GracePoint Church

Christmas: A Divine Story

Our Christmas series is entitled "Miraculous." In this series we will look at how the people and events surrounding the birth of Jesus were full of supernatural intervention by the Lord. In this first message we will zoom in on three main people involved at the time of Jesus' birth: John, Joseph and Mary. They all demonstrate that God works wonders. May this message build your conviction that God's normal is Miraculous.

God Looks Through, Not At

We’ll wrap up our series of winning the war in your mind by looking at how God sees through our situations while we often get stuck looking at them. We often feel stuck looking up at obstacles but God can see the real opportunities. Pastor Dave will walk through Joshua 5-6 where God lays out an unconventional plan to overtake the city of Jericho and Joshua responds with Trust and Obedience.  Joshua shows us how to live in God’s Promises, Provision, and Protection.

Praise and Perspective

Praising God brings us back to a place of having a proper perspective, regardless of our circumstances.

Presence, Problems and Panic

We all encounter problems in life. However, as believers we have the truth and hope that God is present with us, even in hard circumstances.

Collateral Goodness

In this final message on the Reframe Principle (part 3) in the Winning The War In Your Mind series, we will look at what it means to see and understand life using the filter of God's goodness. God's goodness is so great and permeating it could be characterized as collateral goodness.

God’s Plans Are Frequently Not Your Plans

In this message we will have our thinking reframed as we see that God is sovereign, having a perspective and plan we often don't understand in the present. This understanding may come later on in life or sometimes not at all, in which case we must still trust God and His sovereignty. God does not always give you what you want but rather what you need.

Reframe

In this message we will look at what it means to reframe past experiences using the Word of God. Experience evaluated biblically is part of renewing your mind and equipping yourself for present and future situations.

Rooted in the Word

This week we will look at the ways in which Scripture guides us in the journey of salvation and renewal.

Creating a Trench of Truth

This week we will dive deeper into addressing the ruts in our lives.  We will look at the importance of digging a trench of God’s truth that redirects our thinking and living.

Lies and Ruts

When lies take root in our lives they develop into ruts, patterns of living and thinking, that are not what God would have for us. This week we'll explore the ruts in our lives and how to begin to address them.

Truth the Counter-Weapon

In this third message in our series Winning the War in Your Mind we will see that the truth of God's Word must become a counter-weapon to the lies that try to deceive us. We will probe deeply into how to capture the lie and replace it with the truth of God's Word. Ask the Holy Spirit to anoint you as you listen to this message. It's the capstone message on the Replacement Principle.

Thought Warrior

In this week's "Winning The War In Your Mind" message we will look into what it means to be a thought warrior. You have divine power through the Holy Spirit to truly take your thoughts captive. The question, asked and addressed in this message, is: Will you move from self-reliance to Spirit-reliance?

Perception Can Lead To Deception

This week we begin our series "Winning The War In Your Mind." Our goal is to think about what we think about. A big theme for the first three messages will be to remove the lies and replace them with truth. In this first message we will see that a lie believed can affect your life as though it were true. Listen with an open heart and ask the Lord which lies are holding you captive and how can these be replaced with truth from God's Word.

Tired of Being Tired?

God instituted the Sabbath for us to rest, but most of us either neglect it or use it as a day off. Join us in looking at why the Sabbath is important and how we can begin practicing it in our own lives.

Unordinary and Unlikely

When we live surrendered to God’s plan for our lives we discover that God calls us and empowers us to have a redemptive influence in the lives of others.

A Different Way

In this week's message we will look at Isaiah 55 and see that God has a different way to do life. This chapter is a great summary of what it means to come to and follow the Lord.

Staircase of Dependence

In this message from Psalm 124 we will gain insight on how dependent we really are on the Lord. Understanding your dependence on Jesus is critical to becoming who you are meant to be. Listen to this message expecting God to move in your life.

Summit of the Scriptures

This Sunday we will be going over Psalm 139 which reminds us of the personal nature of God’s involvement in and the value He places on our lives.

Life in the Valley

There are times when we lose all hope. Whatever it is feels like it’s never going to get better. In those moments, God provides hope. Through Ezekiel's vision in the valley, we see how God’s breath brings life to the lifeless and hope to the hopeless.

God’s Way

From the example of David bringing the ark to Jerusalem we learn the importance of following God's prescribed ways. Following God's prescribed ways with passion is powerful.

The Wilderness: Where God Woos

In this message we will see that God often uses Wilderness experiences in our lives to profoundly change us and grow us in our faith. The Wilderness can be a place of self-awareness, renewed reliance on God and preparation for God's purposes in our lives.

Context in Communication

In Acts 17, Paul finds himself in two different contexts: one sacred and one secular. Between these two different spaces, Paul communicates about Jesus in a different way. In our current day, we experience both of these contexts still. Therefore, we can learn from Paul on how to effectively communicate the Gospel today.

Daniel and the Lions’ Den: a Trust Fall

The moment we’ve all been waiting for! Daniel is thrown into the Lions' Den by a deceived King Darius. We will explore the differences between a confident Daniel and a distraught King Darius and how those differences matter when we face situations that are bigger than ourselves.

The Holy Life: Beyond Reproach

In this message from Daniel 6, we will see that Daniel was a man of integrity and his enemies could find no basis for a charge against him. So they concluded the only way they could bring any kind of accusation against him would have to be in regards to his following God's ways. What a statement about a life of holiness! In this message we will learn from Daniel's example of how to live a holy life.

The Writing’s on the Wall

In this message we will be looking at Daniel 5. It's an amazing account of God's divine intervention. We will see that God is sovereign over all and that He will not be profaned. This message was relevant in Daniel's day and is still relevant in ours.

From I and Me to Him and He

In this message from Daniel 4 we'll see that God humbles the proud. He turns our “I” and “me” to “Him” and “He.” It’s a passage on what happens when we don’t acknowledge God as one who has all power and authority, and instead assume we do.

No Smell of Fire

In this message from Daniel 3 we'll see that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego chose to be thrown into a fiery furnace rather than disobey the first two of the 10 Commandments. It's a story full of insight on how to handle the fiery trials that come to the follower of God. If we take these insights to heart it will change how we live our lives. 

Who is Your King?

Everybody serves something or someone whether we realize it or not.  But it’s important to answer the question “Who is your king?” because as Daniel points out to King Nebuchadnezzar in his dream, there’s only one kingdom that will last forever. Who we serve and what we do can either pass away like every other king and kingdom, or it can be part of God’s greater story that will never end.

Earthly Resources are Inadequate

In this week's message from the book of Daniel, we will see that God operates on a different level than humankind. He delivers by His wisdom and power. A crazy request by King Nebuchadnezzar becomes an opportunity for God to be recognized and exalted.

Drawing a Line in the Sand

In this second message from our series Daniel: Holy Living in a Fractured World, we will see how Daniel addresses the challenges of his captivity. His captors were trying to indoctrinate him and asking him to compromise. Daniel drew a line in the sand but did so with great compassion and wisdom. He models for us how to be in this world but not be of this world. May you be inspired by his example to live a holy life.