Grace Clarksville

While Jesus lived on this earth, he constantly pointed his followers to eternity. In this sermon, we see the importance of remembering that we were created for a life beyond this one and the comfort that this truth can bring. Scriptures: John 17:1-5 Keywords: hope, life, eternity, heaven, hell, judgment, grace  

Right now we are all experiencing something, not only physically, but spiritually. We’re all experiencing trials. Trials are test to our lives and faith and when trials come so do heavy emotions, emotions like sorrow. In the midst of our sorrow we lose sight of God and the joy He brings. So how do we see and respond to God as we go through the sorrow that comes from our trials? How do we turn sorrow to joy? Scriptures: John 16:16-24 Keywords: Joy, Sorrow, Trials, John  

Jesus gives us a great invitation — that, through him, we can be friends with God. In this sermon, we look at why friendship with God is important and how we can experience it in our lives today. Scriptures: John 15:12-17 Keywords: friendship, peace, security, assurance, obedience, love  

Jesus tells us that pain can be a sign of God’s pruning work in our lives. In this sermon, we learn how to endure through our pain — by putting our lives under and in the love of God. Scriptures: John 15:1-11 Keywords: pain, pruning, abiding, love, joy, hope  

Jesus offers us a gift of peace, even in the midst of troubled times. In this sermon, we look at what the peace of God actually means and how we can see it grow in our hearts today. Scriptures: John 14:27-31 Keywords: peace, calm, serenity, trouble, anxiety, fear, worry, 

The gift promised to us by the Father, at the special request of Jesus, is to receive the comforting nature of Jesus in the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is promised to be with us forever and will never leave us alone in the world.  Scriptures: John 14:15-26 Keywords: comforter, peace, truth, spirit, trinity, Holy Spirit, helper

When uncertainty surrounds us, Jesus tells us “Don’t let your hearts become troubled." In this sermon, we look at how we can experience peace in the midst of anxiety and disappointment. Scriptures: John 14:1-7 Keywords: anxiety, depression, worry, fear, peace, hope,        grace, surrender

As we celebrate this Easter season, we look at the well-known story of Jesus’ death and resurrection as a tragedy, a silence, and a gift.   Scriptures: Luke 24:1-9 Keywords: Easter, Luke, resurrection, hope, new life, grace  

As we end our series on Job, we see that God finally reveals himself to Job. In this sermon, we look at how this revelation humbles Job and ultimately transforms him into someone that knows God in profound ways. Scriptures: Job 42:1-6 Keywords: holiness, suffering, pain, evil, faith, hope

When suffering strikes us, it almost always leaves us feeling lonely and alone. In this sermon, we see how God can use our loneliness to move us closer to him. Scriptures: Job 19:8-19 Keywords: suffering, sadness, loneliness, pain, grief, hope

So often in the midst of suffering, we naturally rely on our own attempts to relieve the pain and discomfort only to discover that it doesn’t work. Scriptures: Job 16:1-8 Keywords: Pain, Suffering, Dreams, Pleasure, Escape, Avoidance, Numbing, Childlike, Greatest dream

When we encounter suffering, the first thing we usually question is God’s goodness. In this sermon, we we look at how we can believe in a good God in the midst of our pain. Scriptures: Job 10:1-8 Keywords: suffering, pain, loss, goodness, sovereignty, Job, hope

Suffering often leaves us with feelings of depression and anxiety. In this sermon, we look at why suffering causes these two emotions and how we can find hope in their midst. Scriptures: Job 6:1-7, 7:1-6 Keywords: suffering, pain, sadness, depression, anxiety, hope, Job

As we begin our series on Job, we look at why suffering exists in our world and, more importantly, how we face it when it comes near to us in painful and personal ways.   Scriptures: Job 3:20-26 Keywords: suffering, pain, disappointment, trials, tribulation, Job, peace, assurance  

We love to gather at certain places, football games, our favorite restaurant, an incredible theme park, but when it comes to gathering at the most fulfilling place on earth, the church, we tend to struggle. We often don’t see the value or feel like we have to out of obligation. But what if we approached our fellowship on Sunday’s with the same motivation that the first Christians in the early church did? How might that change our heart, lives, faith, and world? Scriptures: Acts 2:44-47

In my mission to follow Christ, I will be asked by God to deny myself through both temporary inconveniences that help me draw close to Him, and through permanent practices that help move me towards service to others. Letting these rhythms of self-denial challenge my own sense of entitlement and preferences is a fight worth fighting for; because it is through these challenges, that I can find joy and freedom in following Christ.   Scriptures: Mark 8:34-38 Keywords: service, sacrifice, self-denial, fasting, preferences    

We are never more like God than when we're generous. In this sermon, we look at how we can become more generous in light of God’s generosity to us.   Scriptures: Acts 20:32-35   Keywords: giving, generosity, money, service, forgiveness, spiritual growth    

Every human heart was created to worship. In this sermon, we see why God asks for our worship and how he changes us when we put him at the center of our existence and meaning.   Scriptures: Revelation 22:1-5 Keywords: worship, singing, sacrifice, spiritual growth  

One of the rhythms of grace God offers us is really difficult, Community. Community doesn’t sound too difficult, but those of us who have lived long enough know that community is hard to be a part of. Many of us would rather exclude ourselves from community instead of embrace it, but believe it or not we were made for community. But why? And how do we embrace it? Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12:14-26 Keywords: community, rhythm, Grace, habit, vulnerability, Paul, 1 Corinthians, body, image, give, grow    

Pulling away to be alone with God has the power to change us like nothing else. In this sermon, we look at the rhythm of solitude and why we need to practice it regularly. Scriptures: Luke 5:12-16 Keywords: solitude, alone, silence, stillness, prayer, spiritual formation