Letters to the Churches part 1 Revelation 1:9-20 Pastor Athol Barnes 

 Sunday August 31, 2025 Acts 4:13-20 Pastor Athol Barnes 

I’ve had two trees in our backyard since we moved into our house eleven years ago, both of which grew  rapidly and quickly exceeded my ability to manage their growth.As I was thinking about this problem, I realized that this is a co...

Do you know who you are?If you have been at Grace Point at any time during the last 10 years, you will know that we value prayer. But even though we emphasize prayer, we still don’t see our prayer times well attended. I have been wrestli...

We live in an era when we are more connected than any other time in the history of man.But psychologists tell us that loneliness is the number one health issue of our time. How can it be that we are so connected but at the same time so l...

What is a healthy church? 1 Corinthians 12 describes the church as a body, with each part functioning well so that the whole body is healthy. But we all bring our brokenness and pain with us, how can we function together as a healthy body?<...

This week as we celebrate our nation’s independence, I want to ask the question: are you truly free?Most people would point to the legal freedoms that we have, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, and m...

While I was studying Missiology in 2013, the Lord called me to be a pastor. Initially I had no desire or vision for the pastorate, but as the Lord began to impress on me the desire to see a missional church in Grace Point, I submitted to His le...

 Sunday May 11, 2025 Matthew 15:21-28 Travis Hamm 

 Sunday May 4, 2025 Luke 16:1-9 Pastor Athol Barnes 

He is Risen!In 2019 we were all struck by the spectacle of the fire that destroyed the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The world seemed to be in anguish over the destruction of an 860-year-old building. Why were we so caught up in ...

Palm Sunday It's not what they expected - April 13 2025Pastor Eric Spady - Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem to begin the final week of his ministry life. What the crowd wanted and what Jesus did want not ...

Do you know who Jesus is?In Matthew 21, the religious leaders of the day didn’t recognize Jesus as the Messiah, and they questioned his authority, challenging,“By what authority are you doing these things, and ...

Forgiveness is one of the most powerful concepts in the Bible.In Matthew 18, the apostle Peter asks Jesus for some guidance with regards to forgiving a brother who seems to have offended him frequently.Within the church family, th...

“When I get to Heaven I shall see three wonders there. The first will be to see many people there whom I did not expect to see, the second wonder will be to miss many people whom I did expect to see, and the third and greatest wonder of all...

The Unexpected Kingdom. Part of the "Stories Jesus Told' Series. March 16 2025 

The Parable of the Talents is one in a set of parables focused on the return of Jesus. Jesus was preparing his followers for his departure and the formation of the Church.  This parable is about the Kingdom of Heaven. What does the ...

From time to time, Jesus would address a small group of people when he was teaching. This parable in Luke 18 was one of those occasions. We read in verse 9, “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteo...