Steve MacDonald
On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the most important event in human history: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What does the empty tomb mean for us? Four powerful implications that change everything — today and forever.
On Palm Sunday, Isaiah 53 foretold the Messiah's suffering 750 years before Christ's birth. 'There was no other way,' Pastor Josh said. 'Christ had to suffer to pay for our sins.' A powerful message on Christ's crucifixion as God's plan — not an accident.
Two weeks before Easter, Marc Paskiewicz launched the Life of Paul series with a startling truth: God used a murderer of Christians for His mission. 'Your sin is never too strong for God's grace.' Paul went from persecuting the church to becoming its greatest apostle.
Marc Paskiewicz reframed the 'prosperity gospel' — not health and wealth, but the incredible spiritual riches we receive in Christ: chosen, adopted, redeemed, forgiven, justified, sealed, and granted eternal life. 'God doesn't just forgive your debt — He adopts you into His family.'
In a world of constant uncertainty, Pastor Josh White reminds us from Colossians 2 that God's vision for His church never changes: that our hearts would be strengthened by truth, and that we would be bound together in love.
Why does God allow suffering? In Part 2 of this powerful series, Pastor Josh White walks through Colossians 1:24 and reveals that our suffering is not wasted — it leads to the comfort of others, the maturity of believers, and ultimately brings glory to Christ.
Pastor Marc Paskiewicz traces the remarkable transformation of the Apostle John—from a rageful, fire-seeking disciple nicknamed "son of thunder" to the intimate apostle who leaned on Jesus's chest and became known as the apostle of love. The secret? Abiding in Christ, not self-improvement.
In this sermon, Pastor Josh White explores what the Bible teaches about suffering and how God uses it for our eternal good. Discover three reasons why God allows his children to suffer.
Pastor Josh White unpacks Colossians 1 to show how God assigned Paul a divine stewardship—and what He's assigned to you. Are you ready to report for duty?
What if your story isn’t really about you? What if the messy, failure-filled, grace-filled journey you’re on points to something far greater than your own glory? Pastor Mark Pascowitz opened GBC Phoenix’s new series, The Acts of the
Pastor Josh White challenges us with a powerful question: What if God offered you something greater than never paying taxes, perfect health, or $500,000? In Colossians 1:18-23, discover how Jesus reconciles us from enemies to family, shifts our focus from the world's approval to glorifying Christ, and gives us a brand new mission.
Pastor Mark uses a football analogy to explain what the church truly is—the body of Christ with Jesus as the head—and why Christ must be preeminent in everything.
Pastor Josh White opens 2026 with a powerful reminder from Colossians 1:15-17: Jesus is the Creator of all things and the Sustainer of all things. If you need a reason to trust Him with your year, this message is where you start.
On the last Sunday of 2025, Pastor Josh White answers the most important question anyone will ever answer: Who is Jesus Christ? Discover why the answer to that question determines your eternal destiny.
Most people in the Christmas story were caught off guard—but God's plan was perfect. Pastor Josh White reminds us that as we celebrate Christ's first coming, we must also be ready for His second coming.
The birth of Christ reminds us there is a huge gap between where we are and where we need to be — spiritually, not just financially. Pastor Josh White walks through Colossians 1 to show that Jesus is the great reconciler who came to fix what was broken and restore us to God.
Colossians 1 reminds us that Jesus is the image of the invisible God and the one who reconciles us to the Father. This Christmas season, we're reminded that only Jesus can bridge the gap between where we are and where we need to be.
Waiting feels especially brutal when heaven seems quiet. But Christmas reminds us: the God who broke 400 years of silence with a baby in a manger is the same God who walks with us through every season of waiting.
When we try to earn rewards, is that selfish? Pastor Josh White addresses three proper motivations for the Christian life: faith, love, and hope.
Pastor Josh White challenges us to consider something we may not often reflect on: are we thankful not only for the gift of salvation, but also for the opportunity to earn eternal rewards? In Colossians 1:12–14, Paul gives thanks to God for qualifying believers to share in the inheritance of the saints of light—a passage that reveals a profound truth about what God has done for us and what He desires to reward us with.
What does God have prepared for those who love Him? Explore three certain truths about your future inheritance that should cause you to give thanks.
Dean Padayhag of Things to Come Mission delivers a powerful challenge from South Africa: the rapture cannot come until the mission is complete. Every believer has a part in God’s mission — whether going, giving, or praying. “The plane must be full before it will fly away.”
Why are you in church this morning? Paul's prayer in Colossians answers that question with a series of 'so that's'—walking worthy, bearing fruit, growing in knowledge, enduring difficulties with joy, and fixing our hope on the inheritance to come. This sermon reframes everything about the Christian life.
Pastor Josh White walks through Colossians 1:9–11 and Paul's prayer for the Colossians — unpacking a powerful framework for knowing God's will: What, How, and Why. When all three come together, your life doesn't just change — it bears fruit.
Pastor Mike unpacks Paul's prayer in Colossians 1:9-11, showing that walking with God starts with knowing His truth, learning to draw principles from His Word, and applying those principles to your specific life situation—with five powerful benefits that follow.