Jesus calls someone a fool, and it’s not because of anything they did... In doing so, Jesus teaches us that every aspect of our life can be given to the glory of God. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 12:13-21 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

In this parable Jesus calls out the religious leaders for abandoning God, resulting in His bold claim to be the cornerstone. This was not received well then, how will you receive it? SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 20:1-19 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

In perhaps Jesus' most famous parable, he lays down a radical call to show mercy to those in need. It's a story loved by almost everyone, but lived out by very few. Today we explore what it looks like to answer this call through the power Jesus provides. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 10:25–37 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org…

🎥 🍿 We jump back into our 2025 Reel Grace summer series to explore the Gospel Shadows in the 2024 courtroom drama, Juror #2. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 98 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus

In one of Jesus’ most famous parables we see a comparison between a religious leader and one of the most hated sinners of his day. By comparing their prayers Jesus shows us what it really looks like to find forgiveness and be accepted by God. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 18: 9-14 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org…

Jesus’ parable of the wedding banquet shows us that the Kingdom of Heaven is an invitation to a feast we could never earn, but are freely invited to because of His love. The question is, will we reject it, fake it, or truly accept it and come dressed in the righteousness Christ has provided? SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 22: 1-14 Download the Message …

Jesus tells two short, parallel parables driving home the value of his kingdom. With each story he invites us to reflect on how valuable God's kingdom is, and what our response will be if we see the kingdom rightly. SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 13:44–46 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org…

🎬🍿 We kick off our fun REEL GRACE series this summer with a look at the many Gospel shadows in the family-friendly hit movie, The Wild Robot. SCRIPTURE READING: 1 John 4:7-19 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

Jesus tells a story that reveals the heart of the gospel to both rebellious sinners and religious moralists. In telling about two sons and their father, Jesus takes us into the heart of the Christian message and how we can properly relate to the God we call Father. Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11–32 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralc…

Where is God in our world’s suffering today? Will he respond to the many injustices we see daily in our lives and on the news? Jesus tells us a parable to encourage us to pray and take heart because justice is coming. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 18:1-8 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

We kick off our summer parables series with a look at "The Parable of the Soils", the first parable recorded in the Gospels. SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 13:1-15 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

Join us this week as we reflect on a year of Grace, Growth, and Kingdom Impact across the central coast! SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 24: 14-18 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/celebrate-grace

Today we come to the end of our study of "The Life of Joshua" with a look at farewell challenge. What's on this Godly leaders mind and heart as he prepares to die? Here in Joshua 23 we discover it and with a timeless challenge for God's people. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 23 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/series-the-life-…

Joshua 13-21 details Joshua's allotment of the Promised Land to the twelve tribes of Israel. At first glance, these chapters seem boring and tedious, but even these chapters contain good stuff for God's people. In this message, we glean four lessons from the allotment of the land. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 19:49-51, 21:43-45 Download the Message No…

After 45 years, the faithful spy Caleb returns to claim his inheritance while Joshua allots the land to the Israelites. But instead of looking to retire in comfort, Caleb asks for a fight because his faith is in the promises and victory of the Lord. His bold faith inspires all believers to a vision focused on the character of the Lord. SCRIPTURE RE…

As we continue our series of "The Life of Joshua", we come to the end of Joshua's part in the conquest of the land where we invited to reflect on God's faithfulness and Joshua's faithful obedience. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 11:15-23, 13:1, 6b

We continue our study of "The Life of Joshua" with a look at Joshua 10 and a day like no other. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 10:1-2, 5 - 15

Joshua 9 is an intriguing text with multiple lessons for God's people today. It's the next chapter in our Life of Joshua series. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 9:3-8, 14-16, 22-27

The Good News of the resurrection of Jesus transformed the lives of the Paul of Tarsus and other disciples of Jesus. The resurrection is changing lives today. How can the Good News of the resurrection of Jesus transform your life? SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 15:1-9, 17-21, 54-58

What happens after sin and spiritually failure? God wants to restore his people to fellowship and spiritual victory! What does that process look like? What is the road to restoration and how do we travel it? Joshua 8 provides for us a template. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 8:1-8, 30-35

As we see the Lord giving Joshua and Israel victory over Jericho, we learn about the deeper battle of our obedience to the Lord and how that battle belongs to Jesus. Scripture Reading: Joshua 6:6–27

The Bible does not answer all our questions. That can be a challenge for many. And yet, a strange encounter from the life of Joshua demonstrates that not only can we have faith in the midst of mystery, but our faith can be emboldened because of what we do know. Scripture Reading: Joshua 5:13-6:5

In Psalm 96 we see God's joyful and passionate commitment to the world and we're reminded that Gospel is not for us alone, but for people from every nation. Because God is committed to the spread of his glory and the good news of his salvation in Jesus, we must be too! SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 96

Too often, God’s people forget his lovingkindness towards them. God’s promises are for his people—and God is faithful to his promises. This message is a call to remember God’s past faithfulness in order to rely on him today and trust him for tomorrow. Scripture Reading: Joshua 4:19-24

In this week's study, God fulfills His long promise to deliver the Israelites into the Promised Land. In this spectacle, He tells the people the same encouragement He tells us today which should build our faith and stir our hearts: Follow me, and I will be with you. Scripture Reading: Joshua 3:1-13

The short story of Rahab’s protection of the spies in Jericho has far reaching impacts across the larger narrative of the Bible. God chooses a prostitute to accomplish His purposes not only in the Promised Land but also in the redemption of the world. Scripture Reading: Joshua 2:1-24

We made it! Our life of Joshua series has finally brought us to the book bearing Joshua's name! As we begin the account of Joshua leading Israel into the promised land, we see God's repeated command for him to "be strong and courageous." Today we dive into that story and connect it to our lives today, seeing what it looks like for us to be strong a…

Deuteronomy 34 is a passage tinged with sadness and great expectation as Moses dies and Joshua becomes the next leader of God’s people. It’s a passage filled with leadership learnings for both older and younger leaders. SCRIPTURE READING: Deuteronomy 34

We continue our study of "The Life of Joshua" with a look at Deuteronomy 31 where the leadership transition between Moses and Joshua has now begun. Here we discover that God's resources for Joshua as leader then are still God's resources for us as leaders today. SCRIPTURE READING - Deuteronomy 31:1-15…