Messages from The Grove

Each week, join the community of The Grove in Mt Juliet, TN as they share messages of the biblical grace and truth of Christ that transforms all people into fully devoted followers.

Cleanse - Week 1 :: 1/4/26 01/04/2026

Cleanse - Week 1 :: 1/4/26 As we step into a new series entitled Cleanse, Pastor Andrew sets the foundation with our anchor verse from Romans 12:2, inviting us to declutter, reset, renew, and renounce old ways—or current habits and practices—that keep us from living fully and joyfully in the ways of Christ. Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/39679595

Undo (part 4): Undo Complaining :: 1/26/24 01/26/2025

Undo (part 4): Undo Complaining :: 1/26/24 Jake Lampton talks about the story of the Israelites in Exodus chapter 16 and how we can Undo: Complaining in our everyday lives. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/35033860

Undo (part 3): Undo Coveting :: 1/12/24 01/19/2025

Undo (part 3): Undo Coveting :: 1/12/24 Pastor Andrew explores one of the most overlooked of the Ten Commandments, addressing a struggle many of us face but may never fully confront in our spiritual lives. Join us today as we learn how to 'undo' coveting. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/34945865

Undo (part 2): Undo Condemnation :: 1/12/24 01/12/2025

Undo (part 2): Undo Condemnation :: 1/12/24 John Driver explores the ways we so easily condemn others, specifically by holding them in contempt and judgment. But the way of Jesus shows us a different path, one that does not pretend condemnation is not deserved, but rather leads Christ-followesr to embrace the reality of their own condition that caused Christ to offer us grace, an offer we now freely extend to others we believe to be in the same condition as ourselves. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/34853445

Undo (part 1): Undo Comparison :: 1/5/24 01/05/2025

Undo (part 1): Undo Comparison :: 1/5/24 In the first message of 2025, instead of only focusing on all that we need to do in the new year, John Driver explores some things we need to undo. Comparison is an epidemic, even among Christians, yet few of us believe we are sick. But Scripture shows us that comparison is an identity and a competition problem, both alleviated by the love of God that leads us to dwell in security in the lives we actually have as we let God love us well day-by-day. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/34746305

Advent (Week 2): Peace :: 12/8/24 12/08/2024

Advent (Week 2): Peace :: 12/8/24 We often hear phrases like 'Let there be peace on earth,' 'We want peace for the whole world,' or 'Can’t we just live in peace?' On the second week of Advent, we’ll focus on peace, typically understood in the context of the absence of strife. Today, Pastor Andrew delves into a deeper spiritual understanding of peace as it applies to our lives, exploring the 'wholeness' that true peace brings. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/34348430

Advent (Week 1): Hope :: 12/1/24 12/01/2024

Advent (Week 1): Hope :: 12/1/24 John Driver explores some of the historical contexts that led to the Church’s observance of the season of Advent, and specifically, why hope is the gateway to the joy, peace, and love we celebrate every Christmas. Like the older Simeon in Luke 2, we can also wait with confident expectancy because the salvation outside of ourselves that we so desperately hope for has not only arrived, but is also still arriving in increasing increments of light within our present and future lives. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/34258410

When the Saints (week 1): Dietrich Bonhoeffer :: 11/3/24 11/03/2024

When the Saints (week 1): Dietrich Bonhoeffer :: 11/3/24 In the intro to a new series, John Driver explains why it Scripture leads us to honor the stories of other believers throughout history, the "huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith” (Hebrews 12:1). This week, we explore the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who served God faithfully, discipled others about what it means to embrace “costly grace,” lived in radical community with others, stood strong against injustice, worked as a spy against the Nazis, and was eventually martyred because of his faith in Christ. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/33809762

Life in Christ Non-negotiables :: 10/13/24 10/13/2024

Life in Christ Non-negotiables :: 10/13/24 Pastor Andrew speaks on the seven non-negotiables of life in Christ for both individuals and the church, with a final emphasis on the altar and its significance in our lives. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/33532567

Take Heart - Part 8 :: 10/6/24 10/06/2024

Take Heart - Part 8 :: 10/6/24 John Driver dives into Ephesians 6 and God's imperative invitation not to just stand exposed and be beaten down by the attacks of our enemy in this world, who, according to Scipture, hinders us. We can have armor laying all around us—truth, His righteousness, peace, faith, a mind fixed on salvation, Scripture—and not actually take it up and put it on. John explores how to actually use it. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/33366687

Take Heart - Part 7 :: 9/29/24 09/29/2024

Take Heart - Part 7 :: 9/29/24 As this series nears its end, John Driver explores how the fruits and leading of God’s Spirit actually invovle us leading ourselves (self-control). We can’t always know where to go or what to do, but we can know how to be in any circumstance. And in our moment of faith crisis, when we’re willing to choose again at least one part of God's ways, we will discover that God is actually building real faith in us right then and there— and this faith is an eternal, unwasted outcome in our present and eternal realities, even as we wait and seek other outcomes in this life. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/33304722

Take Heart - Part 6 :: 9/22/24 09/22/2024

Take Heart - Part 6 :: 9/22/24 Sunday morning service at The Grove. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/33177357

Take Heart - Part 5 :: 9/15/24 09/15/2024

Take Heart - Part 5 :: 9/15/24 John Driver explores a leg of Paul’s Second Missionary Journey from Antioch to Troas, a journey marked repeatedly by limitations placed upon him by God Himself. What do we do when we feel that God is either allowing or placing limitations on our progress in life? There aren’t always easy answers, but there is a path to continue taking chances on God’s faithfulness and the good that is to come. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/33099322

Take Heart - Part 4 :: 9/8/24 09/08/2024

Take Heart - Part 4 :: 9/8/24 John Driver explores how the daily stressors of our pressures and pace somehow make us more oppositional to what would most bring us relief. Under stress, we hold our breath rather than take a breath. But even when we feel that we can’t take a break, we can still take a breath, which is why understanding the biblical concept of God’s life-giving, ongoing breath in us is a key to finding rest and peace amid the chaos of life. An unopposed heart and contemplative practices can make all the difference. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/32993062

Sunday Service at The Grove :: 8/4/24 08/04/2024

Sunday Service at The Grove :: 8/4/24 Join us for Sunday service at 10am. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/32458042

A Joyful Noise (Week 9): Faithfulness :: 7/28/24 07/28/2024

A Joyful Noise (Week 9): Faithfulness :: 7/28/24 In the final verse of Psalm 100, we encounter two profound words that capture the essence of life's beauty. Pastor Andrew explores these words—generation and faithfulness—as he wraps up the concluding lesson in our series. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/32421252

A Joyful Noise (Week 8) :: 7/21/24 07/21/2024

A Joyful Noise (Week 8) :: 7/21/24 Pastor Andrew takes a look at the timeless truths “The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever, Psalm 100:5. This single verse encapsulates the essence of God's character and His enduring relationship with us. Knowing these truths, we will explore how we respond to them. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/32250862

A Joyful Noise (Week 7) :: 7/14/24 07/14/2024

A Joyful Noise (Week 7) :: 7/14/24 John Driver continues our series on Psalm 100, focusing on verse 4: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his Name.” In all of our days, there is both an invitation from God and a pathway provided by Him to moves us past whatever gates may make us feel distant from Him, specifically through practices of gratitude and single-hearted praise. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/32154262

A Joyful Noise (Week 6) :: 7/7/24 07/07/2024

A Joyful Noise (Week 6) :: 7/7/24 As we continue to explore our calls to a joyful noise we make before the Lord, Pastor Andrew explores the relationship between Sheep, Shepherd, and Joyful singing found in Psalm 100. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/32054632

A Joyful Noise (Week 5): Know This :: 6/30/24 06/30/2024

A Joyful Noise (Week 5): Know This :: 6/30/24 John Driver explores verse 3 of Psalm 100, specifically what it means to: "Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his.” The daily life in Christ is a process not of knowing Him in order to solve the divine mystery, but knowing Him in order to continually grow in experience and intimacy within the divine mystery. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31971547

A Joyful Noise (Week 4) :: 6/23/24 06/23/2024

A Joyful Noise (Week 4) :: 6/23/24 In this one short phrase in Psalms 100, we are asked to sing. There is an unfortunate perspective that singing is only for those who are capable. Yet, singing is one of the most intrinsic values of our spiritual well-being, allowing us to connect with the things of the Father, daily life in Christ, and spiritual health. Pastor Andrew leads us into an invitation to “Sing.” To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31872782

A JOYFUL NOISE (Week 3) :: 6/9/24 06/16/2024

A JOYFUL NOISE (Week 3) :: 6/9/24 John Driver continues our series on Psalm 100 with a focus on verse 2: serve the Lord with gladness. What does it mean to “serve the Lord” and do we truly believe that doing so should produce gladness in our lives? To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31779507

A JOYFUL NOISE (Week 2) :: 6/9/24 06/09/2024

A JOYFUL NOISE (Week 2) :: 6/9/24 The first verse of Psalms 100 describes what appears to be a simple action that we are to participate in: shout! In our conversation today, Pastor Andrew discusses how the focus probably should not be on the shout, but on the joy and how it is expressed within our lives. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31692272

A JOYFUL NOISE (Week 1) :: 6/2/24 06/02/2024

A JOYFUL NOISE (Week 1) :: 6/2/24 John Driver kicks off a new summer series exploring the act of worship as revealed in Psalm 100. To view sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31588902

The Questions of Jesus (week 7): “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” :: 5/12/24 05/19/2024

The Questions of Jesus (week 7): “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” :: 5/12/24 John Driver wraps up the series at the feeding of the 5000 in John 6. There are times when the questions of Jesus are meant to cause us to take inventory of what we believe is possible and impossible. We struggle with the idea of being tested because we tend to view any such thing from God in a negative light, certainly apart from his goodness. But when we can be honest with God and offer to Him the actual life we have in our present messy moments, no matter how small it may seem, we will find that Jesus may already be multiplying bread and fish in our hands, even if we don’t realize it. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31401637

The Questions of Jesus (Week 6): The Transform Effect :: 5/12/24 05/12/2024

The Questions of Jesus (Week 6): The Transform Effect :: 5/12/24 As we continue this series, Pastor Andrew delves into multiple questions that Jesus asked, culminating in a connectivity to the concept of our lives being transformed by Christ as to how we live our life out for Him and with others. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31278502

The Questions of Jesus (week 5): "What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?" :: 5/5/24 05/05/2024

The Questions of Jesus (week 5): "What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?" :: 5/5/24 Today, we delve into the walk to Emmaus and the question Jesus asked: “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along? What things?” The narrative backdrop of this journey illuminates various facets of our everyday existence, thrusting them to the forefront of our actions and endeavors as devoted followers of Christ. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31164322

The Questions of Jesus (week 4): "So why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord!'..." :: 4/28/24 04/28/2024

The Questions of Jesus (week 4): "So why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord!'..." :: 4/28/24 In this conversation Pastor Andrew explores the metaphor of the fruit tree and solid foundation as a relates to how our heart reflects our outward expressions. We explore the question "So why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord!' when you don't do what I say?” (Luke ) To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/31038408

Creed (part 5): No Fear in Judgment :: 3/3/24 03/03/2024

Creed (part 5): No Fear in Judgment :: 3/3/24 John Driver explores the next line of the Apostles’ Creed: "From there he [Christ] will come to judge the living and the dead.” These topics can easily cause obsession over times, dates, and possible ways events might happen, as well as fear of God’s judgment. But we can become joyfully grounded in the simplicity of Jesus’s promise to come again, as well as His decision to experience the judgment we deserve, meaning we are not longer appointed for wrath, but for a fullness of life that never ends. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/30262333

Creed (part 4) - The Ascension of Jesus :: 2/25/24 02/25/2024

Creed (part 4) - The Ascension of Jesus :: 2/25/24 Today Pastor Andrew will delve into the events of Jesus' ascension into heaven. His present status is being seated at the right hand of the father and why these are essential both for understanding life in Christ. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: Facebook: Instagram: Visit us online at /episode/index/show/messagesfromthegrove/id/30118823

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