Much of life is ordinary and routine. Get up in the morning, get a cup of coffee, get the kids ready for school, go to work, come home, pay bills or mow the lawn, go to bed. Get up. Repeat. But periodically, circumstances change unexpectedly, and unusually joyful events are interjected into our lives. Babies […]
Read More The Lord, Our Help — for 40 years (and counting)The Grace of God Has Appeared Titus 2:11-15 July 28, 2019 Forty years ago this summer, Grace Bible Church held its first worship service. For forty years, GBC has been worshipping God, discipling believers, evangelizing unbelievers, and sending the gospel through missions to foreign lands. For forty years we have seen and experienced God’s faithfulness […]
Read More Sermon: The Grace of God Has AppearedDo you know a teenager who has some form of addiction (alcohol, illegal drugs, food, video and gaming, or sex are some common examples)? Do you know a parent who has a teenager struggling with an addiction? Do you live in or near Granbury, Texas? If so, then our church has help for you. On […]
Read More Addictions and Your TeenagerThere are several different approaches to counseling people from a Christian perspective. One form that is gaining influence among Christians is the Christian Psychology movement. What is the background to that movement, what is its theology, and how can we biblically evaluate it? These are some of the questions our associate pastor, Keith Palmer, recently […]
Read More Understanding Christian PsyschologyTwenty-five years ago today, I was installed as pastor of my first church — the church I continue to serve as pastor, Grace Bible Church. At (almost) 28 years of age, I could hardly imagine then what it would be like to preach 25 sermons, let alone preach sermons for 25 years — in one […]
Read More 25 years ago todayThis Sunday GBC will begin live streaming the morning worship service, and all teaching events hosted in the church sanctuary (including BCDC this fall). You may access the worship service here, or click the link “Live Stream” on the left-hand menu on the GBC main page. On that page, you will also find a link […]
Read More GBC will begin live streaming SundayEach year our church publishes a Bible reading plan for the church to follow. And every Sunday morning we typically read at least two passages of Scripture during the worship service, in addition to Scriptures that are read during the sermon. Our Sunday School classes and instruction in AWANA are generally all expositions of biblical […]
Read More Why read and study the Bible?The audio from Grace Bible Church’s men’s retreat last weekend has now been posted. Tom Pennington (Senior Pastor, Countryside Bible Church) led the main sessions on the topic of spiritual leadership. You may access the audio on the GBC men’s ministry page, or through the podcast link. And additional messages from previous GBC men’s events […]
Read More GBC Men’s Retreat AudioTomorrow morning at GBC we will begin a new sermon series that I’ve entitled, “Songs for the Heart” — a brief (2-month) series on a variety of Psalms. When individuals are discouraged, weary, perplexed, or sad and grieving, they often turn to the Psalms to have their hope, encouragement, and confidence in God restored. And […]
Read More New sermon seriesWhat Believers Do When Suffering 1 Peter 4:12-19 December 7, 2014 Over the past couple of months Keith and I have been preaching about some basics of church ministry — church membership, corrective discipleship (church discipline), the roles of elders, deacons, and members, and then last Sunday the nature of marriage and gender. There are […]
Read More Sermon: What Believers Do When SufferingWhat Members Do 1 Peter 4:7-11 November 23, 2014 One hundred and two years ago, the Titanic sank quickly and unexpectedly in the Atlantic Ocean. But it took about nine decades to determine the reason why the Titanic sank: Recent in-depth research into the sinking of the Titanic has discovered that faulty rivets may have […]
Read More Sermon: What Members DoA Biblical Perspective on Church Membership Selected Scriptures October 19, 2014 A few days ago, I went though a file in one of my cabinets and I found an old copy of the “Grace Bible Church Membership Qualification Examination.” As I read it, I thought, “maybe this is why some people have delayed joining GBC…” […]
Read More Sermon: A Biblical Perspective on Church MembershipThis morning the sermon dealt with the theology that undergirds GBC’s philosophy of ministry. The statement, “Shepherding God’s people by God’s grace for God’s glory,” is shaped by 13 theological truths. Here is a diagram that illustrates what we mean by shepherding God’s people, and how those theological truths relate to our philosophy of ministry.
Read More A theology of ministry…picturedA Theology of Ministry — Thirteen Core Values that Undergird GBC’s Ministry Selected Scriptures October 12, 2014 Over the next six weeks, we want to think with you about what church ministry looks like. There are two motives behind this: It is good to regularly remind ourselves of the purpose and foundation of ministry — […]
Read More Sermon: A Theology of MinistryOur church has several new social media links, including some relating to our Biblical Counseling and Discipleship Conference (BCDC). Check these out: GBC Facebook page GBC Facebook prayer group GBC Facebook buy, sell, and trade group GBC Twitter page: @gbcgranbury BCDC Twitter page: @BCDC2014 BCDC Facebook page
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