When we surrender our lives to the Master our Messiah God does a work that others will notice Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see In today's message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life Pastor RIch digs into Corinthians - to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship [... more]

Today Stu talks with Rich Powell about his book and the most foundational beliefs of Christianity [... more]

We all have a God-given drive for success but who is defining what success really means What is our ambition rooted in [... more]

King Solomon found his ambition efforts and accomplishments to be grasping at wind Even the noble call of pursuing wisdom came up short when he realized that for all his efforts he would die just like the fool who shunned instruction [... more]

In Ecclesiastes Solomon says that he denied his heart no pleasure The result Nothing was gained It was a chasing after wind Pleasure is a poor substitute for our hearts greatest need As Blaise Pascal said this infinite abyss can only be filled with an infinite and immutable object in other words God Himself [... more]

Hebrews cheers us on calling us to Lift our drooping hands and strengthen our weak knees in the middle of difficulty If we are in Christ then we belong to our good Father God When we remember whose we are and the home we are heading to we can endure with joy and patience In today's message Pastor Rich unpacks the encouragement in Hebrews - reminding us to keep walking ahead with the end in view [... more]

When Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the garden we became like a branch that sawed itself off from the tree In our attempt to find satisfaction apart from God we separated ourselves from our very life source But God was not willing to leave us in our brokenness Jesus comes as our High Priest the only one who could be the go-between the only one who could truly restore us to the Father The Old Testament ritual of the high priest was a shadow of what Jesus would complete for us Hebrews says Since then we have a [... more]

Jesus is the Great Rescuer but not as some distant unattached hero No He makes you His Brother He became one of us to rescue us then He made us family From Hebrews - Pastor Rich lays out a clear account of the Gospel message reminding us that Jesus is the main point Let's listen to today's message titled The Best Brother You Could Ever Have [... more]

Today we begin a new series through the book of Hebrews titled The Supremacy of Christ Pastor Rich will be in chapter - as we look at God as the Great Communicator Verse tells us that God spoke to our fathers by the prophets but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son God did not speak from afar but drew near through the person of Jesus Christ Let's listen in [... more]

These are the last sermons in a series on Peter titled quot Live as People who are Free quot As we look at chapter - Pastor Rich looks at Peter's closing paragraph in this letter and identifies qualities of standing firm [... more]

This series on Peter is titled Live as People who are Free Today Rich looks at Peter - pointing out our need for humility and submission within the community of believers What does true humility really look like And how can freedom come from surrender And what are the blessings that come from Christlike humility Let's listen in as Pastor Rich answers these questions from today's text [... more]

Today As we continue this sermon series titled How Free People Suffer Rich challenges us to reframe the way we view suffering He shows us from God's Word that suffering is sacred The apostles knew this about their own suffering After receiving a beating for sharing the gospel of Christ in Acts the apostles left rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name Listen as Pastor Rich unpacks Peter - to show that suffering is a unique opportunity to engage in the highest purpose [... more]

The Bible explicitly teaches that suffering is to be expected in the Christian life Today's text Peter says Beloved do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you as though something strange were happening to you So why are we so often blind-sided when hardship and hurt come our way Pastor RIch answers this question in today's message titled Suffering is not Strange Listen as Rich contrasts our natural response to suffering to a response hinged on God's self-disclosure [... more]

Christians we have a race to run a mission and calling for today God calls us to a disciplined life For some of us that word discipline may have connotations of striving in our own strength to follow rules as if God saves us by grace then sends us off to the exhausting and impossible task of being worthy of that salvation But no God's beautiful grace follows us in its transforming work We must discipline our hearts to abide in Christ to live with the end in view to surrender to His work to His heart But God does [... more]

Today is the final session in this study of Peter - [... more]

We know that the Christian life calls us to live differently than we lived before coming to Christ But we re not called to keep up appearances or simply manage our sin That would be like tying apples on a hemlock tree and calling it an apple tree Instead we have a radical call to abide in Christ to let his word inform and transform our desires and affections The fruit in our lives will be a product of our genuine satisfaction and confidence in Christ [... more]

There is a real struggle that comes from following Christ because we have an adversary determined to undermine our faith God doesn't leave us to struggle in our own strength He gives us tools to thrive in the struggle God equips us to advance productively not just in the things that matter today nbsp but in the things that matter for eternity [... more]

God calls his people to live a life with a radically different purpose than the one we would live in our flesh In His goodness God equips us with everything we need to live a life with a radically different purpose We're continuing our study of God's equipping in Ephesians [... more]

Stu interviews Rich Powell the Pastor of Grace Bible Church about his new book WORDS that can CHANGE YOUR LIFE [... more]

How quickly we fall into striving in our Christian walk when God has offered us something far greater The far greater is the opportunity to know Him and delight in Him To see and delight in His beauty will keep us soaring in our walk with Him [... more]

In all circumstances whether in the comfortable or in the groaning of this temporary life our delight in his person in his character can be an anchor nbsp a balm for the soul [... more]

Today we'll consider how the Apostle Paul used the gifts God gave him to build up and minister to the Church [... more]

In Ephesians - Paul prays for the church making requests far beyond the temporal wants and needs that sometimes hold our focus in prayer Paul asked that God would open the eyes of their hearts that the church would gain a fuller grasp of what was already theirs in Christ [... more]

Pastor Rich reminds us that Christ is our greatest benefit and pleasure nbsp A day is coming when God will bring all things back to the main point nbsp The main point is not a concept but a person nbsp Our Savior Jesus Christ nbsp He is the focal point of all time and history [... more]

Pastor Rich reminds us that Christ is our greatest benefit and pleasure nbsp A day is coming when God will bring all things back to the main point nbsp The main point is not a concept but a person nbsp Our Savior Jesus Christ nbsp He is the focal point of all time and history [... more]

The Bible teaches that those who surrender to Christ as the only solution to our sin probelm recieve a new status before God forgiven adopted forever in Christ [... more]

The book of Ephesians overflows with the message of our marvelous inheritance in Christ As we dig into this study we will go behind the scenes to get a glimpse into the world of ancient Ephesus [... more]

Join us for Delight in Grace the teaching ministry of Rich Powell - lead pastor of Grace Bible Church in Winston-Salem To discover how to live by grace tune in to Delight in Grace weekdays at AM [... more]