Grace Community Fellowship

One of our church family members, Kristin DeValerio, is involved with one of the premier youth ministry voices of this generation, Teen Mania Ministries.  For those of you who are unaware, Teen Mania interns give up at least one year of their life to stoke a radical fire for God at the Garden Valley (or [...]

For “Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells [...]

“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.” (Joshua 6:1-2)
Joshua chapter 6 begins with the Children of Israel having just [...]

“Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart knows no fear. Even if they attack me, I remain confident.” Psalms 27:3 (NLT)
For many people, fear of failure is an every day fear. People fear that they will fail at their jobs, at their relationships, in their finances, etc. A lot of [...]

Can you praise the name of the Lord no matter what? Would you praise Him if you lost a $20 bill? How about if you lost your job? Would you still praise Him if you lost everything that you owned?
One day when Job’s sons and daughters were dining at the oldest brother’s house, a messenger [...]

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray without ceasing.” I was reminded of the scripture when I began to see articles being written about the Olympic torch lighting ceremony, which happened earlier today.
It’s amazing how devoted the world can be to carrying a never-extinguishing flame for a cause that has no long-term implications, no spiritual significance, [...]

Have you ever had to make a split second decision? Then after you made the decision you realized that it was against God’s commands. How do you stop this from recurring in your life?
“Tie them to your hands as a reminder, and wear them on your forehead.” Deuteronomy 6:8 (NLT)
The word them [...]

If you watch the news, the reporters would have you to believe that Christianity is in a state of crisis. If you believed everything you heard, you would think that there are no churches doing the work of the Kingdom, no saints doing the will of God. You would think that churches are sinking, and [...]

“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have disgarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ and become one with him.” Philippeans 3:8,9 (NLT)
Paul knew that the most important thing that he could do was to [...]

“So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.” (Hebrews 4:9-10)
Aren’t you tired of doing stuff to prove that you belong in the church?  Aren’t you tired of doing things to prove your [...]