Transformed By Grace

It is an unspeakable blessing of God to be baptized into Christ by the Holy Spirit, which unites us with our Savior and His death, burial, and resurrection, and also with one another in the Church, the Body of Christ. … Continue reading →

There are strong, passionate, but differing convictions among Christians about the subject of baptism, but they can’t all be true. So, the problem has to be with the understanding and interpretation of God’s Word. In this lesson, we learn of … Continue reading →

God’s promises and prophecies are always accurate, and their fulfillment reminds us that everything the Bible says is true and therefore trustworthy. Highlighting specific predictions spanning centuries and accomplished precisely in Jesus Christ—from His triumphal entry on a donkey’s colt … Continue reading →

Predictions regarding the future in the Scriptures are always 100% accurate. With incredible detail, forthright clarity, and impeccable accuracy, the Bible gives prophecies concerning the future which serve as powerful internal proof that it is the inspired Word of God. … Continue reading →

The unbelievable but true story of how a deceased prophet Elisha raised a person from the dead is chronicled in this episode. A mortally sick Elisha dies and as was the custom, is buried in a cave or rock tomb. … Continue reading →

A generous, childless Shunammite woman and her husband build a private room in their home for the prophet Elisha, prompting him out of gratitude to prophesy that she will bear a son the following year, and she does. We go … Continue reading →

In this episode, we learn of the first recorded resurrection in Scripture. In the midst of a drought, God sends Elijah to the pagan town of Zarephath, where a destitute Gentile widow feeds the visiting prophet a portion from her … Continue reading →

When Lazarus of Bethany falls deathly ill, his sisters Mary and Martha send word to Jesus, who is in another town 20 miles away. Four days after Lazarus has died and been buried in a cave-tomb, Jesus meets up and … Continue reading →

As we have a loving Father in heaven Who is always there for us in the midst of our struggles, the love of an earthly father for his child is seen in the account of a man seeking help from … Continue reading →

Many go through their lives not dealing with the thought of their inevitable death. They block it out of their minds and try to pretend it won’t happen. But we can’t escape the reality—death is a power against which each … Continue reading →

This lesson details the story of Dorcas (Tabitha), a beloved disciple in the seaport of Joppa, who was known for her selfless good works. When Dorcas falls sick and dies, the believers, hoping for a miracle, summon the Apostle Peter … Continue reading →

In this episode, we learn of a young man who paid the ultimate price for “falling asleep in church.” In Acts 20:7-12, during the Apostle Paul’s long midnight preaching in a warm, stuffy third-story chamber, Eutychus dozes off in a … Continue reading →

Something went wrong in Israel when Christ came and ministered in her midst for 3½ years—the nation as a whole rejected her Messiah. In this episode, we learn from a parable the Lord gave in Luke 13 that the unspiritual … Continue reading →

Simply out of gratitude, we can never forget Christ’s great sacrifice on the Cross in saving us from our sins, so that we might live eternally. In the Old Testament, there are many different prophecies and types of the Cross, … Continue reading →

In this episode, we discuss the Apostle Paul’s three vocational metaphors in 2 Timothy 2:3-13 for faithful Christian service and ministry: endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, strive lawfully as an athlete in competition, and labor diligently … Continue reading →

This episode covers Colossians 3:22-25 (and 4:1), instructing employees (“servants”) to obey bosses (“masters”) in everything—not with eyeservice as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God—knowing they will receive the “reward of the inheritance” at the Judgment Seat of … Continue reading →

Here, the Apostle Paul, drawing from the familiar Isthmian Games near Corinth, challenges believers in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 to run the Christian race with the same intense determination, self-discipline, and purpose as the athletes: “So run, that ye may obtain,” … Continue reading →

This episode highlights 1 Corinthians 3:8-15 to show believers as co-laborers with God in His Church—both as His “husbandry” (field planted and watered by Paul and Apollos) and His “building” (with Paul as the wise master builder who laid the … Continue reading →

The seventh and final saying from the Cross—“Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit” (Luke 23:46)—was Jesus’ calm, confident last utterance after “It is finished,” as He bowed His head and voluntarily dismissed His spirit, dying willingly and in … Continue reading →

“It is finished” (John 19:30)—the sixth saying from the Cross—was Jesus’ triumphant shout, declaring that the work of redemption was fully completed: sin’s penalty paid in full, prophecies fulfilled, the Father’s justice satisfied, and the perfect sacrifice offered once for … Continue reading →

The fifth saying from the Cross—“I thirst” (John 19:28)—is the focus of this lesson and was spoken by Jesus after the three hours of darkness, that Scripture might be fulfilled. As fully man, He experienced the raging physical thirst of … Continue reading →

This episode examines the fourth saying from the Cross—“My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:46)—which came at the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.), after three hours of supernatural global darkness, when the Father turned away from His … Continue reading →

On the Cross, even in His pain and suffering, we find Christ thinking of others. We see it when He looked over to the one thief who believed on Him and comforted him. And we see it again, here in … Continue reading →

In this episode, we explore Christ’s second saying from the Cross: “Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). At Calvary, the two armed robbers who were crucified alongside Jesus both initially mocked and blasphemed Him along with … Continue reading →

This episode opens a series on the seven sayings of Christ from the Cross by focusing on the first: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). This first prayer from the Cross fulfilled Isaiah 53:12 … Continue reading →