Center Grace Church Podcast

In today's episode we respond to a question about how to understand James and Paul's perspectives on faith, good works and justification and then questions about whether or not we should do the right thing even with wrong motives, and hopefully--how to engage in some helpful and healthy ways on social media and not just jump into "virtue signaling."

Text: Matthew 6:1-4Preacher: Nathaniel Lee

Today Pastors Derek and Nathaniel answer questions about 1. the Bible's wisdom for dating; 2. how we should think about temptation and Jesus' ability to sympathize with us; 3. The varying levels of sexual sin and how they relate to divorce; and 4. How the oath sign relates to people who are not married.

Text: Matthew 5:31-37Preacher: Derek Baker

Jesus teaches us to not return evil for evil and to love our enemies. Some churches and Christian leaders, however, have twisted this truth to silence victims of abuse and to equate forgiveness with lack of accountability and Justice. How should we reconcile Jesus' teaching on loving our enemies with a desire for justice?

Text: Matthew 5:38-48Preacher: Nathaniel LeeSubmit questions here: https://centergrace.church/q-a

In today’s episode Derek responds to questions about how we should think about the polygamy of guys like Abraham, Jacob and David, why some sins (like anger) persist so long and how we should still fight against them by grace and the Holy Spirit, and how to respond to people who criticize Christianity and reject Jesus for the failures of famous Christians. 

Text: Matthew 5:21-30Preacher: Derek Baker

In this bonus episode we answer a question about sex and a Biblical perspective on sex before marriage.

In today’s episode we talk about how the longing for anything is in essence a longing for righteousness and also how we should think about contextualizing for the sake of the Gospel.