The God Who Strengthens - Overcoming Babylon - Grace Church - Steve Ferris

The God Who Strengthens - Overcoming Babylon - Grace Church - Steve Ferris

In this sermon from the 'Overcoming Babylon' series, Steve Ferris introduces the Book of Daniel as a guide to living faithfully amidst evil systems that demand total allegiance. He defines the spirit of Babylon as human pride reshaping believers and contrasts it with God's sovereign kingdom, noting how God used a wicked empire for His purposes. Focusing on Daniel chapter one, the message highlights the subtle danger of cultural compromise, where sharing a meal signifies covenant loyalty.

Complete God's mission for you - Grace Church Stockholm - Steve Ferris

This sermon series explores Colossians 4, framing life's challenges as missions to love God and others. The speaker uses historical examples like Tychicus's grueling journey, Onesimus's redemption, and Demas's departure to warn against worldly comfort and spiritual lukewarmness. Key themes include persistence despite weariness, the transformative power of grace over past failures, and the urgency to finish well even when facing adversity. The message emphasizes God's faithfulness in enabling previously impossible tasks, urging believers to maintain hope in Christ's supremacy, remain faithful friends in adversity, and persevere until the end, trusting that God rewards faithfulness regardless of immediate results.

Setting foot on the mountain of Joy - Grace Church - James Thackeray

This concluding Hebrews sermon contrasts the fearful Mount Sinai with the joyful Mount Zion, where believers gather as forgiven children of a welcoming Father. The speaker uses his Three Peaks Challenge to illustrate this shift from terror to access, emphasizing that Jesus mediates a superior covenant unlike the old legal status. Practical exhortations from Hebrews 13 include loving strangers as angels, caring for prisoners, honoring marriage, and rejecting the love of money. Drawing on Jesus' teaching on worry and Habakkuk's endurance, the message calls for contentment and bold worship regardless of circumstances. Rejecting self-righteousness, the speaker affirms Christ's sufficiency for salvation, urging humility, diligent work, loyalty to leaders, and quiet listening for the Holy Spirit's guidance.

Christian Identity In Practice – Grace Church – Steve Ferris

Steve Ferris preaches through Colossians 3 and Ephesians 4–6, teaching that our identity is secured in Christ rather than built by culture. He contrasts worldly self-definition with the truth that we are already raised with Jesus, urging a shift in focus from fleeting feelings to heavenly realities. The sermon calls for putting to death sinful behaviors like impurity, greed, and anger, while learning to know the Creator instead of fixating on our brokenness.

A Hebrew Salad - Grace Church - James Thackeray

James explores the eschatological timeline in Revelation, distinguishing between the end of the age and the literal end of the world. He argues that we are currently living in the 'end of the age,' a period characterized by the reign of the Antichrist and the final judgment of nations, yet distinct from the imminent cosmic dissolution. The sermon clarifies that the current era is defined by spiritual darkness and the rise of false systems, urging listeners to recognize the signs of the times without conflating present tribulation with the ultimate destruction of the universe. This teaching provides a sober perspective on current global events as part of God's sovereign plan leading toward Christ's return.