Episodes

Jul 24, 2023
Jul 24, 2023
38 min
• This Series: The goal of this series is to equip ordinary people to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and be involved in an extraordinary mission: disciples making disciples
• This Week: Stories are powerful. Several faith stories in the Bible are: "I was once blind, but now I see." "Whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special grace on me - and not without results." "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words that give eternal life!" Disciples making disciples share their story of how Jesus changed their life with the people God has placed around them.

Jul 17, 2023
Jul 17, 2023
40 min
• This Series: The goal of this series is to equip ordinary people to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and be involved in an extraordinary mission: disciples making disciples
• This Week: Stories are powerful. Several faith stories in the Bible are: "I was once blind, but now I see." "Whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special grace on me - and not without results." "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words that give eternal life!" Disciples making disciples share their story of how Jesus changed their life with the people God has placed around them.

Jul 3, 2023
Jul 3, 2023
37 min
• This Series: The Church at Corinth is very similar to the Church in America. We will walk through 1 Corinthians and apply the major themes of this book to our church today.
• This Week: This chapter is often used as part of wedding ceremonies. But was not directed toward couples but to the church instead. A church that loves each other is a mature, healthy, and vibrant church that God can greatly use!
Key Phrase: “If I … but do not have love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3

Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
40 min
• This Series: The Church at Corinth is very similar to the Church in America. We will walk through 1 Corinthians and apply the major themes of this book to our church today.
• This Week: The Holy Spirit gives different spiritual gifts to different believers. We do not decide what gifts we have; thus we should not think we are better than someone else. The church body is gifted and when the body is working together, it is a beautiful thing to behold.
Key Phrase: “Just as the body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:12

Jun 19, 2023
Jun 19, 2023
43 min
• This Series: The Church at Corinth is very similar to the Church in America. We will walk through 1 Corinthians and apply the major themes of this book to our church today.
• This Week: Different believers draw boundaries in different places than other believers. If it is not in direct conflict with scripture, it is fine. While we need to be sensitive to other preferences, we are still free since we don’t live under the law. Preferences in churches has caused more people to leave a church than sin issues.
Key Phrase: “Knowledge puffs up while love builds up.” 1 Corinthians 8:1

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 5, 2023
38 min
• This Series: The Church at Corinth is very similar to the Church in America. We will walk through 1 Corinthians and apply the major themes of this book to our church today.
• This Week: There are no perfect churches! However, there are too many messed-up churches. The Corinth church needed to address some serious problems of immorality and immaturity. A messed-up church continually covers up sin.
Key Phrase: “Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?” 1 Corinthians 5:6

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 5, 2023
41 min
• This Series: The Church at Corinth is very similar to the Church in America. We will walk through 1 Corinthians and apply the major themes of this book to our church today.
• This Week: A church is to reflect the power and love of Christ to a lost culture. Sadly, too many churches are filled with division, gossip, comparing, judging, and abusing it's leaders.
Key Phrase: “For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly?" 1 Corinthians 3:3

May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023
39 min
• This Series: The Church at Corinth is very similar to the Church in America. We will walk through 1 Corinthians and apply the major themes of this book to our church today.
• This Week: There is a crisis in the modern church in what is being taught. Too many churches are teaching man’s wisdom instead the Scriptures itself. The Apostle Paul warns us to not drift away from the cross in our teaching.
Key Phrase: “Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified.” 1 Corinthians 1:18-26

May 15, 2023
MOTHER’S DAY 2023 • Barry Bandara
May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023
35 min
Welcome to GracePoint Church! This place is filled with a bunch of regular people living in the real world. We’re glad you are here! We believe that all of us are on a journey with God. We want to help you move forward on the path He has for you! We don’t have it all together and we don’t have all the answers, but we can point you to the ONE who does.

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023
42 min
• This Series: Wedding vows are more than a declaration of love – they hold the keys to a strong, lasting marriage. Whether you hope to get married someday or you’ve already tied the knot, discover what The VOW can mean to your present and future.
• This Week: Almost no one plans on wrecking a marriage with sin. Ignoring guardrails and not paying attention to the warning signs will lead someone right over the edge. The result is incredible pain and oftentimes death. There is a better way to protect this kind of pain!
Key Phrase: “There should not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity.” Ephesians 5:3

