Simply By Grace Podcast

Some people say that a person's death can tell you a lot about their life. Sometimes that life is reflected on a tombstone. Some tombstones have a humorous statement like "well, I knew this was coming", still others just have some dates with a dash between them. Is your life just a dash? Are you focused on the proper things and just what are those proper things? Are they eternal or are they tempor...

This is our final episode of Simply by Grace - The Book! In this last episode Charlie reads through Chapter 13 - Sharing the Gift, where he focuses on how to share the gospel clearly.  Charlie follows his discussion with Greg Stier. Greg is totally committed to sharing the gospel, especially with youth. He has a podcast: The Greg Stier Youth Ministry Podcast . His new book Unlikely Fighter tells h...

What is freedom worth to you? Many have given their lives for it. Many long for it, still others who have it, abuse it.  Many don't understand it, and few treasure it. But what about spiritual freedom? What does that mean as a believer? Freedom from what? Should it be treasured or feared? Believers are often taught to fear grace as part of the Christian walk. When people speak about grace there al...

In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 11 - A New Commitment.  As we enjoy a new life in Christ, we can also enjoy a new purpose. Jesus challenged believers to be disciples. The great commission in Matthew 28:18-20 focuses on making disciples.  Jesus called unbelievers to salvation and called believers to discipleship. One follows the other, one is free the one that follows is hard work. On...

In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 10 - A New Life.  Grace has given us the free gift of salvation, so now what do we do with it?  Enjoy it! Many Christians understand how grace plays a role in our salvation. However, many don't understand how it's also central to our sanctification, or our Christian walk and growth. The Christian life is a life of faith, and we walk with Christ. This w...

Charlie reads through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of the podcast.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 9 - A New Accountability. When a person believes in Christ for salvation, who do they have to answer to and what should their motivation be to serve Christ? How do rewards fit into this? Should they be motivated by works or by...

Charlie reads through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of the podcast.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 8 - Grace and Good Works. In it he focuses on the difference between grace and works. What are they and how do good works fit into the salvation picture?  Ephesians 2:10 speaks of our purpose in salvation. It says that we are G...

Charlie reads through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of the podcast.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 7 - Assured by Grace. In this chapter he focuses on a believer's assurance of salvation. Assurance is simply a believer's understanding of their eternal security in Christ.  Without a solid understanding of God's free grace, as...

Charlie reads through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of the podcast.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 6 - Secured by Grace. In this chapter he focuses on a believer's security of salvation, aka. Eternal security.  He also has an open discussion with Dr. Mark Haywood, who was a dean at the Grace School of Theology and is now a p...

Charlie reads through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of the podcast.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 5 - A Maze of Grace. In this chapter he focuses on how salvation can be confused by commitments or works in order to be saved or prove you've been saved. He also addresses the accusation of 'cheap grace'.  He also has an open d...

Charlie reads through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of the podcast.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 4 - Saved by Grace. In this chapter he focuses on how salvation is by grace through faith alone. He also has an open discussion with Dr. Fred Chay who is an active part of the Free Grace Alliance and he also works at Grace Scho...

Charlie reads through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of the podcast.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 3 - Surprised by Grace. In this chapter he focuses on Justification by Grace alone and Romans Chapter 3. He also has an open discussion with Ben Santamaria, who is originally from Mexico City and is a pastor at FBCVA.org .  Dr....

Join us for a special podcast series! Charlie will be reading through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of each chapter.   In this podcast Charlie reads through Chapter 2 - The God of All Grace. He also has an open discussion towards the end with Garth Oliver of TrueQuest Outfitter Ministries . He also has a podcast called Making Sense of Life a...

Christmas is just around the corner and Charlie and his wife Karen wanted to share a special Christmas message with you. We hope you enjoy this quick special podcast!   Merry Christmas from GraceLife!

Join us for a special 13-part podcast series! Charlie will be reading through his book Simply By Grace with a special guest interview and discussion time at the end of each chapter.   In this podcast Charlie reads through his introduction and Chapter 1 - The Gift of Grace .He also has an open discussion towards the end with Dr. David Anderson, President of Grace School of Theology . If you've neve...

How do you practice grace in ministry? What does that look like? When we talk about ministry one should view it as a gift from God, this is how the apostle Paul viewed it. Paul said that his apostleship is a gift of grace from God. it wasn't something he earned, it was a privilege to him. So how do we cultivate this same attitude and put it into practice? This is a special podcast that is a rebroa...

This is a rebroadcast of C4C Apologetics interview with Charlie. It is one of our longer podcasts but we think you'll enjoy this because of the breadth of topics covered. Daniel Weirback talks with Charlie and focuses on a number of items including the accusation that Free Grace gives believers a license to sin.  Some of the questions addressed are: What is "Free Grace Theology"? Is Free Grace The...

Charlie takes a quick look at Hebrews 11 during a conference and addressing how and why we are to live by faith. But what is faith, what is the nature of faith? What does faith look like? Who exemplified faith? How do we emulate it? Christians are to live by faith and wait for the kingdom of God. But what does that mean? Charlie answers these questions and more in this episode of SimplyByGrace.  ...

Speaking from his office Charlie attends a virtual Word of Life Conference in the Philippines. In this podcast, Charlie focuses on Evangelism during this pandemic time and focuses on Philippians chapter 1 where the Apostle Paul was imprisoned. He was literally locked down, but it didn't stop him from sharing the gospel and evangelizing.  The things that occurred to Paul gave him an opportunity to...

This is a rebroadcast of Charlie's discussion on another Podcast, Hope Builders Ministries . This discussion focused on the Gospel of Grace and making Disciples. They address a number of things in Charlie's book, Grace, Salvation, and Discipleship ; answering questions like are all Christians disciples? What does a disciple look like? When Jesus says come to me vs. come after me, what does that me...

Ever done something in vain? To do something that produces nothing or has no meaning? I think at one point or another we've all experienced this in our lives. In this podcast Charlie focuses on 2 Corinthians 6:1-7. In this passage, Paul warns his brothers and sisters in Christ, to not receive the grace of God in vain. In other words don't prevent the purpose of the gospel from reaching the goal; t...

What if someone promised you everything they owned?  They say it's free, but there's a catch...you have to live a good life and do everything right, from keeping the speed limit to not arguing,  paying taxes to loving others, not lying to speaking the truth in love.  If you messed up once, or twice, you wouldn't get anything. Sounds like good news, but then reality sets in. Who can possibly do tha...

Grace can be a theological concept, and we know grace sometimes as an abstract concept. But  have you ever thought about how grace meets us in our suffering and how it makes us stronger as believers? There's probably no better time when Grace takes on in important role and teaches us, shapes us, and mold us as God works through our lives.  In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul is feeling very weak, he's havin...

Ever been accused of teaching license to sin or worse, being called a heretic for believing that once you believe in Christ you can never be separated from God? It might come as a surprise but eternal security is not well understood at best, and at worst, is simply not well received by many. So it begs the question, why? What would cause someone to deny that eternal life is eternal? It's really a...

Ever wondered why we call Grace...Free Grace? Isn't Grace Free by definition? Often times, particularly in theological discussions, it's important to define terms. The word Grace is often thrown around, but it can mean different things to different people. In addition, when we don't understand the freeness of God's grace you can end up stunting your Christian growth. Not only is grace the basis of...