Grace is a Gospel-centered church that emphasizes the day-by-day, moment-by-moment transforming power of the Gospel message. We believe that Jesus died to bring sinners to God (1st Peter 3:18). But we also believe that the Gospel is not only for unbelievers, but for believers too. It is the primary tool for spiritual transformation in the life of a disciple. We believe that we must preach the Gospel to ourselves every day.

What do we mean we say, “preach the Gospel to yourself?” We mean that every disciple needs to be reminded of God’s great love (Romans 5:8). We need to remember that we are not under God’s condemnation (Romans 8:1). We need to forgive others because God has forgiven us (Colossians 3:13). We need to preach these truths, the Gospel, to ourselves continually because often our hearts condemn us (1st John 3:19). But God is greater than our hearts and feelings!

We love the Gospel and God’s glory at Grace. We believe that we exist to enjoy and display God’s glory. And we believe that we display God’s glory most when we are enjoying Him more than anything in this life. We want to be a church that demonstrates that Jesus is our Treasure (Matthew 13:44). We want to be a church that can say wholeheartedly, “You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their wine and grain abound” (Psalm 4:7). We want to love the Triune God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength.

Because we love God so much, we want to see the good news of the Gospel spread both in our city and to the nations of the world. We believe that the big Story of the Bible is that God is saving sinners (like us!) from every tribe, nation, race and tongue for His glory (Revelation 5:9). We want to be busy preaching the Gospel-- to ourselves and to the nations. Why? Because the Gospel message puts the spotlight on Jesus- on His life, death, resurrection, and future return. The Gospel puts the focus squarely on Jesus and what He has done for us, and not on what we have or haven’t done for Him. And when Jesus is in the spotlight, He gets the glory! And that’s why we exist; to glorify God and enjoy Him forever!