Grace Church Swansboro

Sermon: Romans 14:1-4 Main Point: Leave all judgment to the Lord and walk in unity even though you hold different opinions in disputed matters. I. Two Different Groups – 14:1-2.  II. Two Related Commands – 14:3. III. One Risen Judge! – 14:4  Application 1) The strong should sometimes defer to the scruples of the weak. […] The post The Gospel and Steak appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Sermon: 1 Timothy 3:1-13, A Serious Responsibility: Nominating Elders & Deacons Main Point: Take your role as a member of Christ’s church seriously by nominating men who meet the biblical qualifications for the offices of elder and deacon. The church’s health is at stake! I. Questions & Answers  II. Qualifications for Elders  III. Qualifications for […] The post A Serious Responsibility: Nominating Elders & Deacons appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 13:11-14 Main Point: Live well in the last days by knowing the time, casting off darkness, and putting on the armor of light. I. Know the Time – 13:11-12a. II. Change Your Clothes – 13:12b-14. Application 1) Number our days. 2) Put off darkness. 3) Put on light. 4) Make provisions for righteousness. The post  Living Well in the Last Days appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 13:8-10 Main Point: God’s Law both commands and defines true love. I. God’s Law commands true love – 13:8 & 10. II. God’s Law defines true love – 13:9. Application 1) Beware of any “love” that is separated from God’s Law. 2) Beware of legalism. 3) Embrace your debt. 4) And define love well. […] The post What Is Love? appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 13:5-7 Main Point: Honor God and the magistrate by supporting and honoring the authority structures He has put in place. I. The Conscience of the Citizens – 13:5. “We have to remember that acting according to conscience may sometimes be sin as well. If the conscience is misinformed, then we seek the reasons for […] The post Good Citizenship, Part 2 appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 13:1-4 Main Point: Since human government is God’s institution, believers should make every effort to submit to their rulers. I. Human government is God’s institution. “When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.” John Calvin “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light […] The post Good Citizenship, Part 1 appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Exodus 20:1-17 The post Do you pass the test? appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:17-21 Main Point: Overcome evil with good by forsaking vengeance and returning a blessing instead. I. Overcome evil with good by forsaking vengeance – 12:17-19. II. Overcome evil with good by returning a blessing instead -12:20-21. Application 1) When mistreated, be quick to return mercy. 2) Trust God with the results! 3) Keep the […] The post Persecuted Love, Part 2 appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:14-16 Main Point: Genuinely love your enemies and your brothers and sisters in the midst of persecution. I. Genuinely love for your enemies in the midst of persecution – v. 14. II. Genuinely love for your brothers and sisters in the midst of persecution – v. 14. Application 1) This is instruction to the […] The post Persecuted Love, Part 1 appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:11-13 “Dead churches are churches in which the Gospel is not proclaimed. If the Gospel is being proclaimed, the church is living. It may be stodgy. It may be tacky. It may be awkward. If the gospel is not being preached, however, it matters not if everyone is running around with sparks flying from […] The post On Fire for the Lord appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:10 Main Point: Love genuinely by seeing the church as your family, and then outdoing one another in showing honor. I. Love genuinely by seeing the church as your family 12:10a II. Love genuinely by outdoing one another in showing honor 12:10b  Application  1) Are you living in Laodicea or Philadelphia?  2) What are […] The post Living in Philadelphia appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:9 Main Point: Love truly by hating all evil and holding fast to all good. I. Love truly by hating all that is evil. “True love is not a directionless emotion or something that can only be felt but not expressed. Love is not genuine when it leads a person to do something evil […] The post True Love appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:4-8 Main Point: Strive to be a humble servant that embraces both the unity and the diversity of the body of Christ. You were saved to serve. I. Embrace the Unity of the One Body of Christ – vv. 4-5. II. Embrace the Diversity of the One Body of Christ – vv. 6-8. “When […] The post Saved to Serve appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:3 Main Point: Think rightly by putting off pride and putting on biblical humility.  I. Beware of Pride – v. 3a “There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet […] The post Right Thinking appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 12:1-2 Main Point: On the basis of God’s mercy to us in Christ, our duty is to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice to God.  I. Christ’s Call to Discipleship – v. 1. 2 Cor. 5:14-15 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore […] The post Grace and Duty appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 11:33-36 Main Point: God’s amazing grace causes us to look back on our redemption with a humble awe that gives all of the glory to God.  I. The Wow of Redemption – v. 33. Eph 2:1-3.  Eph. 2:4-9. Eph. 2:10 Eph. 2:19-22 II. The Humility of Redemption – vv. 34-35. John Calvin So deeply is […] The post Amazed By Grace appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

This sermon is in a series on Marks of a Healthy Church, inspired by Mark Dever’s book, 9 Marks of a Healthy Church. Main Point: Based upon his authority as the exalted Christ, the Lord Jesus commissions his church to evangelize and disciple the nations, promising his presence and protection until he returns in glory.  […] The post Marks of a Healthy (and Faithful) Church Evangelism and Discipleship appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

This sermon is in a series on Marks of a Healthy Church, inspired by Mark Dever’s book, 9 Marks of a Healthy Church. Main Point: Turn from sin to Christ and live a new life for which man was originally created. I. Wake up to your danger and to why Christ came (gospel). II. Repent […] The post Saved from What and How? Converted to What? appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

This sermon is in a series on Marks of a Healthy Church, inspired by Mark Dever’s book, 9 Marks of a Healthy Church. Believers are called to be members of a local church and under the spiritual protection of Elders/Pastors. I. Understanding What a Church Is II. Response to Salvation and Growth III. Membership IV. […] The post God’s View of Church Membership and Discipline appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

This sermon is in a series on Marks of a Healthy Church, inspired by Mark Dever’s book, 9 Marks of a Healthy Church. Main Point: The 1st Mark of a Healthy Church is a commitment to Expositional Preaching I. What is Expositional Preaching?“Preaching that takes for the point of a sermon the point of a […] The post Expository Preaching appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.