Mercy and Grace Church NC

About Mercy and Grace Church NC

Mercy and Grace is a church committed to preaching Christ and Him crucified by scripture alone to the glory of God alone. Located in National City, CA. Mercy and Grace meets every Sunday at 12:00PM under the expository preaching from pastor Bobby Lugo and other teaching elders. For more information about our church, beliefs and other ways of connecting with us, visit our website at http://mercyandgracechurch.com. We pray to see you on Sunday, and pray you are blessed by listening here today.

Publisher

Mercy and Grace Church National City

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jan 2024

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

69 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Grace Comes Before Obedience | Exodus 35:30-36:7

   Pastor Bobby Lugo finishes Exodus 35 and opens the first seven verses of Exodus 36, where God names Bezalel and Oholiab, fills them with his Spirit for every kind of craftsmanship, and the people bring so much for the tabernacle that Moses has to tell them to stop giving. The sermon argues that this outpouring is not the work of people who suddenly became good. It comes right after the golden calf of Exodus 32, after Moses interceded and God renewed the covenant. The same gold once melted into an idol is now carried in for God's dwelling place. Grace always precedes obedience, and the sermon sets that order against legalism, which says obey and perhaps God will accept you. From there Pastor Bobby Lugo traces the pattern through Scripture: God supplies what he commands, giving wisdom, skill, materials and even the willing heart. Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4 show gifts given by grace for service, Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 promise a new heart, and John 1 shows the Word tabernacling among us. The tabernacle was a shadow; Christ is the reality, and the church is now the dwelling place of God by his Spirit, headed for the day when God dwells with his people in a new heavens and new earth. In this sermon A call to pray for Brother Arturo and his family after the loss of his Nana Moses must restrain the people from giving because the materials are more than enough Bezalel and Oholiab are named and filled with the Spirit for wisdom, skill and teaching The flow of Exodus 32 to 35: sin, mercy, forgiveness, covenant renewal, obedience Legalism says make yourself worthy; the gospel says Christ has made you righteous God does not merely give commands, he supplies what the command requires Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4 on gifts given by one Spirit for service Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 promise the law written on the heart and a heart of flesh The gold once used for the golden calf is now given for God's sanctuary John 1:14 uses tabernacle language: the Word became flesh and dwelt among us Ephesians 2 describes the church built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit Chapters 0:00 Prayer for Brother Arturo and his family 1:07 The context: more than enough given 4:58 Reading Exodus 35:30 through 36:7 8:19 God calls Bezalel by name 9:22 From the golden calf to covenant renewal 13:28 Legalism compared with the gospel 16:50 God supplies what he commands 19:37 Gifts given by grace for service 26:50 A new heart that wants to obey 34:57 The tabernacle was a shadow of Christ 38:13 I will build my church 44:55 The church as God's dwelling place 49:14 Does obedience still matter? 54:59 Closing prayer Scripture: Exodus 35:30-35 · Exodus 36:1-7 · Exodus 32:1-6 · Exodus 32:30-35 · Exodus 33:12 · Exodus 34 · Romans 12:1 · Romans 3 · Romans 12:3-8 · 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 · Ephesians 4:7-11 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Ezekiel 36:26-27 · Philippians 2:12-13 · John 14:15 · 1 John 4:19 · Exodus 25:8 · John 1:14 · John 2:19-21 · John 14:6 · Matthew 16:18 · Ephesians 2:19-22 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · 2 Corinthians 6:16 · 1 Peter 2:4-5 · 1 Timothy 3:15 · Ephesians 4:31-32 · Titus 2:11-12 · Revelation 21 About Mercy and Grace Church Mercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950. Website: mercyandgracechurch.com (https://www.mercyandgracechurch.com) Email: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com (mailto:ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com)

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   A Willing Heart | Exodus 35:1-29

   Exodus 35:1-29 repeats much of what Yahweh had already told Moses in chapters 25 through 30, but with a key difference: the verbs shift from command to accomplishment. Pastor Bobby Lugo walks through the two preliminary commands given before construction begins, the Sabbath and the call for materials, and then through the list of those who actually brought what they had. The sermon dwells on the phrase "whoever is of a willing heart." God is not imposing a tax on Israel or laying a heavy yoke on them; He draws His people by kindness and leaves the amount to their own judgment. The congregation goes out from Moses' presence, and those whose hearts were stirred come back at once with gold, yarn, acacia wood, spun goat's hair, onyx stones and spices. The background is the golden calf, so this giving is the fruit of mercy received and restoration granted. From there the sermon asks whether the Sabbath, a sign carrying the death penalty, is the greatest commandment, and turns to Matthew 22 where Jesus answers with Deuteronomy 6. The Ten Commandments are traced out as loving God and loving neighbor, with the closing point that neither is possible without a renewed heart, which comes through the gospel. In this sermon Exodus 35 repeats chapters 25 through 30, but the verbs change from command to past tense Two preliminary commands come before construction: the Sabbath and the materials Chapter 31 gave the Sabbath as a sign that Yahweh is the one who makes Israel holy Israel is not to set aside one sign of holiness in order to erect another The new prohibition on kindling a fire keeps them from an early start on the work, and calls for trust The contribution is voluntary: a king who does not burden his subjects with taxes Paul's teaching that God loves a cheerful giver, and that giving is measured by what a person has Those whose hearts were stirred came and brought immediately, after the golden calf and the second set of tablets Men, women skilled at spinning, and the rulers each gave out of what they had Matthew Henry on the wealth plundered from Egypt being devoted back to God Jesus in Matthew 22 answers from Deuteronomy 6, and the first four commandments show love for God, the last six love for neighbor The ability to love God and neighbor comes from a renewed heart, and renewal comes through the gospel of Romans 1:16-17 Assurance rests on the promise of Genesis 3:15, fulfilled in the one who has come Chapters 0:00 Welcome and where we are in Exodus 2:19 Reading Exodus 35:1-29 6:03 Prayer before the sermon 7:14 The Sabbath command from chapter 31 10:34 No fire kindled on the Sabbath 12:10 A contribution from a willing heart 14:51 God loves a cheerful giver 17:03 The people go home and return with gifts 20:26 The golden calf and godly sorrow 23:44 Men, women and rulers all contribute 28:33 Is the Sabbath the greatest commandment 29:36 Jesus answers the lawyer in Matthew 22 35:26 A renewed heart through the gospel 40:32 Assurance in Christ and closing prayer Scripture: Exodus 35:1-29 · Exodus 31:12-17 · Exodus 25 · 2 Corinthians · Matthew 22:34-40 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · John 3 · Romans 1:16-17 · Genesis 3:15 About Mercy and Grace Church Mercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950. Website: mercyandgracechurch.com (https://www.mercyandgracechurch.com) Email: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com (mailto:ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com)

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   The Fading Glory and the Face of Christ | Exodus 34:29-35

   Exodus 34 closes with Moses coming down Mount Sinai carrying the two tablets, unaware that the skin of his face is shining from having spoken with God. This sermon works through verses 29 to 35, setting the scene against the golden calf and the renewal of the covenant, and asking what that strange, borrowed brightness was meant to teach Israel. The argument is that Moses only reflected a glory that came from outside him, and that the glory faded and had to be veiled. Matthew 17 shows Jesus on a mountain with a face shining like the sun, glory that belongs to him as the eternal Son, while John 1:14 says that glory took on flesh and came down to us. Paul's commentary in 2 Corinthians 3 then names the law as a ministry of death that nonetheless came with glory, and contrasts it with the greater and abiding glory of the ministry of the Spirit. The application turns on one word: behold. Believers are not told to transform themselves but to look intently at Christ, and the Spirit does the transforming, from glory to glory. The sermon ends with the already and not yet, glorified in Christ now, waiting to see him face to face, and a plain warning against answering conviction with resolutions to try harder. In this sermon God is glorious whether or not our eyes are opened to see it The renewed covenant comes to a people fresh from the golden calf Why the two tablets were likely two copies of the same covenant The Hebrew behind "his face shone" and Michelangelo's horned Moses Moses reflected a glory he did not possess and had to veil it The shining face marked Moses as the mediator with God's authority Matthew 17: Jesus radiates the glory that Moses only reflected The Father silences Peter's three tabernacles: listen to him alone John 1:14 and the gospel as God coming down, not man climbing up 2 Corinthians 3: the ministry of death and the surpassing ministry of the Spirit The veil is removed in Christ, not by works or information Beholding Christ, and the Spirit transforming us from glory to glory Chapters 0:00 Created to behold the glory of God 3:59 Context: covenant renewed after the calf 5:35 Reading Exodus 34:29-35 8:12 The two tablets of the testimony 11:24 Why medieval art gave Moses horns 13:03 Moses reflects glory he does not possess 17:34 The veil and the fading brightness 22:30 Matthew 17 and the transfiguration 28:20 John 1:14, the Word became flesh 31:31 2 Corinthians 3 and the ministry of death 38:20 The veil removed in Christ 43:06 Beholding with unveiled face 48:45 Already glorified, not yet face to face 51:24 Behold Christ instead of trying harder 57:22 Closing prayer Scripture: Exodus 34:29-35 · Matthew 17:1-8 · John 1:14 · 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Romans 8:30 About Mercy and Grace Church Mercy and Grace is an expository preaching church in National City, California, committed to preaching Christ, and him crucified, by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Each week Pastor Bobby Lugo and our teaching elders walk verse by verse through God's Word. Join us in person — Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950. Website: mercyandgracechurch.com (https://www.mercyandgracechurch.com) Email: ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com (mailto:ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com)

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