Transformed By Grace

This lesson presents Genesis 12 as a watershed moment in Scripture: after eleven chapters of God dealing with all mankind, the focus narrows to one man and his family as God calls Abram to leave his country, kindred, and father’s house for an unknown land, promising to make from him a great nation (Israel), give him a great name, bless those who bless him and curse those who curse him, and bless a...

In this episode, the Tower of Babel is presented as the next major Bible event. After the Flood, Noah’s descendants settled in the plain of Shinar and united in one language to build a city and a towering ziggurat, defiantly refusing God’s command to scatter and fill the earth (Gen. 9:1) in a humanistic, self-glorifying act of pride and unbelief. God then came down, confounded their single languag...

After contrasting Noah’s righteous, blameless life of faith and daily walk with God against a world “corrupt before God” and “filled with violence,” this lesson next details God’s command to construct a three-story, pitch-sealed ark. Noah and his family entered by faith, and God supernaturally gathered two of every land-dependent animal “kind” plus extras of the clean kinds, then sealed them all i...

This episode presents the biblical account of Creation from Genesis 1 as a literal, six-day series of supernatural miracles by the triune God. Beginning with the formation of time, space (heaven), and matter (earth) on day one, followed by light, the firmament, dry land and vegetation on days two and three, the sun, moon, and stars on day four, sea creatures and birds on day five, and land animals...

This message explains biblical “dispensations” as successive stages in which God has dealt with humanity differently over time, each involving a revelation of His will, human responsibility, failure, and judgment. It outlines eight eras and uses examples to show that … Continue reading →

For years, the church at Philippi was the only assembly that had faithfully supported Paul and his pioneering efforts in bringing the gospel to Europe and establishing it. In this episode, we see the apostle expressing his heartfelt gratitude to … Continue reading →

In this episode, we learn that Paul continued to instruct and encourage the Corinthians about the collection for the poor saints in Jerusalem, after the Corinthians’ original zeal for giving, which spurred the Macedonian believers to give so sacrificially, had … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians, chapters 8 and 9, are two of the most important chapters on biblical giving for this current age of grace. Grace giving is not mandatory but voluntary; it stems from the heart. This episode chronicles the taking up … Continue reading →

In Malachi chapter 3, we learn of the consequences when the nation of Israel did not adhere to God’s commandments concerning tithes. As this episode reminds us, God’s relationship with His favored nation under the law was conditional—obey and be … Continue reading →

Here in Deuteronomy, God’s law concerning the tithe was clarified and explained. In addition to the initial tithe that went to the Levites, we also learn of two additional tithes: a festival tithe to support all Jews on the three … Continue reading →

With the establishment of the Law of Moses came the command from God, exclusively to the nation of Israel, for the tithe (or “tenth”) to be instituted and paid only to the tribe of Levi and its priesthood. In this … Continue reading →

The topic of tithing has caused a great deal of discussion, debate, and division over the years. Many churches teach that tithing is mandatory and that Christians must give 10 percent of their income to the church, from rich and … Continue reading →

What fills us, controls, motivates, and moves us, and it influences both our actions and our reactions. In this episode we learn that being filled with the Holy Spirit in this current age of grace is far different from how … Continue reading →

From God’s point of view, there are only two categories or camps of people in this world, the “saved” and the “perishing.” As we spread the good news of salvation and are a witness of Christ and His cross, the … Continue reading →

What started out as an ordinary, still night suddenly turned into an evening of astonishing events that brought forth the Son of the Highest to the earth. Amidst the lowly and poor shepherds, who were the first to be informed … Continue reading →

The grace-age believer’s life is not about keeping the law or a list of rules. Rather, living the Christian life is all about our personal relationship with our living Head, Jesus Christ. We learn in this episode that when we … Continue reading →

While Romans 7 details the believer’s war with the flesh, Romans 8 reveals the peace we can have through the power of the Spirit. This episode imparts that when our minds are set on the things of the flesh and … Continue reading →

As we continue on in Romans 7, the Apostle Paul shows us that sin conducts a military operation against us in life—not a skirmish or a one-time battle, but a long-term, lifelong campaign. In this episode, Paul demonstrates by his … Continue reading →

To some, grace is license and the cause of sin, and the law is the solution for it. But to the Apostle Paul, it was the opposite: legalism is what inflames sin, while grace alone is what overcomes it. This … Continue reading →

In Romans 7, the Apostle Paul teaches us about the law and sin. He demonstrates the danger of “the sin that dwelleth” in us, and the spiritual defeat it can bring to our Christian lives. We learn in this episode … Continue reading →

There is an on-going battle between law and grace, and legalists often lash out and persecute and mock those who trust, rejoice in, stand for, and live by the grace of God. This is due to the fact that grace … Continue reading →

As believers, we are placed into a status of privilege in Christ. We are not children in bondage under the law and its rigid rules. By His grace, God has set us free from the law and placed us as … Continue reading →

Many have been sold on thinking that they have to live by the law today, which attracts them to legalism and rule-keeping. But, through His promised Seed to Abraham, God has set us free from the law, and we are … Continue reading →

How did you receive the Holy Spirit? By doing or by believing? By the works of the law or by the hearing of faith? This episode reaffirms that the Christian life starts by grace through faith in Christ, and that … Continue reading →

Galatians 2:20 makes it clear that the Christian life is not a matter of legalism, carefully checking off a list of dos and don’ts. Neither is it about human effort to bring about greater morality. Rather, it is divine life … Continue reading →