Browse published sermons from Craig Schill in The Grove Community Church Podcast.
Aug 11, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Last week we began the story of Jonah and went over Jonah's disobedience and how he felt justified in his disobedience. This week we look at the prayer Jonah prays while in the belly of the great fish after God "catches up" with Jonah.
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
We have come to the conclusion of our unity series. As we wrap this sermon series up, we are reminded from Psalm 133 just how beautiful unity is, and how unity happens.
Jul 21, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Last week. Pastor Craig shared with us how we should be engaging with our enemies, and that we really don't have enemies, we have neighbors. However, we still live in a sin filled world and mistakes are still going to be made that get in the way of unity.
Jul 14, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Who is your enemy? Who has hurt you? If we want unity to triumph and be one of our defining characteristics, then we have to engage with our enemies in a biblical way. Listen along to find out exactly how.
Jul 7, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
As we continue our series on unity, we learn how and why our unity can be one of our greatest tools for evangelism.
Jun 30, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Just as a choir is united in song or a club for the name Lois is united by their common name, as a church we can be united through our mission. Listen along as Pastor Craig shares about how our mission here at The Grove is inspired by The Great Commission
Jun 23, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Did you know that immaturity and pride can affect the unity of the bod of Christ? It can and does when we don't mature in the Lord or we allow our pride to destroy our relationships. So what is the antidote? Listen along to find out.
Jun 9, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
What happens when gray issues are mishandled? Ultimately, the result is legalism within the church. Throughout church history, legalism has left a lasting impression on both Christians and non-Christians. This week, we will dig into this topic of legalism
Jun 2, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
We all have freedom in Christ. However, much like the Roman church, many of us have differing view points. This week we will explore why we would limit our liberty in order to preserve our unity.
May 26, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Now that we have a definition of unity, we have figured out which things are cardinal doctrines, clear teachings, or gray issues, we can now look at 3 strategies for bringing unity into focus, even within a gray issue.
May 19, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Last week we explored and built a definition for unity, this week we will learn about how we as a church body can have unity in three key areas; cardinal doctrines, clear teachings, and gray issues.
Apr 28, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Throughout our study of 1 Peter, we have become acutely aware that living the Christian life often means that we will experience suffering. The suffering we face can cause us to doubt and become tempted to walk away from the faith in hopes that things wil
Apr 21, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
The devil seeks to devour and destroy Christians. Thankfully for us, we have been given strategies to use against the devil. Listen along as Pastor Craig unpacks these four strategies of spiritual warfare.
Apr 16, 2024 9:46 AM America/Chicago
Pride is many of us either struggle with or have struggled with in some capacity. Pride isn't always thinking too highly of yourself, it can also be thinking to lowly of yourself. Like weeds in a yard or garden pride, whichever form it takes, can be hard
Apr 7, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
As Peter starts to wrap up his first letter to the church, he gives special instructions to the Elders of the church. These instructions lay out how an elder is supposed to lead the body of Christ. However, these principles can be applied to other positio
Mar 31, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
He is Risen! Many of those in Jesus' life did not expect for him to rise from the grave. However, once they saw the evidence, it was undeniable. God asks each one of us, "Will you believe?"
Mar 24, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
We have all experienced a time in our life where we have misunderstood a message. As Jesus made his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, during his last week before his death, every single person in the crowd misunderstood the message Jesus was trying to deli
Mar 17, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
So far in 1 Peter we have talked a lot about suffering, but we haven't focused yet on how we should feel about suffering on an emotional level, or what to then know about suffering in that context. Listen along to find what we should feel about suffering,
Mar 10, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
When it comes to the body of Christ, we all have a spiritual gift given to us from God. Building on the previous verses talking about our need for urgency, Peter now tells us how we can accomplish the things we need to; through our spiritual gifts.
Mar 3, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
As Christians we should have a strong sense of urgency because we know this world will not last forever and that it is not our home. But what should we feel urgency for? In these three verses Peter says that we should be urgent in praying, loving, and hos
Feb 25, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
We all have things in our past that can be tempting to return to. Sin can sometimes seem attractive. However Jesus has made a way for us to leave behind sin and walk with him. Listen along to discover how we can leave our past behind.
Feb 4, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
As we prepare to host our missionary family from Japan next week, it is important for us to understand what exactly a missionary is.
Jan 28, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Those who give generously will be blessed generously. This is God's math, which sometimes is hard for us to grasp. In This final sermon in this series, we will learn how to overcome the enemies of generosity and experience the irony of generosity.
Jan 14, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Last week we learned the different ways in which God provides money for us. This week, we will hear from Pastor Craig about what we should now do with the money we have been blessed with.