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We live in a pluralistic society. Obviously. Why then do we as a culture set aside weeks, if not months preparing for a distinctively Christian holiday, celebrating the birth of the Jewish Messiah? Do we even need Christmas? Come with the Grace United crew as we talk about and seek an answer to the question: "Who needs Christmas?"

Faith is the foundation to which other attributes should be added. What kind of faith do we have? What happens when we don't add the attributes Peter talks about? What is the motivating factor to keep God's commandments?

Is baptism required for salvation? What is the purpose of baptism? What is the parallel between the story of Noah and baptism?

Why follow Jesus like the Christians? Why not Mohammed or Buddha? What's so special about Jesus?

Jesus is the Good Shepherd of those in His Kingdom. He ensures we have all we need, every moment, to do and be and think and say what He wants. He is the ruler of all the Earth and there is nothing that is hard for Him. He is able to help any who come to Him. Jesus rescues sinners. Many believe they have established there own righteousness but those who know they are sick are readily rescued by the Good Shepherd, Jesus. He justifies the ungodly. While he is able to and does variously heal physical illness or touble, we look forward to the fullness of His Kingdom, when all sorrow, sickness, death, and pain will pass away and we will be made new! Isn't He wonderful!??!!!?!?!!

In the third sermon of the "Losing My Religion" series, Pastor Alex took a different approach this Sunday. Pastor Alex took a bible study approach to "The Truth" lesson. In this lesson, Pastor Alex taught against but also brought clarity to certain "Church Rules". Church Rules such as: Don't Drink! Don't Smoke! Listen to Christian Music Only! Don't Get Tattoos! Women Can't Preach! Women Don't Wear Pants and Makeup! Men Don't Grow Your Hair/ Women Don't Cut Your Hair!

Today we begin a brand new year. If you are like me, it doesn’t feel like today is much different from yesterday except when you are trying to write a date on a check! However, this is a good opportunity to step back and honestly ask ourselves, “Where am I going?” and “Am I on the right road to get there?”…

The impact of God's amazing grace: 1. Grace gives life to the lost (vs. 1-6) 2. Grace reveals God's riches (vs. 4-7) 3. Grace gives God the glory He deserves (vs. 8-9) 4. Grace prepares us for God's purpose (vs. 8-10)

By Pastor Glenn Pease About one hundred and sixty five years ago, in Jan. of 1835, the United States of America became the only major nation in modern history to do a certain thing. It was a thing she would love to be able to do again, for she paid off her national debt. It was done by the sale of public…

By Pastor Glenn Pease We are tempted to do evil, but seldom think of the reality that we are also tempted to not do good. It is possible to be doing nothing wrong, and still be living in sin, because of what we are not doing. This is the surprising truth that James hits us with in 4:17 where he says,…

Jesus speaks “to the Jews who had believed him,” and we see how quickly their faith ends. One little word felled them: “slaves.” Actually, he didn’t even need to use the word “slave.” He just talked about being set free. Note how these “Jews who had believed him” respond. “Abraham’s our father.” “We’re…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Language can be lethal. Dr. Bernard Lown, professor of Cardiology at Harvard, tells of how he learned this, very dramatically. He had a middle age woman as a patient, who had a narrowing of the tricuspid valve on her heart. She had this problem for a decade, but one day a Dr. Levin…

“Men loved the darkness instead of light.” What a word. It’s not that men haven’t seen the light. They have. They chose the dark. The proof’s in the pudding: “their deeds were evil.” More than just choosing darkness, men actively hate the light. They hate the light because it ruins their lives. “Everyone…

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible says this about the word Defile: “To make ethically or ritually unclean. “ The book of Leviticus gives a much deeper explanation about what God says about clean and unclean. Its also pointed out in Psalms 24:3-4 where it says “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Bruce Larson in Dare To Live Now, tells of his experience as a new recruit during World War II. He sat down to his first breakfast in the mess hall, at Fort Benning, Georgia. He saw something in a large bowl that looked like cream of wheat. He scooped out a lot of it into his bowl,…

Christ Died for Our Sins Lev. 23:5 Thomas Jefferson did many great things during his lifetime, but he wanted only three of them mentioned at his grave for posterity to remember. Number three was the founding of the University of Virginia. Number two was the authorship of the Virginia statute for religious…

Introduction The sermon of today is drafted from the first part of our catechism, it is called “The Lords Day 1”, were it asks you in person as follows: What is your only comfort in life and death? /That I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Saviour…

Christians Have Victory & Power Over Sin (v.18-19) a) The Christian Does not sin (v.18a): Whoever is born of God does not sin q If we are born of God we do not make a habit of sin; we do not constantly; continually, habitually sin. q Before we knew Christ, the trend & direction of our life was toward…