Grace Downtown

It is not enough to know the lyrics of God's song, we must also know the melody. God's song is beautiful and he is calling all to come to sing and know God's salvation.

One of the most common prayers in the Bible is the prayer for justice. The first thing we can do is accept our weakness towards issues of justice. Weakness drives us to prayer to the God of Justice.

Jesus is enough. He calls us to pray with hands wide-open to receive and give back because all we receive is from our heavenly Father.

Repentance is a sign of spiritual life. Jesus calls us to repent and turn to him and he will receive us, heal us, and guide us.

Will you ask Jesus, the great Intercessor, to pray the true prayers that we need to overcome our sins and faults and bring us closer to God and his righteousness?

Jesus came to restore power unto us, power not to sin, power to overcome in and through him, and power to persevere. WE are powerless, but he is power.

The cross makes suffering meaningful. Jesus came as a servant who would suffer, and through his suffering conquered the world. Through Jesus, we also can conquer our suffering and sin.

Forgiving others brings great healing, but what about feeling forgiven of our sins? Do we carry out guilt with us? Or, do we allow Jesus' forgiveness to penetrate deep in our hearts?

Many of our issues may seem only on the surface, but all our problems come from deep within, our sinful condition. We need healing deeper than the surface, we need total healing that only Jesus can do.

Enlightenment is made of two aspects: grief and grace. The Lord does not dispense his wisdom and kindness without cost. Denying God's signs brings grief, but his grace overcomes all things.

Jesus is the answer to all our doubts. Faith is not about facts and reason; instead, it's about a relationship with God that grows daily through the reading of his word.

God's vision of mission is very different than ours. He does not cast away the bruised and broken; instead, he lifts us up in appreciation, compassion, and liberation.

God seeks to heal us in totality, mind, body, soul, and spirit. More than that, he desires to heal all things in and through Jesus. Jesus is our source of healing.

Rev. Dr. Russell shares a love letter to his son, Andrew Russell as we celebrate Rev. Russel's ordination service. God works through covenant families.

"View of Cross-Cultural Church:" Jesus' Bible by Grace Downtown

The Law if timeless and serves a purpose to show us our sinfulness, but more than that, to show that we need a Savior and God's constant grace.

Jesus' view of blessing is to be in a state in relationship with God and is a by-product in relationship with God. To have this relationship means we are reconciled with God. God blesses in our highs and lows, in our winters and our summers.

Pastor Glenn explains how Jesus uses the Old Testament to withstand temptation. Jesus did not rely on his own power or take short cuts to achieve what was already his; instead, he used God's Word to guide him through life's difficulties.

Pastor Andrew exhorts us to not rely on human power or might to build God's church. God will build his church by his Holy Spirit. We are not to give up on our church because God is working in the small things.

Pastor Mike walks us through Psalm 121 and the pilgrim's struggle with faith. Where does our help come from? It comes from God, and the pilgrim confesses his faith in God who sees him through all his troubles.