| Date | Title | Text | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/08 | “Extravagent Generosity” | Matthew 6:25-33 | God has been generous to us in so many ways. | Play |
| 11/2/08 | “Revealing Hope” | I John 3:1-3; Revelation 7:9-17 | Who are the Saints of God? The answer may surprise you. | Play |
| 10/26/08 | “Always? In Eveything?” | Phillippians 4:1-9 | Given the state of the world, how can we rejoice always? | Play |
| 10/19/08 | “Giving to God” | Matthew 22:15-22 | On Laity Sunday, Latrice Lee and Mike Miner talk about what belongs to God. | Play |
| 10/5/08 | “In What Have You Placed Your Confidence?” | Phillippians 3:4b-14 | God’s favor is not a reward to be earned, but a gift to be accepted. | Play |
| 9/28/08 | “Be of the same mind...” | Phillippians 2:1-13 | We have been challenged to glorify God as Christ did. | Play |
| 9/21/08 | “Complain, Complain!” | Exodus 16:2-15 | God gave the Israelites manna in the wilderness. Recorded in the park on our Homecoming Sunday. | Play |
| 9/14/08 | “Following God’s Lead” | Exodus 14:10-14, 19-29 | Our efforts are far more successful when we make them following God’s lead. | Play |
| 9/7/08 | “A Day of Remembrance” | Exodus 12:1-14 | The story of the first Passover, the Last Supper and our Communion are stories of becoming the body, of re-membering. | Play |
| 8/31/08 | “God Who Knows, God Who Sends” | Exodus 2:23-25, 3:1-15 | God knew Moses when he sent him. He knows us as well. | Play |
| 8/24/08 | “Divine Subversion” | Exodus 1:8-2:10 | The early story of Moses is one of people being subversive for God. | Play |
| 8/17/08 | “But, we’ve always done it that way!!” | Matthew 10:1-20 | Lay Speaker Dave May reminds that to follow Christ is walk a new road. | Play |
| 8/10/08 | “Lord, save me!” | Matthew 14:23b-33 | When we lose faith, Jesus lifts us up, as he lifted Peter on the lake. | Play |
| 8/3/08 | “At our Core: Living Christ’s Call” | Luke 10:25-37 | Grace’s Core Vision: Living Christ’s call to serve and welcome our neighbors. | Play |
| 7/27/08 | “At the Core: Sharing God’s Love” | Romans 8:31-39; I John 4:7-12, 19-21 | Grace’s Core Purpose: To share the love we feel from God, a love that strengthens us, through loving our neighbors. | Play |
| 7/20/08 | “At the Core: Making Disciples” | I John 3:18; Matthew 28:16-20 | The third of Grace’s Core Values: Making Disciples by Example | Play |
| 7/13/08 | “At the Core: Welcome” | Romans 15:7; Matthew 25:31-40 | The second of Grace’s Core Values: Welcoming | Play |
| 7/6/08 | At the Core: “Community” | John 15:1-12 | The first of Grace’s Core Values: Community | Play |
| 6/29/08 | “Stay in Love with God” | Colossians 2:6-7; John 21:15-19 | John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, had three simple rules; the third is "Stay in Love with God." | Play |
| 6/15/08 | “Do Good” | Luke 6:27-38 | John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, had three simple rules; the second is "Do good." | Play |
| 6/8/08 | “Do No Harm” | Romans 14:12-21; Matthew 7:12 | John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, had three simple rules; the first is "Do no harm." | Play |
| 6/1/08 | “Music of the Heart” | Colossians 3:16-17 | Music can bring us close to God. | Play |
| 5/25/08 | “The Worry Bug” | Matthew 6:24-34 | Guest preacher Rev. Diane Rehfield encourages us to seek first the Kingdom of God. | Play |
| 5/18/08 | “Peace I Leave with You” | John 14:23-27 | What is our responsibility in matters of war and peace? | Play |
| 5/11/08 | “Spirit Gifts” | Acts 2:1-21; I Corinthians 12:3b-13 | On Pentecost, the Apostles recieved gifts from the Holy Spirit. We receive Spirit Gifts today. | Play |
| 5/4/08 | “To the ends of the earth ... including Mississippi” | Acts 1:6-14 | A report from the members of Grace who were part of the Long Beach District Katrina rebuild team that went to Waveland, MS, last week. | Play |
| 4/20/08 | “And it is good...” | Psalm 19; Genesis 1:1-24 | It is our responsibility to care for the Earth that God pronounced Good. | Play |
| 4/13/08 | “Living from the Center” | I John 4:7-12; Luke 10:25-37 | God loves us. What is our response to that? | Play |
| 3/30/08 | “In the Breaking of the Bread” | Luke 24:13-35 | In Emmaus the two disciples knew the Risen Christ in the same way we do today. | Play |
| 3/23/08 | “And so it begins...” | Matthew 28:1-10 | Easter is only the beginning. | Play |
| 3/16/08 | “but emptied himself...” | Psalm 118:14-29; Matthew 21:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11 | We must empty ourselves, just as Christ emptied Himself. | Play |
| 2/24/08 | “Thirst” | Psalm 95; Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:5-30 | For what do you thirst? | Play |
| 2/17/08 | “Journey” | Psalm 121; Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17 | Like Abraham, we have been blessed for a purpose; to be a blessing to others. | Play |
| 2/10/08 | “If you are a Christian...” | Matthew 4:1-11 | Sometimes we are tempted to do things that are not bad in and of themselves, but in the wrong context. | Play |
| 2/3/08 | “Vision” | Matthew 17:1-9 | In the story of the transfiguration, what is important is not what happened to Jesus, but how it changed the disciples. | Play |
| 1/27/08 | “Follow me...” | Matthew 4:12-23 | Jesus’ call challenges our wait and see attitude. | Play |
| 1/20/08 | “Seeing is Believing” | John 1:29-42 | In the gospel of John, John the Baptist is a role model for all Christians. | Play |
| 1/13/08 | “Water Washed, Spirit Sent” | Isaiah 42:1-9; Matthew 3:13-17 | What does Baptism mean? | Play |
| 1/6/08 | “Diligently Searching” | Matthew 2:1-12 | The Wise Men were surprised where they found the Christ, and sometimes so are we. | Play |
| 12/30/07 | “Temporary Refuge” | Matthew 2:13-23 | The story of the slaughter of the innocents, as horrible as it is, has echoes in today’s world. | Play |
| 12/24/07 | “A Story” | The Christmas Story | Pearl Buck’s Christmas Day in the Morning | Play |
| 12/23/07 | “Emmanuel” | Matthew 1:18-25 | Let us ponder Joseph. | Play |
| 12/16/07 | “Patient Waiting” | Luke 1; James 5:7-10 | In the midst of Christmas joy, many find themselves far from joyful. | Play |
| 12/9/07 | “Someone is Coming” | Isaiah 11; Matthew 3:1-12 | We must go to the wilderness and face ourselves to prepare for the coming of Christ. | Play |
| 12/2/07 | “Advent: Countering Inertia, Living in Expectation” | Matthew 24:36-44 | During Advent we look back and fr=owrd at one time. | Play |
| 11/25/07 | “A Shepherding King” | Jeremiah 23:1-6 | According to Jeremiah, God wants leaders to care for their people. | Play |
| 11/18/07 | “With remembering, we give thanks” | Deuteronomy 26:1-11 | Lay Speaker Dave May reminds us of the history of Grace. | Play |
| 11/11/07 | “From Now On” | II Corinthians 5:16-21 | Because of Christ, everything is different. | Play |
| 11/4/07 | “The Birth of a Saint” | Luke 19:1-10 | The story of Zaccheus is one of a saint ... and of grace. | Play |
| 10/28/07 | “A Cheerful Giver” | II Corinthians 9:6-15 | Pastor Lee encourages us to think about giving in a different way. | Play |
| 10/21/07 | “Growing the Seeds of Faith” | Luke 17:5-6 | Deonea Wenzler, Don Carlile, Dona Fredrick and other members of Grace speak about the seeds of faith in their lives and how they have been nurtured. | Play |
| 10/14/07 | “Growing in Spirit, Growing in Service” | Colossians 1:3-6, 9-12 | As we live the Christian Life, we should grow in spirit, but also grow in service. | Play |
Earlier sermons are available on request.