Grace Seattle

CD Release! Oratorio of Prayers: Supplication, the latest release from the Grace Seattle Experimental Orchestra, is now available for online ordering. Click here to listen to sample tracks and place your order. CDs can also be purchased after our Sunday worship services at the Information Table in the lobby.

Our previous release, Depth of Mercy, is also available for online ordering here.

Recent sermons are available below for online listening and download. Podcasting is also now available—search for Grace Seattle in iTunes or click here for more information.

Stories of Changed Lives

Practical Holiness

29 June 2008: "Read the Bible" (2 Timothy 3:12-17; Hebrews 4:11-13; Luke 24:25-27); Jay-Thomas Hewitt, Pastoral Intern
22 June 2008: "Our Words" (Proverbs 12:13, 14, 18; 14:35; 15:1, 4; 18:13, 21; 25:11, 15); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor.
15 June 2008: "Married Sex" (Genesis 2:18-25, 1 Corinthians 6:12-7:5); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor
8 June 2008: "Community" (Colossians 3:12-17); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
1 June 2008: "Sex" (Genesis 2:18-25, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor
25 May 2008: "Be Holy in All Your Conduct" (1 Peter 1:13-25); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor

The Real Jesus—The Gospel According to Mark (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

18 May 2008: "Fearing the Resurrection" (Mark 16:1-8)
11 May 2008: "The Ugliness of the Cross" (Mark 15:21-47); Jay-Thomas Hewitt, Pastoral Intern
27 April 2008: "The Injustice of God" (Mark 14:53-65, 15:1-20)
20 April 2008: "Authenticity" (Mark 14:26-31, 66-72; 16:4-7); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
13 April 2008: "Missional Church" (Mark 13)
6 April 2008: "Mark 13" (Mark 13)
30 March 2008: “Food for the Hungry” (Mark 14:10-31); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
16 March 2008: “The Power of Death” (Mark 14:1-11); Jay-Thomas Hewitt, Pastoral Intern
9 March 2008: “A Love Supreme” (Mark 12:28-44)
2 March 2008: “The Marriage Mess” (Mark 12:18-27); Reverend Michael Stevens
24 February 2008: "Jesus and Authority" (Mark 12:13-17); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
17 February 2008: “How to Not Lead God's People” (Mark 12:1-12)
3 February 2008: “The Enemies of Our Souls” (Mark 11:12-33; Jeremiah 7:1-11)
27 January 2008: “Our King” (Mark 11:1-11); Jay-Thomas Hewitt, Pastoral Intern
20 January 2008: “Jesus and Bartimaeus” (Mark 10:46-52)
13 January 2008: “Discipleship and Marriage” (Mark 10:1-12)
6 January 2008: “Greatness Again” (Mark 10:32-45); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
25 November 2007: “Get Rid of All Your Stuff” (Mark 10:17-34); Jay-Thomas Hewitt, Pastoral Intern

18 November 2007: “Unity” (Mark 9:38-50)
11 November 2007: “True Greatness” (Mark 9:30-37)
4 November 2007: “Faith(ful)lessness” (Mark 9:14-29); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
28 October 2007: “Cross Before Crown” (Mark 8:34-9:13)
21 October 2007: “Life-giving Denial” (Mark 8:31-9:1); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
14 October 2007: “'Who Do You Say That I Am?'” (Mark 8:27-33)
7 October 2007: “Do You See Yet?” (Mark 8:1-26); Reverend Michael Stevens
30 September 2007: “Creation Regained” (Mark 7:31-37)
23 September 2007: “Getting Jesus” (Mark 7:24-30)
16 September 2007: “Are You Good?” (Mark 7:1-23)
9 September 2007: “Jesus Walks” (Mark 6:45-56); Reverend Michael Stevens
2 September 2007: “Jesus Feeds a Lot of People” (Mark 6:30-44)
19 August 2007: “The Beauty of Doubt” (Mark 6:14-29, Luke 7:18-23); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
12 August 2007: “Together Sent” (Mark 6:1-13, Genesis 12:1-3)
5 August 2007: “The Scandal of Jesus” (Mark 6:1-13, 1 Peter 2:4-8)
29 July 2007: “The Disorienting Love of Jesus (Part II)” (Mark 5:21-43)
22 July 2007: “The Disorienting Love of Jesus (Part I)” (Mark 5:21-43)
8 July 2007: “The Experience of Mission” (Mark 5:1-20); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
24 June 2007: “Jesus Calms the Storm” (Mark 4:35-5:1)
17 June 2007: “Parables of the Kingdom” (Mark 4:21-34)
10 June 2007: “Recognizing God's People” (Mark 4:1-20)
3 June 2007: “Missing Jesus” (Mark 3:20-30); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
27 May 2007: “Jesus and Fundamentalists” (Mark 2:23-3:6)
20 May 2007: "Feasting with Sinners" (Mark 2:13-17)
13 May 2007: "The Agenda of Jesus" (Mark 1:29-45)
6 May 2007: "The Authority of Jesus" (Mark 1:21-28)
29 April 2007: "The Healing of Forgiveness" (Mark 2:1-12); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
22 April 2007: "Fishers of Men" (Mark 1:14-28)
15 April 2007: "Who Is Your King?" (Mark 1:14-28)
1 April 2007: "God's Pleasure" (Mark 1:9-13); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
25 March 2007: "Return of the King" (Mark 1:1-8)

Grace Seattle Core Values—What Does It Mean to Follow Jesus? (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

4 February 2007: "The Gospel Changes Everything" (Romans 1:16; Galatians 3:1-14)
11 February 2007: "The Gospel Changes Lives" (Luke 19:1-10); Reverend Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
18 February 2007: "The Gospel Turns Our Faces Outward" (2 Corinthians 5:17-6:1; John 1:14)
25 February 2007: "The Gospel Creates a New Community" (1 Peter 2:4-10)
4 March 2007: "The Gospel Creates a Movement Mentality" (Acts 28:17-31); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
11 March 2007: "The Gospel Renews Holistically" (Matthew 8:1-4, 14-17)
18 March 2007: "Living the Gospel" (1 Corinthians 15:16-28, 35-58)

Easter 2008

Maundy Thursday—20 March 2008: "Love—The Real Thing" (Mark 14:32-42); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor
Easter Sunday—23 March 2008: "Easter and Grace" (Romans 1:1-7); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor

Advent/Christmastide 2007: The Mothers of Jesus

2 December 2007: “Tamar” (Genesis 38:1-30, Matthew 1:1-3); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor
16 December 2007: “Rahab” (Joshua 2:1-24, 6:22-25; Matthew 1:1-5); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor
23 December 2007: “Ruth” (Ruth 1:8-17, 3:6-13, 4:9-17); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor
30 December 2007: “Mary” (Luke 1:26-38); Reverend John Haralson, Pastor

Easter 2007

Maundy Thursday—5 April 2007: "Eating with the Betrayer" (Luke 22:14-23); Reverend Michael Subracko, Associate Pastor
Easter Sunday—8 April 2007: "The Gift of Easter" (Romans 6:1-14): Reverend John Haralson, Pastor

The Gospel According to Samuel (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

10 September 2006: "Hannah" (1 Samuel 1)
17 September 2006: "Who Will Lead God's People?" (1 Samuel 2)
24 September 2006: "God in a Box?" (1 Samuel 4)
1 October 2006: "Living with Regret" (1 Samuel 12); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
15 October 2006: "Direct Your Heart to the Lord" (1 Samuel 7)
22 October 2006: "Saul (Part I)" (1 Samuel 9-10)
29 October 2006: "Saul (Part II)" (1 Samuel 13:1-15); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
5 November 2006: "Saul (Part III)" (1 Samuel 15:1-23)
12 November 2006: "Saul (Part IV)" (1 Samuel 15)
19 November 2006: "Seeing the King" (1 Samuel 16)
26 November 2006: "Gospel Courage" (1 Samuel 17:1-11, 33-54)
3 December 2006: "Gospel Friendship" (1 Samuel 18:1-5; 19:1-5; 20:41-42); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
10 December 2006: "Wilderness (Part I)" (1 Samuel 21; 22:18-23)
17 December 2006: "Wilderness (Part II)" (1 Samuel 21:10-22:23)
24 December 2006: "The Forgiving King" (1 Samuel 24)
31 December 2006: "Karma v. Grace" (1 Samuel 25:1-17, 21-34); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
14 January 2007: "Praying Violently and Living Peacefully" (1 Samuel 26:6-12; Psalm 109)
21 January 2007: "Lapse of Faith" (1 Samuel 27-28:2, 30:1-6)
28 January 2007: "The Silence of God" (1 Samuel 28:3-25; Hebrews 4:14-16)

Parables of Jesus (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

6 August 2006: "Spiritual Growth" (Luke 8:1-15)
13 August 2006: "Gospel Neighboring" (Luke 10:25-37)
20 August 2006: "A Lost Sheep and a Good Shepherd" (Luke 15:1-7); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
27 August 2006: "The Prodigal Son" (Luke 15:11-32)
3 September 2006: "The Older Son" (Luke 15:11-32)

Ephesians (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

19 February 2006: "The Big Picture" (Ephesians 1:1-14)
26 February 2006: "The Church—A Loved People" (Ephesians 1:1-14)
12 March 2006: "The Church—The Body of Jesus" (Ephesians 1:15-23)
19 March 2006: "The Church—A Resurrected People (Part I)" (Ephesians 2:1-10)
26 March 2006: "The Church—A Resurrected People (Part II)" (Ephesians 2:1-10)
2 April 2006: "The Church—A Unified People (Part I)" (Ephesians 2:11-22)
9 April 2006: "The Church—A Unified People (Part II)" (Ephesians 2:11-22)
23 April 2006: "Need Power?" (Ephesians 3:14-21); Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
30 April 2006: "The Heart of Christian Leadership" (Ephesians 3:1-13)
7 May 2006: "One" (Ephesians 4:1-16)
14 May 2006: "Growth (Part I)" (Ephesians 4:7-16)
21 May 2006: "Growth (Part II)" (Ephesians 4:7-16)
28 May 2006: "New" (Ephesians 4:17-32)
4 June 2006: "Community" (Ephesians 4:17-5:2)
11 June 2006: "Light in the World" (Ephesians 5:1-21); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
18 June 2006: "Marriage" (Ephesians 5:15-33)
25 June 2006: "Living with Wisdom" (Ephesians 5:15-21); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
2 July 2006: "Living with Spiritual Warfare (Part I)" (Ephesians 6:10-20); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
9 July 2006: "Living with Spiritual Warfare (Part II)" (Ephesians 6:10-20); Rev. Michael Subracko, Assistant Pastor
16 July 2006: "Children and Parents (Part I)" (Ephesians 6:1-4)
23 July 2006: "Children and Parents (Part II)" (Ephesians 6:1-4)
30 July 2006: "Work" (Ephesians 6:5-9)

Individual Sermons (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

2 January 2005: "A Vision of the Future" (Revelation 21:1-27)
4 September 2005: "Overcoming Self-Centeredness" (Philippians 2:1-11)
20 November 2005: "A Caring Community" (Deuteronomy 15:1-8; Acts 4:32-37, 6:1-7)
13 April 2006: "Why Love Is Possible" (John 13:1-15)
16 April 2006: "The Meaning of Easter" (Luke 24:36-53)
14 May 2006: "On Being a Minister" (Luke 10:1-2, 17-20)

What's Our Story?—A Bird's Eye View of the Bible (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

11 September 2005: "Jesus, the Bible, and Our Lives" (Luke 24:13-35)
18 September 2005: "Beauty Out of Chaos" (Genesis 1:1-2:3, John 1:1-4, 14)
25 September 2005: "Created in God's Image—A Job to Do" (Genesis 1:1-2:3, Matthew 28:16-20)
2 October 2005: "Created in God's Image—Created for Community" (Genesis 1:26-31, 2:18-25, Ephesians 5:25-27)
9 October 2005: "So, What's Wrong with the World?" (Genesis 3:1-9); Michael Subracko, Pastoral Intern
16 October 2005: "Grace Among the Ruins" (Genesis 3:1-24)
23 October 2005: "Babel or Abraham?" (Genesis 11:1-12:3)
30 October 2005: "Freedom" (Exodus 12:1-14; Luke 22:13-20)
6 November 2005: "The Ten Commandments" (Exodus 20:1-21; Jeremiah 31:31-33)
27 November 2005: "The King We Need" (1 Samuel 8:1-22; Luke 1:26-38)
4 December 2005: "How to Be Authentic" (Jeremiah 21:1-14; Deuteronomy 30:15-20)
8 January 2006: "The Real Enemy" (Matthew 4:1-17)
15 January 2006: "Jesus' First Sermon" (Matthew 4:1-17)
22 January 2006: "An Explosion of Wholeness" (Luke 19:1-10)
29 January 2006: "The Anger of Jesus and the Heart of God" (Mark 11:1-19)
5 February 2006: "Understanding Jesus' Death" (Romans 3:9-31)
12 February 2006: "What Does Being a Christian Feel Like?" (Romans 8:9-39)

Advent and Christmas 2005 (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

11 December 2005: "Homeward Bound" (Matthew 1:1-17)
18 December 2005: "When Jesus Shows Up" (Matthew 1:18-25)
25 December 2005: "Responding to Jesus" (Matthew 2:1-12)
1 January 2006: "Why Was Jesus Born?" (Matthew 2:13-23)

How to Follow Jesus (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

14 August 2005: "How to Follow Jesus (Part I)" (Luke 9:18-26)
21 August 2005: "How to Follow Jesus (Part II)" (Luke 9:18-26)
28 August 2005: "How to Follow Jesus (Part III)" (Luke 9:18-26)

Lived Faith—The Sermon on the Mount (Rev. John K. Haralson, Jr., Pastor)

24 April 2005: "The Way of Blessing (Part I)" (Matthew 5:1-12)— Study Guide

1 May 2005: "The Way of Blessing (Part II)" (Matthew 5:1-12)— Study Guide
8 May 2005: "Salt and Light" (Matthew 5:13-16)— Study Guide
15 May 2005: "Open Heart Surgery" (Matthew 5:17-20)— Study Guide
22 May 2005: "Idiot!" (Matthew 5:17-26)— Study Guide
29 May 2005: "Trust Me" (Matthew 5:27-37)— Study Guide
5 June 2005: "Love Your Enemies" (Matthew 5:38-48)— Study Guide
12 June 2005: "The Cure for Hypocrisy" (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18)— Study Guide
10 July 2005: "How to Pray" (Matthew 6:7-15)— Study Guide
17 July 2005: "The Evil Empire" (Matthew 6:19-34)— Study Guide
31 July 2005: "Dealing With Other People's Sin" (Matthew 7:1-12)
7 August 2005: "A Time to Choose" (Matthew 7:13-29)

Guest Sermons

26 June 2005: "Marvelous, Miserable Mercy" (Jonah); Rev. Kevin Vanden Brink, Associate Pastor, Green Lake Presbyterian Church
24 July 2005: "Hope Anywhere, Anytime" (Jeremiah 29:1-14); Rev. Michael F. Kelly, Senior Pastor, Green Lake Presbyterian Church
1 July 2007: “Freedom from Biting and Devouring” (Galatians 5:1-15); Reverend Michael Stevens
15 July 2007: “Kindness” (Nehemiah 1:11-2:8, Ephesians 4:1-32); Reverend Martin Ban, Senior Pastor, Christ Church Santa Fe
26 August 2007: "The Voice Of Panic and the Voice of God" (Psalm 11); Reverend Paul Schuler, Pastor, Cross Sound Church
10 February 2008: “Rend Your Hearts” (Joel 2:12-17); Reverend Pat Roach, Pastor, Hope Presbyterian Church—Portland
4 May 2008: "The Finger and Hand of the Deliverer" (Exodus 7:17-18, 10:21-25; Romans 1:21-22, 25); Reverend Andre Lewis, Pastor, Redeemer Redmond Church