“First Peter 5:10 calls God 'the God of all grace.'”
Pastor preaches that trials refine genuine faith and produce inexpressible joy because Christians have a living hope, a secure inheritance, and a protected salvation. God provides multicolored grace to match our varied trials; suffering is temporary and purifies faith so it becomes more valuable than gold. The sermon includes an invitation to trust Christ and practical encouragement to endure and learn during testing.
“"After you have suffered for a little while the God of all grace will establish you, strengthen you, settle you."”
Pastor Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. preaches from John 21 urging listeners to "let him cook" — to let Jesus work in His timing and way. Using the breakfast-on-the-beach scene and pastoral stories, he outlines several "collisions" believers face (familiar vs. calling, fear vs. God's faithfulness, attachments vs. assignments, guilt vs. grace) and calls for trust, obedience, restoration, and response.
“That scripture says, 'for the grace of the Lord, that after ye have suffered a while.'”
A Sunday message calling the church to be God’s spiritual building—built on Jesus and held together by committed service and God’s mercy—with practical calls to prayer, repentance, unity, faithful stewardship, and participation in church life.
“After you've suffered for a little while, the God of all grace will make you perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you.”
Pastor Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. preaches from Psalm 27 about 'Trouble,' teaching that trouble is universal but God actively hides, calms, and sets believers on a rock in the midst of trials. He urges reliance on the Bible as the instruction manual, calls for joyful praise and testimony, invites listeners to respond to Christ, and issues practical appeals for stewardship (roof repairs, Juneteenth sponsorship) and community engagement.
