Grace Downtown

We conclude our series "Renewed Day By Day" with a look at how the good news of Jesus' life, death, resurrection and eventual return changes the way we look at loving and serving the people and city around us.

We recently welcomed Randy Newman, author of several great books on conversations with friends and family who don't share your faith, to talk to past and present participants in our Discipleship Catalyst program, answer questions and lead us in an exercise. This week, we're brining you the lecture portion of his presentation, and then following it up with a quick suggestion of how to put it into practice this Thanksgiving holiday.

As we approach the end of our series on the ways in which the gospel can renew our community as we embark on the next decade of our life together, pastor Glenn Hoburg discusses the courage and confidence we should find in Jesus' life, death and resurrection.

If you missed the 2015 Fall Retreat, you can enjoy the first of the three talks delivered by pastor Tom Gibbs over the course of the weekend. His talks encouraged us to let the gospel challenge the way we think of ourselves, our city and our church.

Pastor Tom Gibbs joined us this past Sunday evening to share one final message before heading back to San Anotonio. Over the course of our Fall Retreat, Tom spoke about the ways in which the gospel changes our relationship to the people and city around us. He rounded that out with this sermon on the ways Jesus' life, death and resurrection change the way we understand our purpose.

Is sex an appetite like any other? A dangerous activity that needs to be restrained and regulated? Or is it something altogether different? And is the Bible uncomfortably stuffy about sex? Or does it posit that sex is something altogether different from what we're inclined to think?

The Grace Downtown 2015 Fall Retreat is next weekend and will feature a talk from Tom Gibbs, founding pastor of Redeemer San Antonio. For more information on the retreat, visit gracedc.net/downtown.

It is often said that the story of the Bible is the story of humankind moving from a garden to a city, but that overlooks God's clear vision for a city-positive human community that brings out the best in our cities now, in the in-between part of the human story.

Our current sermon series kicked off with Glenn's opening remarks at this year's Day of Vision and Prayer. Whether you couldn't make it or just want a refresher, we hope that this helps you get an even better idea of what God is doing in our community this season.

The reality of Jesus' life, death, resurrection and eventual return changes the way we understand our obligations to one another.

Pastor Glenn discusses what goes into living a life marked by what the Bible calls "the fruit of the Spirit."

The good news of Jesus' life, death and resurrection changes every dimension of our lives—including our relationship to power and the way we wield it.

Pastor Glenn Hoburg continues last week's discussion of the reliability of scripture—and objections to it.

Pastor Glenn Hoburg looks at what we can learn about the reliability of the Bible from history, archaeology, 2 Peter 1:16–21 and 2 Timothy 3:14–17.

Glenn prepares us for this week's Day of Vision and Prayer with the first sermon in a new series.

Rev. Casey Bedell talks us though what it means to present ourselves—every dimension of ourselves—as "living sacrifices."

Pastor Russ Whitfield connects the ancient story of deception and insecurity amongst our faith's patriarchs with how Jesus can change our lives today.

We continue our trek through the messianic psalms—the poems, songs and prayers in the Old Testament that outline what we should expect of Jesus.

In Psalm 16, King David lays out a framework for understanding how to properly order our hearts' delight.

Rev. Scott Bridges shows us what the first entry in the Bible's songbook and prayer book can tell us about our savior.