03.19.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. God So Loved
2. Here I Am to Worship
3. Jesus Messiah
4. Reign in Us
Message
5. Your Great Name (with bridge and chorus of Glorious Day--Living He Loved Me)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 3/19/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: “What do you want Me to do for you?”
Scripture: Mark 10:46-52
Mark 10:46-52
46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this weekend!
Grace and Peace,
Seth
03.12.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this weekend with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. There is Power in the Blood
2. This is Amazing Grace
3. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
4. Goodness of God
Message
5. Humble King (Special after the message)
6. He Is
Grace Community Worship Playlist 3/12/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: Suffering Foretold
Scripture: Mark 10:32-45
Mark 10:32-45
32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, 33 saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles.34 And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.”
35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” 38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 39 And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,[a] 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave[b] of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
03.05.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs for this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Because He Lives
2. House of the Lord
3. King of Kings
4. Lord I Need You (with verse and chorus of I'd Rather Have Jesus)
Message
Communion
5. How Great Thou Art (with bridge and chorus of How Great is our God)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 3/5/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: With God, All Things Are Possible
Scripture: Mark 10:23-31
Mark 10:23-31
23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” 28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” 29 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, 30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord with you this weekend!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
02.26.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. The Lion and the Lamb
2. Hallelujah for the Cross
3. The Blessing
4. Christ is Enough
5. Yet Not I But through Christ in Me (with Worthy of it All)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 2/26/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: Desiring Righteousness
Scripture: Mark 10:17-22
Mark 10:17-22
17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this weekend!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
02.19.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Victory in Jesus
2. Same God
3. Jesus Messiah
4. He Is
5. O Praise the Name
Grace Community Worship Playlist 2/19/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: For Such is the Kingdom of God
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16
Mark 10:13-16
13 And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” 16 And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord with you this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
02.12.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. More Than Conquerors
2. Goodness of God
3. Who You Say I Am
4. Great is Thy Faithfulness
5. Living Hope
Grace Community Worship Playlist 2/12/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: Dealing with Divorce
Scripture: Mark 10:1-12
Mark 10:1-12
Getting up, He *went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds *gathered around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them.
2 Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to [a]divorce a wife. 3 And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and [b]send her away.” 5 But Jesus said to them, “[c]Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother[d], 8 and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.9 What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
10 In the house the disciples began questioning Him about this again. 11 And He *said to them, “Whoever [e]divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;12 and if she herself [f]divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
02.05.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. More Than Conquerors
2. Cornerstone
3. What a Beautiful Name it Is
4. Jesus Paid it All
5. Restore to Me (Response time at the end of the service)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 2/5/2023
Remember, there is only one service at 10am this Sunday, followed by a church-wide lunch and annual meeting to celebrate together all the Lord did in and through His people at Grace in 2022. Please make plans to bring a side or dessert and stay for a wonderful time of food and fellowship!
Matthew will be taking a one week break from the gospel of Mark for a stand alone sermon on God's forgiveness in the life of King David.
Title: Confession, Restoration and Responsive Hearts
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11-12 and Psalm 51
Psalm 51
Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For [b]I know my transgressions,
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is evil in Your sight,
So that You [c]are justified [d]when You speak
And [e]blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the [f]innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
7 [g]Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
[h]Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 [i]Make me to hear joy and gladness,
Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create [j]in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew [k]a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation
And sustain me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners will [l]be converted to You.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, [m]open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.
16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
18 By Your favor do good to Zion;
[n]Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You will delight in [o]righteous sacrifices,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then [p]young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together with you on this special Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
01.29.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms/Are You Washed Medley
2. This is Amazing Grace
3. King of Kings (with chorus of Living Hope)
4. More than Conquerors (special before the message)
5. In Christ Alone
Grace Community Worship Playlist 1/29/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: Dire Warnings and Righteous Living
Scripture: Mark 9:38-50
Mark 9:38-50
38 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. 40 For he who is not against us is for us. 41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.
42 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire, 44 [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] 45 If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than, having your two feet, to be cast into hell, 46 [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] 47 If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell, 48 where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
49 “For everyone will be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together with you on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
01.22.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. House of the Lord
2. Jesus Messiah
3. Man of Sorrows
4. Same God
5. Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me (with Worthy of It All)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 1/22/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: Who is the Greatest?
Scripture: Mark 9:30-37
Mark 9:30-37
30 From there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know about it. 31 For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later.” 32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.
33 They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” 36 Taking a child, He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, 37 “Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me.”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together with you this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
01.15.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. God So Loved
2. Through it All
3. How Great is Our God
4. When I Think About the Lord
5. O Praise the Name
Grace Community Worship Playlist 1/15/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: Jesus and the Valley
Scripture: Mark 9:14-29
Mark 9:14-29
14 When they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. 15 Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him. 16 And He asked them, “What are you discussing with them?”17 And one of the crowd answered Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute; 18 and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it.” 19 And He *answered them and *said, “O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!” 20 They brought the boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth. 21 And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?”And he said, “From childhood. 22 It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” 23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.” 26 After crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, “He is dead!” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up. 28 When He came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, “Why could we not drive it out?” 29 And He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer.”
Looking forward to worshiping our all-powerful and merciful Lord together with you on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
01.08.23
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Hallelujah for the Cross
2. Goodness of God
3. The Lion and the Lamb (with Worthy of It All)
4. Transfiguration (special before the message)
5. Hymn of Heaven
Grace Community Worship Playlist 1/8/2023
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: God on the Mountain
Scripture: Mark 9:1-13
Mark 9:1-13
The Transfiguration
9 And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”
2 Six days later, Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John, and *brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; 3 and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Peter *said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified. 7 Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!” 8 All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead. 10 They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant. 11 They asked Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12 And He said to them, “Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord with you on Sunday! He is worthy of all our adoration and praise!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
12.24.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this Saturday during our afternoon Christmas Eve services (at 3pm or 5pm) with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Christmas Day
2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing/King of Heaven
3. O Holy Night
4. Silent Night
5. Away in a Manger
6. Go Tell It on the Mountain
7. Mary, Did You Know?
8. Joy to the World
Grace Community Christmas Eve Playlist 12/24/2022
Join us this Christmas Eve (Saturday) at 3pm or 5pm for our Casual Family Friendly Service or at 11pm for our traditional candlelight service. During the candlelight service, we will be singing various traditional Christmas songs.
I hope you can join us for one or more of these services as we celebrate the birth of Jesus together and eagerly long for His second advent!
John 1:1,14-18
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’” 16 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. 17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
Revelation 21:1-7
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”
5 And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”6 Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. 7 He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.
Also, don't forget to worship with us from home on Sunday as you watch the online Christmas Day service available Dec. 25 at 9am or later on our Grace Facebook page or our website.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this weekend!
Merry Christmas,
Seth
12.18.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Christmas Day
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
3. What Child is This
4. Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)
5. He Is and Jesus Messiah medley
Grace Community Worship Playlist 12/18/2022
Join us this fourth Sunday of Advent as we consider the Peace that Jesus brings!
Advent Series: Unto Us
Title: Unto Us: Peace
Scripture: Romans 5:1-5
Romans 5:1-5
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
12.11.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Joy to the World
2. O Come All Ye Faithful
3. O Little Town of Bethlehem
4. Lord I Need You
5. King of Kings (with Tag of Go Tell it on the Mountain)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 12/11/2022
Advent Series: Unto Us
Title: Unto Us: Joy
Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12 and Luke 2:8-11
Isaiah 53
Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For He grew up before Him like a tender [a]shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should [b]be attracted to Him.
3 He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of [c]sorrows and acquainted with [d]grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely our [e]griefs He Himself bore,
And our [f]sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
[g]Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But He was [h]pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our [i]well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
6 All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To [j]fall on Him.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off out of the land of the [k]living
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
9 His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10 But the Lord was pleased
To crush Him, [l]putting Him to grief;
If [m]He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His [n]offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the [o]good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
11 As a result of the [p]anguish of His soul,
He will see [q]it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out [r]Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors.
Luke 2:8-11
8 In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; 11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is [a]Christ the Lord.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
12.04.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. God So Loved
2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing/King of Heaven
3. Here I Am to Worship
4. Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger Ground)
5. In Christ Alone (after communion)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 12/4/2022
Series: Unto Us
Title: Unto Us: Love
Scripture: Isaiah 7:14 and John 3:16-17
Isaiah 7:14
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel (God with us).
John 3:16-17
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday during this Advent season!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
11.27.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this first Sunday of advent with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Christmas Day
2. This Is Amazing Grace
3. He Is
4. Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
5. Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 11/27/2022
Series: Unto Us (Advent)
Title: Unto Us: Hope
Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-12 and 1 Peter 1:3-9
Isaiah 11:1-12
Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,
And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,
And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
5 Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And faithfulness the belt about His waist.
6 And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little boy will lead them.
7 Also the cow and the bear will graze,
Their young will lie down together,
And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra,
And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.
9 They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.
10 Then in that day
The nations will resort to the root of Jesse,
Who will stand as a signal for the peoples;
And His resting place will be glorious.
11 Then it will happen on that day that the Lord
Will again recover the second time with His hand
The remnant of His people, who will remain,
From Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath,
And from the islands of the sea.
12 And He will lift up a standard for the nations
And assemble the banished ones of Israel,
And will gather the dispersed of Judah
From the four corners of the earth.
1 Peter 1:3-9
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various [a]trials, 7 so that the [b]proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which [c]is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and [d]full of glory,9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of [e]your souls.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together with you this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
11.20.22
Hey Grace Family!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)
2. Jesus Messiah
3. The Blessing
4. Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy)
5. Goodness of God/ How Great Thou Art
Grace Community Worship Playlist 11/20/2022
Join us this Sunday for our second Thanksgiving service as Matthew takes a deeper look at Psalm 136 and all that we have to be thankful for in Jesus!
Title: Give Thanks, for He is Good
Scripture: Psalm 136
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
4 To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
5 To Him who made the heavens with skill,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
6 To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
7 To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
8 The sun to rule by day,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
10 To Him who smote the Egyptians in their firstborn,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
11 And brought Israel out from their midst,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
13 To Him who divided the Red Sea asunder,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
15 But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
17 To Him who smote great kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
18 And slew mighty kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
20 And Og, king of Bashan,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
21 And gave their land as a heritage,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
22 Even a heritage to Israel His servant,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
23 Who remembered us in our low estate,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
24 And has rescued us from our adversaries,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
25 Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
11.13.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. House of the Lord
2. 10,000 Reasons
3. What a Beautiful Name
4. Reign in Us
5. Living Hope
Grace Community Worship Playlist 11/13/2022
Join us this Sunday for the first half of a two week Thanksgiving series based out of Psalm 136 and other supporting passages of Scripture.
Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
11.06.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Days of Elijah
2. Hallelujah for the Cross
3. Goodness of God
4. Hear the Call of the Kingdom
5. O Praise the Name
Grace Community Worship Playlist 11/6/2022
Join us for a special Missions Sunday this weekend!
Remember, there will just be ONE service at 10am. Also, remember to set your clock back one hour Saturday evening for the end of Daylight Savings Time.
Matthew will be sharing a brief message on missions along with some other updates from our missions team at Grace.
Missions Sunday
Message Title: "Here Am I"
Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8
In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said,
“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts,
The whole earth is full of His glory.”
4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. 5 Then I said,
“Woe is me, for I am ruined!
Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
10.30.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. The Lion and the Lamb
2. King of Kings
3. He Is
4. Knowing You
5. Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 10/30/2022
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Title: Confessing Christ
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38
27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter *answered and *said to Him, “You are [a]the Christ.” 30 And He [b]warned them to tell no one about Him.
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on [c]God’s interests, but man’s.”
34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 35 For whoever wishes to save his [d]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [e]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this weekend!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
10.23.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing this Sunday, along with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Power
2. Jesus Messiah
3. Man of Sorrows
4. Same God
5. How Great Thou Art (with bridge and chorus of How Great is Our God)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 10/23/2022
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Message Title: A Healing and a Metaphor
Scripture:
Mark 8:22-30
22 And they *came to Bethsaida. And they *brought a blind man to Jesus and *implored Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”
27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter *answered and *said to Him, “You are the Christ.” 30 And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord with you on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
10.16.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen ahead of time:
1. Battle Belongs
2. Sovereign Over Us
3. God So Loved
4. Open the Eyes of My Heart (with Chorus of He Is)
5. Before the Throne of God Above (with chorus of Living Hope)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 10/16/2022
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Message Title: “Do You Understand?"
Scripture: Mark 8:14-21
14 And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a [a]hardened heart? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.”20 “When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
10.09.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to
listen ahead of time:
1. This is Amazing Grace
2. House of the Lord
3. Hallelujah for the Cross
4. Hymn of Heaven
5. Worthy is the Lamb (during communion)
6. Yet Not I But through Christ in Me
Grace Community Worship Playlist 10/9/2022
We are taking a one-week break from our series through the gospel of
Mark. Lead Pastor Matthew and Andrew Cannell, our new Director of
Student Ministries will each be sharing briefly this Sunday:
“Gardening With God: My Journey and Ministry” I Corin. 3:1-9
Andrew Cannell, Director of Student Ministries
I Corin. 3:1-9
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to
men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not
solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now
you are not yet able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is
jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and are you not
walking like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and
another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere men?
5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you
believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. 6 I planted,
Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7 So then neither the
one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes
the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each
will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are
God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
“Jesus and the Sacraments” Scripture: Romans 6:3-5, Luke 22:19-21
Matthew Palmer, Lead Pastor
Romans 6:3-5
3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ
Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been
buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might
walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in
the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness
of His resurrection...
Luke 22:19-21
19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and
gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do
this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup
after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is
the new covenant in My blood. 21 But behold, the hand of the one
betraying Me is with Mine on the table.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together this Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
10.02.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen to them ahead of time:
1. Victory in Jesus
2. Goodness of God
3. King of Kings
4. As the Deer
5. Death Was Arrested
Grace Community Worship Playlist 10/2/2022
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Message Title: Compassion, Food and Faith
Scripture: Mark 8:1-13
During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
2 "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
3 If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance."
4 His disciples answered, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?"
5 "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied.
6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and they did so.
7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.
8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
9 About four thousand men were present. And having sent them away,
10 he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.
12 He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it."
13 Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord with you on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
09.25.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen along...
1. Magnificent
2. Power
3. Jesus Messiah
4. Same God
5. Before the Throne of God Above (w/ Goodness of God)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 9/25/2022
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Message Title: He Does All Things Well
Scripture Passage: Mark 7:31-37
31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.
33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue.
34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means, "Be opened!" ).
35 At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.
36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.
37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord together with you on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
09.18.22
Hey Grace Family!
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen to them:
1. This is Amazing Grace
2. The Lion and the Lamb
3. What a Beautiful Name
4. He Is
5. O Praise the Name
Grace Community Worship Playlist 9/18/2022
Series: Mark: Following the Servant Savior
Message Title: Crumbs of Faith
Scripture: Mark 7:24-30
24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
25In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.
26The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
28"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
29Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."
30She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
Looking forward to worshiping with you on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
09.11.22
Here are the songs we are singing together this Sunday with a link to listen along:
1. House of the Lord
2. Power
3. Man of Sorrows
4. By Our Love (Special before the message...)
5. Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)
Grace Community Worship Playlist 9/11/2022
Back to Church Sunday
Message Title: What is the Church to Be About? Worship, Discipleship and the World
Scripture passages: Eph. 3:10 and Rom. 12
Eph. 3:10-11
10His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
11according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom. 12
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.
2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,
5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.
7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.
20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Looking forward to worshiping the Lord with you on Sunday!
Blessings in Christ,
Seth
