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GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsWhen God Swears | Hebrews 7:17-28A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Hebrews 7:17-28.
Big Idea: The hope of eternal life with God is based on two things - the Father’s oath and the Son’s priesthood
2024-03-3028 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsSurprised Separation: The Sheep and the Goats | Matthew 25:31-46A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 25:31-46.
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goals explains the attitude Christians should have while they await Christ's return. In the parable, there are no commands or direct encouragement to act in a certain way, but rather an explanation of what to expect upon Christ's return.
Big Idea: Wait for the Lord Jesus as people who are so filled with the love of God that they can't help but serve their brothers and sisters in Christ unselfconsciously.
Separation: Serve people expecting their upcoming Judgement by God
Su...
2024-02-2557 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsFinding Hope in Hopeless Times | Isaiah 9:1-7A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Isaiah 9:1-7.
Although the book of Isaiah contains prophecies for Israel, the hope of both Israel and Judah is also ours, as it is anchored in the same Messiah who came once to save us from sin and will come again to reign in glory.
Big Idea: Our hope for the future is reinforced by trusting in God's promises and His plan.
No matter how desperate your situation may be, trust in God’s promises (1-5)
No matter how absurd God’s method of salvation may seem to us, t...
2023-12-1033 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsThe Authority of Grace | Matthew 21:23-32A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 21:23-32.
When questioned by the elders about His authority, Jesus demonstrated that His actions during His final week were rooted in grace.
Big Idea: Grace is the greatest authority that leads us to obedience in faith.
Jesus leads with Grace (23-27)
Believers Follow Grace by Responding with Faith and Repentance (28-32)
2023-09-1752 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsThe Benefit of Trials | James 1:1-8A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from James 1:1-8.
The Christian life is filled with problems. They come uninvited and unexpected. Sometimes they come singly and sometimes in masses. They are inevitable. The question is, “What are we going to do about them?"
Big Idea: We should regard trials as blessed opportunities to grow in our trust in God and His plan of salvation.
Our Perspective in Trials Should be Joy (1-2)
Our Perseverance in Trials will Produce Maturity (3-4)
Our Promise in Trials is the Increase in Wisdom (vv.5-8)
2023-07-1652 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsWhat’s In It For Me? | Matthew 19:27-20:16A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 19:27-20:16.
Generally speaking, when we do a good job, we expect appreciation. The problem arises when we bring this value system into our relationship with God. Does God owe us anything?
Big Idea: Trusting God’s generosity leads to a life of contentment and sacrifice!
God’s Generous Grace Can’t be Earned (19:27-30)
God’s Generous Grace Must Lead to Gratitude (20:1-16)
2023-06-1159 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsWhat to Expect at the Communion Table | 1 Corinthians 11:23-29A Good Friday sermon by Yan Kislitsa from 1 Corinthians 11:23-29.
Big Idea: We come to the Lord's Table as a sign of our union with Christ and communion with one another.
When we come to the Communion Table, we should expect -
1. To be served by Christ
2. To be nourished by Christ
3. To grow in our faith
2023-04-0840 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsBefore You Follow Jesus | Matthew 16:21-28A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 16:21-28.
What does "deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me" mean? Is it about giving up worldly comforts and being ready to die for Jesus, or admitting your unworthiness and inability to save yourself, like admitting to being a criminal deserving of death?
Big Idea: The hope of salvation is built on Jesus’ sacrifice alone and not on our own.
The Necessity of Jesus' Cross (21-23)
The Necessity of Your Cross (24-28)
2023-03-1257 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsVain Worship | Matthew 15:1-20A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 15:1-20.
True worship can only be offered by those who have a heart for Christ, being transformed by the work of the Spirit.
Big Idea: Your worship is determined by who you are! Unless God changes your heart your worship is useless!
Worship of a Faulty Theology (1-14)
Worship of a Filthy Heart (15-20)
Worship of a Faith full Worship (Gal 5:14/22-23)
2023-02-0551 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsNo Separation: A Triumph of God’s Love | Romans 8:35-39A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Romans 8:35-39.
We've come to the end of our journey through Romans 8. At the very end, we come to another profound promise for God's children: we will not be separated under any circumstances from God's love!
Big Idea: Be convinced, the love of God will never let us go!
A Threat to Love (35-36)
A Triumph of Love (37)
A Trust in Love (38)
2022-12-0454 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsGroaning for Glory: The Children of God | Romans 8:23-25A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Romans 8:23-25.
When the Bible speaks about Christians living in hope, it does not suggest that their lives will be free of pain and suffering. It does not promise that God will spare us from all troubles. This text teaches that we will groan and we will suffer, but we will do it in hope.
Big Idea: Keep your eyes on the future glory and you will endure present suffering with hope.
Groaning in Hope (23)
Growing in Hope (24-25)
2022-10-3056 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsNo Obligation to the Flesh | Romans 8:5-8A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Romans 8:5-8
The whole world is divided into various camps and categories of people. But there are two distinct groups of people in the world: those of Flesh and those of the Spirit. At times, one can be confused who is who, but at the core, the difference between these groups is like the difference between a corpse and a newborn.
Big Idea: Those who are in Christ Jesus have been set free from every obligation to the flesh and are no longer in the flesh but in the...
2022-09-2556 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsBoasting by Grace Alone | 1 Corinthians 1:26-31A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
God created men and saved them so that they might boast in Him, and Him alone!
Big Idea: The deeper we understand our need for Grace, the greater our boasting in the Lord.
Consider the Grace for Sinners (26-29)
Consider the Grace for Saints (30-31)
2022-08-0748 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsBeautiful Womanhood: Original Design | Genesis 1-3A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Genesis 1-3
Womanhood needs to be correctly defined. The good news is that Scripture provides us with God's original design for womanhood!
Big Idea: The Christian woman embraces God’s design to be man’s helper and is empowered by the glorious Gospel to propagate God’s glory.
The Christian Woman Embraces God’s Design
A. The Woman’s Dignity (1:26-27)
B. The Woman’s Destiny (2:15-25)
C. The Woman’s Danger (3:1-7)
The Christian Woman is Empowered by the Gospel
A. The Woman’s Hope (3:15)
2022-05-0854 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsShabbat Shalom: Rest In Christ | Matthew 12:1-14A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 12:1-14
Big Idea: Disciples of Christ must learn to rest in Christ, rely on His compassion, and respond to Him with faith.
Learn to Rest in Christ's Work (1-2)
Learn to Rely on Christ's Compassion (3-8)
Learn to Respond to Christ with Faith (9-14)
2022-04-0349 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsAccept One Another | Romans 14:1-12A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Romans 14:1-12
Theme: Our love must be patient and tolerant of other believers’ opinions, especially when dealing with non-essential matters of life.
Accept One Another, Do Not Despise!
Encourage One Another, Do Not Enslave!
Instruct One Another, Do Not Condemn!
2021-11-1452 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsForgive One Another | Ephesians 5:25-32A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Ephesians 5:25-32
Today we are looking at one of the most "painful" activities in believers' lives - forgiveness. Forgiveness is based on the belief that God has forgiven our sins through faith in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ (1 John 2:2), and therefore, we should now forgive others. Yet, admittedly, it is a difficult task. It is much easier to receive forgiveness than to grant forgiveness to someone who has wronged you.
Theme: Forgiveness is the new currency among the redeemed by Christ
Be Honest: Tell the truth...
2021-10-1758 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsA Resilient Heart | 2 Corinthians 4:16-18A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
All of us come to a point in life when we wonder whether or not we have the strength to go on. Are you feeling devastated, betrayed, and without hope? This message is for you.
Theme: A heart reliant on God is resilient in times of trouble!
Focus on the Power, Not the Weakness
Focus on the Spiritual, Not the Physical
Focus on the Future, Not the Present
Focus on the Eternal, Not the Temporal
2021-09-1939 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsPray Like a Beggar, Act Like a Son | Matthew 7:7-12A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 7:7-12
Theme: We must prayerfully seek divine grace in order to live out the divine requirement.
The Great Demand (1-6)
The Great Need (7-8)
The Great Promise (9-11)
The Great Rule (12)
2021-05-3053 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsRighteous Fasting: Humbling Before God | Matthew 6:16-18A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 6:16-18
Theme: Righteous fasting comes from a humble heart as an expression of dependence on God.
The Practice of Fasting
The Purpose of Fasting
The Promise of Fasting
Fasting is the voluntary abstinence from food as a religious exercise of expressing humility and dependence on God!
2021-04-2556 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsLove Like Your Father: Loving and Praying For Your Enemies | Matthew 5:43-48A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 5:43-48
Theme: By loving our enemies and by praying for them, we prove that we are the children of our heavenly Father.
Four motivations to love our enemies:
1. Because of our Savior's Command (43-44)
2. Because of our Father's Character (45)
3. Because of our Heavenly Reward (46-47)
4. Because of our Glorious Destiny (48)
2021-03-2852 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsWhat’s Law Got to Do with It? | Matthew 5:17-20A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 5:17-20
Theme: By preaching the Law, Jesus makes it clear: apart from Him, no one has a shot of entering the Kingdom of Heaven.
1. The Fulfillment of the Law: Christ successfully fulfilled the whole Law for us because only He could (17-18)
2. The Failure of the Law: Apart from Christ we have miserably failed at the Law (19-20)
3. The Function of the Law: By believing in Christ we are covered in His righteousness and now function under the Law of Christ (Gal. 6:2)
2021-02-2851 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsFollow the King | Matthew 4:12-25A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Matthew 4:12-25
Theme: The goal of following Jesus is to become like Jesus Himself
1. Settle among Sinners (12-16)
2. Speak to Sinners (17)
3. Summon Sinners (18-22)
4. Sympathize with Sinners (23-25)
2021-02-0157 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsRelentless Blessing | 2 Corinthians 13:14A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from 2 Corinthians 13:14
2020-11-3050 min
GraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsHonoring Christ in the Workplace | Colossians 3:22-4:1A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 3:22-4:1
2020-10-2645 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsFreedom in Christ (Part 2) | Colossians 2:20-23A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 2:20-23
2020-06-0849 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsFreedom in Christ (Part 1) | Colossians 2:16-19A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 2:16-19
2020-06-0153 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsThe Power of Your Identity in Christ | Colossians 2:13-15A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 2:13-15
2020-05-2546 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsSpiritual Maturity in Christ | Colossians 1:28-29A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 1:28-29
2020-04-2755 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsJoy Worth Suffering For | Colossians 1:24-27A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 1:24-27
2020-04-2045 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsThe Impact of Knowing God (Part 2) | Colossians 1:10-14A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 1:10-14
2020-03-2349 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsThe Impact of Knowing God (Part 1) | Colossians 1:9-12A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Colossians 1:9-12
2020-03-1649 minGraceHill Church: Weekly SermonsWhen God is My Shepherd | Psalm 23A sermon by Pastor Yan Kislitsa from Psalm 23
2020-02-1051 min