In Acts 18 Christ said that he has his people in the city of Corinth. When we read 1 Corinthians we see the kind of people who are Christ’s. Human values like wealth, power, and intelligence are not contributing factors to being called by Christ to salvation. Those who Christ saves he calls into the fellowship of his church. Today, we gain much encouragement and instruction as Christ’s people in our city.

As in other cities where the gospel was first preached by Paul and his mission team, many people in the city of Thessalonica believed in Jesus as Messiah and confessed him as Lord. What stands out about these new believers is that they received the gospel in much tribulation and with great joy. Today, from the account of the mission in this city, and from Paul’s letter to the church in there, we are encouraged to open our hearts to God’s word by faith and to be changed by it.

Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this gathering is both edifying to the believer and a witness of God’s grace to the world. Sermon speaker is Scott Patty unless otherwise noted.

While the word of God stands alone in its truthfulness, authority, and effectiveness to save, still it must be received by faith. In this account of the word of God coming to Berea, we see the kind of mind that receives it and is blessed by it. The noble mind is humble enough to listen, engaged enough to search, and honest enough to acknowledge the truth without bias. The noble-minded person receives the word of God and gains Christ. Today, as we hear the word, let us open the mind of our hearts and be blessed.

Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this gathering is both edifying to the believer and a witness of God’s grace to the world. Sermon speaker is Scott Patty unless otherwise noted.