Grace Clarksville

The Lord’s prayer is a prayer that is focused on us looking and living more like Jesus. One of the hardest pieces of this prayer is the truth that we’re called to forgive those who have wronged us. When we’ve been wronged, hurt deeply and personally we tend to want to ignore the pain, see the one who wronged us as evil and unforgivable, and return the pain they gave us. But typically the hardest thing about forgiveness is our misconception of it, what it really means to forgive, who it benefits, what it can offer, and how we can do it. During this sermon we look at the case for forgiveness in the way that God’s Word addresses it. Scriptures: Matthew 6:9-13 Keywords: Forgive, Forgiveness, Forgiving, Trespasses, Debts, Debtors, Lord’s Prayer, Matthew 6

In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus offers us the model for the full and total restoration of friendship with God. He reminds us that forgiveness is a possibility with the one we pray to as our Father. Scriptures: Matthew 6:9-13 Keywords: prayer, forgiveness, confession, sin, grace

Jesus tells us that God will provide for our needs. In this sermon, we look at how God's care for us enables us to live free from anxiety and worry. Scriptures: Matthew 6:9-13 Keywords: anxiety, worry, provision, prayer, the Lord's Prayer, daily bread

As we continue our series on the Lord's Prayer, we look at the how praying for God's Kingdom to be present with and around us can change the way we live. Scriptures: Matthew 6:9-13 Keywords: prayer, Kingdom, Lord's Prayer, hope, spiritual disciplines

How do we pray? Jesus gives us a helpful pattern in the Lord's Prayer. This week, we begin our series on prayer by remembering the importance of coming to God as our Father. Scriptures: Matthew 6:5-13 Keywords: prayer, father, Lord's Prayer, spiritual disciplines

The Bible ends, in some ways, where it began: with a glorious vision of life spent near to God. In this sermon, we look at what God shows us about the end of the world and how we can live in light of this ending today. Scriptures: Revelation 22:1-5 Keywords: revelation, John, end of the world, hope, judgment, worship, creation, prophecy

The Community that God establishes in the grand redemptive story told in the Bible, is a gathering of his people that will model what God expects of the entire world. God's hope for his church is for us to be formed by the Holy Spirit, so that we can be a people that will love God and love each other well. Scriptures: Acts 2:42-47 Keywords: story, love, Holy Spirit, church

When God gives Jesus to the world, he gives us what we most need: an answer for our greatest problem. In this sermon, we see how Jesus redeems us from our brokenness and invites us into new life. Scriptures: John 3:16-21 Keywords: Jesus, gospel, salvation, hope, bible, John

As we continue our series on the Bible, we see how God's commands and instructions help prepare us to surrender to Jesus as our only hope. Scriptures: Deuteronomy 4:5-9

Scriptures: Exodus 3:1-10

After God creates the universe, the first human beings rebelled against him. In this sermon, we look at how this rebellion has affected us today and how God provides us the relief we most need. Scriptures: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7   Keywords: fall, sin, Eden, creation, serpent, Adam, Eve, repentance, assurance

As we start a new year, we explore how the Bible is one, grand story of God's redemption. In this sermon, we look at how God created the universe and what that tells us about how we can live today. Scriptures: Genesis 1:1-5   Keywords: creation, story, bible, redemption, Genesis, humanity, sovereignty 

There are two types of people: those who make resolutions and those who don’t, but what if there’s something really important, deeply spiritual, about our resolutions? What if our resolutions not only impact our next year, but the new that God is trying to begin in you? Scriptures: Psalm 90:10-12   Keywords: Resolutions, Begin, Sanctification, New Year  

As Christmas comes, we look at one of the most foundational truths in our Christian faith: Jesus first and foremost wants us to receive from him. Scriptures: John 1:9-13   Keywords: Christmas, advent, John, spiritual growth  

God's love for us is the foundation of everything that we might think or know about him. In this sermon, we explore how God loves us and how this love can have a deep and meaningful impact on our lives. Scriptures: Romans 8:31-39   Keywords: love, Father, experience, prayer, spiritual growth  

No matter how hard we try, we can't escape conflict with other people. In this sermon, we look at how to face conflict with love as our foundational guide.   Scriptures: Isaiah 6:1-13   Keywords: love, relationships, conflict, enemies, friendships, peace  

In today's world we are often told to love to love ourselves, but what does this really mean? In this sermon we look at how to love ourselves in light of God and his truth. Scriptures: Matthew 22:34-39   Keywords: love, self-esteem, self-care, mental health, emotional health

One of the most important ways we give and receive love happens within our friendships. In this sermon, we look at why friendships are so important and the difference Jesus can make within them. Scriptures: Proverbs 17:17, 18:24, 27:6, 27:9-10   Keywords: love, friendship  

Loving our enemies is a central distinctive of the Christian faith. In this sermon, we see how important it is to extend love to those who have wronged us.   Scriptures: Luke 6:27-36   Keywords: love, enemies, relationships, anger, forgiveness, peace  

The impact of the Good News of Jesus is verified in my love towards others. Through original Christian hospitality we begin to see strangers as neighbors, and neighbors as part of the family of God. This hospitality beckons mystery, births community, and bequeaths truth telling to those God has called us to love.  Scriptures: Luke 19:1-10   Keywords: Love, neighbors, hospitality, acceptance