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The Loop +Episode 19 | Easter, April Fools, and Exciting New Beginnings at Grace Pointđ Show Notes:In this episode of The Loop +, Eric King and Andrew Brown take a joyfully chaotic deep dive into all things Grace Point this spring â starting with April Foolsâ jokes gone wrong (or right?), and ending with powerful updates about Easter, staffing, and the future of our church.Hereâs what youâll hear about in this episode:Why pastel M&Ms matter and how not to say âpastelâ đWhatâs happening for Easter Weekend â from the reflective Good Friday service to Sundayâs resurrection celebration (plus Easter egg hunts for the kids!)Exciting new t...
2025-04-0237 min
Grace Church NWALetters of Change, Week 7 "By the Book, Interrupted" (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org
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2024-10-2724 minGrace Church NWALetters of Change: Week 6, Live Free (Teacher: John Ray)Have you ever noticed that when you get a new car, you suddenly start seeing that car everywhere? It happens with all kinds of things, things that are there every day and we barely notice them, but when we get one for ourselves, or even start to want one for ourselves, we immediately begin taking notice of them. Something similar happens when Jesus comes on the scene and people start to take notice of him. Suddenly, they âseeâ him everywhere in Scripture and in their lives. This âJesus lensâ transforms not just what they see, but how they see.
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2024-10-1819 minGrace Church NWALetters of Change: Week 5, Where do we belong? (Teacher: John Ray)As an adopted kid, âwhere do I belong?â has been a question that colors almost every experience of my life. But itâs not just adopted kids who ask this question, itâs one basic to every person and one the Bible addresses over and over again in different ways. It most clearly addressed in our text this week. Letâs dig in and see what we can find.
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2024-10-1125 minGrace Church NWALetters of Change: Week 4, Old Dog... Old Tricks (Teacher: John Ray)Even though the Galatians had received the faith by faith from Paul and had learned a new Gospel, the old ways of thinking about God and habits and practices of relating to God were deeply set. They needed to unlearn things so they could embrace the new thing.
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2024-10-0626 minGrace Church NWALetters of Change: Week 3, Identity Crisis (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)Letâs dig in this week to see what it meant for the Galatians to be called out for their strongly-held identities and how we can work to regain our child-like wonder in growing our faith in Christ.
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2024-09-2332 min
Grace Church NWALetters of Change: Week 2, The Pauline Move (Teacher: John Ray)Last week we laid out the framework for our series âLetters for Change: An American church's reading of Paulâs lettersâ. If you werenât there please give the podcast a listen as we covered some very important things we are going to be referencing throughout the series. Sunday weâre going to add onto that an outline of something we will encounter again and again in Paulâs writings, something theologians call the âPauline Moveâ or âNew Perspective on Paulâ. Whatever you call it, itâs essential we understand it.
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2024-09-1930 minGrace Church NWA"Letters for Change: An American Church's Reading of Paul's Letters" (Teacher: John Ray, 9.8.24)NOTE: The first 30 seconds of the podcast's audio was lost after the introduction, but the rest of the podcast should be normal.
Buckle up, cowpokes, as we jump on the bucking bronco of contemporary exegesis and application in the arena of history shaking 21st century America - kicking off a study called âLetters for Change: An American Church's Reading of Paulâs lettersâ.
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2024-09-0935 min
Grace Church NWA"Believe: Values, Essentials, Activate" September 1, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)It's that time of year for us to dive back into our Discovering Grace Ethos - "Become, Belong, Believe". This week is Believe: Values, Essentials, Activate
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2024-09-0929 min
Grace Church NWA"Become: Mission and Vision" August 25, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)"Become: Mission and Vision" August 25, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2024-08-3028 minGrace Church NWA"Belonging", August 18, 2024 (Teacher: Laura Holland)"Belonging", August 18, 2024 (Teacher: Laura Holland) by Grace Church NWA
2024-08-2928 minGrace Church NWA"Heroes and Legends" May 12th 2024 (Teacher: Tim Holland)You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org
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2024-05-2831 minGrace Church NWA"Decluttering" May 5th, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)Having a ânew heartâ can also be very disorienting. How we receive it depends a lot on what we let go of to make room for it.
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2024-05-0820 minGrace Church NWA"A New Heart" April 28th, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)This metaphor for how God gives us His heart is a redemption, reformation, reinvigorating of our emotions, desires, affections, and ultimately our intentions, actions, affiliations, assessments, values.
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2024-05-0830 minGrace Church NWA"I Can Do It Myself!" April 14th, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)We all want to earn our way and no one likes the idea of being in debt forever. However, if we come to neglect or try somehow to move beyond or earn our salvation, we are in danger of âlosingâ that very thing.
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2024-04-1728 minGrace Church NWA"Palm Sunday, different dictionary" March 24th 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)Jesus shows us a radically different way to understand what it means to be a King and a Priest, as well as what it means to triumph.
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2024-03-3023 minGrace Church NWA"Nomo' FOMO" March 10th, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)Jesus really is the best choice, so we can choose, confess, and follow without fear of missing out.
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2024-03-1121 minGrace Church NWA"Tuba Solos" March 3rd, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)The great enemy is death. Once death is âdefeatedâ, then we are free to live (and die) with hope. Itâs weird how easy that is to lose sight of.
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2024-03-0728 minGrace Church NWA"Jesus is Better" February 25th 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)Jesus is better and offers us a better way of living. This might not make logical or rational sense, but it can make emotional sense.
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2024-02-2837 minGrace Church NWA"Hold On" February 18th, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)We have been given everything we need not just to preserve but to flourish through our apprenticeship to Jesus. But that doesnât mean itâs going to be easy.
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2024-02-1951 minGrace Church NWA"Sabbath as Community" February 11th, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)Sabbath canât truly be practiced alone. It takes a unique community and helps build and maintain the community it needs.
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2024-02-1420 minGrace Church NWA"Sabbath as Telling Time" February 4th, 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)God emphasizes Godâs self in a specific time as opposed to a fixed geographical place. Our practice of Sabbath is a response to this emphasis that helps us keep and tell time properly.
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2024-02-0723 minGrace Church NWA"Sabbath as Freedom" January 28th, 2024 (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)Practicing Sabbath can be an expression of freedom from the confines of our acquisitional and oppressive society.
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2024-01-3131 minGrace Church NWA"Sabbath as Resistance" January 14th 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)Sabbath is a way of signifying our allegiance to someone and something other than that of the world, empire and consumerism.
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2024-01-1430 minGrace Church NWA"Sabbath as Witness" January 7th 2024 (Teacher: John Ray)Sabbath teaches us to rest differently, for different reasons, from different meanings. Ultimately practicing Sabbath is an act of faithful witness.
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2024-01-1125 minGrace Church NWA"Joy / 3rd Sunday of Advent" December 17th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)SUPRISE! IT'S JOY!
Joy is complicated. Joy is a promise, a gift and in some ways the goal of our life in God.
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2024-01-0319 minGrace Church NWA"Peace, man" 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 10th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Peace has been proclaimed since the time people first came into conflict, but we still struggle to really know what that means or how to receive and practice it.
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2023-12-1119 min
Grace Church NWA"The Slow Revelation of Hope" (1st Sunday of Advent) December 3rd, 2023 (Teacher: Logan Wilton)How do we receive the hope of Jesusâ life? How would we have heard the prophecies of the future prince of peace? This Sunday is Jesus' club - Kids Sunday! Let's celebrate the first Sunday of Advent: HOPE.
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2023-12-1019 minGrace Church NWA"A Very Different Kind of King" November 26th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)In a world clamoring for a king who will exert power, even violence on our behalf, following Jesus as king requires a very different set of expectations and practices.
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2023-11-2728 minGrace Church NWA"Glory" November 19th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)While a definitive definition of âthe meaning of lifeâ is impossible to give, one way of defining it might be to say the meaning and goal of a personâs life is to experience and respond to the glory of God and be fully alive because of it.
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2023-11-2121 minGrace Church NWA"Of Grace and Grit" November 12th, 2023 (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)God and Godâs grace are fully accessible to us, but a healthy and constructive relationship requires intentionality, obedience, and ongoing efforts to create a holy space. God deeply cares about these efforts.
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2023-11-1327 minGrace Church NWA"Faithful Frustration" November 5th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Our desire for absolute assurance is often frustrated by our interactions with God. Paradoxically, giving up the demand for assurance on our terms is what allows for a way forward.
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2023-11-0630 minGrace Church NWA"Known: Essentials" October 8th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)How we organize and plan our lives reflects what is essential to us.
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2023-10-3023 minGrace Church NWA"Wrestling with Rest" October 15th 2023 (Teacher: Betty Wilton)We need Sabbath rest. We were never and will never need to earn rest. Embracing Sabbath rest allows us to come back to the wholeness that God created us for. It is about taking time to delight and be refreshed by all that God has created.
Text: Exodus 31:12-17 (NET)
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2023-10-3032 minGrace Church NWA"Frustratingly Beautiful Truth" October 29th 2023 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)The idea that God maintains agency within covenant can cause us to struggle. We all want a God we can control, hold accountable, but often we are forced to deal with situations that challenge this. So what do we do then?
Text: Exodus 33:19 (NET)
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2023-10-3027 minGrace Church NWA"Known: Community" October 1st, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Week 7 of our Fall 'Known' Series. We canât love who we donât know. Love canât exist in isolation. There is no substitute for proximity, mutuality and season(s)ing.
Text: John 13:34 (NET)
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2023-10-0422 minGrace Church NWAJESUS CLUB, "Known: Culture" September 24th, 2023 (Teacher: Logan Wilton & Kids of Grace)JESUS CLUB - Also known as week 6 of our fall "Known" Series. This week the KIDDOS take over and teach us what culture in our community is all about.
This is our LAST SUNDAY at CLAPP AUDITORIUM in person on Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville, AR at 10:15am - there will be signs to guide you. Oct 1st and thereafter until we complete renovations on our building, we will be meeting at Central United Methodist in their Chapel at 4:30pm.
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2023-09-2519 minGrace Church NWA"Known: Values" September 17th 2023 (Teacher: Laura Holland)Week 5 of our fall "Known" Series.
Our values inform our practices, just as our practices reveal our values. Being firmly planted in our values provides the rootedness for curiosity, growing, and, in some cases, changing our mind.
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2023-09-1843 minGrace Church NWA"Known: Vision Bearing Witness" September 10th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Week 4 of our fall "Known" Series. Our Church vision is âto be a Jesus-led, Spirit filled and God-formed church committed to growing in grace to reach our community and beyond for Christ.â
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2023-09-1327 minGrace Church NWA"Known: Mission" September 3rd, 2023 (Teacher: Betty Wilton)Week 3 of our fall "Known" Series.
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2023-09-0521 minGrace Church NWA"Known: Living History" August 27th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Week 2 of our fall "Known" Series. This week we're delving into our history... Understanding the things, events, people and ideas that have formed us help us live more faithfully in the present.
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2023-08-3034 min
The R WordSeason 2 Episode 6: Lowell Taylor (Live at Grace Church NWA)In this episode, Dustin and Betty Wilton discuss a message Lowell gave at Grace Church NWA called âWhat to White People is Juneteenthâ about reparations and the church. Learn more about The R Word podcast, The R Word events, and The Zacchaeus Foundation at thezacchaeusfoundation.org.
2023-08-2848 minGrace Church NWA"Known: Seeing Behind, Looking Ahead" August 20th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray, Laura Holland)Seeing Behind, Looking Ahead - We kickoff our fall "Known" Series.
The stories we understand about ourselves and tell ourselves define who we are and who we are becoming.
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2023-08-2441 minGrace Church NWA"Exodus for the Rest of Us: Ohana Means Family..." August 13th 2023, (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)To get the most out of our freedom, we must recognize Godâs desire to be in relationship with us.
Text: Exodus 29:25-26 (NET)
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2023-08-1423 minGrace Church NWA"Ears, Thumbs, and Big Toes" August 6th, 2023 (Teacher: Betty Wilton)Betty Wilton teaches this Sunday!
We are part of the priesthood of all believers and as such, we are called to represent God to the people around us and to represent the people around us to God in prayer.
Text: Exodus 29:20 (NET)
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2023-08-0621 minGrace Church NWA"Rule Breakers" July 30th, 2023 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)Shannon Barrowcliff teaches this Sunday!
Throughout the text we are called to protect the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow, but if we fail to do so, God will hear their cry and respond justly.
Text: Exodus 22:21-27 (NET)
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2023-08-0330 minGrace Church NWA"Exodus for the Rest of Us: Using our Imagination and Leaving Fear Behind" (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)Jennifer Acuff teaches this Sunday!
Fear is one of the biggest drivers in our day-to-day lives, and we can use our imaginations to let fear push us into a spiral of what-ifs or into courageous hope.
Text: Exodus 20:20 (NET)
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2023-07-2422 minGrace Church NWA"Chosen" July 16th 2023 (Guest Teacher: Suzanne Bridges)God is the Ultimate Restorer: God Rescues the Israelites from the bondage of slavery, God Restores Identity, Purpose, and Relationship.
This Sunday we have the privilege of hearing from Minister Suzanne Bridges who is the Director of Evangelism at St. James Missionary Baptist Church here in Fayetteville. Suzanne is a passionate teacher, mother, and advocate for justice and reparations. Suzanne is going to guide us through the next section in Exodus and what it teaches us about our identity as people of God.
Text: Exodus 19:4-6 (NIV)
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2023-07-1841 minGrace Church NWA"There is Enough" July 9th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Welcome back this week after GRACECAMP last week!
Understanding what enough is, and trusting there really is enough is a practice of faith. It can only happen when we are in community.
Text: Exodus 16: 17-31
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2023-07-1128 minGrace Church NWA"Congratulations! Now What?" June 25th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)We usually fall into one of two ditches, the one that wants to stay put and revel forever in the moment, and the one who wants to move on immediately to the next thing. Finding a good rhythm of work and rest, celebration and grief, remembering and looking ahead takes practice.
Text: Exodus 15:18
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2023-06-2721 minGrace Church NWA"To White People, What is Juneteenth?" June 18th, 2023 (Teacher: Lowell Taylor)Come listen to Lowell Taylor guest speak this morning about how both Juneteenth and reparations are for us because they invite us to know the truth and be set free by it. www.reparationsnownwa.com
Text: Exodus 14: 13-14
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2023-06-2043 minGrace Church NWA"Tossed Salad Church" June 11th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)The Kingdom of God is the ultimate place of individual freedom in perfect tension with Gospel unity.
Text: Exodus 12:37
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2023-06-1320 minGrace Church NWA"Deliverance is Messy" June 4th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)History is a complex mix of joy and pain, specific incidents can be mean very different things to different people.
Text: Exodus 12:31-32 (NET)
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2023-06-0625 minGrace Church NWA"Pentecost Sunday" May 28th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Christ followers are to be deliverance people, not just for ourselves, but for all people everywhere. Pentecost is the dramatic demonstration of this reality.
Text: Acts 2: 1-12 (NET)
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2023-05-3122 minGrace Church NWA"The Opposite of Forgetting is...?" May 21st, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)What we pay attention determines so much about how we comprehend and move in the world. It plays into what we determine is good, true and beautiful.
Text: Exodus 10:1-2 (NET)
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2023-05-2325 minGrace Church NWA"No Contest" May 14th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Our choices demonstrate what it is we truly believe, what it is we truly love, who it is we are learning from, and where our ultimate allegiance lies.
Text: Exodus 8:18 (NET)
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2023-05-1625 minGrace Church NWA"The Meet Cute" April 23rd, 2023 (Teacher: Laura Holland)The story of Exodus provides us with both a major formative history of Israel and a way of exploring our own identities, idols and where we need a similar exodus experience.
Text: Exodus 2:23 During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.
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2023-04-2632 minGrace Church NWA"Exodus for the Rest of Us" April 16th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)The story of Exodus provides us with both a major formative history of Israel and a way of exploring our own identities, idols and where we need a similar exodus experience.
Text: Exodus Intro (NET)
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2023-04-1733 min
Grace Church NWA"Come and See, Go and Tell" (Easter) April 9th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Following Jesus means orienting our lives to the reality of the resurrection. The resurrection gives us the assurance and the invitation to proclaim the Kingdom of God among us, here and now.
Text: Matt 28:1-10 (NET)
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2023-04-1125 minGrace Church NWA"A Different Kind of Triumph" Palm Sunday, April 2nd 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)The way of Jesus is the ultimate subversion and overthrow of the ways of the world.
Text: John 12:12-16, 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 (NET)
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2023-04-0325 minGrace Church NWA"Don't Miss the Point" March 26th 2023 (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)Lamentations 5 is a picture of how our relationship with God is living, breathing, and big enough to hold both great love and great suffering.
Text: Lamentations 5 (NET)
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2023-03-2631 min
Grace Church NWA"Too Much to Carry" March 12th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)The poetry and confession of Lamentation is an example and invitation to practice our own lament.
Text: Lamentations 3 (NET)
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2023-03-1430 minGrace Church NWA"A Template for Repair" February 26th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Lament is an invitation to deal honestly with loss, trauma, grief, sadness and frustration. It invites us into it so we might get through it.
Text: Lamentations 1 (NET)
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2023-02-2742 minGrace Church NWA"Godsplaining" February 19th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Better understanding Jesus not only helps us understand God, but also ourselves, others, and the world we live in. While knowing things about Jesus is essential, it always has to be done in conjunction with an experiential knowing of Jesus himself.
Text: Matthew 17:1-13 (NET)
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2023-02-2018 minGrace Church NWA"The Big Picture" February 12th, 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)When taken as a whole, what we know as âThe Sermon on the Mount '' is a comprehensive, holistic framework for understanding Jesus and the Kingdom He ushers in and rules over.
Text: Matthew 5-7 (NET)
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2023-02-1327 minGrace Church NWA"Let's go on an Adventure!" February 5th, 2023 (Teacher: Betty Wilton)When Jesus says âFollow me,â he calls us to be co-laborers and students. Following Jesus is a journey of discipleshipâ a journey of learning and unlearning. It is a journey of witness and with-ness.
Text: Mark 1:14-20 (NET)
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2023-02-0632 minGrace Church NWA"Start with what?" January 29th 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Jesus' incarnation ushers in the start of the fullness of Godâs Kingdom, and that demands a party.
Text: John 2:1-11 (NET)
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2023-01-3027 minGrace Church NWA"Wilderness 101", January 22nd 2023 (Teacher: John Ray)Jesus comes to more fully understand who He is through the wilderness temptations.
Text: Matthew 4:1-13 (NET)
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2023-01-2425 min
Grace Church NWA"Making The Prince of Peace the Center of Our Gravity" December 4th, 2022 (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)"Making The Prince of Peace the Center of Our Gravity" December 4th, 2022 (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff) by Grace Church NWA
2022-12-0528 min
Grace Church NWA"What Should We Hope For?" November 27th, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)"What Should We Hope For?" November 27th, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2022-12-0522 min
Grace Church NWA"Give Us A King?" November 20th, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)"Give Us A King?" November 20th, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2022-12-0539 min
Grace Church NWA"OK, But How?" August 21, 2022 (Teacher John Ray)Big Idea: Embodying the values of âBelong, Become, Believeâ takes imagination and intention, patience, attentiveness and discerning action.
Text: Acts 15:22-29, Romans 12:1-13, 2 Timothy 2:2 (NET)
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2022-08-2639 min
Grace Church NWA"Discovering Grace: BELIEVE" August 14, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)When it comes down to it, the core of Christian âfaithâ can be succinctly stated in the Nicene Creed. But is that enough?
Text: Colossians 1:15-20 (NET)
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2022-08-1629 min
Grace Church NWA"Discovering Grace: BECOME" August 7th, 2022 (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)Spiritual growth takes patience and persistence for individuals, as well as the church, and it usually involves incredible actions rather than incredible words.
Text: Romans 12:1-21 (NET)
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2022-08-1237 min
Grace Church NWADiscovering Grace: Belong, July 31st 2022 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)Belonging is rooted in the practice of inclusive hospitality and honest, non-transactional relationships.
Text: 1 Corinthians 12:13 (NET)
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2022-08-0313 min
Grace Church NWA"Circles NWA" July 10th, 2022 (Guest Teacher: Christina Williams)This week weâre hearing from our friends at Circles NWA. Circles NWA is a community-driven program that works to increase upward mobility for individuals and families in poverty in Northwest Arkansas. Their work fits well with our text for the week and serves as a practical example for much of what Jesus teaches us about âgreatnessâ.
Text: Mark 10:35-45 (NET)
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2022-07-1228 min
Grace Church NWA"Let's Pretend" July 3rd, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)The Big Idea:
Following Jesus means loving people, and that gets messy quick.
Take Away:
Weâve often said at Grace Church that the Kingdom of God is people and things as they should be. Moving towards that necessarily involves a reordering of our relationships with ourselves, others and things. This is what following Jesus invites us to do.
Text: Mark 10:17-32 (NET)
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2022-07-0632 minGrace Church NWA"The Cost of Greatness" June 26th, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)Excuse the blip at the beginning of the sermon, our livestream cut out so that part is audio only.
Jesus gives us a new and radically different definition of what it means to be âgreatâ
Being great in the Kingdom of God is not like being great in the world. It involves using the power we have for those who donât, making room for others by giving up our place and making sure those who donât have a place at the table get a good one
Text: Mark 9:33 - 10:16 (NET)
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2022-06-2938 minGrace Church NWA"Small Seed. Big Plant" May 29th 2022 (Teacher: Tim Holland)"Small Seed. Big Plant" May 29th 2022 (Teacher: Tim Holland) by Grace Church NWA
2022-06-0128 min
Grace Church NWA"Let it Grow" May 22nd, 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)The Kingdom of God is an invitation to trust that God is at work
Antithetical to life in the Kingdom of God is taking responsibility for things that we are not supposed to be responsible for.
Text: Mark 4:26-29 (NET)
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2022-05-2629 minGrace Church NWA"The Understanding is in the Doing" May 15th 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)âLightâ is given to us for the benefit of all. True understanding comes from obedience. Enlightenment without action is toxic.
We all have more âtruthâ than we know what to do with. So often our addiction to more information, among other things, keeps us from acting on what we already know.
Mark 4: 21-25 (NET)
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2022-05-1626 minGrace Church NWA"A Whole New World" April 24th 2022 (Teacher: John Ray)Godâs incarnation in Jesus sets off a whole new way of thinking, feeling and being in the world.
The presence of the Kingdom of God among us reorders all of our personal and communal relationships as well as our religious and societal structures.
Text: Mark 2:13-28 (NET)
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2022-04-2817 min
Grace Church NWA"The Plot Twist from Romans 1 to 2" October 31st, 2021 (Teacher: Tim Holland)Romans 1-2
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2021-11-0128 minGrace Church NWA"The Time is Now" October 10th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)The essence of knowing is in the doing. The essence of obedience is in the acting. The essence of loving God is in loving others.
In many ways, following Jesus isnât that difficult to understand, but can seem impossible, at times, to actually do. Visible results are limited at best and immediate, miraculous changes or resolutions rare. This might be the greatest challenge to, and builder of, our faith.
Romans 13:8-14
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2021-10-1118 minGrace Church NWA"Christoformity" September 26th, 2021 (Teacher: Tim Holland)A lived theology isnât an orientation toward the Bible, but an orientation toward Jesus and toward one another.
Romans 14:7-9, 15:3, 5,7, 12:1-8, 12:14-13:10,14,15, 16:17-20
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2021-09-2722 minGrace Church NWA"Wine? Or No Wine?" September 19th, 2021 (Teacher: Beckie Irvin)In the same space where we break bread, we can build bridges, but the real work begins when dinner is over.
Romans 14:1-15:13
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2021-09-2035 min
Grace Church NWA"Become" August 22nd 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland)"Become" August 22nd 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland) by Grace Church NWA
2021-08-2338 minGrace Church NWA"Belong" August 15th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)"Belong" August 15th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2021-08-171h 07Grace Church NWA"Table Manners" August 8th 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland)"Table Manners" August 8th 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland) by Grace Church NWA
2021-08-0928 minGrace Church NWA"Shalom" August 1st, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)Any understanding of the Good News must be centered in the promise and practice of Shalom. Reorienting our understanding away from âpersonal salvationâ towards an expansive restorative vision for all of creation is essential to our understanding and proclamation of the Gospel.
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2021-08-0131 minGrace Church NWA"What Does it All Mean Anyway?" July 25th, 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)Sorry about the sound quality on this one - we had some technical difficulties.
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2021-07-3124 min
Grace Church NWA"The Choice is Ours" July 18th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)Choices have consequences. God is always offering us so much more than we can imagine, but never forcing or coercing us. The ultimate tragedy of life is not taking God seriously, not responding to Godâs invitations, not understanding the reality of our own agency.
Text: Isaiah 66 (NET)
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2021-07-1928 minGrace Church NWA"Put Down the Selfie Stick and Look Around" July 11th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)We can never lose our sense of wonder, our âaddictionâ to the beauty of God. What are you paying attention to? What are you saying ânoâ to by saying âyesâ to distractions?
Text: Isaiah 65 (NET)
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2021-07-1223 min
Grace Church NWA"Arguing with God - Part 2" July 4th 2021 (Teacher: John Ray)This week weâre taking time to ask the following questions:
Where are you finding your truth?
Who is going to be your community?
How are you investing what you have? Your life?
Text: Isaiah 64 (NET)
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2021-07-0208 minGrace Church NWA"Discovering Grace And Us Re - Boot Pt 2" - 08:25:19 (John Ray)"Discovering Grace And Us Re - Boot Pt 2" - 08:25:19 (John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2019-08-2543 minGrace Church NWADiscrovering Grace ReBoot - 08:18:19 (John Ray)Discrovering Grace ReBoot - 08:18:19 (John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2019-08-181h 02Grace Church NWA"Don't Screw This Up" 04/28/19 (Ryan Grace)"Don't Screw This Up" 04/28/19 (Ryan Grace) by Grace Church NWA
2019-04-2824 minGrace Church NWALent 2019 - 3 - 24 - 19 (Grace Holt)Lent 2019 - 3 - 24 - 19 (Grace Holt) by Grace Church NWA
2019-03-2438 minGrace Church NWA"Discovering Grace And Us" - 09:02:18 (John Ray)"Discovering Grace And Us" - 09:02:18 (John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2018-09-0227 minGrace Church NWADiscovering Grace Part 1 - Discovering Jesus and his Word 08:19:18 (John Ray)Discovering Grace Part 1 - Discovering Jesus and his Word 08:19:18 (John Ray) by Grace Church NWA
2018-08-1926 min