Amazing Grace Community Church

If My People

..who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways*, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 

* They didn't and "We the People" haven't either.  This if/then equation is from the Mosaic Law.  

And herein lies the reason Jesus brought grace from heaven: Without the Holy Spirit dwelling within us we can't turn from our wicked ways.  The equation becomes If/Then/Didn't.  Israel's land is not yet healed.

God's New Covenant warning with a promise is aimed at individuals, forgiving them and giving them eternal life through Jesus. The New Covenant equation is:  If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, {Then} you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7

Preacher: Pastor Mark

Know Jesus Know Peace

 No Jesus, No Peace.   Jesus says, “blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”  (Matt 5:9)   King David writes, Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!  (Psalm 133:1)  

Peacemakers do not go around sowing division, deception, and delusion.    How do we sow peace and what do If Peace in Christ is refused?  

One kingdom under God.  One church under God.

Scriptures:  John 17:17-26;  Psalm 16:7;  Genesis 26:12-33

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Grace Moments

If our expression of Christianity causes outsiders to find the Bible distasteful, how will they want to seek Jesus?  To the unredeemed we might be the only bible they know.

Outsiders are much more demanding with their expectations of Christians.  They expect us to be perfect.  In part, because that’s what we’ve communicated.

The words we speak might be the only biblical words they hear.  If this be so, isn’t it of great importance how we conduct ourselves? 

Scriptures:  Colossians 4:5,6;  James 3:13-18, 4:13-17

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Believers Authority

We are given delegated authority but we don’t have authority over God.  As believers, we serve each other and the Lord. We should do so with confidence and the authority that comes with knowing they are doing God’s work. 

We are not made gods equal to our Heavenly Father or above Him to command Him. Even Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.

Believers have some authority over some things, not everything all the time.

We also discuss what Believer’s Authority isn’t and the blasphemy promulgated by the Word of Faith movement.

Scriptures: 1 Pet 4:11; Luke 9:1; 17:5,6,10; 22:42;  John 5:30; Eph 6:1; 5:22-24; Rom 4:17; 13:1-7; Acts 15:28,29; Matt 8:9; 17:19-21;  Hab 3:2; Jer 4:5; Ps 66:16; 19:1; 26:6,7

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Is This WWIII?

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - Iran launched 181 Ballistic missiles into Israel.  Miraculously, it appears only 1 person died who didn’t stay in the bomb bunker.

Is This beginning of WWIII?   Biblically, What War Is It?  Is it the War of Extermination Psalm 83 or the Gog/Magog war in Ezekiel 38,39 or Armageddon Revelation 16?   Tune in and get a sound biblical teaching on these questions.

Jesus says, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

Scriptures: Psalm 83;  Daniel 7:19-27;  2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Legalism Parades as Piety

Deceptive spiritualism makes moral perfection consist in abstinence from outward things, they pretended to attain to a higher perfection. Grace is the glue of relationships.  

Join us as we learn about Living, Loving, and Belonging in the NT Church Pt.2.  

Scriptures: 1 Timothy 3:14-16; 1 Timothy 4-6

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Living, Loving, Belonging in the NT Church

How is a church to be organized?  How do we know if the church is following the instructions of the Bible?

Church is full of relationships.  Church is not a performance or ritual.  We don’t see anything like this in the scriptures!  Not a time of craziness or disorder either.

We have all been invited in by God Almighty to His family and house.  He is the head, the leader, and He has created the culture of relationships and order for us to follow.  If we do, we will see change in our personal lives and we will see God working mightily in and for this church.  Listen in as we delve into the operation of a New Testament Church.

Scriptures:  1 Timothy Chapters 1-3

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Being of Sound Mind, I Hereby Leave My Estate to..

Ever wonder what it’d be like if you had a rich uncle or parent who will leave their estate to you?  

What would you do with the money?  Would it change how you live prior to receiving it?  Would you live with a focus towards that future event of receiving it?

In earthly terms Believers are future billionaires because of our future inheritance.  An Heir in Christ is a child of God with an inheritance held in heaven.  Listen in as we open up this foundational topic.

Scriptures:  Colossians 2:9,10;  Ephesians 1:3-14;  1 Peter 1:3-5

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

All Things New

Today, we’re going to take a tour through this new home being offered to us.  We’ll also see it through a drone’s view.  We’ll find out who else lives in the neighborhood.  We’ll get a street view and a community view.

God has stated that He is going to create a new heaven, new earth, new Jerusalem.  This is the believer’s stated future.  As we read God’s word we see that things are going to be different and we’ll be different.

Scriptures:  Revelation 21,22;  Isaiah 65:17;  Mark 13:31;  1 Corinthians 15:52,53;  2 Peter 3:10-13

Preacher:  Pastor Mark

Sovereignty of God

Ever been driving along the road and you hit ice, your car starts spinning and there is nothing you can do to stop it?  What is making you fear?  Loss of control.  You can’t control whether you are going to wreck.   Life is kinda like that.  We can feel like we’re properly driving down the road, got everything under control.  Our car is running, we have our hands on the wheel and foot on the pedal, and we know right where we’re going and how long it’s going to take.  But then that ice…

Does God Know?  Does He Care?  I have good news for you today!

Scriptures:  Acts 17:26;  Daniel 4:1-3, 34-37;  2 Chronicles 29:10-13;  Psalms 22:27,28; 24:1; 47:7-9; 103:19

Preacher:  Pastor Mark