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2010 at Grace Church

Wow! Not sure this post will live up to the title, I can’t see the future and I don’t know what is ahead for us in 2010, but as the Lead Pastor here, I can tell you some things that I believe will be important for us in these next 6-12 months. Again, these things can change but from my seat today, this is what I see…

2009 in Review-Grace Church Edition

OK, so yesterday I talked about 2009 in review from a global and personal perspective, today let’s look at life at Grace Church this year…

2009 in Review- The Big Question it raises…

So we’re coming to the end of 2009, what a year! Stimulus Plan, Cash for Clunkers, Bank Bailouts, Fort Hood shooting, War in Afghanistan, Tiger Wood’s affairs, Swine Flu (H1N1), Earth Quakes in Costa Rica, Italy, Indonesia, Typhoons in Taiwan and the Philippines. I think one of the biggest factors that hit most if not all of us was/is the financial stuff. It’s been challenging as a church, not only for the church’s sake/ future but for the people in the church who’ve been devastated by job loss, reduction in pay or hours. It’s shown us all how much money impacts us and the things we’ve been so accustomed to enjoying.

Sermon Snapshot #3: Incarnation unpacked

This clip talks about Isaiah 9:6 and shows how we need Jesus to be both fully man and fully God in order to be our true hope. For the full message, download or listen online at http://www.extendgrace.org/mediaplayer.html click on “Simply Hoping”

Sermon Snapshot #2: Hope Sees More

This clip is a story from my childhood, the “ice ball fight” and a word about what hope from a Biblical perspective really does. For the full message, download or listen online at: http://www.extendgrace.org/mediaplayer.html click on “Simply Hoping”