Grace Community Church Podcast

Christmas Eve - His Glory Appears

December 24, 2014 23:44 - 16 minutes - 18.8 MB

Sometimes our lives can be like a beautifully decorated box that's completely empty. But God's glory appeared in human form—Jesus—to give us meaning and hope.

Under the Tree - Week 3 - Myrrh

December 21, 2014 18:30 - 39 minutes - 40.2 MB

In the final message of the series, Pastor Jarrod explains how the gift of myrrh represents Jesus' death even though He was just born.

Under the Tree - Week 2 - Frankincense

December 14, 2014 18:46 - 35 minutes - 35.4 MB

Each of the three gifts brought to Jesus by the wise men spoke a truth about who this baby Jesus was. Frankincense was the second gift presented to Jesus, but what did it mean?

Under the Tree - Week 1 - Gold

December 07, 2014 19:00 - 39 minutes - 37.9 MB

Christmastime brings thoughts of gift giving and receiving; some good and some not. In the first message of the series, Pastor Jarrod looks at the significance of the gift of gold presented to Jesus at His birth by the wise men.

I ♥ My Church - Vision Weekend (2014)

November 30, 2014 18:24 - 45 minutes - 46.3 MB

Dr. David Platt once said "The Church is God's Plan A to reach the world and there is no Plan B." In this week's message, Pastor Jarrod builds on this statement to remind us of what God has done, is doing, and wants to do through the ministries of Grace Community Church.

Fight Club - Week 4 - Rule #4

November 23, 2014 18:37 - 43 minutes - 43.9 MB

Today’s message from 2 Kings 6 is a great reminder that when you’re facing difficult situations, God’s presence in your life provides supernatural protection and deliverance.

Fight Club - Week 3 - Rule #3

November 16, 2014 18:36 - 40 minutes - 40.7 MB

Only dealing with the symptoms of a problem may bring temporary satisfaction or relief, but if the root of the problem is not taken care of, it will hurt you and those closest to you.

Fight Club - Week 2 - Rule #2

November 09, 2014 17:49 - 46 minutes - 46.4 MB

When faced with a situation, there are only two ways to handle it; and the outcome has everything to do with how you choose.

Fight Club - Week 1 - Rule #1

November 02, 2014 18:25 - 40 minutes - 40.8 MB

Following Jesus is no guarantee against inward and outward fights; in fact, it invites them. The first message in Fight Club teaches us how to be ready to fight and win every time.

Can You Hear Me Now - Week 3 - Finding True North

October 26, 2014 16:00 - 47 minutes - 50.9 MB

Psalm 25 is one of the most profound passages in Scripture, as concerns the subject of "God's Will for My Life." King David unpacks to us what it costs to find life direction from God Himself.

Can You Hear Me Now - Week 2 - Great Expectations

October 19, 2014 20:01 - 46 minutes - 50.1 MB

Why does God call people to pray? Some say to listen to God, to gain perspective, or to receive wisdom. But what did Jesus say when He was asked to teach on prayer? The answer might surprise you.

Can You Hear Me Now - Week 1 - Hearing From God

October 12, 2014 16:00 - 47 minutes - 51.2 MB

In this message, Pastor Adrian Schoonmaker shares biblical principles on how we can and should approach God when we are seeking to hear and confirm His voice.

When All Seems Lost

October 05, 2014 16:00 - 42 minutes - 45 MB

We all encounter disappointment in our lives. Sometimes disappointment leads to discouragement, and discouragement to despair. How does a follower of Jesus Christ react to discouragement? What does one do when grief and despondency threaten to overwhelm? Pastor Adrian presents five biblical principles to handle these seasons in our lives.

Your Past Does Not Define You - Week 4 - Goodness

September 28, 2014 16:00 - 45 minutes - 45.6 MB

Everyone has heard someone say, or maybe even said themselves, “I’m a good person.” But how good is good enough? In the final message of the series, Pastor Jarrod takes a look at the life of Paul and the goodness that defined him, until he met Jesus.

Your Past Does Not Define You - Week 3 - Failure

September 21, 2014 16:00 - 48 minutes - 47.7 MB

We have all experienced failure in our lives—some insignificant, some epic. As Christians, we can wrongly believe that our failure somehow disqualifies us to be used by God. In today’s message, we learn through Moses that God can and will redeem failures for His purposes.

Your Past Does Not Define You - Week 2 - Success

September 14, 2014 20:30 - 46 minutes - 46.5 MB

Many people find their identity in their success, thinking they made it happen all on their own. But, as we learn today through the life of King Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4, this can be a dangerous way of thinking.

Your Past Does Not Define You - Week 1 - Shame

September 07, 2014 18:30 - 43 minutes - 43.7 MB

Shame is a very powerful emotion that can wrongly define who we are. It can overpower us at the mention of a name, a song we hear, even a certain smell. In this message, we are encouraged through the life of Peter that the shame of our past does not define who we are.

Grace Triple Header - Week 3 - Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

August 31, 2014 22:45 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

Are you keeping the main thing the main thing in your relationships with others? Pastor Bill looks at Philippians and shows us how we can keep the main thing in focus.

Grace Triple Header - Week 2 - Show & Tell

August 24, 2014 16:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB

We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus. Now God is calling us to commit to the expression of our faith in ways that will change us—and the world around us—for His glory.

Grace Triple Header - Week 1 - "Who's In Charge Here?"

August 17, 2014 20:23 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Author Charles Dickens penned these words: "Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what my heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but—I hope—into a better shape." In today's message, Newburgh Campus Pastor Joel Sheets shows us what a life wholly surrendered to Jesus, trials and all, looks like.

Going Through the Motions - Week 7 - Final Word

August 10, 2014 20:58 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

As a Christian, it can be hard to understand why evil seems to prosper while God’s people suffer and struggle. In today’s message from Malachi 4, we hear the final words from God about this before He goes silent for four hundred years.

Going Through the Motions - Week 6 - Dealings

August 03, 2014 18:02 - 56 minutes - 49.7 MB

As Christians, there are two types of people we become when we are faced with trials and hardship—finger-pointers or knee-benders. In today’s message from Malachi 3, Pastor Jarrod points out the characteristics of each and God’s response to them.

Going Through the Motions - Week 5 - The Dare

July 27, 2014 23:49 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Most people have been dared to do something that was risky, scary, and sometimes, dangerous. In today’s message from Malachi 3, God dares His people to do something that may seem risky or scary, but He guarantees them blessings instead of harm.

Going Through the Motions - Week 4 - Fire

July 20, 2014 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In Malachi’s time, God’s people observed the evil nations around them prospering and growing strong as they suffered and seemed to be forgotten by God. In today’s message, we learn that God allows us to experience difficult and painful things in order to cleanse and refine us into a people who reflect His image, and bring Him glory.

Going Through the Motions - Week 3 - Faithless

July 13, 2014 19:55 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

In today's message from Malachi 2, God exposes the heart of His people in the areas of commitment and relationships–specifically dating, marriage and community.

Going Through the Motions - Week 2 - Polluted

July 06, 2014 18:49 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

Author A.W. Tozer said: "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." In today's message, God addresses His people regarding their view of Him and His displeasure of it.

Going Through the Motions - Week 1 - Heartless

June 29, 2014 21:15 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

As Pastor Jarrod begins the series on the book of Malachi, he takes a look at the response of the people when God proclaims His love for them. The question is, how are you responding to this same declaration God is making to you?

NextGen Weekend - Investment (Newburgh)

June 22, 2014 21:15 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB

The word "invest" is easily defined by the world. Is it possible though that world has defined it incorrectly? In this message, we examine Jesus' definition of the word "invest".

NextGen Weekend - A Growing Investment (Washingtonville)

June 22, 2014 21:15 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

Did you know that God gives everyone a talent or gift? It's up to us as believers to use that talent or gift to serve and minister to others.

Making a Name

June 15, 2014 21:17 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

In the face of our instinct to make a name for ourselves, God calls us to lay down our comfort and security to allow Him to make His name great through us.

Don't Waste Your Life - Week 3 - Future

June 08, 2014 21:05 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MB

Today, in the final message in the Proverbs series, Pastor Jarrod gives the answer to the question every Christian has asked: How do I know if it’s God’s will?

Don't Waste Your Life - Week 2 - Money

June 01, 2014 18:25 - 1 hour - 30 MB

What does a calf that has died have to do with tithing? Listen as Pastor Jarrod shares from Proverbs and his heart how God calls His people to faithfully support His Plan-A, the Church.

Don't Waste Your Life - Week 1 - Work

May 25, 2014 21:05 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MB

Many people hate their job and use that as an excuse to not do it well. In the first message in the Don’t Waste Your Life series, Pastor Jarrod teaches that God not only created us to work, but expects us to do it with excellence.

Relationships: Hard Hat Required - Week 4 - Enemies

May 18, 2014 21:15 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MB

Everyone knows how easy it is to make an enemy, but very few people consider how to keep an enemy. In today’s message Pastor Jarrod teaches how we all do this, the danger it brings to our relationship with God and others, and how to undo damage that has already been done.

Relationships: Hard Hat Required - Week 3 - Family

May 11, 2014 21:07 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

The book of Proverbs was written by King Solomon to his son on how to live a wise life. Pastor Jarrod uses various Proverbs in this message on the responsibility of husbands, wives, and children in order to have a healthy, God honoring family.

Relationships: Hard Hat Required - Week 2 - Bad Company

May 04, 2014 21:04 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

The Bible is clear on how the company we keep affects our relationships. The old saying that one bad apple spoils the whole bunch is true; the people we spend the most time with will have the greatest influence on our lives.

Relationships: Hard Hat Required - Week 1 - Friendships

April 28, 2014 05:50 - 53 minutes - 49 MB

The Bible tells us in Proverbs that a friend sticks closer than a brother. In today's message Pastor Jarrod shares what it takes to have that kind of friend, and what it takes to be that friend.

The Fourth Day? (Easter)

April 21, 2014 03:04 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

In this Easter message, Pastor Jarrod teaches from the story of Lazarus’s death in John 11, focusing on the response of his sisters when Jesus arrived after Lazarus had already died.

Making An Entrance (Palm Sunday Weekend)

April 14, 2014 02:06 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

God made an entrance into this Earth, to die for me and you. Jesus made an entrance into Jerusalem, to die for me and you. On this Palm Sunday weekend, Pastor Adrian reminds us that Jesus seeks to make an entrance into our hearts as well, that we might live a life of fullness and hope as we surrender.

Wicked Garden - Week 5 - Root Rot

April 07, 2014 02:48 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

God hates pride because it is sin that separates us from God and leads to self-destruction. Our hope and joy then is to humble ourselves in response to His Greatness by welcoming that which humbles us and embracing that which makes us dependent on Him.

Wicked Garden - Week 4 - Sticks & Stones

March 31, 2014 02:12 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

Since the beginning of time, words have been powerful. With them God created the heavens and the earth, and with them Jesus was sentenced to death on the cross. Today’s message, from Proverbs 18:21, shows the power that words still carry to this day.

Wicked Garden - Week 3 - Choked Out

March 23, 2014 22:12 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

In this message on anger, Pastor Jarrod looks at how we display anger, how it affects our lives and others', and how scripture says we are to deal with it.

Wicked Garden - Week 2 - Green With Envy

March 16, 2014 21:20 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

Proverbs 14:30 says “A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.” Today’s message covers the dangers of envy and what to do when it creeps into your life.

Wicked Garden - Week 1 - Untamed

March 10, 2014 03:38 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

In this message Pastor Jarrod teaches how our lives are untamed when we lack self-control. This is displayed when we choose the urgent and immediate feel-good, instead of the important and ultimate future-good. Listen and find out what that looks like in your life and what it all has to do with faith.

Fire and Rain - Week 4 - #LetsGetitOn

March 02, 2014 22:18 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Please note, this message is for mature audiences. In the final message of the series, Pastor Jarrod preaches from the Song of Solomon, also known as Song of Songs, to let God speak about the glorious beauty of sex within the marriage, in all its graphic detail.

Fire and Rain - Week 3 - #Ruin

February 23, 2014 22:01 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

In today’s message, Pastor Jarrod uses the subject matter of his book, “13 Ways to Ruin Your Life”, and Proverbs 7 to show how any acts of sex outside of marriage is against God’s design and will ruin your life. If you would like to receive a free digital copy the book, visit www.GraceOC.com.

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