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All talks are also available on the “Discovery Church: Grand Rapids” podcast, which can be found on Acast, Apple podcasts, Spotify, and many other podcasting services.

Proverbs 1:1-10 Wisdom is the knack for getting along well in life’s many situations. Only our deep down belief of God’s orderly universe can help us make good sense in this life, so we must choose to follow His wisdom. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul Sausser

Trust

Jun 14, 2021

Matthew 10:24-31 In light of the Trouble (Mt. 10:16-23) that Jesus says will come to those who live like Him and talk about Him, Jesus assures us that we can Trust Him to care for us and help us overcome our fear of others because we live like citizens of the City of God. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul Sausser

Trouble Ahead

Jun 7, 2021

Matthew 10:16-23 Those who radically follow Jesus will experience trouble and suffering that is the result of such a drastic whole-hearted commitment. It is also a time when our trust and faith will grow as we rely on Jesus's provision and protection as we face outside trouble. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul Sausser

One and Three

May 31, 2021

Numbers 6:24-27; 1 Peter 1:1-2 On Trinity Sunday, Dr. Laura Smit teaches on the mysterious three-in-one divinity of God. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Dr. Laura Smit

The Message and the Mission

May 24, 2021

Matthew 10:5-15 Jesus sent his disciples out with a message of the kingdom and a mission of restoration. This is a theme that carries throughout the gospel of Matthew, and continues today. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Ryan Waalkes

Yes, You Can

May 17, 2021

Matthew 9:27-31 Jesus responds to a desperate plea for help. He works the situation so He can engage with the men with blindness who express their faith in Jesus as God's Son. Jesus shows God's love in His conversation and healing to these men, men that the culture quickly passed by. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul Sausser

A Beautiful Mess

May 9, 2021

Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus invited people (especially those we think would we unlikely people) to come just as they were to follow Him. He accepted them and led them in a ministry in which they would accept others as they are. Jesus accepts us as we are, but His love will move to change us. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul Sausser

Grace for All Things

May 2, 2021

Matthew 9:1-8 The power of God’s reign through Jesus is driven by compassion. The scope of God’s reign is not just in our bodies, to make us whole, but in our souls as well for Jesus offers complete forgiveness. Jesus longs to lift our burdens, carry our pains, and fill us with grace. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul Sausser

Chase Deliberately

Apr 26, 2021

Matthew 8:18-22 A Jesus follower does not make nor keep a commitment to Him within the confines of our comfort. We don’t ask for security up front, and we can’t follow Jesus in our way. The way of following and connecting deeper with Jesus is done deliberately—Jesus above all other people and all other things. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul...

Outlier Healing

Apr 19, 2021

Matthew 8:5-13 A Roman military leader came to Jesus not because of belief in Jesus as King, but because he wanted more from life. The centurion saw in Jesus God’s power and asked for Jesus to heal his servant from a distance. This Gentile’s “great faith” prompted Jesus not just to heal, but restore--evidence that the reign of God is here. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor...

God’s Reign Unleashed

Apr 12, 2021

We are citizens of God’s everlasting kingdom, a growing kingdom of God’s reign. The kingdom of God is not some place that our souls are taken away to when we die, it is, instead, an order that comes to earth—right here among us now, not later. It is a current reign Father God invites us to join Him in bringing heaven down to earth. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul...

Resurrection Hope

Apr 5, 2021

Because Jesus rose from the grave on that first Easter, He assures us that His presence and power will be with us through anything, and also into eternity. View the full service on our YouTube channel. By Pastor Paul Sausser