Grace Baptist Church | Cape Coral

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on the Pastoral Epistles with a message centered on 1 Timothy 1:8-11 entitled “The Right Use of the Law.” Many people approach God’s Word only on their own terms. This was the problem faced by Timothy in the...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on the Pastoral Letters with a message, entitled “The Priority of Sound Doctrine,” centered on 1 Timothy 1:3–7. The message title is particularly appropriate as the first piece of counsel Paul passes to Timothy is...

Pastor Tom Ascol begins a series on the Pastoral Letters to Timothy and Titus. In his introductory message, Pastor opens to 1 Timothy 1:1 – 2. Unlike other New Testament letters these three letters were written to individuals, part of Paul’s pastoral...

Pastor Tom Ascol opens God’s Word to Ephesians 1:3 – 14 with a message entitled “The Glory of God in the Gospel of Grace.” The most important information anyone can have about God comes in knowing Him. Since we were made in His image we cannot fully...

Pastor Tom Ascol concludes his series on Ecclesiastes with a message entitled “Fear God and Keep His Commandments” centered on Ecclesiastes 12:9 – 14. Ecclesiastes was written as a result of Solomon’s focused attention on making sense of the world...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues with his series on Ecclesiastes. Today’s message, entitled “rejoice and remember,’ is built around Chapter 11:7 through Chapter 12:8. Modern western culture seems obsessed with youthfulness. Yet youth is fleeting. Since...

Pastor Tom Ascol continues his series on Ecclesiastes with a message entitled “Entrepreneurship in the Kingdom of God” built upon Ecclesiastes 11:1 – 6. Our passage today calls us to become entrepreneurs of life. We are to stop playing it safe and...

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...