shapes everythin...
No One Knows the Day or the Hour | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 44
Do you live your life like Jesus is coming back? Big idea: What you believe about the future will have a dramatic impact on how you live now. The Lesson from the Fi...
A Rhythm of Missional Living | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 4
Grace’s mission statement: Following Jesus as we live out God’s story every day, everywhere. Big idea: A rhythm of missional living will move your faith from boring ...
A Rhythm of Discipling Relationships | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 3
You are in the disciple-making business. Big Idea – A rhythm of discipling relationships is the main path to bearing spiritual fruit. A Disciple-Making Model (2 Tim...
A Rhythm of Prayer | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 2
Big Idea: A rhythm of prayer properly positions you to move through life on God’s agenda. 3 Ways the Lord’s Prayer Postures you to Move Through Life on God’s Agend...
A Rhythm of Scripture Reflection | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 1
Let’s declare 2025 the year that we don’t settle for a mediocre faith! Big idea: A rhythm of scripture reflection helps you choose a wise life instead of a wicked one...
Tribulation and Second Coming | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 43
Big Idea: A painful path in this life leads to our glorious future in the next. The Great Tribulation = a time of outpouring of God’s wrath on all the earth that wi...
Signs of the Times | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 42
Big Idea: When the world goes crazy, be ready with the gospel. Context: Herod’s Temple Living in the Birth Pains: Watchful (Mark 13:5-8) Withstanding (Mark 13:9, 11-...
Don’t be Fooled by Appearances | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 41
Big Idea: Appearances are deceptive, trade your self-promotion for self-sacrifice. 3 Surprising Lessons from the Story of the Widow’s Mite Jesus is the ultimate pro...
Is there Marriage in Heaven? | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 39
Big Idea: Jesus will always dig beneath the surface to address the hear issues.3 Realities of an Unhealthy Heart.1. Unhealthy hearts will hinder a clear understanding....
God and Government | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 38
In this thought-provoking message titled 'God or Government,' Derek dives into the nuanced relationship between faith and civic duty. With the backdrop of an impending...
Questioning Jesus' Authority | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 37
Big Idea: Your response to authority reveals what’s deep in your heart. Background/Context: 1. God is Provider Mirror moment 2. Provision Comes with Responsibility...
Jesus and the Bills Mafia | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 36
Historical context | Biblical context | Literary context. 1. The Fig Tree #1. Big Idea: The true test of discipleship is not looking good on the outside; it’s beari...
