Grace Baptist Church - Appleton, WI

05/23/2026

04/18/2026

When A. W. Tozer said this,
he wasn’t trying to be controversial—
he was sounding an alarm.

Not about the world getting darker—
but about the Church growing comfortable in it.

We’ve learned how to attract crowds,
but forgotten how to carry a cross.

We’ve mastered relevance,
but lost reverence.

We shape the message
to fit the culture—

instead of letting the message
confront it.

The early Church feared God.

The modern church fears
empty seats.


“The church has failed,
by living too much like the world!”


It’s easy to see the problem out there.

Harder to ask
how much of it
has crept in here.

04/05/2026

When they say Happy Easter, they mean Happy
Resurrections Sunday. The day that changed everything for us. When death was defeated and victory was made available. By the grace of God, the gospel is completed and salvation is available to all the world. The good news of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ to provide the gift of eternal life and redeem man back to God.

03/23/2026

Faith was never meant to be something we only declare. It was meant to transform the way we live.

Scripture makes it clear that true faith produces fruit. Not perfection, but evidence. A changed heart, new desires, and a life that begins to reflect the One we follow.

This isn’t about striving to earn salvation. Salvation is a gift of grace. But that same grace is powerful and active. It works in us, shaping us, refining us, and leading us into a life that looks different from before.

If nothing changes, we have to ask an honest question: what kind of faith are we holding onto?

Romans 12:1-2

03/15/2026

Preaching from Paul Schwanke

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