<commit_before>---
layout: page
change_frequency: weekly
title: Messages
description: >
  Audio recordings of the message from the Sunday gatherings each week. We try
  to include a brief description and any major passages as well.
---

<img class="banner" src="/img/ledgers.jpg" alt="The Grove Church Message Audio" />

## Messages

Click the links below to stream or download audio of the messages from our
Sunday morning gatherings.

 - **[November 30, 2014][20141130]** &mdash; Promise Series, part 1

 - **[November 16, 2014][20141116]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 5

 - **[November 9, 2014][20141109]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 4

 - **[November 2, 2014][20141102]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 3

 - **[October 26, 2014][20141026]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 2

 - **[October 19, 2014][20141019]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 1

 - **[October 12, 2014][20141012]**

 - **[October 5, 2014][20141005]**

 - **[September 28, 2014][20140928]**

 - **[September 21, 2014][20140921]**

 - **[September 7, 2014][20140907]**

 - **[August 31, 2014][20140831]**

 - **[August 17, 2014][20140817]**

 - **[August 10, 2014][20140810]**

 - **[August 3, 2014][20140803]**

 - **[July 27, 2014][20140727]**

 - **[July 20, 2014][20140720]**

 - **[July 13, 2014][20140713]**

 - **[July 6, 2014][20140706]**

 - **[June 29, 2014][20140629]**

 - **[June 22, 2014][20140622]**

 - **[June 15, 2014][20140615]**

 - **[June 8, 2014][20140608]**

 - **[June 1, 2014][20140601]**

 - **[May 25, 2014][20140525]**

 - **[May 18, 2014][20140518]**

 - **[May 11, 2014][20140511]**

 - **[May 4, 2014][20140504]**

 - **[April 27, 2014][20140427]**

 - **[April 20, 2014][20140420]**

 - **[April 13, 2014][20140413]**

 - **[April 6, 2014][20140406]**

 - **[March 30, 2014][20140330]**

 - **[March 23, 2014][20140323]**

 - **[March 16, 2014][20140316]**

 - **[March 9, 2014][20140309]**

 - **[March 2, 2014][20140302]** - This week we continued our discussion by
   discussing our motivations for evangelism.

 - **[February 16, 2014][20140216]** - God chose a specific delivery method to
   take His Gospel to the ends of the earth. This message connects the dots
   between following Jesus and fishing for people.

 - **[February 9, 2014][20140209]** - Jesus definitively calls us to share the
   Gospel, so we discuss what exactly the Gospel is and what the Grove believes
   about it.

 - **[February 2, 2014][20140202]** - Church in our society doesn't spend a lot
   of time talking about spiritual warfare, but Jesus spoke clearly about a
   world beyond the physical. We look at a story in [Luke 8][luke8:26-39] where
   Jesus confronts a demon, and its implications to our lives here and now.

 - **[January 26, 2014][20140126]** - Everyone, regardless of where they are in
   life, has problems they need to deal with. This message looks at an instance
   where Jesus' disciples reached out to him with a problem, and discusses what
   we can learn from his response.

 - **[January 19, 2014][20140119]** - In [Luke 8][luke8:4-18] Jesus tells a
   parable about sowing seeds. We discuss its implications on how we are to
   listen to God.

 - **[January 12, 2014][20140112]** - Jesus came to save sinners, and we need
   him. This week we saw in [Luke 7][luke7:36] a couple of illusions that keep
   us from understanding and believing that he can save us.

 - **[January 5, 2014][20140105]** - There are many things we can resolve to do
   in 2014, but what if we resolve to find our identity in Jesus? This message
   talks about what [Romans 12][] has to say about our identity, our worship,
   and the fruit of our lives.

 - **[December 15, 2013][20131215]** - Jesus chose to come in the midst of the
   chaos, bringing good news of great joy, and breaking the 400-year silence
   between God and his people. This weeks message reminded us of the incredible
   story of his birth.

 - **[December 1, 2013][20131201]** - It is difficult to remain thankful for
   the things that we have. True, long-lasting thankfulness comes from focusing
   on everything God has done for us.

 - **[November 24, 2013][20131124]** - In [Luke 17][luke17_11] Jesus heals ten
   people of a disease, and only one of them returns to thank him. If we had
   received that blessing, how would we have responded?

 - **[November 17, 2013][20131117]** - While the previous message discusses our
   values and where we're currently at as a community, this message talks about
   where we're going and our game plan for reaching the city.

 - **[November 10, 2013][20131110]** - We discuss who we are and what [our
   values][values] mean for our community.

 - **[November 3, 2013][20131103]** - Who was Jesus? Sometimes we have doubts
   about Him, and in this week's message on [Luke 7][luke7_18] we see that
   we're not alone.

 - **[October 27, 2013][20131027]** - The Bible only records two places where
   Jesus was amazed. Do you know what they are? We talk about them and why
   they're significant in this message on [Luke 7][].

 - **[October 20, 2013][20131020]** - We spent more time covering Jesus's words
   on judgement in [Luke 6][].

 - **[October 13, 2013][20131013]** - We talked about what Jesus has to say
   about judgement in [Luke 6][].

 - **[October 6, 2013][20131006]** - Jesus told us to love our enemies in [Luke
   6][]. In this message we unpack the implications of this difficult passage.

[20141130]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-11-30-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141116]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-11-16-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141109]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-11-09-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141102]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-11-02-matt-jones.mp3
[20141026]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-10-26-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141019]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-10-19-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141012]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-10-12-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141005]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-10-05-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140928]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-09-28-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140921]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-09-21-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140907]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-09-07-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140831]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-08-31-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140817]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014_08_17_reid_johnson.mp3
[20140810]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/20140810_Matt_Jones.mp3
[20140803]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-08-03-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140727]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-07-27-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140720]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-07-20-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140713]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-07-13-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140706]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-07-06-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140629]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-06-29-reid-johnson.mp3<commit_msg>fix message links<commit_after>---
layout: page
change_frequency: weekly
title: Messages
description: >
  Audio recordings of the message from the Sunday gatherings each week. We try
  to include a brief description and any major passages as well.
---

<img class="banner" src="/img/ledgers.jpg" alt="The Grove Church Message Audio" />

## Messages

Click the links below to stream or download audio of the messages from our
Sunday morning gatherings.

 - **[November 30, 2014][20141130]** &mdash; Promise Series, part 1

 - **[November 16, 2014][20141116]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 5

 - **[November 9, 2014][20141109]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 4

 - **[November 2, 2014][20141102]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 3

 - **[October 26, 2014][20141026]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 2

 - **[October 19, 2014][20141019]** &mdash; Engage Series, part 1

 - **[October 12, 2014][20141012]**

 - **[October 5, 2014][20141005]**

 - **[September 28, 2014][20140928]**

 - **[September 21, 2014][20140921]**

 - **[September 7, 2014][20140907]**

 - **[August 31, 2014][20140831]**

 - **[August 17, 2014][20140817]**

 - **[August 10, 2014][20140810]**

 - **[August 3, 2014][20140803]**

 - **[July 27, 2014][20140727]**

 - **[July 20, 2014][20140720]**

 - **[July 13, 2014][20140713]**

 - **[July 6, 2014][20140706]**

 - **[June 29, 2014][20140629]**

 - **[June 22, 2014][20140622]**

 - **[June 15, 2014][20140615]**

 - **[June 8, 2014][20140608]**

 - **[June 1, 2014][20140601]**

 - **[May 25, 2014][20140525]**

 - **[May 18, 2014][20140518]**

 - **[May 11, 2014][20140511]**

 - **[May 4, 2014][20140504]**

 - **[April 27, 2014][20140427]**

 - **[April 20, 2014][20140420]**

 - **[April 13, 2014][20140413]**

 - **[April 6, 2014][20140406]**

 - **[March 30, 2014][20140330]**

 - **[March 23, 2014][20140323]**

 - **[March 16, 2014][20140316]**

 - **[March 9, 2014][20140309]**

 - **[March 2, 2014][20140302]** - This week we continued our discussion by
   discussing our motivations for evangelism.

 - **[February 16, 2014][20140216]** - God chose a specific delivery method to
   take His Gospel to the ends of the earth. This message connects the dots
   between following Jesus and fishing for people.

 - **[February 9, 2014][20140209]** - Jesus definitively calls us to share the
   Gospel, so we discuss what exactly the Gospel is and what the Grove believes
   about it.

 - **[February 2, 2014][20140202]** - Church in our society doesn't spend a lot
   of time talking about spiritual warfare, but Jesus spoke clearly about a
   world beyond the physical. We look at a story in [Luke 8][luke8:26-39] where
   Jesus confronts a demon, and its implications to our lives here and now.

 - **[January 26, 2014][20140126]** - Everyone, regardless of where they are in
   life, has problems they need to deal with. This message looks at an instance
   where Jesus' disciples reached out to him with a problem, and discusses what
   we can learn from his response.

 - **[January 19, 2014][20140119]** - In [Luke 8][luke8:4-18] Jesus tells a
   parable about sowing seeds. We discuss its implications on how we are to
   listen to God.

 - **[January 12, 2014][20140112]** - Jesus came to save sinners, and we need
   him. This week we saw in [Luke 7][luke7:36] a couple of illusions that keep
   us from understanding and believing that he can save us.

 - **[January 5, 2014][20140105]** - There are many things we can resolve to do
   in 2014, but what if we resolve to find our identity in Jesus? This message
   talks about what [Romans 12][] has to say about our identity, our worship,
   and the fruit of our lives.

 - **[December 15, 2013][20131215]** - Jesus chose to come in the midst of the
   chaos, bringing good news of great joy, and breaking the 400-year silence
   between God and his people. This weeks message reminded us of the incredible
   story of his birth.

 - **[December 1, 2013][20131201]** - It is difficult to remain thankful for
   the things that we have. True, long-lasting thankfulness comes from focusing
   on everything God has done for us.

 - **[November 24, 2013][20131124]** - In [Luke 17][luke17_11] Jesus heals ten
   people of a disease, and only one of them returns to thank him. If we had
   received that blessing, how would we have responded?

 - **[November 17, 2013][20131117]** - While the previous message discusses our
   values and where we're currently at as a community, this message talks about
   where we're going and our game plan for reaching the city.

 - **[November 10, 2013][20131110]** - We discuss who we are and what [our
   values][values] mean for our community.

 - **[November 3, 2013][20131103]** - Who was Jesus? Sometimes we have doubts
   about Him, and in this week's message on [Luke 7][luke7_18] we see that
   we're not alone.

 - **[October 27, 2013][20131027]** - The Bible only records two places where
   Jesus was amazed. Do you know what they are? We talk about them and why
   they're significant in this message on [Luke 7][].

 - **[October 20, 2013][20131020]** - We spent more time covering Jesus's words
   on judgement in [Luke 6][].

 - **[October 13, 2013][20131013]** - We talked about what Jesus has to say
   about judgement in [Luke 6][].

 - **[October 6, 2013][20131006]** - Jesus told us to love our enemies in [Luke
   6][]. In this message we unpack the implications of this difficult passage.

[20141130]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-11-30-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141116]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-11-16-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141109]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-11-09-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141102]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-11-02-matt-jones.mp3
[20141026]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-10-26-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141019]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-10-19-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141012]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-10-12-reid-johnson.mp3
[20141005]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-10-05-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140928]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-09-28-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140921]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-09-21-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140907]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-09-07-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140831]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-08-31-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140817]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014_08_17_reid_johnson.mp3
[20140810]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/20140810_Matt_Jones.mp3
[20140803]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-08-03-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140727]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-07-27-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140720]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-07-20-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140713]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5738226/messages/2014-07-13-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140706]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-07-06-reid-johnson.mp3
[20140629]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42932761/2014-06-29-reid-johnson.mp3
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