Easter (2024)
Resurrection offers a future life, a reconciled life, and a refreshed life.
Mar 31, 2024•56 min
Grace Chapel Wilsonville
Welcome to the weekly message from Grace Chapel in Wilsonville Oregon.
Our Concern: What bothers and drives us?
We believe that humanity is broken and fragmented.
Our Cause: How do we address this concern?
To experience and express the essence of Jesus Christ.
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Even The Gentiles
Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere, in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the universe." 1. Holy Spirit = God's Active Personal Presence 2. Witness = Telling people about Jesus 3. Ends of the Earth = Everywhere Discussion Questions: Read Acts 10 In verses 2-9, Cornelius and Peter both functioned in their everyday/average rhythms of talking with God when they each had a...
Mar 24, 2024•44 min
Here I Am Lord
In Acts 19 Ananias presents us with a blueprint for faith. He says "Here I am Lord" which is a response to the Lord all throughout the scriptures. Do we live as if God is wiser than us? Do we live as if God has forgiven us? Do we live as if God is all-powerful? Do we live as if God is with us? Do we live as if judgment is real?
Mar 17, 2024•41 min
Consecrate
Discussion Questions: Where do you see possible compromise in the church or in your life? What does the word consecrate mean to you? Where do you see the kingdom of darkness battling with the kingdom of light? What areas of your life led you to seek cleaning, dedication, and sacrifice? Group Practice: Spend time praying and invite the Holy Spirit to show you where you can be more consecrated. Write down and share with someone else specifically where you want to be more cleansed, dedicated, and s...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr
Holiness
Two ways we conspire against the Spirit's Holiness in our lives: 1. The Spirit-Filled life is limited through grieving the Spirit 2. The Spirit-Filled life is limited through quenching the Spirit “Holiness is not simply about trying harder; yes, it takes effort, but it is more than that. It is about faith in God’s holy power, a power that makes the unclean clean, turns the profane into something sacred, and calls and consecrates us into a Christ-shaped way of being human. Holiness happens when I...
Mar 03, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Life In The Spirit - Part 2
Discussion Questions: 1. What areas of your life do you feel worn down or spiritually fatigued? 2. What holds us back from surrendering and obeying the Holy Spirit? 3. What does God's Holiness mean to you? 4. How can you receive the Spirit's provision in your struggles? 5. Is there a sin in your life that you need to be more honest about? 6. What does it mean to practice confessing our sins to one another? Group Practice: Break down into smaller groups of 2 or 3. At whatever level you are comfor...
Feb 25, 2024•55 min
Acts 3 & 4
In 2006, Pastor Jake and his wife embarked on a journey to adopt their oldest child from Rwanda, Africa. Their stay in the country extended past seven weeks as they navigated the bureaucratic process to bring their child home. While in Nairobi, Kenya, they taught their daughter how to swim in a hotel pool. One memory stands out for Jake: his daughter clinging to him as they ventured into the deeper parts of the pool. Eventually, she learned how to swim on her own and found joy in exploring deepe...
Feb 18, 2024•55 min
Life In The Spirit - Part 1
We are thrilled to introduce a new series called "Living" as part of our focus on the rhythms of Jesus. In this series, our focus will be on living life in the Spirit, which is essential to living the life and rhythms of Jesus. For many in our Church family, this may be a new concept or something that you did not learn about growing up. Therefore, as we begin this series, we invite you to be open to learning about and experiencing life in the Spirit. Put your hands out, close your eyes, tune out...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Cultivating - Part 4
The Power of Discipleship: Experiencing and Expressing the Essence of Jesus. The Path of Discipleship: Discipleship is the life-transforming journey of doing life with others and being fully known (Friendship) as we pursue and practice the life of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit (Purpose). The Plan of Discipleship: Invite, Invest, and Inspire Curious Follower: Those who follow Jesus with caution but are openly seeking Conflicted Follower: Those who want what Jesus offers but also want...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr
Cultivating - Part 3
As we navigate the discipleship journey, Pastor Mike reminds us that our joy is not only found in personal growth but when we invest in others. Drawing inspiration from the New Testament, he highlights the apostle Paul's repeated expressions of joy in those he mentored and walked alongside. Discipleship, is not only about gaining knowledge but experiencing the profound joy that comes from fostering genuine connections, much like the discipleship communities in the early church. Let's be intentio...
Jan 28, 2024•46 min
Cultivating - Part 2
There is a big difference between reacting and responding. When we react, our actions may come from fear, hate, and impatience. On the other hand, when we respond with intentionality, our actions are more often rooted in peace, love, patience, kindness, and wisdom. One of the most significant ways we can shift from reacting to responding is by walking together in community with other believers. The Holy Spirit actively operates within community, working through us to cultivate a sense of belongi...
Jan 21, 2024•50 min
Cultivating - Part 1
I’m convinced many believers live as Passive, Powerless, Pointless and Paranoid…instead of Passionate, Provocative, Purposeful and Powerful. Our faith can feel Feeble, Frail, and Flimsy instead of Fearless, Favored, and Fervent. Jesus sent out his disciples as a movement to change the world. This was a movement led by the ordinary but empowered for the extraordinary. A movement led by the marginalized, uneducated, impaired, and ignored. Yet, their calling for greatness far exceeded their capacit...
Jan 07, 2024•57 min
Worship & Prayer
Prayer Prompts What have I allowed to harden my heart? Pray for one another that we would have tender hearts responsive to the work of the Holy Spirit. Pray that we, as a church family, would be responsive to the Holy Spirit. Pray together and ask God if there is someone you need help seeing from a new perspective, from God’s perspective. Pray together for what a ministry of reconciliation may look like in your lives, whether with other people, injustices you see in your social/economic spheres,...
Dec 31, 2023•33 min
A Missional Family
A "God that saves" tells us His mission and "God with us" tells us His nature.
Dec 17, 2023•46 min
The Family Of Jesus
To be a Family on Mission is to live under Oikonomics. Oikonomics is the economy of our oikos. It’s how we do everyday discipleship Prayer Prompt: "Heavenly Father, thank You for choosing us to be part of Your Family. In the authority of Jesus, we pray for peace, joy, protection, healing, and victory. We pray for blessing and breakthrough in Jesus' name. Amen!" Discussion Questions: 1. What does being on mission as a family mean to you? 2. What are practical ways you can invest in the spiritual ...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Family On Mission
The family was created by God The family of God includes all who believe in Jesus The mission of the family has been and will always be about Jesus. The mission of the family is to shine the light of Christ in the world through words and actions. Discussion Questions: Have you ever seen a Family live on mission together? What did that look like? How would you describe their life together? With Jesus' redefinition of family, who is your family? What does it look like to be on mission with this sp...
Dec 03, 2023•44 min
Poured Out
When the love of God is greater than the love of money, our earthly resources become heaven's resources. We must see our money as gateways to hell on earth or gateways to heaven on earth. With our money, we can release hell, or we can release Heaven.
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr
25th Anniversary Celebration
“The primary reason we lose faith is because we forget the faithfulness of God. Maybe that's why the word remember is repeated 250 times in Scripture.” – Mark Batterson
Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Falling Away Faith - Part 2
The are 5 types of Churches: 1. Compromising Churches that partner with a Rebellious Spirit. 2. Complacent Churches that partner with a Reluctant Spirit. 3. Consumer Churches that partner with a Replacing Spirit. 4. Combative Churches that partner with a Religious Spirit. 5. Compelling Churches that partner with a Renewing Spirit. Compelling: "Evoking interest, attention, or conviction in a powerfully irresistible way." Discussion Questions: 1. What would cause someone to love Jesus but turn awa...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Falling Away Faith - Part 1
Eventually, a post-Christian society moves from assuming Christian values to ignoring them, to resenting them, to repressing them, and eventually to persecuting them. What was once Christian and is now post-Christian will eventually become anti-Christian.
Nov 05, 2023•42 min
Waiting For Jesus
Jesus will one day come back for His bride, the church. Scriptures teach us that we should be living with a posture of expectancy, watching, outpouring, encouragement, discernment, urgency, and hope.
Oct 29, 2023•50 min
Praying At All Times
Prayers For Peace Personally: You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You. - Isaiah 26:3 Pray for Rest, Relationships, Inner Peace, Forgiveness, Hope, Healing In Our State: Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. - Philippians 2:3 ESV Pray for Schools, Businesses, Poverty, Crime, Civil Workers In Our Nation: When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, t...
Oct 22, 2023•57 min
Breathing
Worldly Hope is based on circumstances; Faith Hope is based on character. Worldly Hope is focused on a desired outcome; Faith Hope is focused on a desired outlook. Worldly Hope is about minimizing disappointments; Faith Hope is about maximizing disappointments. Worldly Hope is about narrow expectations; Faith Hope is about wide anticipations. What you call a hardship, heaven calls a harvest.
Oct 15, 2023•45 min
Gospel
The goal of the Gospel is not to affirm your behavior, celebrate your lifestyle, or empower you to do whatever you want to do. The goal of the Gospel is to rescue you, transform you, and empower you to live fully the life of Jesus. Prayer of Salvation: Dear Lord, I admit that I am a sinner. I have done many things that don't please you. I have lived my life for myself only. I am sorry, and I repent. I ask you to forgive me. I believe you died on the cross for me, to save me. You did what I could...
Oct 08, 2023•54 min
Leveraging
"The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who are identified as Christians will become disciples students, apprentices, practitioners of Jesus Christ, steadily learning from him how to live the life of the Kingdom of the Heavens into every corner of human existence." — Dallas Willard Prayer Prompt: “Lord, We give you thanks for the gift of community. We are invited to engage together with hope, joy, and love as Your disciples. Open our hearts ...
Oct 01, 2023•53 min
Lessons From The Ocean
The extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! If your heart is pure, it is impossible to miss God. He is just too big of a target. Where can you aim and not come in contact with Him? Where can you reach and not touch something that declares His existence? Where can you look and not see the fingerprints of His majesty? Look up, and discover His wonder in the stars. Look down, and see His glory in a flower...
Sep 24, 2023•45 min
Alignment
Alignment through practices often moves us from the omnipresence of God to the manifested presence of God. Changes in alignment can be a bit subtle at first. You may not notice that your steering response has been negatively affected until you have to make an emergency maneuver and find yourself with no control over what your vehicle is doing. Discussion Questions: 1. In what areas do I feel my life is out of alignment with God. What does that look like for you? 2. How do you sense God is reveal...
Sep 17, 2023•44 min
Vision Sunday 2023
Living the vision of Jesus requires partnering with the purpose, power, preparation, provision, people, and plan of Jesus. Discussion Questions: What areas of your life do you ache for transformation? What does living life in partnership with the Holy Spirit mean to you? What does living life in partnership with the purifying of Jesus mean to you? What does living life in partnership with the practices of Jesus mens to you? What does living life in partnership with the posture of Jesus mean to y...
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Foundations
Ekplesso encompasses the ideas of wonder, astonishment, or amazement. It expresses a stunned amazement that leaves the subject unable to grasp what is happening. Discussion Questions: 1. What storms in your life have shaken your faith foundation? 2. How has Jesus been a foundation in those storms? 3. What areas of your life are you needing to “practice” the way of Jesus? 4. What type of false authorities lead to building on the wrong foundation? Prayer Prompt: O Lord, be the architect and builde...
Sep 03, 2023•55 min
False Prophets
False prophets create false problems in order to appear as true messiahs. If Satan cannot dethrone God in Heaven, he will try to dethrone God in hearts. Satan's strategy is simple: make sin look normal and righteousness look strange. Prayer Prompt: Heavenly Father, I ask that You would grant me a discerning heart. A heart that seeks to know You, and to know the truth of Your Word. But more than that, I ask that You would grant me a heart that seeks to keep Your mind. Please open the eyes of my h...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr
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