Grace Baptist Church | Cape Coral

The Value of Wisdom and the Danger of Folly

Pastor Jared Longshore opens the Bible to Titus 2:11–14 with a message entitled “The Purifying Power of the Grace of God” discerning the biblical path between legalism and lawlessness. The devil uses both: legalism to diminish grace and lawlessness to...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues the series in Ecclesiastes with a message entitled “Enjoy Your Life in a Fallen World” built upon Ecclesiastes 9:1–12. An initial reading of today’s passage might leave one to believe no matter how hopeful a situation may...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on the book of Ecclesiastes with a message centered on Chapter 8 entitled “The Benefits and Limits of Wisdom.” We have all witnessed situations that would have turned out better had a little wisdom been used. Even...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues in the series on Ecclesiastes with a sermon entitled “How to Live Well” centered on Ecclesiastes 7:15 – 29. As we have seen, the author, Qohelet, has been brutally honest about life on earth having identified a seeming lack...

Pastor Conrad Mbewe, visiting from Zambia, continues in his New Year’s exhortations looking at Colossians 1:15 – 20 in a message entitled “The Priority of Christ for the New Year.” Often we think in terms of years—we finish 2016 we start 2017—which...

Conrad Mbewe, pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church, Zambia, Africa, opens God word at John 3:16 with a message entitled “God’s Indescribable Love.” This love is at the root of our greatest need for our seeking peace, joy, acceptance. We need His love. In...

Pastor Tom Ascol’s Christmas message, entitled “Jesus Is God with Us,” centers around the virgin birth of Jesus Christ taught in Matthew 1:23. Matthew had lived and worked with Jesus for three years as an apostle. He knew Jesus. He was familiar with...

Pastor Tom Ascol considers John 1:1, 14 in a Christmastime message entitled “God Has Come to Us.”  With proper reflection, today’s verses aid believers in not falling prey to losing reverence for the God of all creation. While it is true that we are...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on the book of Ecclesiastes with a message, “Coram Deo,” developed around Ecclesiastes 6:10 – 7:14. To this point the book and its author, the Preacher, have examined life as it is apart from God. Yet we all live...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on the book of Ecclesiastes with a message centered on Chapter 5, Verse 8 through Chapter 6, Verse 9, entitled “The Love of Money.” Money and wealth can easily become too important in our lives. Jesus tells us “No...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on Ecclesiastes with a sermon on Chapter 5, Verses 1 through 7 entitled “Worship God Reverently.” Worship matters to God, He cares what we think of Him and how we act out those beliefs. Unfortunately, true...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on Ecclesiastes with a message on Chapter 4:7-16 entitled “One Is the Loneliest Number.” American culture often makes heroes of rugged, self-reliant individuals. While it is true that individual effort overcoming...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on Ecclesiastes with a message centered on Chapter 3:16 through Chapter 4:6 entitled “Work and Wealth in a Fallen World.” Injustice, oppression, and hopelessness have characterized the life of countless numbers...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on Ecclesiastes with a message on Chapter 3:1 – 15 entitled “God Rules Our Times.” Time is a fascinating concept. It unfailingly moves on, people can remember the past but not the future. Things happen and cannot...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on the book of Ecclesiastes with a message entitled “A Meaningful Life in a Fallen World” centered on Ecclesiastes 1:12 – 2:26. Ecclesiastes takes an honest look at things people do in order to make their lives...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on the book of Ecclesiastes with a sermon entitled “No Profit from Toil” explaining Ecclesiastes 1:3 – 11. “All we are is dust in the wind” is the theme to a popular ballad of the 1970’s. That theme echoes the...

Pastor Tom Ascol begins a series on the book of Ecclesiastes. The message, entitled “Real Life in a Fallen World” based on Ecclesiastes 1:1 – 2, provides both an introduction and first lessons. A main point of the whole book is that life is...

Pastor Jared Longshore finishes his series on the book of Galatians with a message centered on Chapter 6 entitled “Boasting in the Cross of Christ.” Paul teaches leading a Christ-centered life of obedience comes by focusing not on the futility of...

Pastor Jared Longshore continues his series on Galatians with a message entitled “Walk by the Spirit” centering on Galatians 5:16 – 26. This passage offers a strategy for fighting sin in our lives. There is instruction regarding walking in the Spirit...