Grace Church Elk Grove

If Christ Reigns, Then Who Is Geshem? - Neh 6

This week we remember and celebrate the Ascension in our worship. And in doing so, we must return to a chapter in Nehemiah that we skipped over - Nehemiah 6. For the threats that Nehemiah successfully navigated, we too face today. We face the same kinds of slanders and incitements to fear. Fear is the characteristic sin of our age. And the Ascension is our way of escape. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on May 17th, 2026 to learn more.

When God Commands, You Open a Can- Neh 13

This week we come to the last chapter of Nehemiah. We will have one more sermon from Nehemiah - from chapter 6, which will fit nicely with Ascension Sunday next week. But this last chapter is very alien to us, because of its violence. After all, we are a most enlightened generation, and we say we do not like violence. But our Lord himself was not above violence - see the cleansing of the temple. And there are no carve-outs for when and how we should imitate him. The question is what does God truly expect of us, and why? Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on May 10th, 2026 to learn more.

Only a Free People Can Enjoy the Wall - Neh 11-12

This week we move from the spiritual principles of Nehemiah's revival to the practical outcomes. Revival comes in many outward forms - sometimes it looks like the old "big tent revival" meetings. Other times it looks like the revival that I was "caught" in - a quieter, mass movement of young men, swept up in the glories of God's sovereign grace. Regardless, the same things happen inwardly, in the heart, and then they come in real life - in our order of life, in gratitude and service. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on May 3rd, 2026 to learn more.

The Covenant That Actually Saves and Reforms - Neh 10

This week we are happening upon the red thread that runs through the whole Bible. It started in the Garden, and then it became visible again with Abraham, and now it appears again. More than this, the thread is not just theological. It is intensely practical and personal. We discover how we are not only saved but how we are transformed to walk in the ways of Christ. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on April 26th, 2024, to learn more.

Confession and Covenant - Neh 9

This week we return to Nehemiah and one of the greatest revivals ever recorded. In fact, it is the pattern of how God always works when He brings revival. I invite you, in advance of the Lord's Day, to read Nehemiah 9 and ask yourself what is that pattern? And then begin praying for it, in our church and our county.