Grace Baptist Church » GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org Of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:16:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Scripture vs Science http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/scripture-vs-science http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/scripture-vs-science#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:25:40 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=835 A few words from C.H. Spurgeon in 1879:

“It is a very great sin on the part of Christian soldiers, to make false alarms to discourage and dispirit their fellow-soldiers. There are some professors who seem to delight to tell us of a new discovery in science which is supposed to destroy our faith. Science makes a wonderful discovery, and straightaway we are expected to doubt what is plainly revealed in the Word of God.

Considering that the so-called “science” is continually changing, and that it seems to be the rule for scientific men to contradict all who have gone before them, and that, if you take up a book upon almost any science, you will find that it largely consists of repudiations of all former theories, I think we can afford to wait until the scientific men have made up their minds as to what science really is.

At all events, we have no cause to be distressed concerning science, so let no Christian man’s heart fail him, and let him not raise any alarm in the camp of Christ.”

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/scripture-vs-science/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 12 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-12-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-12-of-15#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:07:23 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=840 When someone is in crisis, we often say of that person “He’s having a really hard time.” He is. But for him (or for us) to think that the crisis is all about the person in the middle of it is to misunderstand an important truth. Whether in or out of a crisis, this really is not about us.

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-12-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 11 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-11-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-11-of-15#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:05:11 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=833 We are reminded of the verse which says “the love of Christ constrains me.” In today’s sermon, we consider the love of Christ and how it is absolutely essential to the one who is leading in a crisis. Not only does it constrain us, but it supports us in a way which no earthly love is able to do.

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-11-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 10 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-10-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-10-of-15#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:53:38 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=823 In the midst of crisis it can be difficult to maintain proper focus. There are many things going on, but which of them should receive your attention? Why can’t you simply focus on the problem? These and more questions are the focus of today’s message.

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-10-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 9 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-9-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-9-of-15#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:15:08 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=809 There is little question that faith must play a part in crisis. The questions arise when we consider what faith does, or ought to do in crisis. Is it simply required that we have faith to make it through the hardest parts of the crisis unscathed or does faith have any benefit in the in-between times? How do we actively walk by faith?

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-9-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 8 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-8-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-8-of-15#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:31:30 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=811 Most of us have heard of the Communion of the Saints, but what does it have to do with making our way, properly, through a crisis? That is the subject of today’s sermon.

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-8-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 7 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-7-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-7-of-15#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:56:27 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=798 As we examine the 7th part of Changed Forever, we consider what part emotion has to play, particularly for the one who is leading the family through the crisis. Are we to completely distrust any emotion? How should emotion be handled alongside of our will and our spirit? Can emotion help us to make sense of the situation when other things fail us? Listen and find out.

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-7-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 6 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-6-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-6-of-15#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:21:49 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=785 Letting go is rarely simple. Letting go in a crisis is much more difficult. However, it is one of the things which is usually part of crisis. Learning how to let go is the topic of part 6 of Changed Forever.

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-6-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 5 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-5-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-5-of-15#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:16:28 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=781 We continue with part 5 from the Changed Forever by considering perspective. Perspective is always important. As humans, we lack God’s omniscience–which means that we can only see things from a limited perspective. However, the closer we can get to understanding our crisis from God’s perspective, or at least from the perspective that God would have us to view it from, the better we can appreciate what is going on and learn what we ought to from it.

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]]> http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-5-of-15/feed 0 Sermon: How to Lead Your Family Through a Crisis–Part 4 of 15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-4-of-15 http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/2010/sermon-how-to-lead-your-family-through-a-crisis-part-4-of-15#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:12:35 +0000 GBC http://www.gracebaptistsf.org/?p=769 As we continue with part four of the series based on Changed Forever, we come to the sermon which details the comfort which is given by the scriptures. When one is in the midst of grave crisis, the words and kindnesses of people are indeed helpful. But at the same time, they are insufficient to address the deep grief which comes from our very souls. It is at times such as these that we understand and appreciate comfort as only the scripture–the very words of God–can provide.

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