Grace Church Southern Pines

Grace Church Southern Pines

A weekly podcast from Grace Church, located in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Featuring sermons and topic based podcasts ranging from scriptures to parenting advice. For more information on our church's mission and beliefs, please visit: http://www.gracechurchsp.org

  1. 1d ago

    Managing Your Household – Marriage | ryan peterson

    10.04.26 Marriage is not an isolated subject—it is part of the greater story of God. Ephesians 5 reveals that marriage begins with hearts awakened to God. Before Paul ever speaks to husbands and wives, he calls us to be filled with the Spirit and submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. The issue is not simply learning better marriage techniques; it is becoming people whose hearts have been transformed by God’s grace, love, sacrifice, and truth. These inputs of God shape the outputs of marriage. As we are filled with God, husbands are called to lead through sacrificially loving, wives are called to walk in willing submission, and both are formed into the image of Christ. Different roles. Same heart. One purpose. Marriage is not to make us happy—it is one of God’s great instruments for making us holy and more like Jesus. When two people continually connect to God and to one another, they realize their battle is not against their spouse but the enemy, against whom we can stand. You can find this weeks sermon notes and groups guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides To take a deeper dive into this message with Pastor ryan peterson and Dan Lyle, check out our Groups Leader Podcast: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/group-leader-podcast To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://www.gracechurchsp.org/give Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city? —— Stay Connected Website: https://www.gracechurchsp.org Grace Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchsp Grace Church Instagram: @gracechurch_sp #fillthecitywithjesus

  2. Sep 28

    The Greenhouse Pt. 2 | ryan peterson

    9.27.2026 Your greenhouse holds multiple gardens representing different relationships: marriage, children, friendships, and extended family. Each has unique soil requiring specific nutrients to flourish. Even a right action done at the wrong time can cause harm. When we discern hearts, step into the worlds of those we love, and consistently provide the right care, we build a culture where relationships thrive. This culture is shaped by our words and sustained by our habits. The rhythms we establish in our homes become systems that protect what every relationship needs most: connection. When our hearts are connected with God and one another, life truly flourishes. You can find this weeks sermon notes and groups guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides To take a deeper dive into this message with Pastor ryan peterson and Dan Lyle, check out our Groups Leader Podcast: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/group-leader-podcast To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://www.gracechurchsp.org/give Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city? —— Stay Connected Website: https://www.gracechurchsp.org Grace Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchsp Grace Church Instagram: @gracechurch_sp #fillthecitywithjesus

  3. Sep 21

    The Greenhouse Pt. 1 | ryan peterson

    9.20.2026 What’s in your heart is displayed in your home. God designed the home to be a greenhouse—a place where His presence cultivates an environment of life and life abundantly. To manage our households means to be present, intentional, and actively involved in the well-being of those God has entrusted to us. Every member of the home has a role to play. As we allow God to shape our hearts, our hearts shape the culture of our homes, and what is cultivated in our homes eventually flows into our cities. God blesses our homes not to keep them in the home, but so that the life He produces in us can be multiplied out to renew cities. You can find this weeks sermon notes and groups guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides To take a deeper dive into this message with Pastor ryan peterson and Dan Lyle, check out our Groups Leader Podcast: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/group-leader-podcast To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://www.gracechurchsp.org/give Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city? —— Stay Connected Website: https://www.gracechurchsp.org Grace Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchsp Grace Church Instagram: @gracechurch_sp #fillthecitywithjesus

  4. Sep 14

    Family on Mission | ryan peterson

    09.13.26 The picture we see of family in the Old Testament is a grim one, yet a source of hope to use as a blueprint. It’s a wonder how a family survived after you look at the depth of the dysfunction that has been passed on for generations. We see rampant sins piled up that are deep and wide. The end of the Old Testament gives a stark warning of a curse on the land if we don’t figure this out. Fortunately, we have someone who does not come to get rid of our past, but to rebuild a new family. Jesus is the master builder who comes to break the curse off the land and our families if we build it as He designs. What does family look like in the New Testament? Is it a white picket fence with a swing set in the back, the parents living with low cholesterol, and setting up their retirement? Or did Jesus come to bring a family on mission because the stakes of hell and sin are high? As we begin our series on how to manage the household, let’s ask for God’s heart for His design of family—to build what He wants to sustain. Jesus didn’t come to give us nice, cordial families. He came to build families that carry His mission. You can find this weeks sermon notes and groups guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides To take a deeper dive into this message with Pastor ryan peterson and Dan Lyle, check out our Groups Leader Podcast: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/group-leader-podcast To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://www.gracechurchsp.org/give Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city? —— Stay Connected Website: https://www.gracechurchsp.org Grace Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchsp Grace Church Instagram: @gracechurch_sp #fillthecitywithjesus

  5. Aug 31

    Baptism: A Great Cost | Keith Golightly

    08.29.26 Water baptism is much more than a symbolic act—it is a costly declaration that Jesus has our complete allegiance. Following Jesus requires us to surrender our reputation, relationships, resources, rights, control, and ultimately ourselves. But the cost of following Christ is not punishment or consequence; it is sacrifice, and what we sacrifice pales in comparison to what we gain in Him. Through Christ, we receive His presence, freedom, provision, purpose, eternal life, and the promise of sharing in His glory. Are you willing to surrender everything to follow Jesus, or is something you fear losing standing between you and the life He is calling you to live? You can find this weeks sermon notes and groups guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides To take a deeper dive into this message with Pastor ryan peterson and Dan Lyle, check out our Groups Leader Podcast: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/group-leader-podcast To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://www.gracechurchsp.org/give Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city? —— Stay Connected Website: https://www.gracechurchsp.org Grace Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchsp Grace Church Instagram: @gracechurch_sp #fillthecitywithjesus

  6. Aug 24

    Abundance and Acceleration: Part 2 | ryan peterson

    08.23.26 John 2 reminds us that Jesus can take what normally requires a long, rigorous process and accomplish it in a moment. In a season of acceleration, God is inviting us to slow down enough to recognize His activity, trust His character, obey His voice, and participate in what He is doing. Like the servants at Cana, our responsibility is not to manufacture the miracle but to fill the jars, draw the water, and carry what Jesus has transformed. God may accelerate circumstances, but His greater work is accelerating character, maturity, healing, restoration, and fruitfulness —turning what has been empty, broken, or delayed into something that ultimately brings glory to Him and blessing to others. You can find this weeks sermon notes and groups guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides To take a deeper dive into this message with Pastor ryan peterson and Dan Lyle, check out our Groups Leader Podcast: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/group-leader-podcast To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://www.gracechurchsp.org/give Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city? —— Stay Connected Website: https://www.gracechurchsp.org Grace Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchsp Grace Church Instagram: @gracechurch_sp #fillthecitywithjesus

  7. Aug 17

    SEEK WEEK: Seek First | Keith Golightly

    08.16.26 What does your daily pursuit reveal about what you actually live for? We spend endless energy chasing direction, security, purpose, and answers, yet rarely stop to ask if we are seeking anything of eternal value. Scripture reveals that seeking God isn’t a panic button reserved for moments of desperation—it is an intentional, daily pursuit that shapes how we live, think, choose and respond. But what happens when seeking Him transforms from a mere spiritual discipline into the ultimate defining passion of our lives? As we approach Seek Week, consider this: what you seek today determines where you end up tomorrow. If what you chase shapes who you become, what are you really pursuing, and why? You can find this weeks sermon notes and groups guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides To take a deeper dive into this message with Pastor ryan peterson and Dan Lyle, check out our Groups Leader Podcast: https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/group-leader-podcast To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://www.gracechurchsp.org/give Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city? —— Stay Connected Website: https://www.gracechurchsp.org Grace Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracechurchsp Grace Church Instagram: @gracechurch_sp #fillthecitywithjesus

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A weekly podcast from Grace Church, located in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Featuring sermons and topic based podcasts ranging from scriptures to parenting advice. For more information on our church's mission and beliefs, please visit: http://www.gracechurchsp.org

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