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Weekly sermon audio podcast from GracePoint Church in Brookings, South Dakota. To learn more visit http://gracepointwesleyan.org.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
GracePoint Church turns scripture, personal stories, and pastoral prayer into practical guidance for forgiveness, encouragement, trust, and honest faith.
GracePoint Church builds sermons from an ordinary point of contact: a family road trip, forgotten birthdays, a health crisis, or warnings ignored.
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A Psalm 55 sermon that holds betrayal and grief in view before ending in trust.
This Psalm 55 sermon stays close to David's distress as Absalom wins over the people, his servants, and his counselors, treating the betrayal as both public and deeply personal.
A steady John 14 sermon for people whose plans have started to come apart.
The sermon begins with an anniversary trip that unraveled, then uses that disappointment to move into John 14, where Jesus speaks to disciples facing betrayal, denial, and departure.
A steady teaching on where hope belongs when life starts shaking.
This teaching stays focused on a simple pressure point: what happens when fear grows, opposition hardens, and the heart starts reaching for security in power or money.
A patient sermon on trusting Jesus when his timing differs from ours.
The episode opens with spring weather in South Dakota and a family camping memory, then turns to the harder question of trusting Jesus when his timing does not match human expectations.
Forgiveness stays hard here, but the sermon treats it with clarity and care.
The sermon starts with a simple observation about memory: some things stick, others slip away. That everyday opening gives the message enough space before it turns to Matthew 18, where Peter's confident question runs into Jesus' parable of a master who forgives a huge debt and a…
A warm John 13 sermon that makes love practical, communal, and costly.
This sermon starts in family chaos and ends at a basin of water, using John 13 to make love feel immediate rather than abstract. A crowded reunion gives way to Jesus taking a low posture, then to the command to love one another.
A steady sermon on prayer, presence, and shared surrender.
The message treats prayer as something shared, not kept private, and that choice gives it real weight. It opens in crisis, then settles into the idea that God's kingdom is already near, not waiting off in the distance.
Psalm 66 frames praise as memory: God's deeds, character, and worth.
Psalm 66 is presented as a reminder to praise. The sermon links worship to remembering God's acts, naming his character, and noticing again why he deserves praise.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
This sermon addresses rising social isolation and loneliness, citing a Surgeon General report on health risks, and argues from Genesis and Romans 12 that humans are created for Christian community.
The speaker reflects on watching a grandchild learn to walk and draws parallels to how God might view human failure without shame.
A pastor delivers a Christmas sermon encouraging families to reflect on God's promises and how they respond to them in their spiritual lives.
This episode explores the concept of joy as a deep, steady gladness rooted in trusting God's promises, illustrated through the biblical story of Mary and Elizabeth.
This episode explores the anticipation and fulfillment of divine promises, using personal analogies and biblical references to Acts to discuss what happens when God pours out His Spirit.
This episode explores the biblical story of Anna, an 84-year-old widow and prophetess from the New Testament who devoted her life to prayer and fasting in the temple, as recounted in Luke chapter 2.
This episode uses the Seattle Seahawks' post-Super Bowl preparation as a metaphor to discuss the importance of starting the next journey immediately after success, emphasizing private work and discipline.
This episode explores the theme of hope during Advent, using the biblical story of Zechariah and Elizabeth to illustrate how God fulfills promises and encourages trust in His character.
This episode explores how having Jesus as a foundation helps people handle life's pressures and tensions, using a personal story about fixing a garage door as an illustration.
This episode explores why God cannot overlook sin, using parenting analogies and personal ministry experiences to discuss human struggles with sin, forgiveness, and the pursuit of Jesus.
This sermon challenges listeners to consider whether their lives and faith in Christ have the potential to change the world, using historical figures as examples of impactful influence.
This episode explores the personal struggle of believing God is trustworthy while questioning whether one actually trusts Him enough to surrender their life plans to His guidance.
A pastor introduces a sermon on understanding the work of the cross while sharing personal anecdotes about his toddler daughter.
This episode introduces a church sermon series on generosity, focusing on how encountering God's grace transforms lives and leads to giving grace to others.
This episode explores how to confidently approach God in prayer, addressing the tendency to rely on personal strength rather than faith.
A church leader addresses the congregation on a special day marking the lead pastor's final service, discussing the church's mission of grace and navigating upcoming transitions.
This episode continues a prayer series exploring how the biblical tabernacle provides a pattern for drawing near to God through prayer as daily dependence.
A pastor encourages listeners to reflect on what truly motivates them in life, using the cross as a framework for understanding personal drivers amidst busy modern living.
This episode explores how to live as Spirit-empowered witnesses today by examining the early church's devotion to the gospel, community, and prayer in Acts 2.
The host shares personal stories about initially rejecting counterintuitive advice from a coach and a friend, only to find positive results after applying it, then connects this to how Jesus's teachings often seem confusing but lead to transformation.
A pastor uses a road trip metaphor with family challenges and construction delays to explore the question of whether people will follow Jesus as his disciples.
This episode explores how to trust God's purpose through suffering, using the analogy of receiving good and bad news to discuss spiritual perspectives on hardship.
A pastor reflects on how faith and mindfulness shape different responses to similar life situations, using parenting examples to illustrate living attentively to God's presence.
This episode explores how the biblical tabernacle serves as an invitation to cultivate a reflective, aware, and surrendered life through prayer practices that foster nearness to God.
This episode reflects on the Advent season's theme of peace through the biblical story of Mary's encounter with the angel Gabriel and the promise of Jesus as the Prince of Peace.
This episode explores how to grow as disciples through a sermon series at Grace Point, using furniture assembly as a metaphor for the challenges and instructions in following Jesus.
This episode explores the concept of devotion, arguing that it's only positive when directed toward worthwhile pursuits, using humorous examples like a man eating Chipotle for 500 days and another collecting Shrek VHS tapes to illustrate misguided dedication.
This episode explores how God fulfills His promises through the Advent season, focusing on themes of love, covenant, and the birth of Jesus as recounted in Luke 1.
A personal story about a construction job where a misunderstanding about cutting power led to unexpected downtime while vacuuming.
This episode introduces a new 10-week series on the book of Acts, exploring what it means to be a Spirit-empowered witness and challenging listeners to consider their willingness to step into the unknown with faith.
This episode explores how Christians can live as faithful witnesses of the gospel by drawing parallels to the natural excitement people feel when sharing their passions, such as hobbies or family milestones.
This episode explores what it means to follow Jesus through discipleship, focusing on being spiritually formed in His image for others and God's glory.
This episode explores how to navigate life transitions by being open to spiritual guidance, using examples like college graduates and empty nesters to illustrate trusting God in uncertain times.
The interim lead pastor addresses the congregation on his first Sunday, reflecting on the church's transition after the previous pastor's departure and emphasizing God's unchanging plan and grace for the community.
This episode explores how relationships shape identity, using marriage as an analogy to explain that being a disciple of Jesus means becoming a student who is formed through proximity and relationship with Him.
This sermon explores Psalm 55, focusing on David's experience of betrayal by his son Absalom and how it relates to modern feelings of hurt and disappointment.
This Easter sermon explores the theme of trust in Jesus through the biblical story of Lazarus, addressing why people struggle to believe when God's timing or actions don't meet expectations.
This sermon explores Psalms 42 and 43, focusing on how longing for God in difficult times can transform into determined faith.
This episode introduces a church series on prayer, exploring its universal practice across religions and spiritual contexts, including modern trends like manifesting.
This sermon explores Psalm 62, using examples like the Titanic and Bernie Madoff to illustrate how ignored warning signs lead to disaster, then applies this to spiritual health by examining David's response to adversity and offering rhythms of trust in God.
This sermon explores the practice of intercessory prayer, using personal stories and biblical examples to teach how Christians can support each other by bringing needs to Jesus.
Pastor Brennan explores Psalm 66, emphasizing that praise is essential for faithful living, not optional.
This sermon explores the biblical concept of encouragement, using the story of Moses and the rock to illustrate the importance of faith and obedience.
This sermon uses the story of two shipwrecked crews to explore the importance of unity and humility in Christian community, drawing on Philippians 2 to discuss how Christ's mindset of servanthood can transform relationships and help believers thrive together.
This sermon explores how to maintain faith when life's plans fall apart, using the disciples' journey with Jesus as a model.
This sermon explores Psalm 51, focusing on King David's confession after his sin with Bathsheba.
This sermon explores the challenge of forgiveness, using biblical teachings, personal anecdotes, and stories like Joseph and Miroslav Volf to argue that forgiveness is essential for healing and community, rooted in God's grace.
This sermon explores the theme of legacy through Psalm 49, questioning what truly lasts beyond death.
This sermon explores Jesus' command to 'love one another' from John 13, using the foot-washing example to illustrate sacrificial love.
A pastor uses the analogy of The Amazing Race to discuss how well people follow instructions, leading into a sermon on obedience.
A sermon exploring the biblical meaning of a flourishing life through Jesus' teachings, contrasting it with self-help culture.
A pastor shares a humorous personal story about parenting to illustrate a spiritual lesson.
A sermon exploring spiritual hunger and the insufficiency of worldly pursuits to satisfy the soul.
A sermon using the metaphor of 'flying blind' to discuss navigating life's uncertainties with faith.
A pastor delivers a sermon on finding true flourishing and fulfillment in faith rather than worldly success.
A sermon discussing the gap between knowledge and wisdom, using the Great Emu War as an analogy.
A sermon exploring the concept of legacy through the lens of faith, using Isaac Newton's quote about standing on the shoulders of giants to encourage living with godly wisdom.
A pastor discusses the concept of trust, using examples of surgeons and pilots to illustrate how we trust others despite risks, tying it to faith.
A sermon discussing a story about Mother Teresa and the importance of trust over clarity, based on James 4.