We know that life can be busy and sometimes you don't always make it to service. If you ever miss a sermon or want to listen to one again to dive deeper, we're here to help. Each week’s sermon for you to listen to both on the go and at home so that you'll always have them right at your fingertips.
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Grace Community Church in Clarksville TN is a spiritual family that exists to worship together, move in a spiritual direction and to be kind to one another, our community and our world.
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Nehemiah “Gracious Hand of God" July 14, 2024
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As Nehemiah begins to carry out God's vision for rebuilding the wall, and more importantly the people's hearts, he must first inspect the walls that need repair. It is in taking these important steps of obedience that we begin to see the hidden plans of God revealed to Nehemiah and the people of Israel, and the ways God wants to reveal his plans fo…
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In Nehemiah, the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem serves as the main way God introduces redemption and renewal to his people. When things don’t turn out as we had hoped, we are called towards God through adoration and confession. We can appeal to God with the confidence that he will intercede and use our willingness to act for his purposes. Key…
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July 7, 2024 - Guest Preacher: Dr. Roger Freeman
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From The Heart “The Importance of Beauty" June 30, 2024
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In one of Jesus’ most powerful teachings, he tells us that everyday life can create in us a persistent sense of worry. But then he offers us a surprising command — to look at beautiful things like birds and flowers as a way to fight against the demands of everyday life. In this sermon, we look at the importance of beauty, why we need it in our live…
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From The Heart “Realities of the Incarnation" June 23, 2024
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In the Incarnation, Jesus comes to be both fully human and fully God simultaneously. Looking closer at this central doctrine of our faith, we can discover that Jesus was coming to become like us so that he could better help us; believing this essential truth is to see his kingdom come to permeate every facet of our lives. Key Verses: Phillipians 2:…
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From The Heart “Believing the Impossible" June 16, 2024
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As children, we are willing to believe and be ready for the impossible. As we grow older though we lose our dependence and faith that God can and will do the impossible. In this sermon, we look at one of the impossible works of God through the true account of God rescuing the Israelites from the Egyptians by parting the Red Sea. As you look at this…
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From The Heart “Loneliness and Friendship" June 9, 2024
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We have never seen a lonelier society than we have today. What does Christianity say to loneliness, and what can it offer to lonely people? In this sermon, we look at the important of holy friendships and how we can pursue them in our lives today. Key Verses: Romans 16:3-16
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From The Heart “Trust In God" June 2, 2024
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When are our hearts become anxious, worried, afraid, or even numb, Jesus tells us to put in our trust in God, and in him. But how? In this sermon, we look at some of Jesus’ final teachings about the reality of our future, the way to walk towards it, and the help we have along the journey. Key Verses: John 14:1-7…
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May 26, 2024 - Guest Preacher: Dr. Ed Rocha
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The Living God “John and the love of Jesus" May 26, 2024
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Over the last couple of months, we have gone through Biblical stories of people who encountered God in life-changing ways. This week, we close out our series by looking at John, whose knowledge of Jesus’ love for him informed his view of himself, of God, and of the world around him. We can learn a lot from John’s teachings if we are willing to reco…
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The Living God “Paul and His Weakness" May 19, 2024
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Paul is one of the most accomplished people in the history of the world, and yet he never boasts of his successes. Instead, he boasts of his weaknesses and, more importantly, how he experienced God within them. In this sermon, we look at the importance of weaknesses, how God uses them in our lives, and how he uses them — for us and for the world. K…
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The Living God “Peter and His Failure" May 12, 2024
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How do you continue to experience God even when you have failed him? In this sermon, we look at Peter and his betrayal of Jesus, and then how Jesus heals him, restores him, and calls him from a place of love. Key Verses: John 21:15-19
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The Living God “Isaiah and His Vision" May 5, 2024
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During a time of transition and upheaval, God comes to Isaiah in a vision, and calls him to be a prophet. But first Isaiah must pass through several revelations about God and himself. In this sermon, we look at what Isaiah saw and how it can show us what an experience with God can mean for us today. Key Verses: Isaiah 6:1-8…
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The Living God “Elijah and a Gentle Whisper" April 28, 2024
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Where do you go when you are at the edge of exhaustion and facing an impossible situation? Elijah goes to God and finds an unexpected experience of silence and stillness — which was exactly what he needed. In this sermon, we look at the importance of stillness and how it can shape our hearts in the midst of our daily lives. Key Verses: 1 Kings 19:8…
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April 28, 2024 - Guest Preacher: Dr. Tim Dowdy, NAMB
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The Living God “Hannah and Her Prayer" April 21, 2024
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One of the most frustrating things we can experience in our lives is an unanswered prayer. In this sermon, we look at how Hannah faced her unanswered prayers, and how she ultimately experienced God through them in powerful ways. Key Verses: 1 Samuel 1:9-18
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The Living God “Jacob and the Wrestling Match" April 14, 2024
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Throughout this series, we are going through Biblical stories of people who experienced God in profound ways. This week, we look at Jacob, who wrestled with God and came away with a limp and a blessing. This unusual experience with God contains lessons for our lives today. Key Verses: Genesis 32:22-32…
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The Living God “Moses and The Burning Bush" April 7, 2024
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Jesus made the astounding promise that we can be friends with God. One of the ways by which we come into friendship with God is to experience him — not only as someone in ancient stories, but also as someone who is alive, in our hearts, today. But how? In this sermon, we look at the one of the most famous experiences of God, Moses and the Burning B…
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Easter With Grace “His Great Love for Us" March 31, 2024
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When Jesus dies rises from the grave, he is putting his love on full display — for us. In this sermon, we celebrate his resurrection by looking at his great love for us, what it means, and how it can change us in the deepest of ways. Key Verses: Romans 5:6-11
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Last Words “I Entrust My Spirit into Your Hands" March 24, 2024
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The last words Jesus says before he dies show us, thousands of years later something incredibly powerful — the culmination of a life that was grounded in the reality of God, his calling, and most importantly his love. In this sermon, we look at these last words of Jesus and explore how they can help us face our lives, and our deaths, with this same…
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Last Words “It is Finished!” March 17, 2024
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As Jesus breathes his last, he shouts a cry of victory. His proclamation that “It is Finished!” is a joyful cry that will enable us to be made right with God. This victory is especially significant because it doesn’t need anything from us. We cannot add to it, earn it, or do anything additional. It is all grace; it is all finished. Key Verses: John…
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When we look at Jesus on the Cross, John gives us a surprising detail — Jesus asks for a drink because he is thirsty. In this sermon, we see how Jesus’ thirst shows us what it means to be in need, and how to find real meaning and hope in the midst of our neediness. Key Verses: John 19:28-29
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Last Words “My God, Why Have You Abandoned Me?" March 3, 2024
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As we continue to study the last words of Jesus on the cross, we look to words that Jesus utters as He is experiencing the greatest of His sufferings. Jesus’ cry towards God here is an expression of the internal suffering He is experiencing by taking on our sin, abandonment by God. We reflect today on this passage by looking at this suffering of Je…
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Last Words “Dear Woman, Here is Your Son" February 25, 2024
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Throughout Jesus’ life, he consistently redefines the nature of relationships and calls into something that can address the deepest needs of our hearts . In this sermon, we see how he specifically cares for two of his closest followers — Mary, his mother, and John, his beloved disciple — as he hangs on the cross. Key Verses: John 19:23-27…
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February 18, 2024 - Guest Speaker: Dr. Jay Strack
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Last Words “You Will Be With Me In Paradise" 2/18/2024
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Throughout this series, we use the seven last words of Jesus to guide our hearts into reflection as we prepare to celebrate Easter. This week, we look at Jesus's conversation with the criminals crucified next to Him to understand better the promise and implications His words hold for our lives. Key Verses: Luke 23:39-43…
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Last Words “Father, Forgive Them" 2/11/2024
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We are looking at the seven last words of Jesus and how they can guide us into reflection as we prepare to celebrate Easter. This week, we look at the forgiveness that Jesus offers us, and how he calls us to forgive others, as well. Key Verses: Luke 23:32-38
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The Heart of Grace "The Ways of Giving" 2/4/2024
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God calls us to live generously — but how? In this sermon we very practically explore what it means to set aside a portion of our resources to give away to God’s spiritual work in our earthly world. Key Verses: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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The Heart of Grace "The Grace of Giving" 1/28/2024
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When we think about a life that is transformed by God’s grace, we cannot forget to think about the importance of being generous. In this sermon we look at Paul’s words to a growing church about giving and the role our hearts play in this grace-filled practice. Key Verses: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
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The Heart of Grace "We Want to Be Kind" 1/21/2024
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God has called his people to live in a way that reflects his sacrifice for us—putting aside an old nature that seeks to find what is most comfortable and convenient and instead putting on a new nature where his truth dominates our hearts. With Christ as our example, we want to be a church that demonstrates kindness with a tender heart through how w…
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