EVERY DAY CAN BE SUNDAY

Listen to selected sermons from our Sunday and Thursday services and other teaching opportunities in Silver Spring.  Turn on your speakers and click any title below and you will be on your way. Greater Grace Christian Fellowship messages will be added to this page weekly.



Are You Willing To Agree With God?                                                                                                                                                                    2/28/10 From 1 John 1:5-10, The Bible teaches us that to have friendship and fellowship with God, we must walk in the revealed truth of His Word.

Don't Forget Who You Are
1/24/10 Drawing from Jacob's experience at Bethel and his retelling of the story to Joseph, this message shows us we can learn never to forget who God has made us to be.

Don't Let Guilt Control You
1/10/10  How did Joseph's brothers deal with the guilt of selling their brother. How can we deal with guilt from our past mistakes?

What Is Heaven Like?
11/08/09 All of us have been touched in one way or another by death. This message explains the Biblical teaching on Heaven.

Thank Him
11/1/09 Pastor Shibley gives a message on the principle of giving thanks in all things, at all times and in all circumstances.

Assurance In Death

10/25/09 Pastor Shibley preaches about death and what it means to a believer.

Guilty To Receive Mercy
10/18/09 We fit perfectly into God's grace

Put A Sock In It!
10/11/09 Preached at Greater Grace Baltimore Pastor Shibley warns against formula Christianity.

An Anchor In The Soul
10/11/09 Pastor Bailey Norman

Humility Is Power
9/20/09 When you are low to the ground you cant fall far.

Caring For God's Flock
9/13/09 1Peter 5

Should Christians Suffer Persecution?
8/30/09 Continuing in 1 Peter, Pastor Shibley preaches a message about how christians still today are rejected and persecuted because of their beleif in a personal loving Savior

Leave Everything At The Alter
8/23/09

Adorned By Christ - 1 Peter Chapter 3
8/9/09

Our Identity Is Christ - Not Our Sin
8/2/09 Pastor Bailey Norman

His Own Special People - The Church
7/19/09 Church is not a building but part of the revelation of Jesus Christ on earth.

Which Way Are We Growing?                                                                                                                                                                               7/5/09 Are we growing in our life and becoming more like Jesus?

Why The Blood Is Precious
7/26/09 Preached at Greater Grace Baltimore. What might Peter have meant when he called Jesus' blood precious?

Our Light Affliction                                                                                                                                                                                               
6/7/09 Listen as Pastor Shibley describes trials and temptations for the 21st century Christian and how we are to deal with them.

Born Again To A Living Hope                                                                                                                                                                                  6/1/09 How is our salvation attained? Is it through our goodness or the work of Christ?

Chosen By God                                                                                                                                                                                                     5/17/09 second in a series on 1 Peter.

Hey Stranger                                                                                                                                                                                                           5/3/09 Are you a stranger in this world or are you just passing through? Listen to a message from 1Peter 1 and hear what the Bible says about your citizenship.

Conquering Through Knowledge                                                                                                                                                                          4/26/09 How did the woman caught in adultery rid herself of the guilt and judgment of her past? This message draws on John chapter 8 and Romans chapter 8.


Unmerited Acceptance                                                                                                                                                                                         4/19/09  Pastor Shibley uses Lot in Genesis 19 to describe an unfortunate Christian who doesn't understand his need for a personal relationship with God. We are accepted and seated above with Christ and are privilaged to live in victory because of the accomplishement of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Why Are you Weeping?
4/12/09 Easter Sunday message about the need to see our Savior

King Of Your Heart
4/05/09 Have you turned over all the regions of your heart to the control of the King of Kings?


I'll Take Two
3/22/09  In this message Pastor Shibley speaks about Elisha's bold request to Elijah and summons Christians to trust God for the details of their lives

Joy vs Happiness
3/15/09 Guest preacher Pastor Bruce Wright tells us the difference between joy and happiness, and why it matters

7 Envelopes And The Love God
2/15/09 Pastor Shibley describes how we ignore God's love by ignoring His message to us; The Word Of God

Simple Faith Of Ruth

2/1/09 Ruth embraces the God of Israel

Gentle Words
1/24/09 Practice gentle conversation as you communicate in the new man

Thursday Evening Service
1/15/09 Bailey Norman

Sunday Morning
1/04/09 Bailey Norman

Sunday Morning
1/04/09 Brent Hiliinga

I've Got a Message For You
12/28/08 Speaking from the book of Judges, Pastor Shibley gives six points found in the story of Ehud.

What Would You Have Him Do?
11/30/08 In this message we see the mercy of God in answering our prayers.

Are You Strong Enough?
11/23/08 Pastor Shibley, speaking from Psalm 61 ponders the Christian's desire to overcome every problem. It's not always possible. we must be lifted up by the Lord's strength.

Living Water Can Satisfy                                                                                                                                                                                    11/16/08 Jesus wants us not to forget that He is the source or our life.

Asking for Others
11/9/08 Guest Pastor Bruce Wright illustrates the parable of the importune woman and the blessing in asking for others.

Condemned Already
11/2/08 Pastor Shibley speaks about the risk Jesus took to save us.

Turn The Tables On Religion - Be Born Again
10/26/08 Jesus makes a ruckus in the temple and a seeker of truth has his way of thinking challenged.

Look To Jesus - His Preeminence                                                                                                                                                                         9/12/08 Looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher

God To God - Man To Man                                                                                                                                                                                       6/8/08 First in a series on Christian communication.

God is the First Priority in Relationships
5/11/08 Pastor Renaldo Brown gives a Mother's Day message correlating the unique love relationship between a mother and child and our relationship with God.

A Fresh Viewpoint                                                                                                                                                                                           4/27/2008 Speaking From 1 Samuel 17, Pastor Shibley explores Goliath's view of the battle, the Israeli armies view of the battle, and finally David's view looking from the outside in.


It's Time To Know Christ
4/20/2008 A message that speaks to the need to take time to get to know God's plan of salvation and to turn our lives over to Him.
Included is a fantastic testimony of the conversion to Christ of Elshan Abdullaye, a Muslim man from Azerbaijan who is now a pastor in the Greater Grace Church in Baku Azerbaijan

Our Captain Lifts Us Up
4/13/2008  Pastor Shibley describes David as the captain who lifted up those who came to him, as Jesus lifts up believers as the Captain of our salvation

Be A Friend Like Jonathan 
4/06/2008 1 Samuel 18 shows the start of a true friendship that didn't require anything but loving commitment.

What's In Your Heart?
3/30/08 What did God see in David's heart that made Him choose him as King of Israel over all his older brothers? Listen and see.

Who Will Roll Away the Stone?
3/23/08 Easter Message

Friends At The Cross
3/21/08 Good Friday Message

This Is God's House
3/16/08 Palm Sunday Message. The Jews were responsible for God's temple but allowed it to be turned into a "den of thieves." Let us keep our spiritual temple in order so that we can have daily communion with Christ.

I'll Take The Backseat
3/09/08 This message is about putting others ahead of oursevles, and how that God will honor the believer for preferring others.

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear 3/08/08 P. Ron Swingle

Eli The Priest With No Vision
02/24/08 Based on 1 Samuel 3 this message teaches how we must have a vision through learning God's word and when we do we see how to live as free men and women

Overcoming Depression By Giving It To God
02/17/08 Pastor Shibley speaks about how Hannah was able to give her fear and depression to God and thereby be released from her problems before her circumstances changed.

Romans -2 What We Received at Salvation
02/7/08 This message outlines what the believer freely receives at salvation, and explains the power of the gospel in our lives and finishes with an exposition of the finished work.


Characters of Grace part 1 Moses- Put Your Trust in Christ
02/3/08 The great prophet Moses went from celebrity to fugitive in a matter of seconds. Each one of us has the same potential to fail miserably, but God's grace is sufficient for us as it was for Moses, who went from murderer to redeemer of an entire nation.

Romans-1 Takes Us Beyond Our Gifts
01/31/08 Preached at our new Thursday evening services. Pastor Shibley introduces the Apostle Paul and the book of Romans.

Dirty Discipleship
1/12/08 Preached at the GGWO Baltimore weekly outreach meeting, Pastor Shibley speaks a short message explaining how we must not be satisfied with people just saying a prayer to receive Jesus. Our purpose after the prayer is to give people the most precious commodity we have....our time.

No Need To Worry - 2 Act in Faith
01/13/08 Preached at GGWO Baltimore, this message explains how worry about our future and our past saps us from our daily purpose as a born again Christian

No Need To Worry - 5 Exchanging Worry for Faith
01/27/08 In the last message in this 5 part series Pastor Shibley teaches how we can exchange our worries for the faith and ultimately peace that passes understanding

No Need To Worry - 4 Overcoming Worry
01/20/08 Worry causes us to fail in the areas of anticipation, memory, imagination, and emotion. By rehearsing what God has done in our past, we can overcome worry by trusting that God will also come through for us in our futures.

No Need To Worry - 3 Seek God First
01/19/08 Taught at the GGCF Silver Spring monthly women's breakfast. Worry is harmful both to our physical and spiritual health. Instead of seeking first the solutions to our problems, we can seek first the Kingdom of God, and he will care for our worries.   

No Need To Worry- 1 What Are You Worrying About?
01/13/08 There is no need to worry for if God takes care of the sparrow how much of more will He take care of us. The spiritual growth of a soul happens without our consideration of it, it is the work of God.

Teach Us to Number Our Days
12/30/07 What will be the fruit of our Spiritual lives a year from now? God would like to teach us how to get to know Him in each moment this year.

The Eternal Gift
12/23/07 Nothing in Christmas is eternal, but we have been offered a free gift that lasts forever if we will take it.


Recognizing Christ in Christmas
12/16/07 Christ was introduced to the world unnoticed. Today, though the world does not notice who we are He uses us to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to it.

We Can't Fix Our Problems
11/25/07 Here is a message that will make you think twice about blaming yourself or other people for your problems, and will show you where the solution lies

Going Through the Red Sea to Freedom
11/18/07 Thanksgiving message speaks of knowing Christ by faith and entering into the promise of salvation

Calling Out for Lost Sheep, Shining the Light for the Lost Coin
11/11/07 Devotional message speaking of the need for Christians to proclaim their faith to all who will hear

Amazing Grace in the Life of Judah
10/27/07 The story of how God worked in the life of Judah to bring him from a self centered individual to the one who would have given his life for the sake of others

Little by Little
5/06/07 Pastor Shibley speaks a short message onwalking in our calling and seeing God's work grow little by little.

More Than Just Church
4/29/07 with intro by Pastor Ron Swingle. Pastor Shibley speaks about how what we consider "Church" can be so much more. 

Bothering People on Purpose 
4/18/07 Pastor Shibley gives a testimony about how he was thankful for the person who bothered to invite him to hear the gospel a long time ago.

Our Advocate, Our Savior, Our Friend
1/27/07 Jesus is all of these and more.

The Fool God Wants You to Be
12/29/06 Paul says he is a fool for Christ. Are we willing to be the fool God wants us to be?