GraceOC Sermons

Jarrod Jones

Jarrod Jones

When we look at the God of the Bible, doesn't it seem like the God of the Old Testament is cranky and the God of the New Testament seems to be all about love? How can this God be the same God? In a great new series, Pastor Jarrod returns to the platform at Grace Community to challenge the notion that God has a split personality. In fact, as we'll see in this new series, "Dr. Jesus / Mr. God", God is the same in the Old Testament, New Testament, and beyond.

Unemployment numbers are high. Prices on everything continue to rise rapidly. Many are wondering what the future holds. How is a believer supposed to hold on to a genuine hope in the face of financial uncertainty and hardship? In "Lift Up Your Head", the series finale to "Breaking News", Pastor Adrian shows us a bigger reality that can set us at ease, and help us get our focus where it belongs.

There's been a lot of talk about Jesus over the last 2,000 years, from philosophers and rulers to pundits and celebrities. But, all this talk comes down to just the 8 words Jesus posed to his disciples in Matthew 16:15, when he asked "But who do you say that I am?" In this episode, Pastor Adrian pushes asides the fads of today to speak to the scriptural truth about who Jesus is, as we invite ourselves to ask, who do we say that Jesus is?

A scandal breaks, and a leader is disgraced. Like a bloodhound, the press looks for any whiff of a new storyline. As a Christian, you open your mouth to offer your own commentary on the matter...what do you say next? In "When Leaders Disappoint", Pastor Adrian gives some practical insight on what we should do when we find our leaders in turmoil.

America is again in the throes of the back-and-forth banter of a hotly contested campaign season. The pundits give their commentary, and each is convinced of their accuracy. But where does the believer fall in all of this? How are we to navigate these days of debate, and what should we be focusing on? In this first message of the "Breaking News" series, we'll see what the focus of the believer should be in the often sticky world of politics.

What does it mean to die to ourselves? How do we do it? Why should we do it? In his first return to the platform at Grace Community Church since the adoption process in the Ukraine began, Pastor Jarrod brings us far more than a show and tell about what took place while he was there. In "Unless", you'll hear a conviction from the Lord that found Pastor Jarrod more than half a world away.

Is it too late for you? Have you done too much that God cannot reach you? Perhaps it's time you meet the real God, who has more grace in him, than there is sin in you. In this final message in the Mistaken Identity series, Pastor Adrian will bring you the reality that it's not over "when the fat lady sings", but it's only over when God says it is.

Did you know that you have beliefs about yourself that are outright lies? It's not something we want to readily admit. However, in this episode, Pastor Adrian will show us the great price God puts on us as we look at the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

How much of your life's decisions are made out of fear? Do you think God meant for you to live that way? In this episode, Pastor Adrian will illustrate that you're not alone, as one of the Bible's most recognizable names, Moses, had his arguments against following God as well.

What goes through your mind when you hear that someone "heard from God"? Do you think they're weird? How's that possible? Does God talk to his followers, and if so, what does He say? In today's message, Adrian Schoonmaker gives us some practical advice on how we can hear God clearly and what God might be saying to us in our specific situations.

Can God really clean? Can He really remove the stench and stain of a life that seems beyond repair? Today, Pastor Adrian invites us to consider the reality that there's nothing we can do to right the ship of our lives on our own. Only a perfect mediator can make us "Clean".

The story of big sins that have ruined lives is nothing new. Just pick up today's paper, and you'll see this is true. But what about unforgiveness? Why don't we see that issue plastered all over the news? Perhaps we have missed how very toxic unforgiveness is to the human heart, and in "Released", Pastor Adrian takes us through what God reveals about himself through this issue.

Is there a sin so big that God cannot forgive it? Somehow, our shame and guilt tells us that there must be. But, that's not what God's word says. In this episode, Pastor Adrian Schoonmaker shows us how God covers all our sins, and especially our shame, which so often keeps us from walking with God the way we were intended to.