Grace Abounding » Sermons http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog musings on the gospel and church planting by Grace Church of Alexandria's Leadership Team Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:08:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Gospel related thoughts from Jonathan Matías and other members of Grace Church of Alexandria's Leadership Team Grace Church of Alexandria no Grace Church of Alexandria jonathan@graceofalexandria.org jonathan@graceofalexandria.org (Grace Church of Alexandria) 2009 musings on the gospel and church planting by Grace Church of Alexandria's Leadership Team Grace Abounding http://www.graceofalexandria.org/images/blogrss.jpg http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/category/sermons/ The Book of Amos: Part 1 http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/25/the-book-of-amos-part-1/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/25/the-book-of-amos-part-1/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:14:35 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=460 Sermon Title: The Book of Amos: Part 1
Speaker: Garrett Lee, Elder
Text: Amos 1-2
Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/25/the-book-of-amos-part-1/feed/ 0 Sermon Title: The Book of Amos: Part 1 Speaker: Garrett Lee, Elder Text: Amos 1-2 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Sermon Title: The Book of Amos: Part 1 Speaker: Garrett Lee, Elder Text: Amos 1-2 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Grace Church of Alexandria no A Matter of Life And Death: The Message of Micah, Part 1 http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/18/a-matter-of-life-and-death-the-message-of-micah-part-1/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/18/a-matter-of-life-and-death-the-message-of-micah-part-1/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:44:24 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=443 Sermon Title: A Matter of Life And Death: The Message of Micah, Part 1
Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder
Text: Micah 1-2
Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/18/a-matter-of-life-and-death-the-message-of-micah-part-1/feed/ 0 Sermon Title: A Matter of Life And Death: The Message of Micah, Part 1 Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder Text: Micah 1-2 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Sermon Title: A Matter of Life And Death: The Message of Micah, Part 1 Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder Text: Micah 1-2 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Grace Church of Alexandria no Christlikeness http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/11/christlikeness/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/11/christlikeness/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:46:41 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=442 Sermon Title: Christlikeness
Speaker: Dr. Bruce McAllister
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:18

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/11/christlikeness/feed/ 0 Sermon Title: Christlikeness Speaker: Dr. Bruce McAllister Text: 2 Corinthians 3:18 Sermon Title: Christlikeness Speaker: Dr. Bruce McAllister Text: 2 Corinthians 3:18 Grace Church of Alexandria no Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah, Part 2 http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/05/surprised-by-grace-the-message-of-jonah-part-2/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/05/surprised-by-grace-the-message-of-jonah-part-2/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:01:41 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=440 Sermon Title: Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah, Part 2
Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder
Text: Jonah 2-4
Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/05/surprised-by-grace-the-message-of-jonah-part-2/feed/ 0 Sermon Title: Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah, Part 2 Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder Text: Jonah 2-4 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Sermon Title: Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah, Part 2 Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder Text: Jonah 2-4 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Grace Church of Alexandria no 39:08 Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/03/surprised-by-grace-the-message-of-jonah/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/03/surprised-by-grace-the-message-of-jonah/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:51:49 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=439 Sermon Title: Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah
Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder
Text: Jonah 1-2
Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/07/03/surprised-by-grace-the-message-of-jonah/feed/ 0 Jonathan Matias,Minor Prophets Sermon Title: Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder Text: Jonah 1-2 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Sermon Title: Surprised By Grace: The Message of Jonah Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Elder Text: Jonah 1-2 Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Grace Church of Alexandria no 42:20 The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/20/the-ancient-gospel-majoring-on-the-minor-prophets/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/20/the-ancient-gospel-majoring-on-the-minor-prophets/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:09:16 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=438 Sermon Title: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets
Speaker: Garrett Lee, Elder
Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/20/the-ancient-gospel-majoring-on-the-minor-prophets/feed/ 0 church Alexandria va,Garrett Lee,Minor Prophets Sermon Title: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Speaker: Garrett Lee, Elder Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Sermon Title: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Speaker: Garrett Lee, Elder Series: The Ancient Gospel: Majoring On the Minor Prophets Grace Church of Alexandria no 56:26 Putting Your Spirit Gifts to Work! http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/13/putting-your-spirit-gifts-to-work/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/13/putting-your-spirit-gifts-to-work/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:23:18 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=437 Sermon Title: Putting Your Spirit Gifts to Work!
Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor
Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/13/putting-your-spirit-gifts-to-work/feed/ 0 Sermon Title: Putting Your Spirit Gifts to Work! Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her Sermon Title: Putting Your Spirit Gifts to Work! Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her Grace Church of Alexandria no 44:39 Of Shepherds and Sherpas http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/07/of-shepherds-and-sherpas/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/07/of-shepherds-and-sherpas/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:28:40 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=436 Sermon Title: Of Shepherds and Sherpas
Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor
Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/07/of-shepherds-and-sherpas/feed/ 0 Sermon Title: Of Shepherds and Sherpas Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her Sermon Title: Of Shepherds and Sherpas Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her Grace Church of Alexandria no 42:58 Advancing God’s Glory Through Prayer http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/01/advancing-gods-glory-through-prayer/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/01/advancing-gods-glory-through-prayer/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:41:35 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=434 Sermon Title: “Advancing God’s Glory Through Prayer”
Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor
Text: Exodus 15:1-21
Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her

I. Pray In Light of God’s Mighty Deeds (15:1-10)
II. Pray In Light of God’s Wonder (15:11)
III. Pray in Light of God’s Promises (15:12-17)
IV. Pray For The Spread of God’s Rulership (15:18-21)

]]> http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/06/01/advancing-gods-glory-through-prayer/feed/ 1 church Alexandria va,Exodus,Exodus 15,Grace Church of Alexandria,prayer Sermon Title: "Advancing God's Glory Through Prayer" Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor Text: Exodus 15:1-21 Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her - I. Pray In Light of God's Mighty Deeds (15:1-10) II. Pray In Light of God's Wonder (15:11) III. Sermon Title: "Advancing God's Glory Through Prayer" Speaker: Jonathan Matías, Pastor Text: Exodus 15:1-21 Series: The Church – To Know Her Is to Love Her I. Pray In Light of God's Mighty Deeds (15:1-10) II. Pray In Light of God's Wonder (15:11) III. Pray in Light of God's Promises (15:12-17) IV. Pray For The Spread of God's Rulership (15:18-21) Grace Church of Alexandria no 44:58 The Gospel + Relationships = Growth http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/05/26/the-gospel-relationships-growth/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/05/26/the-gospel-relationships-growth/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:36:49 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=426 This Sunday at Grace Church of Alexandria, we discussed this prescription for our Christian relationships: The Gospel + Relationships = Growth. This was drawn from 1 Thessalonians 2:8 where Paul says he delighted to share with the believers “not only the gospel but also our own lives as well.” The place where God transforms us and sanctifies us is when we live in friendship and relationship with other believers and speak truths of the gospel to each other. The sermon was not successfully recorded, so here is a summary.

How To Give And Get The Most From Your Christian Friendships
From 1 Thessalonians 2:7-14, we saw seven ways to build your relationship with another Christian (your spouse, an accountability partner, a new Christian, an elder-in-training, your kids) so that you both grow up in Christ.
1. Focus on Discipleship, Not Church Growth (2:9).
2. Follow Others’ Example (2:10).
3. Cultivate Close Relationships (2:11).
4. Come out of the Shadows with your Sin (2:12).
5. Care for Others’ Burdens (2:12).
6. Ask Each Other Hard Questions (2:12).
7. Pray For, Pray With Each Other (2:13).

Questions Someone Should Be Asking You
In particular, we saw our need of opening up to other Christians so they can help us to live a life worthy of God’s glory and rulership, as verse 12 commands. I pointed to four friends of mine who meet regularly for accountability and spiritual sharpening as a great example of how to implement #6, that is, ask each other hard questions.

Every few weeks my friends get together and ask each other the following four questions and honestly, transparently answer them:

- Have you spent focused time in the Word and prayer this week?
- Are you building gospel relationships with believers and unbelievers?
- How are your interactions with the Body of Christ? Are you neglecting the Body?
- Are your thoughts glorifying to God?

If they’re falling short of pleasing God in one of these areas, my friends speak truths of the gospel to the struggler that will help them turn away from their sin and honor Christ. Then, after they’ve each answered these questions, each man gets asked two questions tailored to their weaknesses. If I were meeting with these friends, they’d need to ask me questions like this:

- Jonathan, has your wife been your #1 priority or have you allowed church duties to compete with your love for her?
- Jonathan, have you taken time to share the gospel with non-Christians when you had an opening this week?

I urge you to find a Christian friend who can ask these questions of you, and to whom you can ask these kinds of questions. Cultivating relationships that deliberate focus on Christ is essential to rooting sin out of your life and living to God’s praise.

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