Grace Church NWA
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"A Wee Little Story About a Relational God" January 30th, 2022 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
January 31, 2022 16:52 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBJesus seeks out each of us (yes, even those we’d rather be excluded), and invites us into relationship. Text: Luke 19:1-10 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" January 23rd, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)
January 24, 2022 18:38 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBGod’s heart and design is for everyone from everywhere to have a seat at the table. Text: Revelation 19:6-9 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Minding the Fences" January 16th, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)
January 16, 2022 20:15 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBJockeying for a higher position is counter to the ethic of the Kingdom of Jesus. Text: Luke 14: 1-14 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Excuses, Excuses..." January 9th 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)
January 10, 2022 19:55 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBValuing our invitation to, and belonging in, the Kingdom of God should be at the center of every decision we make. Text: Luke 14:15-24 (NET) Find more about us at www.gracechurchnwa.org
"Stop Paying Attention" January 2nd, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)
January 04, 2022 18:25 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBPaying attention to, becoming aware of, God’s presence and provision for us in essential to living a flourishing life. Text: Psalm 23, Hebrews 12:1-2 Find more about us at www.gracechurchnwa.org
"But What Kind of Peace?" December 19th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
December 21, 2021 15:52 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBWe all long for something we call “peace”, but is that the peace that we find in the Bible? Learning what the peace that God promises and embodies is essential to our rightly aligning our imagination and expectations. Isaiah 9: 1-7 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Change of Heart" December 12th, 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
December 14, 2021 22:48 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBLove is a person, love is a verb (thanks, DC Talk), love in an action, characteristic, posture, and lens through which we see the world. When we only talk about it as a feeling or emotion we miss the bigger picture, so let’s expand our understanding. Loving from the center of who we are takes intentionality and work, but it allows us to follow what God, who loves not just in theory but in action, has modeled for us. Romans 12:19-20 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gr...
"Creating Space for Joy" December 5th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
December 07, 2021 22:36 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBOur experience of Joy, or the lack thereof, is a significant indicator of what we are giving space to in our lives. Holding space, or making room for Joy is one of the primary spiritual disciplines of the Jesus follower. Philippians 2:1-11 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"What Are We Hoping For?" November 28th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
December 07, 2021 22:36 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBWhat we hope for is guided by what we perceive to be the need. Deeply examining what it is we are hoping for reveals much about our hearts. Where is our hope centered? Who is included in our hopes and who is left out? Does what we hope for only benefit us? Does our hope cost us anything? Luke 3: 1-6 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Threat Level" November 21st, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
November 23, 2021 21:17 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBBeing in Christ sets the threat level of our lives to absolute zero when it comes to the things that we are usually taught to fear. Living out of our being in Christ sets us free from the threats of the “the way things are” and having to live from our own resources. It reorients us to consider what is really really threatening and allows us to face those things with confidence. Romans 8 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"How Much More..." November 14th, 2021 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)
November 15, 2021 18:59 - 20 minutes - 19 MBGrowing up in the Christian faith can sometimes lead us to miss how much more God is than anything else, including the sins that we commit. Our western, Evangelical way of thinking has placed an inordinate amount of attention on sin and our identity becomes one that is framed by our sin rather than the actual truth that we are image bearers of God, a good creation. For more information, visit www.gracechurchnwa.org
"Christianish" November 7th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
November 10, 2021 19:48 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBGrowing up in a Christian culture has big advantages, and none at all. Having access to the Good News, hearing the Gospel and growing up in a culture where there are all kinds of churches, and Young Life and K-Life and Cru and Kanakuk is a tremendous gift. It is all also worthless, even damning if we think it is those things that save us. Romans 3-4 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"The Plot Twist from Romans 1 to 2" October 31st, 2021 (Teacher: Tim Holland)
November 01, 2021 19:15 - 28 minutes - 26 MBRomans 1-2 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
"You Want Me To Welcome Who?" October 24th 2021, (Teacher: John Ray)
October 24, 2021 21:20 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBWe don’t earn God’s love and acceptance of us in any way shape or form. Humility towards ourselves and others is the only reasonable response to this fact. Our attitudes and postures towards those we disagree with is one of the most visible displays of what we believe about ourselves and about God. The way of Jesus is one of humility, grace and love. Romans 11:13-36 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"You Want me to Welcome Who?" October 17th 2021, (Teacher: John Ray)
October 18, 2021 16:41 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThe Kingdom of God is open for everybody. And that has some serious consequences. As followers of Jesus we must constantly be returning to our roots, to the person and ethos of Jesus the Messiah and doing this in a way that acts as a consistent critique of our practices and privileges. Romans 9:1-11:10 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"The Time is Now" October 10th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
October 11, 2021 19:38 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThe essence of knowing is in the doing. The essence of obedience is in the acting. The essence of loving God is in loving others. In many ways, following Jesus isn’t that difficult to understand, but can seem impossible, at times, to actually do. Visible results are limited at best and immediate, miraculous changes or resolutions rare. This might be the greatest challenge to, and builder of, our faith. Romans 13:8-14 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. It...
"Christoformity" September 26th, 2021 (Teacher: Tim Holland)
September 26, 2021 22:18 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBA lived theology isn’t an orientation toward the Bible, but an orientation toward Jesus and toward one another. Romans 14:7-9, 15:3, 5,7, 12:1-8, 12:14-13:10,14,15, 16:17-20 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
"Wine? Or No Wine?" September 19th, 2021 (Teacher: Beckie Irvin)
September 19, 2021 23:19 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn the same space where we break bread, we can build bridges, but the real work begins when dinner is over. Romans 14:1-15:13 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
"Greetings from Paul" September 12th, 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
September 12, 2021 21:05 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBRomans 16 tells us about Paul’s relationships and ministry influences—both men and women—and introduces us to Phoebe, the woman Paul chose to perform his message to the house churches in Rome. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Reimagining Romans(and how we approach Scripture, Life, and the Church" September 5th, 2021
September 08, 2021 18:20 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBPaul’s letter to the Romans is primarily an ecclesiological letter meant to be lived out in the life of the Church. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Believe" August 29th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
August 31, 2021 13:32 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBBelieving in Jesus is foundational to being a Christian and finding true life. Believing is the end, but also the beginning of our Christian walk. It participates in the means and the end. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org.
"Becoming" August 22nd 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
August 23, 2021 19:26 - 38 minutes - 35 MB"Becoming" August 22nd 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland) by Grace Church NWA
"Become" August 22nd 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
August 23, 2021 19:26 - 38 minutes - 35 MB"Become" August 22nd 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland) by Grace Church NWA
"Belong" August 15th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
August 17, 2021 18:14 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB"Belong" August 15th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
"Table Manners" August 8th 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
August 09, 2021 20:50 - 28 minutes - 26 MB"Table Manners" August 8th 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland) by Grace Church NWA
"Shalom" August 1st, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
August 01, 2021 21:26 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBAny understanding of the Good News must be centered in the promise and practice of Shalom. Reorienting our understanding away from “personal salvation” towards an expansive restorative vision for all of creation is essential to our understanding and proclamation of the Gospel. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people gro...
"What Does it All Mean Anyway?" July 25th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
July 31, 2021 18:49 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBSorry about the sound quality on this one - we had some technical difficulties. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
"The Choice is Ours" July 18th 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
July 19, 2021 15:08 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBChoices have consequences. God is always offering us so much more than we can imagine, but never forcing or coercing us. The ultimate tragedy of life is not taking God seriously, not responding to God’s invitations, not understanding the reality of our own agency. Text: Isaiah 66 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechu...
"The Choice is Ours" July 18th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
July 19, 2021 15:08 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBChoices have consequences. God is always offering us so much more than we can imagine, but never forcing or coercing us. The ultimate tragedy of life is not taking God seriously, not responding to God’s invitations, not understanding the reality of our own agency. Text: Isaiah 66 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechu...
"Put Down the Selfie Stick and Look Around" July 11th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
July 11, 2021 22:18 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBWe can never lose our sense of wonder, our “addiction” to the beauty of God. What are you paying attention to? What are you saying “no” to by saying “yes” to distractions? Text: Isaiah 65 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at [email protected] It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities an...
"Arguing with God - Part 2" July 4th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
July 02, 2021 13:30 - 8 minutes - 8.12 MBThis week we’re taking time to ask the following questions: Where are you finding your truth? Who is going to be your community? How are you investing what you have? Your life? Text: Isaiah 64 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at [email protected] It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicitie...
"Arguing with God" June 27, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
June 28, 2021 21:25 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBWhat do we do when the life we imagined doesn’t work out, but we still have to go on living? Text: Isaiah 63 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Need prayer? Email us at [email protected] It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
"Defiant Hope" June 13th 2021 (Speaker: Laura Holland)
June 14, 2021 01:02 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBGod’s wilder-than-we-can-imagine promises give us a reason to hope regardless of our current situation. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, Laura Holland for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 61 (NET) Need prayer? Email us at [email protected]
"Too Good to Be True?" June 6th 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
June 06, 2021 22:15 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBOur ultimate hope must be placed in the presence and promises of God, regardless of our current experience, circumstances or understanding. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Watch this livestream here or meet with us at Pratt Place Barn, rain or shine, all summer while we find a new, more permanent location. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 60 (NET) Need prayer? Email us at administrat...
"Justice and Sabbath" May 30th, 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
June 01, 2021 17:58 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBKingdom of God justice is rooted in the very nature and character of God and the recognition of what God has done for us. Sabbath practice is an integral part of understanding and pursuing justice in a way that brings true wholeness. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 56-59 (NET) Need prayer? Email us at [email protected] or text (479)966-9...
"It's Pentecost - Time to Party!" May 23rd 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
May 24, 2021 16:38 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBJesus live, death, resurrection and assession makes possible the fulfillment of all the promises of the Old Testament. It ushers in the Kingdom of God and is the foundation of the Church. This is all made evident at Pentecost. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Text: Acts 2 (NET) Need prayer? Email us at [email protected]
"WOW 1999" May 16th 2021 (Speaker: Tim Holland)
May 17, 2021 00:18 - 24 minutes - 22 MBWe approach life fully awake, we are able to better see things in their own context, not as one of several highlights or greatest hits. Each of us has a story that is important to God—and we need to “expand our tent” to make room for more stories.
"Making Sense of It All" May 9th 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
May 10, 2021 16:13 - 23 minutes - 22 MBThe more we understand that God is the Hero of the story, the one working, the one who saves and brings order and justice, the more we can properly understand our own lives. Jesus, as the ultimate witnesses, shows us the way. Join us in person outside at Vesper Point, Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville or here Live on Facebook at 10:15am. For the entire month of may, we will be doing a Sock Drive for 7Hills Homeless Shelter (this is a high need item for them!). We will have a basket available wh...
"What Makes An Idol?" May 2nd, 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
May 02, 2021 17:17 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBCreating idols springs in part from a failure to deeply consider the meaning of our own createdness. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to our lead teacher, @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 46-48 (NET) Need prayer? Email us at [email protected]
"What Are We Afraid Of?" April 25th 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
April 27, 2021 16:53 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBThe world can be a really scary place, with or without Jesus. But God gives us certain reassurances that help us focus our fear in ways that lead to life. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to our lead teacher, @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 43-45 (NET)
"The Only Choice that Really Matters" April 18, 2021 (Speaker: John Ray)
April 19, 2021 19:12 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB(Excuse the poor audio, due to the rain we couldn't have many electronics out.) Choices have consequences, and all of us are always choosing. God doesn’t show us the consequences of our choices to scare, shame, bribe or overwhelm us, but to invite us more fully into our humanity and set us on the path of wholeness. Text: Isaiah 42 www.gracechurchnwa.org
"Track Changes" April 11th 2021 (Speaker: Tim Holland)
April 19, 2021 18:51 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBYou can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to member of the teaching team, Tim Holland, for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at [email protected]
"Resurection, again" April 4th, 2021 - Easter Sunday (Speaker: John Ray)
April 06, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBResurrection is just a one time event. Resurrection is a practice that stems from the resurrection of Jesus and continues to be cultivated by us, His followers. Text: John 20:1-18 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to our lead teacher @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at [email protected]
"Resurrection, again" April 4th, 2021 - Easter Sunday (Speaker: John Ray)
April 06, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBResurrection is just a one time event. Resurrection is a practice that stems from the resurrection of Jesus and continues to be cultivated by us, His followers. Text: John 20:1-18 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to our lead teacher @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at [email protected]
"A Different Kind of Triumph" Palm Sunday, March 28th 2021 (John Ray)
March 28, 2021 16:47 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBThe manner of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem perfectly reflects His person and agenda, and like everyone in the story, we so often misunderstand it. Text: Luke 19:28-40 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Our Easter Service will be at Pratt Place Inn and Barn in Fayetteville on April 4th at 10:15am in person - find details in our events section of our page on Facebook @GraceChurchNWA . We will also have a Tenebrae / Good Friday Service at 7:30pm on April 2n...
"Til We Have Faces" March 21st, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)
March 21, 2021 21:40 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBAs followers of Jesus, we are called to the courageous and sacrificial task of seeking to live without masks. Text: Matthew 23:1-38 Join us live on Facebook or on Zoom each sunday (link will be posted morning of in the event in Facebook). You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org, including our 2021 Lent Guide. Thanks to our lead teacher @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at [email protected]
"Idol of Stasis" March 14, 2021 (Teacher: Tim Holland)
March 14, 2021 17:02 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBYou can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org, including our 2021 Lent Guide. Thanks to our lead teacher Tim Holland for this week's message!
"When Scripture Offends Us" March 7, 2021 (John Ray)
March 07, 2021 21:13 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIf we are honest with ourselves, there are large parts of the Bible that offend and confuse us. Don't be afraid. Let's explore this on Sunday! Join us live on Facebook or on Zoom (link will be posted morning of in the event). You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org, including our 2021 Lent Guide. Thanks to our lead teacher @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message!
"Seeing is Believing" February 28, 2021 (John Ray)
February 28, 2021 21:09 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBProphecies enable God’s people to look at the world in the right way. Instead of thinking of prophesies as a way of foretelling the future, we need to more often consider them as ways of coming to understand our current circumstances as we learn from the past. Text: Isaiah 13-23 (NET) Join us this Sunday to hear more. See our learning guide, Lent 2021 guide, or read more about us at www.gracechurchnwa.org . Thanks to John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message.
"Are You Smelling What I'm Selling?" February 21, 2021 (John Ray)
February 21, 2021 17:59 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBOur ability to imagine God’s redemptive work among us guides much of our response to our current situation. We must give serious time and attention to developing an Active Gospel Imagination if we are to freely live into the redemptive work of God. Text: Isaiah 11-12 (NET) Join us every Sunday to hear more. See our learning guide, lent 2021 guide, or read more about us at www.gracechurchnwa.org . Thanks to John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message. Need prayer or have a que...