Grace Pulpit August 24th @Pastor Notes: Missions, Part II– Today, we will talk about the foundation of everything in Missions. Mission exists for Worship! Now, that might not sound altogether surprising. For, everything exists for worship God’s glory (1 Cor 10:31; Col 3:17). But, over the years, many missions programs have drifted away from this simple premise. For, many act like disoriented tour guides—they have gotten themselves lost trying to save the lost. Simply, ask: How do you measure...
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Grace Pulpit Special Announcement Dear Women of Grace, You have the special privilege to hear from a missionary wife working in Southeast Asia. I would strongly encourage you to attend this Saturday, August 22nd from 9–11AM. This will be a time of incredible fellowship and encouragement as she speaks on "Mission Together." Yours in Christ,Brendan Unsubscribe · Preferences
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Grace Pulpit August 17th Dear Church and Supporters (Near and Far), Welcome to the first installment of Grace Pulpit. @Pastor Notes: Missions, Part I– We are glad to announce our church’s further commitment to heed Jesus’s command to be His witnesses “both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth (Acts 1:8).” This work is often called Missions. The local and global proclamation of the gospel to establish lifelong believers in doctrinally sound and...
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Grace Pulpit Missions, Part III Missions in the Local Church A few weeks ago, we began a series of articles discussing the importance of missions at Grace Chapel. The timing aligns with the elder’s recent release of our purpose and methodology for missions. In this document, we write, “Our purpose for missions is the local and global spread of the Gospel message to establish lifelong followers of Christ in biblically sound and doctrinally aligned churches…(see full statement here: Grace...
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Grace Pulpit Missions, Part II Stepping Forward in Missions Last week we announced our church’s exciting next step in missions. But before we talk about where we are going, we need to acknowledge where we’ve been. Over the last five years, we have put our mission program on hold, so we can return to the Bible and understand what God wants for any mission endeavor. In this pursuit, we developed our purpose statement for Biblical missions. In this statement we make our purpose for clear in the...
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Grace Pulpit August 13th Dear Church and Supporters (Near and Far), You have been faithful to open (and sometimes read) Midweek Motivations—formerly Monday Motivations—thank you! Now, we are in the process of another name change: Grace Pulpit! The reason is simple. While we've had many enjoy our posts and sermons, we have more requests for what is happening at the church. You could say: people want to know what's going on, right now! So, we have redesigned this newsletter to give more of a...
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Grace Pulpit Missions, Part I Missions at Grace We are glad to announce our church’s further commitment to heed Jesus’s command to be His witnesses “both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth (Acts 1:8).” This work is often called Missions. The local and global proclamation of the gospel to establish lifelong believers in doctrinally sound and biblically aligned churches. At Grace Chapel, missions is incredibly important for us, but it's been a...
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Midweek Motivation Grace Chapel of Southern Maryland June 25, 2026 "A Beautiful Family" 🧑🧑🧒🧒 June- The Family of God Read and Remember📚 Quote from Alexander Strauch Archive 🗄️ Past Messages, Resources, and Church Events "A Beautiful Family"🧑🧑🧒🧒 Today, we turn our attention to one godly woman. She is ordinary, everyday, and common, but she stands out for her selfless service and the extraordinary way she ministers to others. Her service is behind the scenes. If she does it right, it will be...
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Midweek Motivation Grace Chapel of Southern Maryland June 18, 2026 "Parenting in Troubled Times Part 3" 🧑🧑🧒🧒 June- The Family of God Read and Remember📚 Quote from our Pastor Archive 🗄️ Past Messages, Resources, and Church Events "Parenting in Troubled Times, Part:3"🧑🧑🧒🧒 Last week, we saw that the number one way we prepare our children to face the world is through a godly marriage. But today, we come to the greatest battle of all... the battle for the heart. Our children are born into a world...
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