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This Week at The 316 Church

Date: February 15, 2026

Speaker: Kristena Shiflett

Sermon Series: Taste & See

Message Title: Church of Grace

Message Summary: What if the very discomfort we experience in church is exactly what we need for transformation? This powerful exploration of grace challenges us to reconsider everything we think we know about gathering as believers. Drawing from Psalm 34:8's invitation to 'taste and see that the Lord is good,' we're confronted with a sobering reality: from the very beginning, even when Jesus walked the earth in perfect form, the church struggled with the same relational challenges we face today. The Apostle Paul's letters reveal communities wrestling with division, immaturity, and conflict—the same issues that plague us now. Yet something was different in the early church. Despite their problems, they moved as one body, performing signs and wonders, sharing everything in common, and turning their world upside down. The difference? They embraced radical grace without demanding comfort. Jews and Gentiles came together to worship, knowing full well they would be uncomfortable, but understanding their purpose was infinitely bigger than their personal preferences. This message dismantles our tendency to dismember the body of Christ—rejecting those whose behavior distracts us, whose chains seem too heavy, whose transformation isn't progressing fast enough. We're reminded that grace is God stooping down to inferiors in kindness, an unearned gift that doesn't stop when we receive it but flows through us to others. When we prioritize comfort over kingdom purpose, we interfere with God's invitation and create a sick body that cannot move or act as intended.

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