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The whole Bible is one story – and it’s all about grace. Grace Hill is a church where Scripture comes alive from Genesis to Revelation – where people are rooted in real community and sent with Christ’s light to Morgan Hill and beyond.

  1. Jul 22

    Treasures in Jars of Clay (2 Corinthians 4)

    Standalone Guest Sermon July 19, 2026 Grace Hill Presbyterian Church Morgan Hill, California Guest Speaker: David Frederick Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7–15 Why would God place the immeasurable treasure of the gospel inside ordinary, fragile people? Paul describes Christians as “jars of clay”: common and breakable vessels carrying the good news of Jesus. Our weakness is not evidence that the gospel has failed. It is often the very place where God’s surpassing power becomes most visible. David Frederick explores three ways suffering and human limitation point beyond themselves: 1. Our suffering shows that Christ is sufficient. 2. Our suffering displays the life and sacrificial love of Jesus. 3. Our suffering will ultimately be surpassed by resurrection. We may be afflicted but not crushed, perplexed but not driven to despair, persecuted but not forsaken, and struck down but not destroyed. Our pain is real, but it does not have the final word. God does not ask us to pretend that suffering is good. He promises that it can be redeemed, that Christ will remain with us within it, and that resurrection will one day bring frailty, grief, and death to an end. David Frederick is a Bay Area native who began following Jesus in high school through the invitation of a friend. He served in student ministry for more than thirteen years and currently serves as Executive Pastor at West Hills Community Church in Morgan Hill. Watch the video sermon: https://www.youtube.com/@MHGraceHill More from Grace Hill: https://mhgracehill.church

    Treasures in Jars of Clay (2 Corinthians 4)

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The whole Bible is one story – and it’s all about grace. Grace Hill is a church where Scripture comes alive from Genesis to Revelation – where people are rooted in real community and sent with Christ’s light to Morgan Hill and beyond.