Grace Bible Church College Sermons

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: 2 Timothy 1-2 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Everyone has an origin and a destination. Unfortunately, there is often pain and brokenness found in our pasts and futures. Thankfully, we have a God who provides restoration in our brokenness, and He offers new beginnings to all who accept Jesus Christ as their savior. But where do we go from there? PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Dusty Stone Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9a Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson God is worthy of our time and worship because He is the greatest, He restores the broken, and He gives us significance. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Kyle Cox Scripture: Hebrews 8 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Why is the New Covenant better than the Old Covenant? The New Covenant offers us forgiveness of sins by faith alone through the Sacrifice of Jesus, communion with God through Jesus our mediator, and offers us the Holy Spirit to transform us more and more to the likeness of Christ. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Trey Corry Scripture: Luke 11:1-13 Series: College Matters Series Order: 08 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Prayer remains one of our most powerful spiritual disciplines. Yet, why is it so difficult? How do we do it? Why do some prayers remain unanswered? PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: Matthew 6 Series: College Matters Series Order: 07 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Whenever Christians discuss the "Spiritual Disciplines," we often focus on issues such as prayer, tithing, Scripture reading, and worship. However, according to Jesus Christ, believers are called just as strongly to practice the discipline of fasting. Fasting is useful for exposing sin, expressing repentance, building self-control, and listening to The Lord. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Trey Corry Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-11 Series: College Matters Series Order: 06 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Whether we recognize it or not, we face a spiritual adversary, the Devil, who desires to destroy our lives. Knowing his identity and methodology enables the believer to know how to resist him. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Andrew Murphy Scripture: Luke 15:1-2,11-32 Series: College Matters Series Order: 05 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Everyone is trying to take the place of God, even though how we do it may look different, and the only thing that will change our hearts is when we see how far God was willing to go to bring us home.

Speaker: Marty Scott Scripture: Romans 8:31-39 Series: College Matters Series Order: 04 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Eternal security is vital to an intimate, joy-filled relationship with God. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Trey Corry Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28 Series: College Matters Series Order: 03 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Human identity rests in our inherent dignity as those created in the image of God. Even though sin has tarnished humanity's dignity, God works to restore our dignity through the Cross of Christ. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Trey Corry Scripture: Esther 4-7 Series: College Matters Series Order: 02 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Making decisions in the will of God often involve consecration, courage without clarity, a collision of considerations, and a confidence in our calling. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Trey Corry Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22 Series: College Matters Series Order: 01 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Jesus Christ alone satisfies our need to be accepted by inviting us into a family known as the church. It is in the church that we find community and a context for growth. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: 2 Samuel 22 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 14 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson Knowledge of God should motivate both action and reflection. Just as David ended his life praising God, we are ending our semester praising God for being our Rescue, Light, Strength, and Hope.

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: 2 Samuel 12 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 13 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson We've all seen a friend crash after a progression of poor decisions. Christians are called to confront our brothers and sisters in Christ for the sake of brining them back into fellowship with the Lord. We can learn from Nathan's successful confrontation with David thanks to his compassionate confidence and his commitments to the right Time, the right Way, and the right Truth. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: 2 Samuel 12 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 12 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson As people, we will often find ourselves faced with the consequences of our own or someone else's sin. As believers, we are called to respond to those consequences like David: with prayer, a healthy perspective, and praise for our Lord. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Laine Melikian Scripture: 2 Samuel 7 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 11 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson In the previous talk we learned that sometimes God says no to good things and that we should trust him. Here we get to learn why we can trust God's plan and what his plan is and always has been. In the end we'll see that ultimately it's because His plan is bigger. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Dusty Davis Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:8-17 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 11 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson God told David no, but responded by revealing the bigger picture of what He was doing. God showed David that He is in control, He has a plan for David's life, and that plan is ultimately part of a bigger story for God's glory. How can we have that perspective and represent God's Kingdom on earth today? PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: 2 Samuel 7 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 10 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson We will all face a moment when our plans fall apart. When that time comes, we often find ourselves Standing, Surrendering, or Scrambling for all the wrong reasons. When David's purely motivated plans were rejected by the Lord, he remained still and continued to seek the Lord's will. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: 2 Samuel 5 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 09 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson We are all continually expanding our influence, which continually increases our exposure. This is why David asked God to search him and correct faults on His own terms. David realized that victory makes us vulnerable and success often brings failure. When David became king over all of Israel, he committed himself to Seeking God and Searching himself. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Dusty Stone Scripture: John 15:12-17 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson The friends of Jesus are precious to Him; they have a place in Him; they have been picked by Him; and they have the ultimate purpose for Him and through Him - and that is to love others. PowerPoint Slides

Speaker: Jacob Smith Scripture: 1 Samuel 18 Series: The Life of David Series Order: 08 Location: Grace Bible Church Anderson We've all had good friendships, but we need to realize that the truly great friendships bring great glory to God. In the life of David, his relationship with Jonathan was a truly great friendship thanks to their commitment to Provide, Protect, and Pray for one another. PowerPoint Slides