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11/17/19 – Joy Ride – The Source of Joy

With the hustle and bustle of life, it can be challenging to stop and get perspective on all that we can be grateful for.  

The Bible shows us where gratitude and joy come from and how we can cultivate more into our lives.   

With a lot of competing distractions, how can we carve out the space to find joy and practice gratitude the way that we really want to?   

Does following Christ really make us people of joy?  In this two-week series called Joy Ride: A Journey in Practicing Gratitude, we will take a look  at these questions and more. Come join the ride. 

You Are Here We Rebel

Whether we are aware of it or not, all of us are orienting ourselves within a “bigger story.” Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where is it all going? At Grace, we believe the Big Story is God’s Story. In this 11-week series, You Are Here, we’ll go on a journey together and find out how God has preserved His story not only for all generations, but for YOU. Why? Because it’s your story too.

You Are Here God Creates

Whether we are aware of it or not, all of us are orienting ourselves within a “bigger story.” Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where is it all going? At Grace, we believe the Big Story is God’s Story. In this 11-week series, You Are Here, we’ll go on a journey together and find out how God has preserved His story not only for all generations, but for YOU. Why? Because it’s your story too.

11/10/19 – There Are Just Some Things You Shouldn’t Do Alone – Wash Each Other’s Feet

There are just some things you shouldn’t do alone. Life is one of those things. In the highs and the lows that get thrown at us, it becomes clear that to live life well, we need each other. 

The Bible talks a lot about doing life with God and with other people. When we share our lives with others, we are more able to follow Jesus even when things are hard. Jesus even taught that when we are committed to each other, that’s when our faith is truly on display. 

In our series, There Are Just Some Things You Shouldn’t Do Alone, we’ll look at what the Bible says about living life with one another. We’ll learn about God’s heart to know us and see the amazing things that can happen when we love one another.

Jodi & Rodney Matthews

Jodi and Rodney Matthews are founders and directors of Urban Vision. Urban Vision is a major ministry partner of Grace Church that focuses its efforts on the people of the North Hill and Elizabeth Park neighborhoods of Akron.