As Scott and Justin look at Isaiah 56-58, they discuss the importance of the act of worship and how it fosters a lifestyle of worship. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope these podcasts help impress the Word of Go…

In this passage of Isaiah, the Lord sends a message for his people who are back in their homeland and free to worship him. He calls them to keep their worship pure by keeping their hearts humble and close to him. This is a message for us today as we worship while we wait for Christ to come again. Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually h…

How does the hope of an eternal future change us today? How does it help us as we seek to live out our faith? These questions are addressed in today's podcast as we look back at Isaiah 54-55. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other t…

This prophecy gives us reasons to rejoice and to respond to the work of the Servant who reconciles us to God. We hear his grace that reverses the results of sin and that calls us to come to him for all that satisfies our soul. The Servant has secured our salvation, now let us seek him by faith until we meet him face to face. Grace Community Church …

Easter weekend is over, so what's next? Justin and Scott discuss how the joy found in the Easter season continues into the ongoing life of our congregation. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope these podcasts help …

Scott Patty delivers an Easter message from 1 Corinthians 15. Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this gathering is both edifying to the believ…

This week, Justin and Scott look at Isaiah 53 and talk about how we can be prone to reject Jesus when he does not meet our expectations. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope these podcasts help impress the Word of …

In this Servant passage we again see Jesus Christ. He is revealed as the one who atoned for our sins. This means that he took upon himself the guilt and the penalty of our sin, though he himself had not sinned. By suffering the just penalty for sin, he removed it from all who repent and believe in him. Today we are called to see Jesus as the Suffer…

Elder Bill Maynard speaks on Isaiah 51:9-52:12. Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this gathering is both edifying to the believer and a witne…

The message of Isaiah 51 is to the remaining exiles who are seeking the Lord. The Lord is calling them to listen to his word for comfort and courage in their current state of sorrow. The message landed well, so they prayed. Today, hear the word of the Lord. See yourself in the history of God’s people and the plan of God’s salvation. Let comfort and…

Grace has been talking a lot about having a theological vision as a congregation. This week, Justin and Scott discuss the importance of having a theological vision as a church. Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corp…

This chapter gives us another picture of the Servant of the Lord who is Jesus Christ. Jesus lived a life of listening to the Father and speaking his word to us. He submitted his life to the will of the Father, which led to his rejection and suffering. He was vindicated by the Father in the resurrection and is now exalted as Lord. Morning by morning…

This week, Justin and Scott discuss the importance for a congregation to have a strong theological vision from Isaiah 49. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope these podcasts help impress the Word of God into your e…

God’s work through his Servant is to bring back his people to himself, and to bring his light to the nations. Through the Servant salvation will reach to the ends of the earth. This vision of God’s work in the world sustains us through hardship and keeps us seeking his kingdom in our lives. Knowing we are included in God’s plan by his grace gives u…

The contrast in these chapters is not between proud humans and humble humans. It is not between two kinds of humans at all. The contrast is between human pride and the grace of God. Pride leads to destruction. God’s grace leads to salvation. The call of God today is to reject the way of pride, receive his grace in Christ, and walk in the way of fai…

This week, Justin and Scott discuss God’s grace that carries us as we obey and trust in his sovereignty. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope these podcasts help impress the Word of God into your everyday life. Epi…

This passage is another exposure of the foolishness and futility of idolatry, for idols become burdens to those who trust them. Again God is exalted as Sovereign, for he will accomplish all that he purposes. The people of God are repeatedly exhorted to trust him alone, for only he can carry them through the crisis they face. The Lord can and will s…

This week, Justin and Scott take a closer look at Isaiah 44:24-45:25. How should Christians think about the issue of idolatry? What about the sovereignty of God when we read of judgment throughout the Bible? The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will…

The LORD thunders forth his absolute sovereignty over all. He reveals his intentions to save his people and his unexpected means for doing so. He insists that he is right in doing what he does in the way he chooses to do it. He again challenges those who still rely upon themselves or other gods. Then, once he has established that he alone is God, h…

This week, Justin and Scott discuss Isaiah 44, asking how we can identify idolatry in our own lives. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope these podcasts help impress the Word of God into your everyday life. Episode…