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Impact of Grace #6 - Unified Voice
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Romans 14:1-23, showing how grace-filled believers accept those with different convictions and regulate their freedom for others' good. True acceptance isn't found in self-improvement, but in what Christ has already done.
Impact of Grace #5 - Christian Unity
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Romans 14:1-23, showing how grace-filled believers accept those with different convictions and regulate their freedom for others' good. True acceptance isn't found in self-improvement, but in what Christ has already done.
Impact of Grace #4 - Societal Benefit
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund examines Romans 13:1-14, showing how grace shapes a Christian's public life through submission to authority, genuine love of neighbor, and urgent living. Discover practical ways faith moves from private belief to positive impact on the world around you.
Impact of Grace #3 - Relational Benefit
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund walks through Romans 12:9–21 to show that real love isn't another thing to "max out," but the natural overflow of a life shaped by grace. He unpacks twelve simple, unglamorous qualities—like honesty, patience, and hospitality—that quietly transform our closest relationships when we stop trading love for love and start giving it away.
Impact of Grace #2 - Ministry Engagement
In this message on Romans 12:3–8, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores how God's grace calls every believer to serve the church with humility rather than pride or passivity. Discover what gift you've been given — and why waiting for the "perfect" moment to use it may be the very thing holding you back.
Impact of Grace #1 - Complete Devotion
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund unpacks Romans 12:1-2 to show why God's mercy makes complete devotion to Jesus the only reasonable response, not a trade for blessing but true worship. He challenges listeners to stop letting culture shape them and start letting God renew their minds, one everyday choice at a time.
Public Faith (Independence Day 2026)
In this message from Jeremiah 29, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores how followers of Jesus are called to engage public life without withdrawing from culture or being absorbed by it. Instead of placing hope in politics or protest, real change starts with a transformed heart, a timely word for anyone wrestling with faith's place in today's world.
Experience of Grace #11 - Worship and Adoration
In Romans 11, Pastor Brady Randall unpacks the controversial mystery of Israel's hardening and God's irrevocable mercy, showing that every act of grace—then and now—is undeserved. Whether you've wandered far or feel secure, this message invites you into the humility and awe that come from trusting a God whose ways are higher than ours.
Experience of Grace #10 - Open Invitation
In Romans 10, Bryce Vaught explores how God cares, calls, and commissions every person toward salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Whatever doubt or past hurt has left you questioning God's love, this message holds the door open: the invitation to know Him is still being extended.
Experience of Grace #9 - Humble Gratitude
In Romans 9:1–33, Mike Chilcoat reframes one of Scripture's most challenging chapters — showing that God's sovereignty over Israel's story is not a reason for confusion but for praise. If you've wrestled with predestination or grace, this message offers clarity and a reminder: the invitation to know God through Jesus is wide open to everyone.
Experience of Grace #8 - Certain Victory
In Romans 8:28–39, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund unpacks three reasons followers of Jesus can face any hardship with unshakeable confidence: bad things will turn out for good, the best is still ahead, and nothing in all creation can separate you from the love of God in Christ.
Experience of Grace #7 - Eager Expectation
In Romans 8:18–27, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores how the groaning of creation, the Christian, and the Holy Spirit all point toward a hope that outweighs present suffering. Whatever pain or hardship you're carrying, this message offers a powerful reminder: it's not the end of the story.
One of One (Memorial Day 2026)
In Luke 5:17–26, Russ Brasher unpacks why Jesus—the one-of-one Son of Man—chose to forgive sins before healing a paralyzed man, revealing the deeper miracle beneath the miracle. If you're asking who Jesus really is, this message will challenge you to bust through every excuse and give him your heart.
Experience of Grace #6 - Adoption
In "Adoption," Dr. Kurt Bjorklund unpacks Romans 8:12–17 to reveal that coming to faith in Jesus Christ means being adopted into God's family — with debts forgiven, a new identity, and an irrevocable inheritance. If guilt, shame, or spiritual uncertainty marks your life, this message will transform how you experience grace.
Experience of Grace #5 - No Condemnation
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund unpacks Romans 8:1–11 to show that those in Christ are freed from condemnation while still being shaped by the Spirit's ongoing conviction. Learn to tell the difference between the accuser's voice and God's loving call to change—and why Christian community is essential to discerning the two.
Experience of Grace #4 - Acceptance of the Struggle
In "Acceptance of the Struggle," Dr. Kurt Bjorklund unpacks Romans 7:14–25 and the tension every believer knows—wanting to do good, yet finding sin still at work within. Discover how embracing the struggle, rather than denying or surrendering to it, leads to deeper grace and a life increasingly aligned with Christ.
Experience of Grace #3 - Married to Christ
Russ Brasher walks through Romans 7:1–13 to show that believers are no longer bound to the law but joined to Jesus — set free to live in grace rather than rules. Discover why striving to earn what God has already freely given keeps you from the relationship you were made for.
Experience of Grace #2 - Slaves to Righteousness
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund unpacks Romans 6:15-23, revealing that we're all slaves to something—either sin, which leads to death, or God, which leads to life. Discover why true freedom isn't doing whatever you want, but surrendering your heart to Christ and walking the path that leads to life.
Experience of Grace #1 - Union with Christ
In this message from Romans 6:1–14, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores how union with Christ changes us at the deepest level—freeing us from sin's power and reshaping our motivations from the inside out. Discover why the Christian life isn't about keeping a list of rules but about being drawn to the heart of a God whose grace transforms how we live.
Easter Sunday 2026
In this Easter message from John 18, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund makes the case that Jesus is not merely a historical figure but a substitute for human failure and the leader of a kingdom that changes everything — inviting you to stop avoiding the question of who Jesus is and start living for something greater.