Browse published sermons from Craig Schill in The Grove Community Church Podcast.
Jan 7, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
New year, new sermon series! Many New Year resolutions include getting abetter handle on our personal finances. In this first sermon out o four, Pastor Craig lists several ways God provides money for us, and a couple of sinful ways for making money.
Dec 31, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Happy New Year! As we welcome in a new year, Pastor Craig take us through a lesson on 4 different cups mentioned in the Bible, and how they apply to what we expect from 2024.
Dec 24, 2023 11:30 AM America/Chicago
A very common element of household Christmas decor is a nativity set. The nativity scene has also been painted time and time again throughout the course of history. In each painting, and in many nativity sets, there are always two Christmas characters tha
Dec 17, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
The fourth week of advent; love. This week Pastor Craig talks about the love seen in the Christmas story, how we can therefore love Jesus Christ, and how He loves us.
Dec 10, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
In this third week of advent we focus on joy. Joy can be one of the hardest fruits of the spirit to understand. The secular world around us often gets true joy wrong, and there is no room for those who may be struggling to find joy. Listen along as the jo
Nov 26, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
As we move into the season of advent, our focus this week is on hope. True hope. Hope that comes from Christ and not from the world. Listen along to discover this difference, as well as who exactly needs hope and why we can have hope in a world that often
Nov 19, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
This week we had a special Thanksgiving service with time for everyone to share about how God has been moving in their life and what they are thankful for. Listen along to hear some heartwarming testimonies about how God is working in this body of Christ.
Nov 12, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
What is a successful church? Some people measure this with numbers, others by the influence the church has on the community and beyond. However, God measures by faithfulness. In this passage of 1 Peter 3:8-17, Peter will tell us what we are to be faithful
Nov 5, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Marriage can be a beautiful thing when Christ is the center of it. But how is this done? What does this look like? Peter has instructions for both wives and husbands within a marriage to help with this. Listen along as Pastor Craig leads us through 1 Pete
Oct 29, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Sometimes our natural reaction when we are wronged is to seek retaliation or revenge. However, that is not the reaction Jesus had when he was wronged, and it's not the reaction he calls us to have. Listen along as we learn how we should act and react when
Oct 8, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
We live in a pressure filled world, and that pressure threatens our peace. The encouragement that Peter gave to the first century church while they were experiencing pressure is applicable still in the twenty-first century. In verses 1-12 of 1 Peter chapt
Sep 24, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Hope comes with our salvation, and it is everywhere. Because of what Christ did for us we have a future hope, a present hope, and a past hope. Listen along as we discover what all this hope means.
Sep 17, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
This week Pastor Craig starts a new sermon series going through the book of 1 Peter. This book is extremely relevant to our times. We are living in a post-christian, post-covid world, and we find ourselves questioning how we remain faithful while living i
Sep 10, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
The early church recognized the importance of meeting in small groups. It is important for the body of Christ to gather together as a whole, but it is equally important for people to be connected in a small group. This week as we prepare for our connect g
Sep 3, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Not all the work we do here on earth is pleasant work. Sometimes it's hard, or we are ill-equipped, or it just doesn't interest us. However, much like the slaves Paul addresses in Colossians 3:22-25, we serve not only earthly masters, we serve our Heavenl
Aug 27, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
It is the last week in our Summer in the Psalms series, so it is fitting that it closes with Psalm 150. This last song is one of pure praise to God, and in it we learn who is to praise God, as well as why and how to engage in praise.
Aug 6, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
What do you do with a broken heart? God knows what it is like to have a broken heart, and he is the only one who is able to restore and heal what has been broken. Listen along as we look at Psalm 147.
Jul 30, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
In Psalm 133, David gives us a beautiful picture of what unity is supposed to be like. Listen along as Pastor Craig unpacks what aspects of unity that are found in this passage make unity so beautiful.
Jul 23, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Many of David's Psalms were inspired by the troubles he faced because of the enemies he had. In Psalm 3 we see the crisis David was experiencing with his son Absalom, how that caused him to cry out to God, and then why that cry turns into confidence.
Jul 16, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
As Americans, we really have no idea what it would be like to live under the rule of a king. However, as Christians, we have a heavenly King that is sovereign over all. Come along as this week Pastor Craig shares with us about our good, good King, Jesus.
Jul 9, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Psalm 30 is a true psalm of thanksgiving and praise written by David in reflection of a time when he was severely ill. Listen along as Pastor Craig leads us through four observations about David's illness that connect with four still timely theological tr
Jul 2, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Life is full of problems, and that is not something we can control. However, we can control how we respond to problems when they come our way. Looking at Psalm 27, we get a glimpse into how David handled his problems, and we too can follow his example.
Jun 25, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Psalm 23, arguably one of the most famous and well known Psalms. As Pastor Craig unpacks Psalm 23, we learn about this special relationship between the shepherd and his sheep, and what that close relationship brings about.
Jun 11, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Get ready for a summer of beautiful poetry! The Book of Psalms opens up God's wisdom and worship. Through sadness, fear, joy, and hope we will learn contemporary lessons from this ancient song book. So join along as we start with Psalms 1 and lay the grou