March 26, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Worthy Walking” ~Colossians 1: 9-12 In the scripture text, Paul challenges the believers at Colossae to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, and this challenge is for us as well. As Paul prayed for them and their walk, he provides three areas in which they need to walk worthy.
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March 19, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Nothing, but the Truth” ~2 Thessalonians 3: 1-5 We are living in a day and time where truth is hard to find. We speak of the importance of truth in all areas of our lives and society, but often times it is the missing jewel. Paul challenges our lives with four responsibilities concerning truth…GOD’S TRUTH.
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March 12, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Adding to Your Faith” (Part 2) ~2 Peter 1: 3-11 The Christian life begins with saving faith; faith in the person of Jesus Christ. God gives us everything we need to be partakers of the divine nature and to grow to be Christ-like. Peter encourages us to add to our faith, Godly attributes that produce fruit and maturity in our lives.
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March 5, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Adding to Your Faith” ~2 Peter 1: 3-11 The Christian life begins with saving faith; faith in the person of Jesus Christ. God gives us everything we need to be partakers of the divine nature and to grow to be Christ-like. Peter encourages us to add to our faith, Godly attributes that produce fruit and maturity in our lives.
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February 19, 2026 Grace Community Church Morning Service ” The Source of Conflict” ~James 4: 1-10 We all have found ourselves in a quarrel or conflict with someone. It divides us and separates us from each other. Relationships can be severed and friendships can end. James outlines the causes and cures for conflicts and how we can overcome them for the glory of God and for the good of one another.
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February 12, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service "Understanding the Christian life” ~Philippians 3: 7-14
In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul provides us with some insightful truth concerning the Christian life. He lays out the losses and gains. He speaks of the on-going steps of maturity. He challenges us to press forward. He tells us to forget the past and he exhorts us toward the goal of Christ Jesus.
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January 29, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service ~Understanding the Christian Life ~ ~Philippians 3: 7-14 In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul provides us with some insightful truth concerning the Christian life. He lays out the losses and gains. He speaks of the on-going steps of maturity. He challenges us to press forward. He tells us to forget the past and he exhorts us toward the goal of Christ Jesus.
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January 22, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service ~Choose Wisely ~ ~Proverbs 3 Life offers us choices and within those choices, we are either creating building blocks or stumbling stones. Each choice we make counts and leads us in a direction, good or bad. This message provides five areas in which to choose wisely.
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January 8, 2023 Grace Community Church Morning Service ~Four Commands…One Goal~ ~1 Peter 4: 7-11 Life was not meant to be talked about, but lived. The Apostle Peter was a person of action. He didn’t call for a committee; he just did what needed to be done. In the text, Peter gives a game plan on how to live…Four Commands and One Goal! Now just do it!
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December 25, 2022, Christmas Day Service Welcome Pastor Kirk Video A Christmas Welcome The Fulfillment of God’s Promise through Scripture and Song Hymn # 172, vs. 1 Tell Me the Story of Jesus
Hymn # 141. Vs. 1, 4 O Little Town of Bethlehem
Special Music Breath of Heaven Kerra Cossman
Video God with Us Flute Solo In the Bleak Mid-Winter Felicity Campfield
Hymn #123, vs. 1, 2 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Hymn #147, vs. 1, 3 Silent Night
Hymn #157, vs. 1, 2 Away in a Manger
Hymn #131, vs. 1, 2 Angels from the Realms of Glory
Hymn #125, vs. 1, 4 Joy to the World
Hymn #166, vs. 1-4 We Three Kings
Special Music O Holy Night Ella Gallagher
Devotion Pastor Kirk Larson Song (Insert) O Come, Let Us Adore Him (His Name Shall Be) Video Tiny Child, Mighty God Benediction | |
December 18, 2022 Grace Community Morning Worship Service “Why Celebrate Christmas?” ~Selected Scriptures Every year on Christmas Day, a phenomenon occurs in our country. People everywhere exchange gifts. All of this happens because of an event nearly two thousand years ago. Whatever you think about Christmas, you must admit there's nothing like it in all of history. Christmas is truly a magnificent occasion.
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December 4, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “What does God Want?? ~Selected Scriptures With Christmas around the corner, and the getting of presents on our minds, we often ask each other, “What do you want?” Our intent is to get something for each other that is wanted. Have you ever thought, “What does God want? What could I give Him?”
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November 27, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “What’s the Temperature of Your Heart? ~Colossians 3: 23, 24 Jesus said, “In the last days, men’s hearts would grow cold.” (Matthew 24) When Jesus Christ wrote to the church at Laodicea, (Revelation 3: 15-16) He condemned their “lukewarmness.” What are you passionate about in your life? Do you have a passion to serve and love God?
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November 20, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Thanksgiving Ingredients” ~Colossians 1:12 Thanksgiving is once again upon us. Today’s message looks at the idea of the ingredients of Thanksgiving. What specific things are a part of being thankful and expressing thanksgiving in our daily lives?
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November 13, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Unacceptable Excuses” ~Luke 14:15-24
In our scripture text, Jesus is teaching about salvation, the gift of eternal life. He tells a story of a Great Supper that a certain man was giving. Those whom the man invited made excuses why they could not come. Their excuses were unacceptable and they lost out.
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November 6, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “Understanding Obedience” ~Selected Scriptures
Obedience is an essential part of the Christian faith. The act of obedience in our lives determines the depth of our relationship with God. In fact, Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” (John 14:15) If we love God, we will obey Him. Obedience to God’s commands will make us light and salt in a dark and tasteless world.
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October 30, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Seeing through Deception” ~Selected Scriptures
The days in which we live are filled with deception. There is probably not one area of our lives where we are not witnessing some kind of deception in the form of falsehood, dishonesty, misleading and lying. Perhaps the most egregious form of deception is being found in our government and its leaders. God’s Word has warned us that this would happen and that we must be on guard against it.
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October 23, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Devouring What God has Created” ~Selected Scriptures We are living in destructive days in which Satan and demonic forces are attacking and trying to destroy the things that God has created. As Christians, we need to understand our times and stand and live out the Word of God.
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October 16, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “True Children of God” ~1 John 3: 1-10
It is easy to say that you are a Christian, but is there evidence that supports the claim? John gives warning to us that in today’s world and in the church, there are counterfeit Christians. In this passage of Scripture, God gives us a clear description of God’s children.
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October 9, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Living with Integrity” ~Psalm 26
What a challenge it is to live with integrity in our corrupt society and world. The Bible describes integrity as the condition of being without blemish, uprightness, blameless, honest, and an adherence to a pattern of good works. King David asked God to check out his integrity. This message does that for us with four examples of Biblical Integrity.
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October 2, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Dealing with Shame and Guilt” Luke 22 How does one deal with shame and guilt in their life? The apostle Peter provides us insight to this question. Following Peter’s denial of Jesus, Peter experienced shame and guilt. He had made a promise to Jesus but didn’t keep it. We can probably identify with Peter on promises made, but not kept.
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September 25, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “What Happens When God is Removed?” Selected Scriptures
Consider this thought in your life, “If God was removed…” How would this affect your life, your values, and your world? What would be the consequences in society if God was removed? Are we witnessing the reality of the removal of God in our country and our lives?
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September 18, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “The Faith of the First Christians” Acts 1 (Part 2) The faith of the first century Christians changed the world by the advancement of the Gospel. Through the power and leading of the Holy Spirit in the believers’ lives, the message of Jesus Christ was proclaimed. Our world today needs a change. Are you available to change the world through Christ Jesus?
· Luke 24: 44-53 · Acts 1: 1-11 · John 7:39, 14:26, 15:26-27, 16: 7-11, 13-15 · Ephesians 1: 13-14 · Galatians 5: 16-ff
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September 11, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “The Faith of the First Christians” Acts 1 The faith of the first century Christians changed the world by the advancement of the Gospel. Through the power and leading of the Holy Spirit in the believers’ lives, the message of Jesus Christ was proclaimed. Our world today needs a change. Are you available to change the world through Christ Jesus?
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September 4, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Why Work?” Selected Scriptures There are numerous answers to this question, “Why Work?” How our answer is determined, will depend on our vantage point. Work occupies much of our thinking and can dictate most of our lives. The Apostle Paul provides us with some Godly advice on, “Why Work?”
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August 28, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service
“Wearing Jesus” Colossians 3: 12-14 In our text, Paul provides us with some important imagery of “taking off” and “Putting on.” This is in keeping with the idea of being dressed spiritually according to God’s plan for our lives. Romans 13:14 says, “…put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh…”
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August 21, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service
“Times of Refreshing” Acts 3: 19-21 There are times in our lives that we need to be refreshed spiritually, physically, emotionally, and in relationships. These times of refreshment can only be found permanently in Christ Jesus. There are three areas in your life that, if they are refreshed in Christ, everything becomes new.
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August 14, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service Sermon notes Pastor Kirk Larson August 14, 2022 “Before & After Christ” Ephesians 2: 1-10 What a contrast there is in the life of a person who knows Jesus and one who doesn’t know Him. Knowing Jesus takes us out of the great hopelessness of sin and places us in the glorious riches of Christ Jesus. Our text describes the contrast of life before and after Christ.
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August 7, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Living Forward” Selected Scriptures Both Paul and Peter exhort believers to live forward as they face challenging and disturbing times. They remind us of the things to come, but also on how we should live. Their words are good medicine and provide needed direction as we live forward.
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July 31, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “In Tune with God” Selected Scriptures Can we live our own lives and be in tune with God? Can you do your own thing and be walking with God? Our relationship with God requires each of us to make some adjustments in order to be in tune with Him.
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July 24, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Don’t Worry About It!”” Philippians 4: 6-7 There are many things in life that can cause us to worry or be anxious. But God does not want us to live a life full of worry and concern. He tells us to pray about worrisome situations so that we can be filled with peace.
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July 17, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “A Faith to Stand On!” Selected Scriptures What is it in the Christian’s life that empowers us to stand? That enables us to overcome? That makes it possible for us to be victorious? It is our “faith,” and that “faith” is in the person of Jesus Christ. Faith plays a vital part in our everyday living and without faith, it is impossible to please God.
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July 10, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “Dealing with Sin” 1 John 1:5- 2:2 The Christian, even though he is saved, will at times, sin. Because of those times of sin in the life of a Christian, how is the believer to deal with sin? In 1 John, John lays out the steps to deal with sin in the believer’s walk.
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July 3, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “The Declaration of Independence” Selected Scriptures The Declaration of Independence in this country points us to the One who provides true freedom. The early settlers were people who came primarily looking for religious freedom. They proclaimed that they came to the new world for the “glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith.”
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June 26, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “A Walk of Life” Psalm 1, Romans 12:21 Your walk of life is a choice. It’s a place of decision, a choice of the will, a walk of obedience. You and I are not to be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. We must eliminate compromise!
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June 19, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “A Man of God” Micah 6:8 How would you describe a “Man of God” or “Person of God?” In Micah 6:8 we find God’s description of what the Lord requires. To do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God.
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June 12, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Born of God” II Peter 1:1-4 Birth! What a miracle of God in which He forms and shapes us according to both our physical birth as well as to our spiritual birth. It is God who makes it possible to be born. When we are born of God, there is a change that occurs within our hearts and lives that assures us that we are children of God.
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June 5, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “What’s Shaping Your Life?” 1 Timothy 4: 7-8, 12 There are many things that influence our lives; some are good and some can be very destructive. God, in His Word, provides us with discerning truth to evaluate the things that can shape our lives. What are you allowing to shape your life?
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May 29, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “What it Means to be a Soldier” Selected Scriptures Memorial Day is a special time in our country to remember and honor the men and women who have fought and died to secure and protect our freedoms. These soldiers have made tremendous sacrifices for our country and its citizenship. As Christians, we too, are called to this higher service of sacrifice.
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May 22, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Life After Graduation” Selected Scriptures Graduating from High School, a Trade School or College is a great achievement. Hard work and lots of energy has been required and now new opportunities are ahead. But there are some important pursuits to keep in mind as one lives life after graduation.
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May 15, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service A Full Course Meal” Selected Scriptures The Lord’s Supper is a reminder of God’s redemptive love and grace through Jesus Christ. It is a meal in which everything is provided for you and me by God. This message takes a look at each of the servings of this “Full Course Meal.”
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May 8, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service Happy “Birthing Person’s” Day~ Selected Scriptures We are living in changing times and many of the changes are destructive to the foundation of society. One such change is how we identify God’s created order of mankind. In the beginning God said, “The woman will bring forth children.” That has not changed and will not change. Women bear children. Women become mothers. Follow the science. Better yet…FOLLOW GOD.
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May 1, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Responding to God’s Ways” John 6: 16-21, Mark 6: 45-52
God speaks to us in different ways and at different time, but it is at these moments that our response is critical. We have a choice given by God to choose to obey God’s voice or not. Our response affects our relationship with God, as well as with others.
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April 24, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “God is with You!” Selected Scriptures God has promised that if we call upon Him, He will be with us in times of trouble and challenge. He will walk through our trials with us, to be our Refuge, Strength, Shepherd, and Supply. Do you trust in Him when you walk through the fire?
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April 17, 2022 Easter Morning Worship Service “Believe it or Not” Selected Scriptures What do you believe about the person of Jesus Christ? While you may not completely understand everything found in the Scriptures, what do you believe concerning the life and ministry of Jesus? How critical is His death and resurrection to your faith and belief?
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April 10, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service "Who is This?" Have you ever had someone ask you about a person and they said, "Who is that?" I'm sure that we all have experienced this question. As Jesus entered Jerusalem, there was great excitement and wonder about who this Jesus was. The multitude of people on that day answered the question, but gave the wrong answer. How would you answer thie question, "Who is this?"
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April 3, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “The Mission of Edification” Selected Scriptures We live in the midst of a culture that is tearing down the fabric of our society, our value system and even the mission of the church. This “dog-eat-dog” mentality is tearing down others in an effort to somehow elevate self. As God’s people in this world, we have the opportunity to build up and edify one another both inside church and in society.
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March 27, 2022, Morning Service “Faithfulness Till He Comes” Matthew 25: 14-30 God wants us to do business until He comes. This business is not ours, but His. In Matthew, we find the parable of the talents, that challenges our lives to be diligent and faithful, and encourages us to look for His appearing. · The Return · The Responsibilities · The Response · The Reward · The Rebuke · The Lesson | |
"Value Them Both" Amendment Special Meeting March 27, 2022 Special Speaker, "David Beauchamp" from Kansans for Life gives information about "Value Them Both Amendment" that Kansans will vote on in August, 2022. | |
Roma Harris Funeral Service Livestream Thursday, March 24, 2022
~Roma Harris, obituary~
Roma E. Harris, 90, died March 17, 2022, at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. Roma Elaine (Strate) Harris, born January 24, 1932, went to be with her Savior on March 17, 2022.
Roma graduated from Kinsley High School and married her husband of 68 years, David Lee Harris of Kinsley.
Roma was a home maker, avid gardener, and mother three. She was known for creating beauty, which included sewing, hand work, flower arrangement, gardening, and decorating. Roma was a faithful believer in Jesus and a charter member of Grace Community Church of Dodge City.
Roma was proceeded in death by her husband, David, her parents, Fred Strate and Gladys (Ary) Strate, and her siblings Delpha (Strate) Vomberg, Lionel Strate, and Dave Kay Strate, and granddaughter Casi (Harris) Rott.
Her surviving relatives include her three children. Brent and his wife, Pat Harris, Chadd and his wife Cindy Harris, and Shelley and her husband John Thaemert. Six grandchildren: Jamie Rajewski and her husband Kyle, Katie Harris and Rusty Carpenter, Cari Harris, Rachel Miller and her husband Austin, James Thaemert, and six great-children.
Funeral service will be held at Grace Community Church on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 2:00 PM with Pastor Kirk Larson presiding. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City.
Memorials are suggested to Grace Community Church or Franklin Graham Ministries in care of the funeral home. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online guest book at www.swaimfuneralhome.com. | |
March 20, 2022 Morning Worship Service “Knowing the Time of Christ’s Return” Selected Scriptures We are just like the disciples, who were curious about the Lord’s return. When the disciples asked Jesus concerning His return, He answered them, but He didn’t give them what they wanted to know; He gave them what they needed to know. What do we need to know about His coming as we live with expectancy?
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March 13, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Godly Transformation” ~Psalm 19:7-14 Humans suffer from many different physical ailments, and we have many types of medication to treat our conditions. It would be really nice if there was one pill to cover all sickness, but that has not been invented yet. Thankfully, there is one solution that solves all the spiritual problems we face and that is the Word of God! I. God’s Word Can Transform Us, 19:7-9
II. Proper Perspective of God’s Word, 19:10-11
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March 6, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Service “Troubling Headlines” Selected Scriptures As we look at the headlines. We could easily throw up our hands and say, “We’re headed toward destruction.” We are facing increasing trouble in our world and things in our own country seem to be in disarray. But, in the midst of all that is happening, God’s Word provides us with perspective and how we should respond.
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Memorial Funeral Service Link for Pauline Schnitzler This is the link to the livestream feed from the funeral of Pauline Schnitzler. Her funeral was at Grace Community Church on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Pastor Kirk Larson officiating. | |
February 27, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Mesasge “Let No One Deceive You” Selected Scriptures We are living in days of deception within the church and in the world. Jesus tells us to “take heed that no one deceives you…” (Matthew 24:4). We must be on guard against deception. We must be aware where it comes from. We must recognize it and know how to overcome it.
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February 20, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Who are you Listening to?” Selected Scriptures In our world, we live in the midst of all kinds of voices and messages. Everyone has an idea or opinion. So, how do we decided what to believe? What voices should we listen to and whose opinion really matters? There is one voice we ought to hear above all the others…the voice of Jesus Christ!
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February 13, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “The Love of God” Romans 5: 6-8 How would you describe the love of God? We define love in different ways and with different things. The Apostle Paul, in Romans 5, provides us with a powerful understanding of depth and measure of God’s love for you and me. It is the love like none other.
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February 6, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Being Set Free” Matthew 6: 9-15 One of the greatest needs in the Christian’s life is to “walk in forgiveness.” When we withhold forgiveness, it places us in bondage and cripples our spiritual life. Unforgiveness provides Satan an opportunity in our lives that can rob and steal the joy of our salvation and hinder our relationship with God and others.
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January 30, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Overcoming Temptation” Matthew 4: 1-11 Temptation is a part of life, especially if we are living for the Lord. Our enemy will try to attack and discourage us from glorifying God. This should come as no surprise as Jesus was also tempted by the devil. Thankfully, Christ shows us how we can overcome temptations and pass the test.
The Test Begins (4: 1-2)
Temptation #1- Independence (4: 3-4)
Temptation #2- Manipulation (4: 5-7)
Temptation #3- Idolatry (4: 8-10)
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January 23, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “The Importance of Life” Selected Scriptures Human life is sacred and is rooted in the Judeo-Christian teachings. Our Western culture continues to be engaged in a war of values concerning life. As Christians, how do we join the battle concerning the sanctity of human life? Why Should We Value Life?
How and Why has the Importance of Life Eroded in our Culture?
How to Stop the Erosion
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January 16, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Mary’s Act of Love” John 12: 1-8, Mark 14: 1-9 How do we express love to God? Our Scripture text reveals what Mary did to express her love to Jesus and the outcomes from that act of love. She provides a good model for us for loving Jesus.
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January 9, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Will You Follow Jesus?” Joshua 1: 1-18 A new year always offers an opportunity to change and seek a different direction in one’s life. It provides a break from the past and its influences with a hope of better days ahead. We look at the life of Joshua as God counsels us about who or what we are following.
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January 2, 2022 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “Our Objectives in Ministry” Acts 2: 41-47 It’s been said, “Ministry is like mercury…it’s hard to get a grip on it, and if you grasp it too tightly, it can slip away.” Hopefully, today’s message will increase our awareness of how God has planned His body to function and to stay on course. Four major objectives…
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December 26, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Message “Has Christmas Made a Difference?” Selected Scriptures When you think of Christmas and what took place with the coming of Jesus to earth, everything changed. Everything took on a different meaning. Life as they knew it and life from that point on, would never be the same. Has Christmas made a difference in you? In your life? In your future?
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December 19, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “Anticipating the Birth of Christ” Luke 2: 36-38 The woman called Anna provides us with the testimony of spiritual commitment and passionate witness. Her life was difficult and filled with sorrow and loss, but the priority of her life was to be pleasing to her God.
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December 12, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Message Please view this video from the live stream on our Grace Community Church FaceBook page. https://www.facebook.com/GraceDodgeCity
“Anticipating the Birth of Christ” Luke 2: 25-35 Anticipation is a powerful force in our lives. It can bring a range of emotion and activity. It can intensify our feelings about events and situations. A man called Simeon was anticipating the coming of the Messiah and it impacted every facet of his life. How does the birth of Christ impact you?
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 | "A Living Nativity" December 11, 12, 2021
"A Living Nativity" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEp0IkbM7W4 Click on the link above, or copy and paste it into your browser, to view the filming of the "Living Nativity" that Grace Community Church presented on December 11 and 12, 2021. Please note that the video is dark to begin with, but as the story unfolds, you will be able to see the set. Thank you for watching our presentation of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. |
December 5, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Message Please view this video from the live stream on our Grace Community Church FaceBook page.
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“What are You Presenting to the Lord?” Psalms 90:12 When it’s all said and done, life is between God and you! The days we have are numbered, but how are we using them? How are we investing these days? May God give us the wisdom necessary to live out our days with eternal value.
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November 28, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “Why Grow in Christ?” Selected Scriptures
https://www.facebook.com/GraceDodgeCity Being a child of God is the greatest privilege in life and becoming more like Jesus is the greatest challenge for any believer. The new birth in Christ is not the end of the Christian experience; it’s the beginning. It’s God’s invitation to grow. Why grow?
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November 21, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “A Prayer of Thanks” Selected Scriptures “Thanks!” A simple word but a far reaching impact. It says so much about the one saying it and mean so much to the one receiving it. Thanks is a word we are taught at an early age. It’s a virtue that expresses gratitude and appreciation for people, things and opportunity. Thankfulness is a quality that God desired in all of us.
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November 7, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service We apologize for the quality of this programming. We have been having technical difficulties with the FaceBook Livestreaming. Please be patient as we try to work through these difficulties.
“Darkness and Light” Selected Scriptures We are living in a world that pushes and pulls us between light and darkness; between goodness and evil; between love and hate, and between creation and destruction. Our problem isn’t just that we live in a sinful world, but that we live in a world of sinful people. Our sin affects everything. But Light, in the person of Jesus Christ, has come to overtake the darkness.
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"A Famine of Truth" “A Famine of Truth” Amos 8:11, 12 The Bible teaches that there will be a famine of truth in the last days. This Biblical prediction was proclaimed by the prophet Amos, who said, “Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!” Even though there is an explosion of knowledge today, there seems to be no appetite for truth, especially the infallible truth of God’s Word.
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October 24, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Message “The Coming One-World Government” Selected Scriptures The Bible tells of a one-world government coming in the future. However, the Bible records that there have been attempts to globalize the world into a single ruled world. Knowing of this globalization in the future, how should we be living in the present?
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October 10, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service Message title: Seeking Godly Wisdom 1 Kings 3 Pastor Nathan Davis | |
October 3, 2021, Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service Message Title, "The Essentials for Life" Jude 20-21 Pastor Kirk Larson
“The Essentials for Life” Jude 20-21 What is needed for life today? What things are essential for living in today’s world? What could you not live without? Tucked away in the book of Jude, we find God’s instructions to believers of the essentials for living then, and now.
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September 26, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service “The Placement of Your Life” Luke 14: 25-35
Our society generally does not breed strong commitment. The level of commitment seems to be governed by the thought, “What’s in it for me?” The self-fulfillment ethic seduces us to believe that we have no higher loyalty than one to ourselves. In our scripture text, Jesus provides us with a different placement of our lives.
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September 19, 2021 Grace Community Church Morning Worship Service Today’s Message “Building Christ-Like Relationships” Selected Scriptures
Jesus came to earth to connect with people and provide them a way to God. We are most like Jesus when we are involved with people and touching their lives with the message of God’s love for them. There were three main connections that Jesus had with people.
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