GraceHill Church: Weekly Sermons

Ready? Jesus Comes When You Least Expect | Matthew 24:36-51

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 24:36-51.
Christians are people of hope—the glorious truth that one day, we will be forever with Jesus. Yet, what fuels our hope is not the timing of His return but the certainty of His return. Believers are to be a people who anticipate the Lord's return so much that we are constantly awake to it, always ready for it, and faithfully serving in the light of it.
Big Idea: Jesus will return when least expected, so live each day being occupied with Christ and offering Him to others.
Stay Awake: You Don’t Know the Day of Christ’s Coming (36-42)
Stay Ready: Live Each Day Occupied with Christ (43-44)
Stay Faithful: Live Each Day Offering Christ (45-51)

Recognize that He is at the Door | Matthew 24:29-35

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 24:29-35.
Having addressed the disciples' initial question regarding the destruction of the temple, Jesus now responds to their second question concerning His coming and the end of the age. In essence, He emphasizes that despite the inevitable challenges and difficulties they will face, they should find comfort in the certainty of His return.
Big Idea: Jesus is coming back, so be confident, comforted, and cautious.
Be Confident: Jesus’ Coming Will Eclipse Everything Because He is the True Messiah (29-30a)
Be Comforted: Jesus’ Coming Will Bring Both Judgment and Rest (30b-31)
Be Cautions: Jesus is at the Door (32-35)

Let the Reader Understand | Matthew 24:15-28

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 24:15-28.
Having corrected the disciples' wrong assumption that the destruction of the temple will automatically usher in the end, Jesus addresses the first question they asked. Specifically, He talks about the destruction of the temple, but His answer concerns more than one event in history.
Big Idea: God has complete control over all the past, present, and future events of human history, so we should trust Him and stay faithful until His glorious coming.
Understand the Nature of Prophecy: The Past Foreshadows the Future! (15-22)
Understand the Nature of God: He Cares Deeply for You! (16-22)
Understand the Nature of Christ’s Coming: It Will Be Obvious, so Stay Faithful! (23-28)

Endure To The End | Matthew 24:1-14

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 24:1-14.
After prophesying about the destruction of the temple (soon after His ascension) and the national repentance of Israel (at the second coming) in Matt 23:37-39, Jesus leaves the temple, never to return. In just a short while, He will be gone. What were His disciples to do while He was absent? In the following verses, Jesus gives His pastoral counsel to His disciples, relevant for every generation between His two comings.
Big Idea: Beloved of God, endure to the end by trusting, abiding, loving, and preaching Christ, not by looking at signs of the times.
Keep Trusting the True Christ through All Deception (4-5, 11)
Keep Abiding in the Word of Christ through All Worldwide Evil (6-8)
Keep Loving Christ through All Personal Suffering (9-12)
Keep Going and Keep Preaching (13-14)

Keeping the First Things First | 1 Timothy 2:1-8

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from 1 Timothy 2:1-8.
What significant tasks should our church prioritize? Alternatively, what would Christ, the Great Shepherd of the church, consider as the primary mission for the church?
Big Idea: For GraceHill Church to advance God’s mission of reaching the lost, prayer must be our urgent and first priority!
GraceHill, Let Us Make Prayer a Top Priority (1-2a)
GraceHill, Our Prayers Advance God’s Mission (2b-7)
GraceHill, Let Us Pray With the Right Attitude (8)

The Glorious Year of Christ | Isaiah 61:1-11

A sermon by Kirill Belyakov from Isaiah 61:1-11.
Big Idea: Once the Lord has given us favor in Christ to remain on this earth until He comes again, He will faithfully establish His earthly kingdom to be glorified among and through His people forever more in righteousness and grace.
The Dawn of the Lord’s Dominion (1-3)
The Dawn of a New Priesthood (4-8)
The Dawn of a Supreme Nation (9-11)

Take Comfort! Spread Comfort! | Isaiah 40:1-11

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Isaiah 40:1-11.
Isaiah 40 marks a significant shift as the prophet now speaks to the discouraged Jews in Babylonian exile, who feel defeated and believe God has let them down. Despite this, God comforts them in their despair.
Big Idea: God does not forsake those who turn away from Him but offers them comfort—Jesus. So take comfort in Him and take His comfort to others!
Take Comfort Because God is For You (1-2)
Take Comfort Because Your Savior Has Come and Is Coming (3-5)
Take Comfort Because God’s Word is Certain (6-8)
Take the Comfort of Good News to Others (9-11)

He Came and Is Coming! | Isaiah 11:1-10

A sermon by Pastor Mike Trofimenko from Isaiah 11:1-10.
The concept of 'utopia' is scriptural and true. Such a world is guaranteed to come to fruition, but in due time. It is accomplished not by humans but by God Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Big Idea: Jesus Christ, God’s promised Messiah, has once come in the flesh and is returning soon to make all things right and bring everlasting peace on this earth.
Rejoice in Our King (1)
Delight in His Character (2–3a)
Await for His Ultimate Reign (3b–9)

Finding Hope in Hopeless Times | Isaiah 9:1-7

A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Isaiah 9:1-7.
Although the book of Isaiah contains prophecies for Israel, the hope of both Israel and Judah is also ours, as it is anchored in the same Messiah who came once to save us from sin and will come again to reign in glory.
Big Idea: Our hope for the future is reinforced by trusting in God's promises and His plan.
No matter how desperate your situation may be, trust in God’s promises (1-5)
No matter how absurd God’s method of salvation may seem to us, trust in God’s plan (4b, 6-7)

The Heart of Christ Towards Sinners | Matthew 23:37-39

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 23:37-39.
Having just condemned the religious leaders of His people as hypocrites, and with those rebukes still ringing in the ears of the crowd, Jesus begins to openly express His heart — a broken heart for the very people He has just condemned. Here's a picture of God: one who does not delight in the destruction of sinners but rejoices when they turn from their sin and flee to Him for grace.
Big Idea: Behold and bestow God’s compassion, which continually pursues to protect us from the coming judgment.
Behold God’s Compassion in the Person of Jesus (37a)
Shelter In God’s Protection Under the Wings of Jesus (37b-38)
Bestow God’s Compassion to Sinners Like You (39)