Give hope this Christmas.
Your gift to the 2023 Christmas Offering will help us advance the mission of the gospel at Grace and expand Grace Counseling. Made a Good Initiative Commitment? Every gift you give to the Christmas Offering counts toward that commitment.
Anyone can give — it helps us jump ahead in our 2024 goals of:
Finding a building for Grace Oviedo
Completing the renovation of the Center for Teaching and Healing
Beginning to lay the groundwork for expanding the Orlando campus.
Doing good in our community through counseling and benevolence scholarships and community service projects.
As you think about your year-end generosity, there is not a more far-reaching investment than an eternal one.
Thank you for being a part of this journey with us. It is one of the most exciting times at Grace Church, and we’re glad you are a part of it.
Stories of Grace
Listen to the lives changed by the gospel at Grace Church.
Celebrating God’s Goodness
GRACE CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT 2023
5000+
people worship with Grace each week on average, growing toward Biblical Maturity
9,295
people have taken a next step at Grace in 2023 (giving, serving, attending a class/group, etc.)
1,030
people have accepted Jesus Christ
1,907
kids have learned about Jesus with us
796
students have heard gospel teaching at Grace
4,800+
new subscribers reached on our Grace YouTube channel this year — second most popular country watching after the US? India
132
people have been baptized
1,570
people were part of a group
5,081
people have been served through our pastoral care ministries
3,581
prayer requests have been personally prayed for
6,623
appointments have been kept so far this year at Grace Counseling
7,500+
counseling appointments will be kept by the end of the year
73,632
donuts were served up at Grace this year to our Genuine Family
30+
pop-up events and celebrations across campuses, including our 20th anniversary
2,500
flowers ordered — Radical Hospitality in bloom
12,435
Grace stickers handed out for thank yous, Advent calendars, and just a little Contagious Fun
8,000
pens used for weekly classes, weekend worship, The Good Initiative, & more
78
Christmas trees used to turn Grace Orlando into a Winter Wonderland
Give hope this Christmas
Anything you give from today through the end of the year counts toward our 2023 Christmas Offering goal and your commitment to The Good Initiative.
Comfort & Joy
Good tidings for hard times in Isaiah 40. Learn more below.
Audience
Israel and the leaders of Jerusalem & Judah.
Date
Isaiah does his prophetic work in Judah, under Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, during the period before and during the Babylonian exile (586-539 B.C.E.).
About the book
The book has a complex literary design, but there is one simple way to see how it all fits together. Chapters 1-39 contain three large sections that develop Isaiah’s warning of judgment on Israel, culminating in an event pointed to at the end of chapter 39, the fall of Jerusalem and the exile of its people to Babylon. But chapters 1-39 also present a message of hope, that after the exile, God’s covenant promises would be fulfilled. Chapters 40-66 pick up that promise and develop it further.
About the Chapter
Isaiah chapter 40 opens up the book’s second half, which explores the future fulfillment of God’s covenant promises after the exile. The first main section opens with an announcement of hope and comfort for Israel. The people are told that the Babylonian exile is over. Israel’s sin has been dealt with, and a new era is beginning. They should return home, where God himself will bring his Kingdom to Jerusalem and allow all nations to see his glory.
Resources
Find the above info & more on the book of Isaiah at the Bible Project, and explore articles to bring you comfort and joy this holiday season with our Grace Magazine.
