Grace Community Church Ramona Podcast

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No Work, No Eat - It's Natural 04/28/2024

No Work, No Eat - It's Natural There were some believers (Christians) in the Thessalonian church who were not working to support themselves. They were ‘walking in idleness’. Instead of working, they were relying on the church or those in the church to provide for their daily needs. This caused discouragement, and unnecessary strain on the rest of the believers. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/31019738

A Solid Foundation 04/21/2024

A Solid Foundation A Solid Foundation 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17; 3:1-5 Pastor Nate Ingvoldstad /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30922558

The Timing of the Rapture 04/14/2024

The Timing of the Rapture In his previous letter Paul taught the Thessalonians they would be rescued from the day of the Lord (Tribulation) by being gathered to Jesus before the beginning of the day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). Since receiving that first letter, someone, somehow had begun to spread the lie that the day of the Lord had come and therefore, by implication, the Thessalonians would suffer the wrath of the day of the Lord. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30817723

Suffering & Blessing 04/07/2024

Suffering & Blessing 2 Thessalonians was written soon after 1 Thessalonians; perhaps within a few months in the summer of 51 A.D. Before writing 2 Thessalonians, Paul received news that both encouraged him and concerned him. He was encouraged to hear the Thessalonians were growing in faith and love in spite of persecution. But he was concerned to learn false teachers were troubling the church family. This prompted Paul to write this letter. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30719838

Easter 2024 03/31/2024

Easter 2024 Easter 2024 /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30614488

Final Instructions 03/24/2024

Final Instructions Paul closes this letter in the same manner as he does his other letters – with instructions how to live out the Christian life as a church family. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30519908

The Day of The Lord 03/17/2024

The Day of The Lord The day of the Lord is an idiom used to emphasize the swift and decisive nature of the Lord’s victory over His enemies on any given occasion. The day of the Lord to which the Apostle Paul refers in 1 Thessalonians 5:2 is the Great Tribulation, the time period Jesus described in Matthew 24:21-22a. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30409553

God's Will 03/10/2024

God's Will To choose to walk in sexual purity is a profound step of faith. It is God’s will that we walk in sexual purity and it pleases Him when we walk in sexual purity. Through the Holy Spirit Whom He has given us, He empowers us to walk in sexual purity; the Holy Spirit producing in us His fruit which includes patience, faithfulness and self-control. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30310978

This Is How and When Christians Will be Resurrected 03/03/2024

This Is How and When Christians Will be Resurrected In the time Paul had with the Thessalonian believers it appears he taught quite a bit on end times. He certainly taught that Jesus was coming again and very possibly in their lifetime. When Timothy returned from Thessalonica, he came with questions from the Thessalonian believers.It appears that a few believers in the Thessalonian church family had died. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30210658

This Is How We Should Love One Another at Grace Church 02/25/2024

This Is How We Should Love One Another at Grace Church Paul's enemies in Thessalonica were slandering Paul saying 1) the Thessalonians’ conversion was not real, therefore Paul’s message was not from God. 2) Paul was a charlatan peddling his message for money and fame, and 3) Paul had abandoned them because he didn’t care about them. Realizing these accusations had teeth, Paul felt compelled to defend himself in order to defend the truth of the Gospel. Beginning in 2:17, Paul defends himself against the third and probably most damaging accusation that he had abandoned them because he didn’t care about them. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30100468

Character Answers Accusations 02/18/2024

Character Answers Accusations In our study today, we will see Paul answered numerous vicious accusations by reminding the believers of both his character and theirs. And we will be reminded that - Our character either supports or undermines the gospel message. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/30005963

Rejoicing at the Report 02/11/2024

Rejoicing at the Report For the Apostle Paul, there were many concerns on his heart and mind as he waited to hear the report card that Timothy was bringing him from the young church in Thessalonica. Paul had been run out of town by those who opposed the gospel and he was anxious to hear if the opposition had been successful with the fledgling believers, or if they had overcome the persecution and were remaining faithful. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29896273

Reception And Rejection In Thessalonica 02/04/2024

Reception And Rejection In Thessalonica The book of Acts records for us how the Good News of Jesus the Messiah spread from city to city across the world. In our study today, we will begin a series on the letters to the church in Thessalonica, but before we dive head first into 1 Thessalonians, it is important for us to look at the background and context of these incredible letters. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29792688

Eternal Security 01/28/2024

Eternal Security WHEN GOD FORGIVES A BELIEVER: He releases the believer from having to personally bear the punishment for his sins on the basis that JESUS has already suffered the punishment for all his sins. He accepts the substitutionary death (the blood sacrifice) of JESUS as the full and sufficient payment for the entirety of the believer’s sin debt. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29683088

Forgiveness - Part 2 01/21/2024

Forgiveness - Part 2 FORGIVENESS is only possible because GOD punishes all violations of His Law. WHEN GOD FORGIVES A BELIEVER: He releases the believer from having to personally bear the punishment for his sins on the basis that JESUS has already suffered the punishment for his sins. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29583123

Forgiveness - Part 1 01/14/2024

Forgiveness - Part 1 In this world we need more, not less, forgiveness. But seeking and granting forgiveness are not well understood and poorly practiced. One Christian counselor teaches that apologizing is the world’s substitute for forgiving. He points out that there is not a single reference in the Bible to apologizing. It is an unbiblical concept. It allows the wrongdoer to tell you how he feels ("I’m sorry") without acknowledging his sin and it does not ask the one sinned against to grant forgiveness. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29480968

Bitterness - Part 1 01/07/2024

Bitterness - Part 1 What cancer is to the body; bitterness is to the soul. It eats us up from the inside out. Like a root, bitterness puts off poison fruit like slander, lying, malice, hatred, anxiety, and division. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29377338

The Christmas Story 12/24/2023

The Christmas Story Christmas Eve Service. The Christmas Story /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29223608

So What Happened? 12/17/2023

So What Happened? The rebuilding of the Temple was not a cure all, however, and the nation of Israel needed to be rebuilt, for they had a serious lack of spiritual maturity and leadership. Into this void of leadership stepped Ezra. He was the Godly leader who YAHWEH would use to bring His people out of idolatry and back into obedience. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29118653

For Certain 12/10/2023

For Certain Two weeks ago, we discovered the name “Israel” means “he struggles with God”. The Jews have a long history of struggling with Yahweh. But a day is coming when the name “Israel” will no longer fit. A day is coming when Yahweh will give His people a new nature and a new name. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/29010908

Cyrus 12/03/2023

Cyrus In Isaiah 44 & 45, Yahweh, speaking through Isaiah in 700 B.C., revealed in detail how He will accomplish His people’s return to Israel and how He will accomplish the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28907188

Not A Pretty Picture 11/26/2023

Not A Pretty Picture The majority of Jewish exiles were idolators. They considered Yahweh as one god among many. They interpreted the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 B.C. as the defeat of Yahweh at the hands of the Babylonian gods. They doubted Yahweh’s commitment to the covenants He had made with them. They doubted Yahweh’s ability to fulfill His promises regarding the return. Only a small remnant were faithful to Yahweh. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28795158

Shame or the Shema? 11/19/2023

Shame or the Shema? The truth that there is only one God has been part of Israel’s history since its very beginning. The Hebrew prayer known as the “Shema” was taken from Deuteronomy 6:4-5 and recited daily by devout Jews, and its first line clearly expresses that monotheistic truth, “Hear Oh Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one.” There is and has ever been only one God, yet there were times when Israel would doubt their God’s strength, sovereignty, and singularity. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28710123

The Way Maker 11/12/2023

The Way Maker God gave an explicit promise to Israel. He would bring down the mighty nation of Babylon and turn them into refugees and fugitives. The ships that they once took pride in will be used to help them flee from the destruction God would bring on them at the hands of the Persians. God desired for His people to be free and to worship Him, so He promised to bring low the mighty nation of Babylon for their sake. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28609648

Time to Testify 11/05/2023

Time to Testify Israel was experiencing God's hand of discipline, but instead of rightly interpreting it, they felt abandoned and rejected, which could not have been further from the truth! In our study today, we will see that Our lives should be a testimony to the marvelous love of The Lord our God, the Holy One of Israel, our Savior. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28521353

Comfort My People 10/22/2023

Comfort My People The Book of Comfort contains prophecies of comfort to the returning Jews. The Book of Comfort also challenged Isaiah’s generation to repent, live by the covenant and trust God. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28388795

A Tough Year For Hezekiah 10/15/2023

A Tough Year For Hezekiah The year 701 B.C. was a tough year for King Hezekiah. Not only did he fall deathly ill, but his capital, Jerusalem, was attacked by the mighty Assyrian army. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28321157

A King and a City 10/08/2023

A King and a City This oracle is about a city and a king. The king’s name is Sennacherib and he reigned over the Assyrian Empire from 705-681 B.C. Sennacherib was a contemporary of Isaiah the Prophet (740-680 B.C.). At this time, Assyria was the dominant world power. Assyria ruled over several kingdoms including the kingdom of Babylon. In fact, “King of Babylon” was one of Sennacherib’s titles. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28258814

Faith In The Father 09/17/2023

Faith In The Father In Isaiah 9, it was revealed to these downtrodden and defeated people how incredible their future was, and if they had Faith in God and His promises, even this time of darkness would be filled with hope. For... Faith In Our Heavenly Father Results In A Life of Hope. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/28058496

Fear The Lord! 09/10/2023

Fear The Lord! Following last week’s study, God had a message for Isaiah regarding the unavoidable Assyrian invasion. This time, it wasn’t a message to be given to King Ahaz but was for Isaiah, his disciples, and the remaining people of Judah. This message was and is abundantly clear: Fearing God and believing His Word is the only way to salvation. /episode/index/show/gccramona/id/27992793

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