Series - Unstoppable Grace
Grace Before Us
10/10/09 14:48
10/10/2009
Series: Never Ending, Unstoppable Grace
Message #5 "Grace Before Us"
Marc Schelske
We wrap up our five week series on Jesus' story of the prodigal father and hs two lost sons, looking at how the themes of this story fit into the larger story of the Gospel. Studying through Ephesians 2:1-10 we discover that God's Grace is about more than just saving us, and that the grace extended to us is also an invitaiton to be gracious to the world.
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Grace Among Us
03/10/09 20:06
10/3/2009
Series: Never Ending, Unstoppable Grace
Message #4 "Grace Among Us"
Marc Schelske
It's easy to think of Grace as being all about us, the defining factor in God's relationship with us as individuals. Grace certainly opens the door to relationship with God, but that's not the end of the story. The father in Jesus' story in Luke 15 went out to invite the older son in to the party as well. But there's a hidden implication there. In order for the older brother to come into the presence of his father, he had to join in the party celebrating the return of his lost brother. Grace has implications for community. In fact, accepting God's grace means accepting the people God has been gracious to.
Grace Enfolds Us
26/09/09 20:12
9/26/2009
Series: Never Ending, Unstoppable Grace
Message #3 "Grace Enfolds Us"
Brittany Ouchida-Walsh
The first lesson from Jesus' story in Luke 15 is about the way God values us. We grow up in a world where we measure everyone against a "loveability" scale, and we naturally think that God relates to us in the same way. But the story of the prodigal father and his two lost sons shows that this isn't true. Our value ie established in the heart of God.
The Not-So-Good Son
19/09/09 17:00
9/19/2009
Series: Never Ending, Unstoppable Grace
Message #2 "The Not-So-Good Son"
Marc Schelske
The second half of the story of the prodigal son is perhaps the most interesting and important part. Here we pay attention to the story of the older brother - the one who stayed home, who obeyed the father, and was responsible. Why is there tension between the two brothers? What does it mean when the older brother refuses to come in to the party? What does this mean for us? We find out that God's grace stretches further than perhaps we thought.
We've Changed The Ending
12/09/09 14:08
9/12/2009
Series: Never Ending, Unstoppable Grace
Message #1 "We've Changed the Ending"
Marc Schelske
We start a new teaching series looking deeply into the story of the prodigal son from Luke 15. Here we investigate the first half of the story that deals with the younger son who ran away. In a world where we so often thing that God's love and blessing follows performance and accomplishment, Jesus tells us that our value to the father doesn't come from these things. It doesn't matter who we are or what we've done, we are welcome home.