http://www.gracecentral.org Jesus is at work, transforming individuals, the city, and the world with his Gospel. Grace Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus, OH wants to be a part of that mission. Grace changes everything. en Jesus is at work, transforming individuals, the city, and the world with his Gospel. Grace Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus, OH wants to be a part of that mission. Grace changes everything. Grace Central no Grace Central Sermon Audio admin@gracecentral.org ℗ & © 2010 Grace Central 720 http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/false-prophets-and-fake-professors-matthew-715-23 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10144938/Sermons/GCSA20100815.mp3 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:40:24 GMT Greg Blosser So, Now What? (Sermon On the Mount, part 5) http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/enter-by-the-narrow-gate http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100808.mp3 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:40:48 GMT Greg Blosser So, Now What? (Sermon On the Mount, part 5) http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/and-lead-us-not-into-temptation-but-deliver-us-from-the-evil-one http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100627.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:57:51 GMT Greg Blosser How To Pray – The Lord's Prayer lord's_prayer,prayer,evil,satan,devil,demons http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/god-sustains-his-people http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100620.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:27:14 GMT Rae Whitlock Special http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/and-forgive-us-our-debts-as-we-have-also-forgiven-our-debtors http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100613.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:34:11 GMT Greg Blosser How To Pray – The Lord's Prayer lord's_prayer,prayer,forgiveness,sin http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100516.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 23:43:32 GMT Greg Blosser How To Pray – The Lord's Prayer lord's_prayer,prayer,need,poverty,hunger,provision http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/your-will-be-done-on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100509.mp3 Sun, 09 May 2010 23:45:56 GMT Greg Blosser How To Pray – The Lord's Prayer lord's_prayer,prayer,god's_will http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/your-kingdom-come http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100502.mp3 Sun, 02 May 2010 23:49:09 GMT Greg Blosser How To Pray – The Lord's Prayer lord's_prayer,prayer,kingdom,kingdom_of_god,god's_kingdom,kingdom_of_heaven http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/hypocrisy http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100411.mp3 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:13:09 GMT Greg Blosser hypocrisy,hypocrites,righteousness http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/easter-is-good-news-for-bad-christians http://dl.dropbox.com/u/189109/unposted%20grace%20central%20sermons/GCSA20100404.mp3 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:26:04 GMT Greg Blosser Special easter,resurrection,crucifixion http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/an-ordinary-church http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/an-ordinary-church.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:37:12 GMT Greg Blosser Who Do We Think We Are? http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/a-church-on-mission http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/a-church-on-mission.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:23:39 GMT Greg Blosser Who Do We Think We Are? mission,great_commission,missional_church,missional,culture,evangelism http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/a-grace-centered-church http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/a-grace-centered-church.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:31:46 GMT Greg Blosser Who Do We Think We Are? grace,woman_at_the_well,favor,church http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/a-hope-filled-church http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/a-hope-filled-church.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:49:51 GMT Greg Blosser Who Do We Think We Are? hope,despair,resurrection,jesus,church http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/love-your-enemies http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/gcsa20100228.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:39:44 GMT Joe Haack "You Have Heard It Said… But I Tell You…" love,enemies,grace,mercy http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/the-other-cheek-the-extra-mile-and-other-cliches http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/the-other-cheek-the-extra-mile-and-other-cliches.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:22:55 GMT Greg Blosser "You Have Heard It Said… But I Tell You…" retaliation,mercy,sermon_on_the_mount There was a custom in Jesus' day of taking oaths, but it was often used not to confirm the truthfulness of a statement, but to cover up falsehood. Here, Jesus teaches us that God's people should be characterized by truth-telling at all times, even when it hurts. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/oaths http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/oaths-matthew-533-37.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:30:47 GMT Greg Blosser "You Have Heard It Said… But I Tell You…" sermon_on_the_mount,oaths,sweating,truth,lies,falsehood Tragedy happens. Those like the earthquake that struck the small, poor nation of Haiti in January 2010 may raise questions in our minds -- "Why do these things happen?"; "Is this God's judgment?"; "How can a good God allow this?" While explanations have been offered from all sides, we need to know how to think about and respond biblically to tragedy and suffering in our world. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/making-sense-of-tragedy http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/making-sense-of-tragedy.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:54:49 GMT Greg Blosser Making Sense of Tragedy suffering,tragedy,death,disaster,haiti,earthquake http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/anger http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/anger.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:38:47 GMT Greg Blosser "You Have Heard It Said… But I Tell You…" anger,reconciliation http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/1-corinthians-14-9 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/1-corinthians-14-9.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:26:32 GMT Greg Blosser What Are You Waiting For? - Advent 2009 Advent is a season of anticipation -- a time of waiting. We reflect on the first coming of Christ, and we wait eagerly for his second coming to make all things right. On this first Sunday of Advent, we look at Hebrews chapter 9 and see that, though we wait for Christ, there are blessings from him that we no longer have to wait for. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/we-dont-have-to-wait http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/we-dont-have-to-wait.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:33:01 GMT Greg Blosser What Are You Waiting For? - Advent 2009 purity,cleansing,forgiveness,coming,anticipation,longing,advent,judgment http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/you-are-the-light-of-the-world http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/you-are-the-light-of-the-world.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:48:41 GMT Greg Blosser Salt and Light matthew,sermon_on_the_mount,light http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/you-are-the-salt-of-the-earth http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/you-are-the-salt-of-the-earth.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:26:08 GMT Greg Blosser Salt and Light matthew,sermon_on_the_mount,salt,preservation What did Jesus mean when he said "blessed are the meek"? Was he saying that the way to God's blessing is through weakness? Through allowing themselves to be treated as a doormat? By no means! Here we'll see that meekness is not weakness, and what it really means to be meek. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/what-the-meek-know http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/what-the-meek-know.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:31:34 GMT Greg Blosser The Upside-Down Life: The Beatitudes sermon_on_the_mount,beatitudes,matthew,blessing,meek,meekness,vindication In what's commonly called "The Beatitudes", Jesus taught his followers what it truly means to live a life that is "blessed" by God. Their ideas of "blessing" were turned upside-down by Christ's teaching, and so this series on the Beatitudes is titled "The Upside-Down Life". Jesus taught that those who mourn are "blessed". What did he mean when he said this? We'll see here that the heart that mourns is a heart that is compassionate for others, a heart that is contrite over its own sin, and a heart that will be comforted by Jesus. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/jesus-wants-to-break-your-heart http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/jesus-wants-to-break-your-heart.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:05:27 GMT Greg Blosser The Upside-Down Life: The Beatitudes sermon_on_the_mount,beatitudes,mourning,matthew,blessing,compassion,contrition,repentance,comfort In what's commonly called "The Beatitudes", Jesus taught his followers what it truly means to live a life that is "blessed" by God. Their ideas of "blessing" were turned upside-down by Christ's teaching, and so this new series on the Beatitudes is called "The Upside-Down Life". In this first sermon in the series, Greg Blosser expounds on what Jesus meant when he said "Blessed are the poor in spirit". Here we'll see that the life blessed by God is blessed with the Kingdom of God, the knowledge of God, and the grace of God. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/blessed-are-the-bankrupt http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/blessed-are-the-bankrupt.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:00:34 GMT Greg Blosser The Upside-Down Life: The Beatitudes sermon_on_the_mount,beatitudes,blessing,matthew http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/authentic-worship-isaiah-111-18 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/authentic-worship-isaiah-111-18.mp3 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:18:26 GMT Rae Whitlock Special isaiah,worship,repentance,authentic_worship,real_worship,false_worship,honest_worship,dishonest_worship,worship_wars http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/genesis-odds-opposition-and-obstacles http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/genesis-odds-opposition-and-obstacles.mp3 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:13:41 GMT Greg Blosser Genesis 1-11 genesis,noah,shem,ham,japeth,canaan,confidence http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/genesis-an-ark-and-an-archer http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/genesis-an-ark-and-an-archer.mp3 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:31:34 GMT Greg Blosser Genesis 1-11 genesis,noah,ark,noah's_ark,covenant,bow,rainbow,noahic_covenant http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/genesis-cain--abel http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/genesis-e.mp3 Sun, 31 May 2009 00:51:03 GMT Greg Blosser Genesis 1-11 cain,abel,murder,genesis http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/genesis-the-fall-and-the-promise http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/genesis-d.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:20:42 GMT Greg Blosser Genesis 1-11 Even among Christians, there is a great deal of confusion and debate regarding God's creative work in the book of Genesis. Here, Pastor Greg Blosser gives a summary of four different interpretations of the Genesis creation account that have been held by faithful believers. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/creation-four-views http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/genesis-b.mp3 Sun, 03 May 2009 22:42:18 GMT Greg Blosser Genesis 1-11 genesis,creation http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/genesis-11-23 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/genesis-a.mp3 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:33:30 GMT Greg Blosser Genesis 1-11 genesis,creation http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/genesis-introduction http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/genesis-1.mp3 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:22:45 GMT Greg Blosser Genesis 1-11 genesis,creation http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/easter-2009 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/easter-2009.mp3 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:24:29 GMT Greg Blosser Who Killed Jesus? http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/god-killed-jesus http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/god-killed-jesus.mp3 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:56:37 GMT Greg Blosser Who Killed Jesus? http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/satan-killed-jesus http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/satan-killed-jesus.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:23:07 GMT Greg Blosser Who Killed Jesus? jesus,good_friday,satan,devil,cross,demons,evil,serpent In the second week of the "Who Killed Jesus" sermon series, we examine Mark 2 and study the role that religion had in putting Jesus to death. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/religion-killed-jesus http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/religion-killed-jesus.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:20:23 GMT Greg Blosser Who Killed Jesus? religion,pharisees,mark,easter,crucifixion,jesus,good_friday,forgiveness,friendship The beginning of a series in which we investigate the question "Who Killed Jesus?" http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/politics-killed-jesus http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/politics-killed-jesus.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:54:07 GMT Greg Blosser Who Killed Jesus? easter,good_friday,crucifixion,resurrection,politics,john,pilate,truth http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/james-519-20 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/james-519-20.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:37:35 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,faith,works,wandering,church Real faith always demonstrates itself to be authentic in the context of real life. This week, we look at one of the most controversial and debated passages in all of scripture to examine the relationship between real faith in Christ and our works. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/the-real-deal-james-214-26 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/the-real-deal-james-214-26.mp3 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:20:32 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,faith,works,authenticity "Hope" and "change" are longings in every human heart, but so often, what we put our hope in fails and disappoints us. This week, we look at 1 Peter chapter 1 and see that because Jesus promises grace, we must put our hope in him. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/hope-1-peter-113-16 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/hope-1-peter-113-16.mp3 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:45:55 GMT Rae Whitlock Advent & Epiphany 2008 1_peter,peter,hope,change,holiness,obedience,mind,heart,conduct Greg Blosser preaches from Psalm 23 and reflects on how Jesus has been our shepherd in 2008. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/our-shepherd-psalm-23 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/psalm-23.mp3 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:29:27 GMT Greg Blosser Advent & Epiphany 2008 psalms,comfort,guidance,protection,providence,shepherd,rest Life is complicated, but Christmas is simple. Greg teaches from the Christmas story in Matthew 1, showing that even in the complications of every day life, God is with us in the person of Christ. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/life-is-complicated-matthew-118-25 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/matthew-118-25.mp3 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:51:32 GMT Greg Blosser Advent & Epiphany 2008 christmas,advent,matthew,emmanuel http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/he-is-our-peace-micah-51-5 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/micah-51-5.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:05:07 GMT Greg Blosser Advent & Epiphany 2008 micah,peace,christmas,advent,shalom http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/james-21-13 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/james-21-13.mp3 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:57:29 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,favoritism,partiality,faith,works http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/james-122-25 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/james-122-25.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:19:15 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,faith,works,action http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/james-119-21 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/james-119-21.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:08:50 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,anger,listening,speaking,tongue,speech,righteousness,scripture,word_of_god,bible When we do wrong things, there's a tendency to place the blame on anyone or anything but us: our spouses, our parents, our upbringing, our ethnicity, the Devil, or even God himself. In reality, the blame belongs to us and us alone. The sooner we realize and believe that, the sooner we can see that our own sin leads us to death, while God leads us to live through Jesus Christ. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/nobodys-fault-but-mine-james-113-15 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/nobodys-fault-but-mine-james-113-15.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:47:35 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,temptation,faith,works,blame,sin http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/poverty-or-riches-james-19-12 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/poverty-or-riches-james-19-12.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:37:48 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,poverty,riches,money,wealth,finances,trials,poor http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/wisdom-james-15-8 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/wisdom-james-15-8.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:22:41 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/james-12 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/james-12.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:33:46 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/james-11 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/james-11.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:17:27 GMT Greg Blosser James: Real Faith for Real Life james,faith,works,authentic_faith http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/ezra-10 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/ezra-10.mp3 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:04:43 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/ezra-9 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/ezra-9.mp3 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:09:45 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/a-grace-that-gathers-ezra-8 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/a-grace-that-gathers-ezra-8.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:28:17 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/ezra-7 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/ezra-7.mp3 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:27:18 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple ezra,temple,word_of_god,bible,scripture http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/ezra-6 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/ezra-6.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:46:45 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple Courage for a Fresh Start - Ezra 5 http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/courage-for-a-fresh-start-ezra-5 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/courage-for-a-fresh-start-ezra-5.mp3 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:44:29 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple ezra,temple,exiles,building,rebuilding,courage,comfort http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/high-jacked-attacked-and-set-back-ezra-4 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/high-jacked-attacked-and-set-back-ezra-4.mp3 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:40:08 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple ezra,temple,temple_building,rebuilding,opposition http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/unity-and-the-mind-of-christ-philippians-21-8 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/unity-and-the-mind-of-christ-philippians-21-8.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:42:06 GMT John Cline Special unity,solidarity,service,humility,selflessness,philippians,mind_of_christ http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/worship-work-weeping--joy-ezra-3 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/worship-work-weeping--joy-ezra-3.mp3 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:43:24 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/exiles--outcasts-ezra-2 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/exiles--outcasts-ezra-2.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:06:14 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple When God calls his people to a mission, they're usually utterly incapable of doing it. It is God who provides the resources -- people, promises, and power -- to complete what he calls his people to do. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/mission--provision-ezra-1 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/mission--provision-ezra-1.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:38:11 GMT Greg Blosser Ezra: Building the Urban Temple ezra,church_planting,mission,provision,temple,rebuilding Greg Blosser and Mike Donahoe share details of what God is calling Grace Central to do and to be over the next ten years. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/grace-centrals-10-year-vision http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/an-unpromising-beginning-grace-centrals-10-year-vision.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:41:46 GMT Greg Blosser Special vision,church_planting,great_commission,evangelism,multi-congregational Greg unpacks Psalm 139 (with some context from the creation account in Genesis) to show the beauty, tragedy, and irony inherent in motherhood, and how Christ transforms both mothers and children through the Gospel. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/mothers-day-2008-psalm-1391-18 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/mothers-day-2008-psalm-1391-18.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:36:28 GMT Greg Blosser Special mothers,mother's_day,parents,parenting,children Focusing our study in Colossians 3:11 this week, we look at how all Christians are united to eachother in their unity with Christ. (The first ten minutes or so of this sermon were accidentally cut off due to some technical issues. Sorry, folks!) http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/dear-church-you-are-united-in-christ-colossians-311 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/colossians-311.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:00:06 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,unity,diversity,church,body_of_christ Colossians 3:1-17 http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/colossians-31-17 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/colossians-31-17.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:00:28 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians Colossians 3:1-9 http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/colossians-31-9 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/colossians-31-9.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:00:34 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,anger,wrath,malice Colossians 3:1-7 "Sex Matters, Sin Destroys, and Jesus Saves". http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/sex-sin-and-jesus-colossians-31-7 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/sex-sin-and-jesus-colossians-31-7.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:00:44 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,sex,sexual_sin,sexual_immorality,marriage Greg continues our series in Colossians, focusing in on the first few verses of chapter 3. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/resurrection-life-colossians-31-4 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/colossians-31-4.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:00:48 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,mindset,mind_of_christ This week, Greg Blosser teaches from John 20:1-18 on how, in the resurrection of Christ from the dead, God has already done everything necessary to rescue his people. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/easter-2008-john-201-18 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/easter-2008-john-201-18.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:00:31 GMT Greg Blosser Special easter,resurrection,john le-gal-ism (LEE-guh-liz-uhm) [n.]: 1) An attempt to save ourselves by our own moral or religious effort 2) Placing our identity in our moral or religious performance, belonging to the "right" religious group (or subgroup, or sub-subgroup) 3) Trusting in religion, rather than Christ, to provide what we need for life and our connection with God Just as there were some in the Colossian church who were trying to tell others that they were somehow "disqualified" to receive God's love and care, there are often voices telling us the same. Maybe it's because of what we wear or what we eat or drink, and the voices can come from varied sources -- other people, churches, even ourselves. Regardless, believing this can cause us to rely on some outward action -- not Christ -- to re-connect us with God. The Apostle Paul warns us against these things, assuring us that in Christ, God has already qualified us. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/only-jesus-breaks-the-power-of-legalism-colossians-216-23 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/only-jesus-breaks-the-power-of-legalism-colossians-216-23.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:00:53 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,legalism,law,grace For Christians, there's a constant danger of being swept away, captured by false teachings and false philosophies that surround us in the world, and that crop up in our own hearts and minds -- falsehoods that oppose the Gospel which we've been taught and which we believe. The Apostle Paul warned the Colossian church -- and us -- of these very things. Because only Christ can save us from being swept away, we must be rooted and established in him. Only then can our spiritual lives take the upward trajectory -- the wings -- promised in Scripture. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/roots-down-wings-up-colossians-26-7 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/roots-down-wings-up-colossians-26-7.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:00:57 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,false_doctrine,false_teachings,roots,wings "Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." Because we are loved and accepted by God, even in our broken and misshapen state, we are therefore called to walk out -- to live out -- the good news of the Gospel. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/dear-church-walk-this-way-colossians-26-7 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/dear-church-walk-this-way-colossians-26-7.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:01:29 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians Colossians 2:1-5 http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/colossians-21-5 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/colossians-21-5.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:01:24 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,church,community,body_of_christ,interdependence Colossians 1:28-29 http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/colossians-128-29 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/colossians-128-29.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:17:37 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,preaching,evangelism,proclamation Colossians 1:21-23 http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/dear-church-hold-on-to-hope-colossians-121-23 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/dear-church-hold-on-to-hope-colossians-121-23.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:35:26 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,hope,sufficiency_of_christ,conversion,salvation This week, we take a look at Colossians 1:15-20 and see that Christmas -- the inbreaking of God's Son into our world and our humanity -- is the cure for our practical gnosticism. There's no "secret" knowledge beyond Christ that we need to be whole. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/christmas-is-for-gnostics-colossians-115-20 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/christmas-is-for-gnostics-colossians-115-19.mp3 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:02:53 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,christmas,advent,gnosticism,sufficiency_of_christ Like so many of us today, the Christians in Colossae often wondered if Jesus -- if the Gospel they had come to believe in -- was really enough to meet their needs, not only for eternity, but for the here and now. This week, we look at verses 9 through 14 of Colossians 1 and see that Paul tells them (and us) that yes, Christ provides everything we need, and we can ask God with confidence for everything that he has already provided to us. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/dear-church-jesus-really-is-enough-colossians-19-14 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/dear-church-jesus-really-is-enough-colossians-19-14.mp3 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:36:13 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,sufficiency,sufficiency_of_christ,sufficiency_of_jesus,knowledge,power Jonathan Weyer teaches from Matthew 6:25-34 on what it means to rest in God's grace, being secure in the new identity he's given us in Christ. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/resting-in-grace-matthew-625-34 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/resting-in-grace-matthew-625-34.mp3 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:49:03 GMT Jonathan Weyer Special grace,rest,anxiety,fear,security,identity,matthew Continuing our study of the first eight verses of Paul's letter to the Colossian church, we examine the "How" of our growth in Christ -- the ways in which Christ changes and matures us. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/dear-church-look-how-youve-grown-part-b-colossians-11-8 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/dear-church-look-how-youve-grown-part-b-colossians-11-8.mp3 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:28:16 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,growth The church in Colossae shared quite a bit in common with us at Grace Central. They were a relatively new church, living in a pluralistic society with all sorts of viewpoints, religions, and philosophies that competed with Christ for their allegiance. In his letter to the Colossian church, the Apostle Paul assures them that Christ is more than enough to meet their needs. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/dear-church-look-how-youve-grown-part-a-colossians-11-8 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/dear-church-look-how-youve-grown-part-a-colossians-11-8.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:15:12 GMT Greg Blosser Colossians: Letter to a Young Church colossians,pluralism,growth Wrapping up the last couple of messages on the issues of predestination and foreknowledge, we unpack Romans 8 and 9 a little further and answer related questions from the congregation raised in the last few weeks. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/predestination-qa-romans-828-30 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/predestination-qa-romans-828-30.mp3 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:49:19 GMT Greg Blosser Romans free_will,foreknowledge,predestination,romans Here we make a brief departure from our series in Romans to get back to a couple of basic questions: as a church, who are we and why are we here? Why does this city need yet another church? We look at Acts 14 and see that the local church is the hope of the world (and by necessity, of the city). http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/whats-important-to-god-whats-important-to-grace-central http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/whats-important-to-god-whats-important-to-grace-central.mp3 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:49:27 GMT Greg Blosser Special columbus,city,local_church,the_church,acts,grace_central The question of predestination inevitably brings up the question “but what about ‘free will’”. The answer is this: “yes, God does have free will.” We examine Romans 9 this week and see that God does not abuse his free will, but that he is sovereign, merciful, and free in exercising his will upon all of creation. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/but-what-about-free-will-romans-91-5 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/but-what-about-free-will-romans-91-5.mp3 Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:45:27 GMT Greg Blosser Romans romans,free_will,responsibility,sovereignty,freedom “Predestination.” The word by itself is enough to evoke strongly negative and positive reactions from an equal number of people. But what is predestination? What does the Bible have to say about it, and what does it mean for the Christian and the Church? Can the idea of predestination actually be of comfort? This week, we take a look at Romans 8:28-30, where Paul delivers the comforting news to the Roman church that they are among God’s chosen people, forever secure in Christ. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/there-is-no-plan-b-romans-828-30 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/there-is-no-plan-b-romans-828-30.mp3 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:50:01 GMT Greg Blosser Romans romans,predestination,comfort,election,security In Romans 8:14-18, Paul encourages the Roman church with the news that they have been adopted as true children of God. As God’s people today, we can take this same encouragement, knowing that our loving Father protects us through suffering, provides for us through our failings, and accepts us though others may reject us. We can face life without fear. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/adopted-children-can-face-life-fearlessly-romans-814-18 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/adopted-children-can-face-life-fearlessly-romans-814-18.mp3 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:45:14 GMT Greg Blosser Romans romans,adoption,fear,protection,provision,acceptance Christian, take comfort! Freedom is alive in you! Last week, we looked at Romans 8:1-4 and examined the objective realities — things that are true outside of us — of the freedom Christ gives us. This week, we deal with the same passage, this time taking a look at how these realities affect us — subjectively. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/romans-81-4-part-2 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/romans-81-4-part-2.mp3 Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:45:02 GMT Greg Blosser Romans romans,freedom Romans 8 is one of the most comfort-filled portions of the New Testament. This week, we examine the first four verses, along with related passages from the Old Testament, to see the objective realities of justification. Here, the Apostle Paul ensures us that those who are in Christ face no condemnation from the Law, and shows us that God is the initiator of relationship between Himself and humankind. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/romans-81-4-part-1 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/romans-81-4.mp3 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:44:45 GMT Greg Blosser Romans romans,grace,comfort,law Contrary to some of our hopes, becoming a Christian does not automatically and fully remove the influence of sin on our lives. Likewise, our forgiveness isn’t a license to remain in our sin-infested state. In the second part of Romans 7, the Apostle Paul writes about our sanctification — our being made holy in Christ — and how it is an “already/not yet” reality. “Already” in the sense that we have been made holy in God’s sight; “not yet” in the sense that sin, while no longer our master, still rears its ugly head if it’s given the opportunity. Thanks be to God, he’s still working on us. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/romans-77-25 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/romans-77-25.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:21:05 GMT Greg Blosser Romans holiness,sanctification,romans This week, we resume our verse-by-verse series in Romans. What is the Law? What does it do? It is an accuser? A taskmaster? A relentless reminder of our human shortcomings? We examine Romans 7:1-6 to see that it serves one of two roles in our lives: master or servant. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/romans-71-6 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/romans-71-6.mp3 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:43:13 GMT Greg Blosser Romans romans,law,grace Even in the midst of wildnerness and wandering, God speaks words of blessing into our lives. This week, we examine the three-fold blessing God gave to Aaron for Israel, recorded in Numbers 6:22-27, and consider its implications for our lives today. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/numbers-622-27 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/numbers-622-27.mp3 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 14:44:07 GMT Greg Blosser Special numbers,israel,benediction,blessing,wilderness On the final Sunday of Advent, we look at Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-7 to see how God, by breaking into human history and taking on human flesh, changed everything. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/christmas-changes-everything http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/christmas-changes-everything.mp3 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:42:34 GMT Greg Blosser Advent 2005 christmas_advent The Christmas season is thought of as a time of fun with family, of giving, of love, and of peace. While it's right and good to enjoy these things, it's important to see Christmas for what it is at its root: an act of war. On this, the third week of Advent 2005, we examine Matthew 1 and Genesis 3 to recover this truth. http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/christmas-is-an-act-of-war http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/christmas-is-an-act-of-war.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:42:19 GMT Greg Blosser Advent 2005 christmas_advent http://www.gracecentral.org/sermon/how-to-sing-the-blues-part-1 http://www.gracecentral.org/mediafiles/how-to-sing-the-blues-part-1-psalm-42.mp3 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:30:11 GMT Greg Blosser Depression, Anxiety, Sorrow, & the Struggle for Belief depression,anxiety,sorrow,belief