The Grove Church is a neighborhood church located in Dallas, TX. We love the imagery of coming together as a community and being the group of 'fruit-bearing trees' that Jeremiah writes about in the Old Testament (see Jeremiah 17:7-8). Our vision for The Grove is to become a church that lives out its faith in tangible ways, intentionally creating environments that gather people together, grow them closer to God, and give back to our neighbors. This podcast is our audio versions of live sermons preached every Sunday online and in-person.
This week, we start a new book in our series Summer Reading List: Andy Crouch's The Life We're Longing For. The book tackles the question of our relationship to technology and the cost of our excessi…
At the core of unprecedented loneliness, depression, and anxiety in our society is a crisis of connection. We feel invisible. We have lost the ability to make others feel seen, heard, and known. In t…
This week we see two different approaches to how we treat people. One will erode and slowly destroy the relationships you care about. The other, however, will strengthen and deepen even the most chal…
In this Part 2 sermon of Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler, Pastor Allie talks about our hang-ups with suffering and how they get in the way of being with the people who need us most. Sh…
In this sermon, Pastor Allie dives into Kate Bowler's book Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I Loved. She starts with the title. What are the lies we love when it comes to suffering? How…
Join us in exploring why knowing God is essential for finding true purpose, living a moral life, and securing eternal salvation. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen delves into the heart of Christian theo…
In a world designed for convenience and comfort there seems to be little room for suffering. We attempt to avoid suffering because we find it destructive and meaningless. But, what if we told you tha…
In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shares how Christians are called to rise to God's standard of life even when the world and culture around them live differently.
Being Christian means more than a set of ideas you believe; it's a calling into a particular way of life. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen walks through Peter's instructions and shows us how Christians…
In his letter to early Christian communities, Peter calls out Christians as chosen exiles-- people who because of their beliefs and way of life do not fully belong in this world and yet are called to…
Emotions connect us to God, others, and ourselves - and when these connections are healthy, we flourish. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shares how we can live an emotionally healthy life no matter wh…
In this series, we've explored how emotions can be both a gift and problematic when they get out of hand. How do we respond faithfully to the emotions inside of us? Pastor Allie explores two common p…
In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shows us how to trace our emotions back to their source to understand why we feel the way we feel and what needs to change before we can change our feelings.
Emotions are complicated. They have the power to deeply enrich our relationships or drive wedges into them. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shows us the danger of untamed and unnamed emotions.
Like any good detective story with a central mystery that must be solved, The Resurrection stands at the center of the Christian faith. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen explores the reality of The Resu…
Used in modern media, easter eggs, are hidden messages and references left for the discerning person to find. So that we would understand the significance and meaning of Palm Sunday, Jesus left sever…
As we approach Palm Sunday and Jesus' entry to Jerusalem, Pastor Allie helps us navigate a tricky parable in Luke 19 about a king, his servants, and investments. What does this story have to do with …
What if we were to tell you that you might be lost? In this sermon, Pastor Isaiah looks at the story of the Prodigal Son. He challenges us to look at both of the sons and to determine who we really a…
The parable of the Good Samaritan is arguably Jesus's most famous teaching and story, but what if we've got this story all wrong? In this sermon, Pastor Stephen challenges our understanding of what J…
Simon Peter in Luke's Gospel gives us the perfect example of how to be a model disciple. In this sermon, Pastor Allie walks us through Jesus' call to the disciples and shows us how we, too, can be fi…