This second letter from Peter to a group of churches in what is now western Turkey is an incredibly personal plea from the apostle. In it he asks his readers to not be persuaded by those who are teaching a different, inaccurate, way. Instead he encourages them to make every effort to know Jesus, to […]

For the 2021 advent season we are going to borrow a line from Disney’s animated version of the story of Aladdin from 1992. For this short two week series we are going to be spending time looking at the beginning of the Gospel of John, where he discusses how Jesus had all the power in […]

The character of Daniel in the Old Testament has an incredibly tragic tale. Taken as a young man from his home when it was destroyed, forced to find a way to thrive in a foreign land with foreign gods and customs, all while staying faithful to the one true God. The stories of faithfulness found […]

The life of Jesus, as it was recorded by His follower Matthew, contains many miraculous stories and many confused people, is set in a world that is very different from ours, yet is similar enough because it is filled with broken searching people, just like today, and holds 5 big blocks of teaching from Jesus. […]

This, admittedly short, minor prophet in the Old Testament is incredibly unique. In it we don’t find Habakkuk preaching long sermons about how to follow God. Habakkuk doesn’t ever address Israel or Judah directly. Instead what we find is a conversation between Habakkuk and God about the current situation for the people of God . […]

The letter from Paul to the church at Philippi was written from a jail cell, to a community that had sent aide in Paul’s time of need. It contains a wonderful encouragement to both see Jesus as exalted, and to press the reality of who Jesus is and what He has done for the Philippians […]

For the 2019 Advent Season Grafted Community Church will be attempting to answer the question, “What Child is This?” Often during the Christmas season people gather together and sing hymns that have been sung for many generations before us. One of these popular hymns is “What Child is This?” Its lyrics bring up some wonderful […]

What does it mean to be a Christian? Where is a follower of Jesus supposed to be heading in life? How is a Christian supposed to react to everything that is happening? What is the point of life? Who am I? These are really big questions and they often have really big answers! But all […]

Welcome back to a journey through a whole book of the Bible!  For our return to this style of sermons we have chosen, The Book of Judges! This book has provided some of the most difficult stories for me to understand during my journey with the Bible.  Did Jephthah really sacrifice his daughter to God?  […]