The Grove Church / Dallas, Texas

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…

In chapter 4 of his gospel, Luke recounts Jesus's fight with the devil and the devil's temptations in the wilderness. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shares a better way to understand temptation and s…

In the third chapter of Luke, John the Baptist calls all people to repentance in preparation for the coming of Christ. Their response is, "What shall we do?" It's this response that Pastor Stephen he…

Luke pens his gospel with the intent that it creates certainty about who Jesus is and what his life, death, and resurrection mean. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen emphasizes why it's important we answ…

Learning to sit in stillness and silence is challenging at best, but at its most difficult, it can feel like a wrestling match with God. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shares that our blessing and tr…

As children, when we're lost, we're told that we should stay put and ask for help. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shows that even as adults, this simple childhood lesson remains true.

Between the hurry, and hustle, muchness and busyness, and noise finding the space to be silent and alone with God can be challenging at best. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shares how we can develop …

In a world where notifications, alerts, and pings interrupt us at every turn, we risk a distracted and scattered life. How do we silence the noise? As we enter a new year full of new choices, Pastor …

Tradition holds that the manger, where Christ is born, is sequestered, distant, and removed from the rest of the story. But in this sermon, Pastor Stephen challenges convention and shows how the loca…

In a holiday season overloaded with so many expectations, a perfect gift, drama-free family gatherings, endless joy and warm feelings, we are set up to be severely disappointed. Disappointment - the …

You don't have to look very far to find something to be afraid of, worry about, or stoke the anxiety within us. Psychologists today report that teens have the same level of anxiety as the average psy…

Loss is a natural part of life, and while it’s painful - we can have hope that God is with us in our loss, that he intimately understands our pain, and we can have hope that God is bringing us to a p…

"God loves a cheerful giver." This verse elicits various responses in us - for some, it's cynicism or guilt, and for others, it's a convicting nudge or affirmation of an important truth. In this serm…

We're all treasure hunters. We are likely not the kind with a map, compass, or metal detector - but we spend our lives seeking and guarding treasure. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen teaches us that wh…

If you believe the "good life" comes from having more than others, then it's better to be rich. Generosity makes little sense because it risks how much you have. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen looks …

It's easy to believe that generosity is a destination - a place we get to once we have "enough." And so we wait. We wait for our careers to develop, to pay off our mortgage, or to get the kids throug…

Over the last 25 years, 40 million Americans have stopped attending church. This dramatic shift in church attendance is the most significant in history. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shares how we c…

As The Grove celebrates its 6th birthday, Pastor Stephen looks back on God's faithfulness over the last six years, and looking forward, he challenges us to do more than just grow older, but to grow i…

Our world demands very little of us when it comes to commitment. We can change our mind quickly, flitting from one choice to another. In this midst of this, we have dissembled the virtue of commitmen…

In our age of noise, busyness, and distraction - we have unlimited voices telling us who we should be and how we should live. In this sermon, Pastor Stephen shares the wisdom of St. Benedict, whose R…