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A healthy church is a community where love is patient, forgiving, generous, truthful, and willing to bear with others; this love doesn’t quit, but works through conflict. In this community, all people experience the reconciling love of Jesus! In the fourth message, Pastor David shares how the thriving congregation fosters a welcoming environment where people feel a sense of belonging and can build loving and caring relationships to grow in loving community with God and others.

Church attendance and activity are not the same thing as spiritual formation. God wants to transform us into disciples who increasingly think, love, speak, and live like Jesus. Spiritual formation happens through spending time with Jesus and his followers, learning to rest in him. In the third message of our series, Pastor Melissa shares how the thriving congregation becomes like Jesus as we are in his presence.

Healthy churches require healthy leaders. Jesus redefined leadership as humble service, which was a radical departure from the world. The New Testament emphasizes not merely what leaders accomplish but who leaders are—their character, integrity, humility, maturity, and care for others. In the second message of our series, Pastor David shares how the thriving congregation cultivates leaders who are spiritually healthy, emotionally mature, accountable, and committed to serving others.

Prayer is not simply another activity of the church; it is the posture of a congregation that recognizes its dependence upon God. The early church prayed together, and their prayers shaped their courage, unity, discernment, and mission. In the first message of our series, Pastor David begins with an overview of The Thriving Congregation series, explores the purpose and power of prayer, and shares what happens when prayer moves from the margins of church life to the center.

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How do you discover the spiritual gifts God has given you so that you can use them for his glory? In the final message of our series, Pastor David offers practical guidance for discerning spiritual gifts through prayer, faithful service, spiritual maturity, community affirmation, and openness to the Holy Spirit. Rather than waiting for certainty, believers are encouraged to begin leading, serving, and trusting that God reveals our gifts as we faithfully participate in the life and mission of the church.

Some spiritual gifts inspire excitement while others (due to their more obvious “supernatural” nature) create uncertainty, unease, or even fear. In the fourth message of our series, Pastor David addresses the more “charismatic” gifts—including prophecy, healing, miracles, and speaking in tongues—with humility and biblical balance. Rather than avoiding these gifts or pursuing them without wisdom, we should eagerly desire the Spirit's work while exercising discernment, order, and love.

After his resurrection and ascension, Christ gave gifts to his church in the form of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. These ministry gifts, often referred to as the five-fold ministry, are not titles of status but callings that equip God's people for works of service and help the church mature into the likeness of Christ. In the second message of our series, Pastor David explores these five gifts, how they function together, and what they might look like in the life of our congregation.

After his resurrection and ascension, Christ gave gifts to his church in the form of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. These ministry gifts, often referred to as the five-fold ministry, are not titles of status but callings that equip God's people for works of service and help the church mature into the likeness of Christ. In the second message of our series, Pastor David explores these five gifts, how they function together, and what they might look like in the life of our congregation.

Charismata Scripture Reading: John 14:16; 1 Corinthians 12:4-7; Ephesians 4:7; 1 Peter 4:10-11 Sermon Focus: What are spiritual gifts and why does God give them? The New Testament teachers that spiritual gifts are not rewards for spiritual maturity, but gifts of God's grace given to every believer through the Holy Spirit. Every disciple has a role in Christ's Body, and every gift matters. In the first message of our series, Pastor David lays the biblical foundation for understanding spiritual gifts as expressions of God's generosity, intended for edifying the church and furthering God’s gospel mission. WORSHIP RESOURCES Gifts of Grace - Sermon Slides PPT Gifts of Grace - Sermon Slides PDF Small Group Discussion Questions (8-2-26) Bulletin (8-2-26)

Sermon Focus: According to the Bible, God created a good world that has been corrupted by a cosmic rebellion and human sin. Every disease, every disaster, every funeral, and every tear reminds us that creation is groaning under the weight of sin and decay. But this is not the end of the story. Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, God has already begun making all things new, and nothing—not suffering, death, or even the powers of darkness—can separate us from his love or prevent his ultimate victory. In today’s message, Pastor David expounds on Romans 8:18-39 and explains how we are "more than conquerors" as we share in Christ's triumph over sin and death.

Sermon Focus: According to the Bible, God created a good world that has been corrupted by a cosmic rebellion and human sin. Every disease, every disaster, every funeral, and every tear reminds us that creation is groaning under the weight of sin and decay. But this is not the end of the story. Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, God has already begun making all things new, and nothing—not suffering, death, or even the powers of darkness—can separate us from his love or prevent his ultimate victory. In today’s message, Pastor David expounds on Romans 8:18-39 and explains how we are "more than conquerors" as we share in Christ's triumph over sin and death.

Sermon Focus: The Bible has a lot to say about God’s presence in our journey with grief and loss in our everyday lives. This message guides us through some Scriptures that enable us to focus on positive ways to cope with the sadness and brokenness caused by the loss of someone or something we have loved. Join Grantham members M.J. Fair, former pastor of congregational care, and Geoff James, retired primary care physician, as they encourage us that learning to lament, to share, and to walk with one another in these extraordinary times provide us opportunities to become more resilient, hopeful, and to live more joyfully as we grow around our grief.

Sermon Focus: The prophet Habakkuk teaches us that prayer is more than talking to God—it begins with learning to be quiet enough to listen for his voice. Faced with confusion, injustice, and unanswered questions, Habakkuk boldly speaks up, bringing his doubts and concerns honestly before the Lord. As he listens and waits, he discovers that faith is not found in having all the answers but in trusting the God who is at work even when we cannot see it. In Be Quiet and Speak Up, Terry Brensinger (former pastor of Grantham Church) invites us to embrace prayer as a conversation with God that requires both attentive listening and courageous honesty.

Sermon Focus: It doesn’t take long into childhood before we begin to desire independence and learn our society’s way of self-sufficiency. But Jesus says the Kingdom of God belongs to those who come to him as little children. What does that mean? And how can we cultivate a child-like dependence upon God and others? Join Pastor Melissa Lowther as she explores Jesus’ teaching and invites us into the counterintuitive nature of God's Kingdom.