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Don’t Skip the Big Rocks – Making Room for What Matters Most
Life gets complicated quickly. There are responsibilities, relationships, opportunities, distractions, and countless things competing for our attention. But what if the problem isn’t that we have too much to do—it’s that we’re filling our lives with the wrong things?
Proverbs 27:19 says, “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.” Sometimes we need to stop and honestly look at our lives because what we give our time and attention to reveals what matters most to us.
In this message, we’ll look at what it means to live with wisdom and intentionality by putting the “big rocks” first—the kingdom priorities God has placed in front of us. Rather than trying to create a perfect plan for life, we’ll learn to ask better questions: What matters most? What season am I in? What has God entrusted to me? And what needs to matter more?
Jesus says, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33). When Christ defines our priorities, everything else can find its proper place.
Don’t skip the big rocks. Make room for what matters most.
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Living Lives with Wisdom (Don’t Skip the Big Rocks, Part 1)
A lot is going on in life, at all times, for us all. This can make it tough to sit back and see what’s going on from a big picture perspective. In this series, our goal is to learn how to live our lives with wisdom as we look to keep Jesus at the center of our lives.
This week, we start the series by looking at our lives by looking at our hearts. With all the aspects of life that pull for our attention, how do we let the priorities of God’s kingdom be the priorities of our lives?
In this message, we take a look at Proverbs 27:19, Matthew 6:33, Ephesians 5:15-17, Ephesians 5:8, and Ephesians 5:1-2a. This message is from our 10:45 AM worship service on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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Believer and Follower – Delaney Dobbins
This week on the Grace Unscripted Podcast, we get to hear the story of Delaney Dobbins! For the longest time, Delaney was walking through difficult relationships and searching for more. It wasn’t until a few years ago when God met her in the aftermath of one of her most difficult moments that her faith got real. Listen in as she shares with us how God, and the people He surrounded her with, helped Delaney walk through difficulty and abuse and how that past is guiding her plans for the future!
If Delaney’s story has resonated with you or you have any questions, we would love to hear from you! You can email us at Unscripted@graceohio.org! We are also excited to let you know that we have a Grace Unscripted worship playlist made up of each guest’s favorite worship song, or songs! You can check the playlist out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xkOay7mU9SDKbeiRYfNCm?si=2928f6ecc26b47a6
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Why We Invest in Ministry Partners | Momentum Youth Conference Update
What happens when the church chooses to invest deeply in ministry partners? In this episode of the Infinitely More Podcast, Nick sits down with Jeff Bogue (Senior Pastor of Grace Church and President of Momentum Ministry Partners), Donny Varney (Vice President of Momentum Ministry Partners), and DJ Douglas (Pastor of Student Ministry at Medina East Campus) to talk about the Lord’s work through the Momentum Youth Conference and why Grace Church is so passionate about partnering with ministries that are reaching the next generation.
They reflect on what God did at Momentum this year, how the Lord brought Donny into the ministry, and the vision for what Momentum could become in the years ahead. Jeff also shares why Grace chooses to make a significant investment in Momentum—and a story that shows how that investment can have a lasting impact.
DJ gives a youth pastor’s perspective on what he saw God doing in students throughout the week and why opportunities like Momentum are so valuable in the spiritual formation of students. More than a conference recap, this conversation is about kingdom partnership—coming alongside trusted ministries, investing in what God is already doing, and believing that our investment today can help shape lives and advance the Gospel for generations to come.
Listen in to hear what God is doing through Momentum and learn how you can pray for this ministry partnership and the students being reached through it.
Pray for momentum ministry partners in this way:
– Wisdom and discernment navigating exciting opportunities for momentum’s future
– For God to raise up an ever growing army of spirit led volunteers, supporters, and team to lead with courage and sacrifice
Here at Grace we are blown away by all the ways God has been at work and the people’s willingness to say yes to doing the hard thing so that the Gospel can be advanced. If you want to be a part of this, the best way to do so is joining our “30 in 30 Prayer calls” – you can do this by searching “Grace Church Ohio Call to Prayer” and sign up!
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When God Uses Your Weakness | Ambassadors
What if God doesn’t need you to have it all together before He can use you?
As Christ’s ambassadors, we can sometimes feel like we need to be strong, confident, successful, and spiritually “put together” before we can point others to Jesus. But Scripture gives us a different picture.
Paul describes us as “jars of clay”—ordinary, imperfect, and fragile people carrying an incredible treasure: the gospel.
In this message from the Ambassadors series, we look at how God often reveals the power of Christ through the weakness of His people. Our pain, limitations, disappointments, failures, and struggles don’t automatically disqualify us from being used by God. Sometimes, they become the very places where people see His power most clearly.
You don’t have to wait until the story is finished to point people to Jesus. God can work through you right in the middle.
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
— 2 Corinthians 12:9
In this message:
• God uses us in our weakness
• We are jars of clay carrying a priceless treasure
• You don’t have to have everything figured out to be used by God
• God’s power can be revealed in the middle of our struggles
• Our imperfect stories can point people to a perfect Savior
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7–12; 2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Psalm 34:18
God uses people like you. Will you let Him work through you—even in the middle?
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