Grace Sermons

God is good.  Goodness is part of His nature.  God can't be anything but good.  But not only is God good, He shares His goodness with those who receive His gift of salvation by faith.  Through your union in Christ, you are made good.  He crucified your old self and has given you a new nature (a good nature).  You are a recipient of and expresser of God's goodness. #godsgoodness #attributesofgod  h...

The aseity of God means He is self-existent.  The eternality of God means He exists outside of time.  The Immutability of God means He does not change.  The self-existent and eternal God of the universe created you and even pursues you as He desires to be in and experience a relationship with you and that will not change. The Aseity of God The Eternality of God The Immutability of God https://theg...

We all deal with fear, worry, and anxiety on some level, and it can keep us from experiencing the abundant life we have in Christ.  But God gives us the answer to how to overcome fear, worry, and anxiety in our lives.  In Philippians 4:6-7, we are told to present our anxieties to God.  We name them and release them to the Lord.  In Philippians 4:8, we are told to replace those anxious thoughts wit...

Social media can be used by God for good, but it can easily become our chief discipler as Christians.  Satan can use it as a tool to distract, divide, and devour.  He can use it to conform us to the image of this world.  But Christianity is about fixing our eyes on Jesus and allowing Him to throw off everything that hinders us from experiencing the abundant life we have in Him.  Are you using soci...

It's been said that comparison is the thief of joy.  Satan uses comparison to deceive us into finding our worth and value from how we measure up to other people.  The Bible tells us that Satan is out to steal, kill, and destroy.  Comparison is one of the ways he robs us of our joy in Christ. https://thegraceblog.com/blog #comparison #sermon

Sexual sin in the Bible shows us that Satan has taken God's good gift of sex and twisted it into something that steals, kills, and destroys our lives.  But in Christ, we experience complete forgiveness, a new nature, and resurrection power to move beyond this roadblock in our lives. https://thegraceblog.com/blog #lust #immorality #sermon

Past mistakes can leave us feeling guilt and shame for a long time.  They can leave us stuck on the journey of life.  We all have a past and it can be a major roadblock that keeps us from experiencing the abundant life Jesus said He came to give.  Peter made past mistakes, but in John 21, Jesus leads him beyond the roadblock of his past, and this passage shows us how to move beyond the roadblock o...

Because of Jesus' resurrection, believers in Christ experience a resurrection in their own lives the moment they put their faith and trust in Him for salvation.  Are you living the resurrected life?  It's time to start living from Jesus instead of for Jesus. #easter #resurrectionsunday #resurrection #resurrectionlife #raisedwithjesus #bornagain  https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is a pivotal point on His road to the cross and His resurrection.  The people wanted Him to make their situation with Rome better, but He was up to something so much bigger than changing temporary circumstances.  Jesus was entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to bring peace between man and God through His substitutionary atonement on the cross. #palmsunday #joh...

What is meaning of Jesus anointed at Bethany?  In John 12:1-8, Mary anoints Jesus as an act of humility and worship, regardless of what others might think about her.  God uses it to prepare Jesus' body for future burial after His finished work on the cross.  

After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the religious leaders of plot to kill Jesus.  However, God was at work to bring about His plan to rescue humanity from their sin through the substitutionary atonement of Jesus.  What Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin meant for evil, God meant for good. https://thegraceblog.com/blog #john11 #resurrection

How are we supposed to love our enemies?  That seems impossible!  And in your flesh, it is impossible.  But Jesus loved His enemies, and if you are in Christ, He will love your enemies as He expresses His life through you. Luke 6:27-28... “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. #luke6 #loveyo...

In Luke 6, Jesus encounters the rule-police (Pharisees) who call Him out for breaking the rules on the Sabbath.  He declares in Luke 6:5, I am the Lord of the Sabbath!  What is the meaning of Luke 6:5?  If Jesus was willing to break the rules of tradition in His day to love people and show them compassion, then shouldn't we expect Him to do the same in and through us today? 5 Then Jesus said to th...

In Luke 5, Jesus tells a parable about wineskins and also about a new patch on an old cloth.  What is the meaning of these parables?  Basically, Jesus is saying that He didn't come to mix the old covenant and the new covenant.  He did not come to mix grace with law.  He came to fulfill the law and offer us a whole new life as we receive His grace by faith. #luke5 #parable #parableofjesus #parables...

Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners tells us that we should expect Him to express His life through us today in ways that lead us to do the same thing.  Who are the tax collectors and sinners of our day that Jesus wants to use you to invest in and be in relationship with? Luke 5:32 - I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. #luke5 #sinner #taxcollector #repentance ...

In Luke 5:20, before healing a paralytic, Jesus said to him, "Friend your sins are forgiven."  Jesus has the authority to forgive sins.  If you've received Jesus for salvation, you have complete forgiveness in Him.  As you rest in your forgiveness and allow Him to express His life through you, He'll use you to share the gospel with others so that He can declare to them, "friend, your sins are forg...

Jesus reaches toward people who are untouchable, invisible, or on the outside looking in.  As He expresses His life through us, He will do the same thing through us today. In Luke 5:12, a man with leprosy asks Jesus, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."  He has faith in Jesus' ability to heal, but he is not sure if He is willing (probably because he doesn't feel worthy).  In Luke 5:13, Jes...

What is your calling in life?  Do you have a calling on your life?  In Luke 5, we see Simon Peter receive his calling from Jesus to fish for people.  You have a unique calling on your life as well which reflects how Jesus will express His life through you as you! #lifecalling #luke5  https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Should we meet people's needs or share the gospel with them?  Sometimes people will say things like, "Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words," but what we see from Jesus is that words are necessary!  In Luke 4:43, we see Jesus say that He must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God.  But we also see that Jesus took time to serve people and meet their needs.  Jesus provided tangible h...

In Luke 4, Jesus is teaching in the synagogue with authority, but He encounters a demon who is exercising his authority over another man.  It's good vs. evil.  One authority vs. another authority.  Who will win and what does it mean for us today? https://thegraceblog.com/blog #luke4 #demons #authorityinchrist

What is your purpose?  Your purpose is related to Jesus' purpose.  Jesus expresses His life through you, so the more you know about Jesus' purpose, the more you'll know what your purpose is and what He will do through you.  In Luke 4:18-19, we see what Jesus' purpose is, and that summarized is to selflessly serve needy people.  Jesus continues that mission today.  He selflessly serves needy people...

The Christian life is all about new life in Christ, life with others, and life expressed.  Jesus puts His life in us and then begins to express His life through us.  As we begin to study the gospel of Luke to discover more about this "expressed life," we look at the introduction (Luke 1:1-4) and see how and why Luke wrote this gospel. #luke1  https://thegraceblog.com/blog

What does John mean when he says that those who become children of God are born of God?  John tells us that those who receive Jesus by believing in His name, are given the authority to become children of God.  He doesn't say they get some stamp of approval.  They receive a new nature that gives them the spiritual DNA of God and makes them part of His family. #john1 #bornofgod #childrenofgod  https...

In John 1:6-8, the apostle John makes a dramatic shift from Jesus, the eternal Logos, to John the Baptist.  What is the meaning of John 1:6-8?  What did John the Baptist come to do and why did he come to do it?  What meaning or purpose does it have for our lives today? #john1 #johnthebaptist  https://thegraceblog.com/blog

In John 1:4, John says that in Jesus is zoe life and that His zoe life is the light of all mankind.  What is the meaning of zoe life?  What does it mean that Jesus is life and light?  What impact does that have on us today? John 1:4-5... 4 In him was life (zoe), and that life (zoe) was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. #zoe #zoelife...