Grace Clarksville

God has made us with hearts that will never truly find meaning and purpose outside of him. This means that we are designed to move in spiritual directions. In this sermon, we look at the famous story of Zacchaeus and see how God draws us towards himself, and how he calls us to move towards him in return. Key Verses: Luke 19:1-10

As we begin a new year, we are taking several weeks to reflect look at some of the values that we strive for in our community of faith. In this sermon, we reflect on what it means to be a group of God’s people who worship together as a family. Key Verses: 2 Chronicles 30:6-8

Long before Jesus was born, God promised that a light would come into a dark world, and it would brighten whatever darkness it touched. In this sermon, we celebrate Christmas by remembering Jesus and the light that he brings to us, today. Key Verses: Isaiah 9:2-7, John 1:1-5

Everyone wants peace for their life, but it is often fleeting. In this sermon, we see how Jesus comes to make sense of our lives and offer us peace for living.  Key Verses: Romans 8:18:28

Preparing to celebrate Christmas, we will examine how Jesus became our Prince of Peace. When we live at peace with God, we are motivated to live a life that pleases him. However, the ancient struggle between our selfish nature and spiritual desires can make us miserable and distressed. Our only hope for salvation is in Jesus and the peace he promises us when we belong to Him.  Key Verses: Romans 7:14-25, 8:1 

The prophet Isaiah said that one of the ways the Messiah would come would be a “prince of peace.” As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, we will look at how Jesus comes to give us peace This week, we specifically look at how he gives us peace with God. Key Verses: Romans 5:1-2

As Paul concludes his letter to Timothy, he points to the thing that has helped him live a life of faithful service: relationships. Paul asks Timothy to bring to him the things that bring him comfort: his coat, his books, and his friends. As we unpack Paul’s final words, let’s look at what Christian friendship is meant to look like in our lives of faithful service and how they, too, can be a comfort to us.     Key Verses: 2 Timothy 4:9-22  

As Paul closes his letter to Timothy, he once again reflects on what his life has meant, what it should mean, and how he sees it. In this sermon, we look at how Paul viewed his life — as an offering, a fight, and a race.     Key Verses: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Hope lies central to the message of God and his work in the world. But what does it mean to hope in Him, especially when we face trials and troubles? In this sermon, we see that hope holds onto three important truths: God will judge what is wrong, He is in charge, and there is work to do while we wait.   Key Verses: 2 Timothy 4:1-5  

Paul calls Timothy to remain faithful to the teachings he has received, recognizing that the Scriptures he has been taught are trustworthy and the people who have taught them can be trusted too. In this sermon, we will explore themes of trust, faithfulness, wisdom, and correction as we seek to understand better the value of God’s Word in our lives. Key Verses: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

What is the purpose of our lives? Paul reminds Timothy of how he did not try to hold onto his life, but instead gave it away. In this sermon, we see what it means to give our lives away, and how we can do it.   Key Verses: 2 Timothy 3:10-13

Paul tells Timothy to expect “difficult times” — and that they will not go away anytime soon because they come from what’s inside of us, in our hearts. How can Paul say this? In this sermon, we explore what is so wrong with our hearts, why it matters, and how we can find a different way to live.   Key Verses: 2 Timothy 3:1-9  

Paul continues to speak wisdom into Timothy’s service and ministry by addressing to him how to deal with difficult people. He calls him on how to best win any argument is by not engaging in foolish, ignorant arguments and instead focusing on his posture of heart. As we look at Paul’s words and guidance to Timothy, let us look at internalizing these words for our life and seek a posture of heart ready to deal with the difficult people around us.   Key Verses: 2 Timothy 2:23-26

Paul continues to tell Timothy what life as a follower of Jesus will demand of him, bringing specific attention to his ethics and moral character. Timothy is encouraged to flee evil desires and pursue the essential virtues of a Christian; demonstrating that a genuine faith continually finds expression in visible and tangible ways.  Key Verses: 2 Timothy 2:15-22

As Paul continues his encouraging words to Timothy, he once again returns to the power of Jesus and his Good News. In this sermon, we see that Paul wants to Timothy to remember that Jesus is a the great king who used his power to defeat death, and the specific encouragements this great truth can give to us.   Key Verses: 2 Timothy 2:8-14  

How do we handle life when it becomes hard? Paul tells us that endurance is not only possible, but it is vital to following God through our hardships. In this sermon, we look at what endurance means and how we can discover the power to do it, again and again. Key Verses: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Paul tells Timothy to hold on to the truth that he once heard from him, as a way of living. In this sermon, we see the the importance of centering our lives on the truth of Jesus and how to hold on to it through the power of the Spirit. Key Verses: 2 Timothy 1:13-18

While in prison and waiting for death, Paul again writes to one of his dearest followers, Timothy. Paul is primarily concerned with encouraging the young pastor to remain faithful to his calling, and to be useful, despite hardships. In this sermon, we will look at what made Paul’s life useful until the end, and what can make our lives useful, today.   Key Verses: 2 Timothy 1:1-12

Discipleship is something the church today deeply struggles with. The local modern church is dealing with a discipleship issue that is causing Christ-followers to lose sight of what the Christian life is meant to look like. Most of us miss the necessity of discipleship, dismiss the practice because we lack the time, or fear the practice of opening our spiritual lives to others. It’s time to open our hearts to the idea of participating in the work of kingdom-building through discipleship.  Key Verses: Matthew 4:18-20

We close out our study of the Faithful Lives within Hebrews 11 by looking closely at those that were both a part of major victories and significant disappointments. A hidden life of faith allows us to turn from the world's approval and seek only God's approval when confronted with loneliness and persecution. Those that have their stories told in Hebrews and those of us that live under the forgiveness of Jesus look forward to a better resurrection.  Key Verses: Hebrews 11:32-40