Celebrating 20 years of partnership with Narrow Gate, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and empowering Christian discipleship, to equip and train young men, develop business discipleship platforms, and serve the Church locally and globally.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

The person of Jesus changes everything. Jesus didn’t leave us alone, he left so that he could always be with us in the person of the Spirit. Access to heaven when we die is a promise. Access to relationship with Christ until we die is a lifeline.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

"And he who was seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.'" (Revelation 21:5 NIV) When we come to God, He doesn’t just redeem from this point forward, He redeems all. He redeems every aspect of our lives that we entrust to Him, and repurposes it for our good and His glory.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

On April 6, 32AD a man rode into Jerusalem on the foal of a donkey, and for the first time allowed Himself to be worshiped as the Annointed One. Jesus came down, not as a conquering King but as a suffering servant. He denied Himself, and through the death of Christ, new life springs forth, eternal life springs forth.…

Faith is far more about trust in every circumstance than it is about getting the outcome that we’re after. Faith is about trusting God in all circumstances… not just trusting Him when He fixes our circumstances. God can do all things. He is all powerful, all present, and all knowing! God can do all things… including bringing dead things back to lif…

We desperately need to keep in step with the Spirit in all aspects of our lives. Obedience allows God’s servants to hear and be open to change. Philip’s encounter with the Spirit kept him in step on the way, and Peter’s kept him in step as he prayed. God found Philip and Peter willing to live with the uncomfortable which helped them be open/flexibl…

Joseph has been changed by life and changed by God, and his brothers are standing right in front of him and they even don’t recognize him. Down in the valley, we can’t see the complexity of life. Only when we view life from the peak can we actually see what it means when Joseph said to his brothers, "What you meant for evil, God means for good.” It…

We have been following the story of how God humbled Joseph, then God exalted him, and now all of the Egyptian empire is bowing before him. Joseph was faithful with little, now he’s been trusted with much. God frequently uses seemingly unimportant, uncomfortable and unexpected events and people as catalysts for significant transitions in life. You c…

God wants to teach us through the life of Joseph, how to respond when we’re walking through the valleys of life. Valleys of life expose what was there all along and if we focus only on the end of a hardship then we may miss what God is doing through those trying times. If you’re just waiting for the current season to be over, you can’t be faithful …

As humans, we all face the temptations of power, pleasure, and pain. In the story of Joseph’s life, we see all three of these temptations and the character building that God grows in him throughout his life’s complicated circumstances. If you’re struggling with temptation today, don’t give in or fall into despair. God is with you in your situation,…

When we're experiencing unfortunate circumstances or heartache, we want God to just show up and make it all better, but often times, God will use the lowest moments of our lives to bring about the greatest good. In Joseph's story, God could have just rescued him from the pit his brothers threw him in, but instead, we see that God used the pit to sa…

This morning, Pastor Rob kicked off the Valleys series, where over the next 8 weeks we will walk through the story of the life of Joseph. The purpose of stories like Joseph’s are not to show us how we need to get our act together, try harder, or be better. Rather, the purpose of a story like Joseph’s is to show us that at every point, even in the d…

This morning, Pastor Rob shared stories from his recent trip to Israel, as well as the importance of us paying attention to what’s happening in Israel today and standing with God’s chosen people–the Jewish people and the nation of Israel.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

This is the time of the year when we all make plans to transform our lives, like, losing weight, getting more organized, and being more productive, which are all good things! But above all things, in 2024, we hope you decide to root your life in the ways of Jesus more deeply. He is inviting us to walk with Him, learn from Him, and be His students. …

We're instructed in Scripture to encourage one another, but God isn't just telling us to compliment someone's outfit. Biblical encouragement is about seeing and calling out the good in others, building into them God’s perspective of them, pointing out how He has uniquely wired them or gifted them, or how you see God changing them, growing them, or …

The Christmas story is good news of great joy for all people because the creator of heaven and earth left His throne, came down as a baby, and set aside all of His rights and privileges in order to save us from a world broken by sin, selfishness, and shame because of His great love for us. Light entered into the darkness, joy entered into our sorro…

In the Old Testament, when Moses would speak with the Lord, his face would be shining–he was reflecting the glory of God. When you're freed from your shame, and you're living in the joy of the Lord, you can see the Face of God smiling all over you. God has invited you into His joy, not just for your benefit, but for the benefit of others–the world …

The path away from joy began with shame, and the way back to joy is bringing Jesus into your shame and allowing Him to do the deep soul work that will set you free. Fear of being fully seen and fully known may cause you to want to hide, but Jesus is not ashamed of you–you are His joy, He loves you, and He gladly endured the cross to free you from y…

During the Christmas season, we don’t just celebrate that God became man, but that Jesus Christ was the only person in human history who wasn’t just born, He was given. God gave us the greatest gift we could ever be given in the person of Jesus. We are made in the image of God, made to live in alignment with God’s ways, and when we’re generous, we’…

Not only has God created us for joy, but He has invited us to cultivate it and live in it. This morning Pastor Rob gave us practical ways to build our joy because joy is not limited– we can cultivate it, exercise it, develop it, grow it, and increase our capacity for joy!על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

This morning, Pastor Rob kicked off the JOY series that will lead us into the Christmas season. Joy is one of the primary themes, not only in the Christmas story, but throughout the entire Life of Jesus. Everywhere Jesus went, He would heal people and work miracles, and people would erupt in celebration…everywhere Jesus went, Joy would follow. God …

This morning Pastor Rob wrapped up the Enjoying God series of walking through the Lord's Prayer with teaching on The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory. This is a reminder that God is in control, and it is an invitation to rest in God, enjoy Him, and to trust Him completely no matter what the outcome. When you bring your requests to God, put all of …

As followers of Jesus, we all have an enemy that is always planning and scheming to destroy the good work that God wants to accomplish in us and through us. While we can't avoid hardship or challenges in life, we can be prepared to overcome the enemy's temptations by expecting to be tested, preparing in advance, and predetermining our limits.…

This morning, Pastor Jimmy spoke on the importance of forgiveness, the dangers of unforgiveness, and the practice of forgiving. The purpose of forgiveness is to create a community that is full of grace, where imperfect people live together, overflowing with God’s love.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

With the events unfolding in Israel, Pastor Rob is joined by Pastor Don Finto to talk through what is happening on the other side of the world, how it relates to what we see described in Scripture, and what it means for us as the church in America here and now.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

Last week we talked about being bold in prayer, and this week Pastor Rob shared with us the importance of being persistent in prayer. There are things that happen when we pray that wouldn’t happen if we didn’t. Jesus invites us to relentlessly bring our requests to the Father with a childlike audacity – like a child pestering their parent, we are t…

By teaching us to pray "on earth as it is in heaven", Jesus extends an invitation for us to pray prayers that change earthly realities by finding broken things of this world and praying Heaven into those situations with boldness. We tend to pray vague, general, and safe prayers because we don't want to be disappointed by God. If we get specific the…

God cares about our desires, and He wants us to express them to Him, but when we pray "Your will be done", we are choosing to trust and submit to God because we believe that what He has planned for us is far better than anything we could come up with on our own.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

This morning Pastor Rob reminded us that the Kingdom of God is not just in heaven, but right here in our midst! When we pray “Your Kingdom come” from Matthew 6, it means we are desiring others to experience the Kingdom of God and for us to be more present in it. It also means we're clinging to the incredible hope that no matter what our circumstanc…

Hallowing the name of God is about recognizing and honoring the greatness, power, holiness, and majesty of God. However, Jesus didn't tell us to hallow the name of God for God’s benefit – it’s for ours. As humans we were made to worship, and because of this, everyone hallows something, but the only way we ever find peace and rest for our souls is i…

In Jesus' model prayer, He teaches us to start with “Our Father” because not only does this change how we think of God, it radically changes how we think of ourselves. It’s not only a reminder of who God is, it reminds us of who we are. God invites us to address Him as our Father. Our prayers aren’t heard because of rhetoric, ritual, or religion; o…

This morning Pastor Rob broke down the passage in Matthew 6 that we know as the Lord's Prayer into six themes, each of which we will be diving deeper into in the coming weeks of the series. Whether you're new to prayer or you consider yourself a prayer expert, grab 5 or 10 minutes this week with your Bible in a quiet place where you won’t be distra…

This morning Pastor Rob kicked off the Enjoying God series on prayer with the obstacles of prayer, the purpose of prayer, and the practice of prayer. God is deeply personal and relational, and He’s created us to enjoy Him forever! We can’t enjoy someone we are not in relationship with, and we can’t be in relationship with someone we never communica…

Our hope and desire is for our body of believers to become people deeply formed into the image, the character, and the ways of Christ. That through growing in the spiritual disciplines, we would be people that go deep with Jesus and experience the life that He invites us into by living the way that Jesus lived and doing the things that Jesus did.…

We have a million reasons to do life on our own, but we were made to be in relationship with others. God’s strategy to reach the entire world is through discipleship – the call on every believer is to make disciples. When regular, imperfect people step up, and step in to invest in a few the Lord moves in powerful ways. Pastor Jimmy's challenge to u…

This morning, Pastor Jake Spencer from Grace Chapel Knoxville, preached from Joshua 23 & 24 on what it means to live a legacy. As Christians, it is important for us to understand our legacy, carry our legacy, and endure our legacy.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

In Ephesians 6:13-20, Paul tells Christians to put on the whole armor of God. Putting on the Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Sandals of Peace, the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit are vital to fighting the spiritual battle around us.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

In Ephesians 6:12, Paul tells us we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but that there are evil spiritual forces at work against us that we need to be prepared to withstand. We are not called to live a safe Christian life. God has created us to live a dangerous, risky, and courageous life! While the devil wants to keep us comfortable, entertain…

This morning we were reminded from Ephesians 6:1-9 that as followers of Christ, we can make a kingdom impact by serving with a sincere heart in both work and family life. All (moral) work is a calling from God, which should affect how we view and approach our daily lives. No matter what your vocation is, do it with all your heart as serving the Lor…

This morning Pastor Dave Buehring brought wisdom and clarity to what Paul is saying in Ephesians 5 about how godly marriages should function. Both man and woman are to live first unto and for the Lord – the real “head” of the marriage is always Jesus – and to live in mutual submission to one another, seeking to come alongside each other in fulfilli…

This morning Pastor Jimmy dug into the first half of Ephesians 5 where Paul explains how to be imitators of God and says, "At one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light." As God's beloved children, we are all called to walk in love, in purity, and in wisdom.…

In the second half of Ephesians 4, Paul says to put off your old self and put on the new self, and what he’s telling us is how we are to live now that we’ve been rescued and redeemed by Christ. Becoming a follower of Jesus is not about behavior modification, it’s about identity transformation. You don’t have to get your life cleaned up before you c…

In chapter 4 of Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church, Paul is telling us that biblical unity is the byproduct of inner character. It is the result of the people of God cooperating with the spirit of God, as He sanctifies us, matures us, a grows us in godly character. When there is unity in the body of Christ, when we're growing in God's character, …

This morning we had the privilege of Pastor Don Finto preaching on embracing the power of the Holy Spirit, embracing the power of love, and embracing the power of Godly imagination, through sharing stories from his own personal walk with the Lord.על ידי Grace Chapel Church Podcast | Franklin, TN

In the first half of Ephesians 3, Paul is telling us that whatever hardships we face as a result of obedience to Christ, we face as a prisoner of Christ, not as a victim of circumstance. See, Paul was so thrilled about the gospel that not even a prison cell could keep him from moving the mission forward. He understood God’s perspective and purpose …

This morning was such a sweet Student Takeover Sunday with students on our worship, serving all throughout the service, and a message from our Student Pastor, Dylan, from the second half of Ephesians 2. Praise God that because of the amazing grace that He has extended toward us, we’ve been found, and in Christ, we never have to be far from home aga…

Sin isn’t just the bad things that we do or our selfish motives for the good things that we do – sin is actually the condition of our hearts. It’s who we are apart from God’s miraculous work in our lives. We were spiritually dead…BUT GOD. "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our …

Paul never once prays for believers to have easier circumstances, but that they would know God more deeply as a result of their circumstances. Becoming an apprentice of Jesus doesn’t rescue you from hardship, instead, God gives you the ability to persevere through hardships that would have previously crushed you apart from Him. See, it's knowing Go…

This morning Pastor Rob kicked off our summer sermon series on the book of Ephesians with what it means to be in Christ! "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places," – Ephesians 1:3 What Paul was telling the church of Ephesus and the message for us today…

This morning Pastor Jimmy wrapped up the Parables series and in this parable from John 12, Jesus is saying if we are truly going to live, we have to be willing to die. The seed that dies bears much fruit. "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith …