Sermons by Rod Bunton
Children of Light in a Crooked Generation
Ephesians 5:11-14 As our culture drifts further from its Christian roots, followers of Jesus face a pressing question: how should people of the light live in the darkness without retreating from the world or blending into it? In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton shows why believers must reject both sinful deeds and the empty pursuit of temporal things, and how to expose sin not with condemnation but by pointing people to Jesus as lighthouses of hope.
Children of Light
Ephesians 5:7-10 Our culture calls evil good and darkness light, leaving many to wonder whether purity is even possible or whether grace makes any lifestyle acceptable. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton shows that believers don’t merely live in the light but are light in the Lord, and explains how that new identity produces goodness, righteousness, and truth while reshaping every decision around one question: is this pleasing to God?
Q & A – October 2026
The Elders answer questions submitted by Grace Church members and attendees prior to this session. Pastor Ben Khazraee moderates, and he, Doug Link, Rod Bunton, and Charlie Greenwell answer questions selected for them. Questions: Note: The downloadable MP3 (click on Save above) has chapter markers that some players support. If you’re using the embedded player on this page, you can scroll to the desired time marker (annotated in the questions above) after you start playback.
Walking in Love, Walking in Holiness
Ephesians 5:3-5 Our culture calls almost anything “love” as long as two people feel it, but not every desire that feels like love actually is love. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton contrasts Christ’s sacrificial, giving love with the self-centered “counterfeit love” of immorality, impurity, and greed, and explains why walking in genuine love means walking in holiness.
Be Imitators of God
Ephesians 5:1-2 What would it look like to actually copy the character of someone infinitely holy, patient, and forgiving — and why would anyone want to? In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton unpacks what it means to imitate God as His beloved children, distinguishing the attributes only God can have from the moral character believers are called to reflect, and shows how walking in sacrificial love flows from knowing we are deeply loved.
Forgiven People Forgive
Ephesians 4:31-32 Bitterness, anger, and harsh words don’t just damage relationships—they wound the God who lives inside every believer. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton explores how the Holy Spirit is grieved by unresolved anger and bitterness, and shows why kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness aren’t optional extras but the natural fruit of being forgiven by God.
Words That Give Grace
Ephesians 4:29-30 Our words carry more power than we realize—they can wound deeply or bring life, and they always reveal what’s truly happening in the heart. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton explores why we can’t blame our mouths for our sinful words, shows how our speech exposes the true condition of our hearts, and challenges us to trade harmful talk for words that give grace and build others up.
Peter’s Defense: “God Has Granted the Gentiles Repentance unto Life”
Acts 11:1-18 Every culture draws invisible lines between “us” and “them,” treating some people as unclean, inferior, or unworthy of a seat at the table. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton unpacks Peter’s defense before the Jerusalem church, revealing why the Holy Spirit—not ethnicity, ritual, or tradition—is the true mark of belonging to God’s family.
Steal No Longer
Ephesians 4:28 Old habits don’t vanish the moment someone’s life changes—so what do you do when the same struggles keep resurfacing? Pastor Rod Bunton explores why remaining sin persists even in genuine believers, unpacks what stealing really looks like in everyday life, and shows how honest work becomes the pathway to generosity rather than self-interest.
No Respecter of Persons: The Gospel Comes to Cornelius
Acts 10:34-48 For centuries, deep-seated barriers of culture and prejudice kept two groups of people from ever truly welcoming one another — until God stepped in and broke them down for good. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton unpacks the historic moment when the gospel crossed from Jew to Gentile, showing how God’s impartial love, the finished work of Christ, and the call to genuine fellowship dismantle every man-made wall.
Be Angry and Do Not Sin
Ephesians 4:26-27 Anger isn’t always sin — but most of the anger we carry has nothing to do with God and everything to do with wounded pride. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton explores the difference between righteous, God-centered anger and selfish, fleshly anger, and shows why believers are called to deal with their anger quickly before it gives a foothold to the enemy.
Laying Aside Falsehood: Truth-Telling in the New Self
Ephesians 4:25 Lying is so woven into daily life that most people do it without even noticing — but what if a community was defined instead by truth? In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton explores why honesty is one of the clearest marks of a transformed life, unpacks the hidden motives — fear, pride, self-protection — behind why people shade the truth, and shows how truthful speech builds up rather than damages the people we’re connected to.