Discovery Church: Grand Rapids

The gospel of Jesus creates the church that Jesus builds.Acts 2:1-47; Matthew 16:18Key congregational question: Are we aligned as a church with the church’s architectural design?Adult unlearning: empowerment in the Spirit moves us from the seats to the streetsWatch the full service here: https://youtu.be/jbfIixIP-sA

Pastor Tim mentions the 50 Commands of Christ in the beginning; here's where you can find that document: http://discoverycrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/50-Commands-of-Christ.pdfToday's talk is based on Acts 1:1-8; Matthew 24:14.Every fully surrendered disciple of Jesus to his Lordship can experience the greatest prophet’s greatest prophecy about Jesus.Key congregational question: Where is Jesus at work and how do we join him?Adult unlearning: Surprise! You are living in the greatest revival of human history(disciple making movements are shifting the field today)Watch the full service: https://youtu.be/dtw7r4r7xgw

Hebrews 1:1-3; John 1:3, 10; Matthew 9:35-38Every Christian can become a disciple-maker that Jesus relies on by multiplying generationally the content of the Commission.View the full service on our YouTube channel. We had some glitching this week; apologies for the technical difficulties.Preached by Pastor Tim Vink (interim pastor)

Preached by Pastor Tim Vink, interim pastorColossians 1:15-20; 2 Corinthians 5:18Every Christian reconciled to God through Christ can participate in his global reconciliation movement.View the full service on our YouTube channel.

Pastor Tim Vink leads us for the next 6 weeks as interim pastor.Text: Ephesians 3:14-21Theme: God made you to love you. (Eph. 1:4-6)l. God made you to love you. Christian family formed in the blood of Jesus’ atonement at the cross…new identity in our name/nature. Rooted and established in love, v. 17. Water of baptism thicker than blood of earthly families. Nature and Nurture by eternal design. Family name, family resemblance. Romans 8:38: Filter all else through his inseparable love.ll. Measuring the Immeasurable love of Jesus. Jesus has a superpower. Don’t resist (John 1:12)…Don’t settle (Romans 8:28)…Do receive! Alignment with hissuperpower, become a super-receiver. 4 dimensions: wider, longer, higher, deeper. Force multiplying. Pray for power to grasp…to have and to hold from this day forward as a cherished bride. (Eph. 5) Agape love, creates value. Flip all else with his supernatural love. (Romans 8:28 and verse 1; 38…no separation, no condemnation, no devastation.). “This is temporary”; Jesus’ love is eternal.lll. Immeasurably More…. Our mind is not the measure of all things. His ways are higher, his thoughts are higher. And Jesus never stops thinking about us, his church, generation to generation. “Pleroma power” overflowing, cups running over. Not meant to be contained. Scarcity mentality or abundance? Rising expectations. Fill all else to overflowing. Glory in the church and in Christ Jesus.Closing: Gordan MacDonald, Ordering Your Private World: “Let inward prayer be your last act before you go to sleep at night and your first act when you awake in the morning, and you will find in time as others have, that those who have the wind of the Holy Spirit go forward even while they sleep.”

This is Pastor Paul’s final talk before sabbatical and retirement.Placing oneself under the Lordship of Jesus (the Kingdom of God in me) means the complete denial of self and a total commitment to Christ. It begins with someone’s pursuit of something valuable—God’s Kingdom. Let us joyfully let go of all competing claims on our lives and make pursuing God and His Kingdom our greatest possession.Matthew 13:45-46We had a technical issue recording this week: the electricity in the church building blipped, and it took several minutes for our equipment to come back online. Apologies for the few minutes of talk that went unrecorded.View the full service on our YouTube channel.

Rev. Neil Jasperse joins us this week. He is a candidate for our Specialized Transitional Minister position that will begin in November.Matthew 6:25-34The secret of worry-free living is proper perspective and trust in God.Watch the full service: https://youtu.be/Pi889ahjgyo

The Bible teaches that the motivation to serve others, all others, selflessly is not from duty or guilt, but because of grace. Because of all that God has done for us, and it is all because of His grace, we are not free to pick and choose who we are to treat with kindness and grace. Our relationship with Jesus prompts us to respond to all others as He has responded to us. Verse: “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”(Luke 10:36-37) Watch the full service on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/OW5lh_nCP2o

This Sunday, 9/1/24, we gave our tech team the week off and didn't record the service. Enjoy this throwback episode you may have missed when it first released.The Bible is truthful and reliable. We can believe this but not live it out—the Bible should guide the way we think, act, and live. The way of the Bible is for our and our neighbor’s good— living its ways out leads to life and fullness.2 Peter 1:12-20Preached by Pastor Paul Sausser.View the full service on our YouTube channel.