discover grace http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress resources for christian living Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Expositional preaching that exalts God's glory and grace through His Word, by Pastor Matthew Johnson; senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, UT Matthew Johnson clean Matthew Johnson pmatt@graceutah.com pmatt@graceutah.com (Matthew Johnson) Discover Grace-Expositional Preaching exalting God's glory and grace through God's Word by Pastor Matthew Johnson Grace, Bible, Preaching, God, Word, Gospel, Sermon, Glory discover grace http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress When Love Hurts http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=508 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=508#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 18:18:06 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=508 Christians are to live with genuine love, but often we become discouraged and even depressed through loving God and loving others. What do we do when it seems like it hurts too much to love anymore? “In hope, rejoicing; in affliction, enduring; in prayer, persisting!”-Romans 12:12

Pastor Matthew Johnson
Romans 12:12

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=508 0 Christians are to live with genuine love, but often we become discouraged and even depressed through loving God and loving others. What do we do when it seems like it hurts too much to love anymore? "In hope, rejoicing; in affliction, Christians are to live with genuine love, but often we become discouraged and even depressed through loving God and loving others. What do we do when it seems like it hurts too much to love anymore? "In hope, rejoicing; in affliction, enduring; in prayer, persisting!"-Romans 12:12 Pastor Matthew Johnson Romans 12:12 Matthew Johnson clean Genuine Love Serves http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=505 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=505#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 00:26:51 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=505 Real Christian love looks for ways and opportunities to serve others, not itself. A mark of a true Disciple is one who is not hesitant to minister but instead is fervent in spirit in his manner of service and God-focused in his motive of service realizing all true service is done unto the Lord.

Romans 12:11

Pastor Matthew Johnson

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=505 0 Real Christian love looks for ways and opportunities to serve others, not itself. A mark of a true Disciple is one who is not hesitant to minister but instead is fervent in spirit in his manner of service and God-focused in his motive of service realiz... Real Christian love looks for ways and opportunities to serve others, not itself. A mark of a true Disciple is one who is not hesitant to minister but instead is fervent in spirit in his manner of service and God-focused in his motive of service realizing all true service is done unto the Lord. Romans 12:11 Pastor Matthew Johnson Matthew Johnson clean Christian Affection http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=503 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=503#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:06:29 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=503 Genuine Love is characterized by true affection for our brothers and sisters. The only way to have true affection is to honor our mutual Savior so much that we honor one another.

Pastor Matthew Johnson

Romans 12:10

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=503 0 Genuine Love is characterized by true affection for our brothers and sisters. The only way to have true affection is to honor our mutual Savior so much that we honor one another. - Pastor Matthew Johnson - Romans 12:10 Genuine Love is characterized by true affection for our brothers and sisters. The only way to have true affection is to honor our mutual Savior so much that we honor one another. Pastor Matthew Johnson Romans 12:10 Matthew Johnson clean Real Love Hates http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=500 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=500#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:10:17 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=500 Nine characteristics of real love are laid out in Romans 12:9-13. At the top of the list is the truth that real love actually hates. But what does love hate? Real love hates what God hates and delights in what God delights in.

Romans 12:9-13
Pastor Matthew Johnson

 

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=500 0 Nine characteristics of real love are laid out in Romans 12:9-13. At the top of the list is the truth that real love actually hates. But what does love hate? Real love hates what God hates and delights in what God delights in. - Romans 12:9-13 Nine characteristics of real love are laid out in Romans 12:9-13. At the top of the list is the truth that real love actually hates. But what does love hate? Real love hates what God hates and delights in what God delights in. Romans 12:9-13 Pastor Matthew Johnson   Matthew Johnson clean Love Without Hypocrisy http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=498 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=498#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:07:11 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=498 Understanding Biblical love is vitally important since the whole of the Christian experience is based upon the Love of God. But to understand how to love as Christ loved requires that one thinks deeply about the difference between hypocritical love and genuine love.

Romans 12:9-13
Pastor Matthew Johnson

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=498 0 Understanding Biblical love is vitally important since the whole of the Christian experience is based upon the Love of God. But to understand how to love as Christ loved requires that one thinks deeply about the difference between hypocritical love and... Understanding Biblical love is vitally important since the whole of the Christian experience is based upon the Love of God. But to understand how to love as Christ loved requires that one thinks deeply about the difference between hypocritical love and genuine love. Romans 12:9-13 Pastor Matthew Johnson Matthew Johnson clean What if Christ Had Not Risen? http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=492 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=492#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:39:31 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=492 Six terrible truths are evident if indeed Christ had never risen from the grave. This hypothetical question is explored in Paul’s letter written to the Corinthians.

Pastor Matthew Johnson

I Corinthians 15:1-20

 

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=492 0 Six terrible truths are evident if indeed Christ had never risen from the grave. This hypothetical question is explored in Paul's letter written to the Corinthians. - Pastor Matthew Johnson - I Corinthians 15:1-20 -   Six terrible truths are evident if indeed Christ had never risen from the grave. This hypothetical question is explored in Paul's letter written to the Corinthians. Pastor Matthew Johnson I Corinthians 15:1-20   Matthew Johnson clean The Gospel is Enough http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=490 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=490#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:36:43 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=490 In Philippians 1, Paul shows how his life and how our life is radically changed by the Gospel. That Gospel is the foundation of our living both now and eternally.

Philippians 1

Evangelist Will Galkin

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=490 0 In Philippians 1, Paul shows how his life and how our life is radically changed by the Gospel. That Gospel is the foundation of our living both now and eternally. - Philippians 1 - Evangelist Will Galkin In Philippians 1, Paul shows how his life and how our life is radically changed by the Gospel. That Gospel is the foundation of our living both now and eternally. Philippians 1 Evangelist Will Galkin Matthew Johnson clean The Gifts of Service http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=488 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=488#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:33:49 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=488 Not only is the church gifted to teach and exhort, but we are gifted to serve others. In this sermon, we are looking at the three gifts of service mentioned by Paul in Romans 12.

Pastor Matthew Johnson

Romans 12: 6-8

 

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=488 0 Not only is the church gifted to teach and exhort, but we are gifted to serve others. In this sermon, we are looking at the three gifts of service mentioned by Paul in Romans 12. - Pastor Matthew Johnson - Romans 12: 6-8 -   Not only is the church gifted to teach and exhort, but we are gifted to serve others. In this sermon, we are looking at the three gifts of service mentioned by Paul in Romans 12. Pastor Matthew Johnson Romans 12: 6-8   Matthew Johnson clean Grace Dispensers: Exortation http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=485 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=485#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:33:00 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=485 God uses people to minister the grace of his Gospel to others. Many saints have the gift of exhortation but few use it properly and regularly. In this sermon we explore the Spiritual gift of Exhortation and note true marks of an encourager.

Pastor Matthew Johnson

Romans 12:8

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=485 0 God uses people to minister the grace of his Gospel to others. Many saints have the gift of exhortation but few use it properly and regularly. In this sermon we explore the Spiritual gift of Exhortation and note true marks of an encourager. - God uses people to minister the grace of his Gospel to others. Many saints have the gift of exhortation but few use it properly and regularly. In this sermon we explore the Spiritual gift of Exhortation and note true marks of an encourager. Pastor Matthew Johnson Romans 12:8 Matthew Johnson clean The Gift of Teaching http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=482 http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=482#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:46:37 +0000 admin http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?p=482 The gift of teaching is often thought to primarily mean standing before and audience, lecturing and persuading concerning some ideology. But the Biblical gift of teaching is far more important than merely rhetoric.

Romans 12:6-7

Pastor Matthew Johnson

]]> http://www.graceutah.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=482 0 The gift of teaching is often thought to primarily mean standing before and audience, lecturing and persuading concerning some ideology. But the Biblical gift of teaching is far more important than merely rhetoric. - Romans 12:6-7 - The gift of teaching is often thought to primarily mean standing before and audience, lecturing and persuading concerning some ideology. But the Biblical gift of teaching is far more important than merely rhetoric. Romans 12:6-7 Pastor Matthew Johnson Matthew Johnson clean