Tag: grace
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Everyday Grace
We talk about grace in the Christian life. We need it! Through grace we discover the amazing love of God. Through grace we have access to God in Jesus. Yet, have we thought about how much we need it from one another? Here are some thoughts about giving grace everyday. Let me introduce you to…
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What Makes Grace Profound?
Grace. There are two important questions this word should bring to our minds. 1) What is it? and 2) Why do I need it? This week I spent some time with the encounter Jesus had with the woman who was supposedly caught in the very act of adultery. This encounter is a lived out picture…
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Do we treat salvation like a gift or work?
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Peter 1:3) There is a word in these verse that tells us what salvation is all about.…
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Grace Makes the Weak Powerful
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,…
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Grace, More than Just a Ticket to Heaven
For the next several weeks I want to share excerpts from my new book. I hope they challenge and bless you… The book is about living in grace – Last week we thought about the temptation to make grace smaller than it is. This week, let’s consider how God’s word treats grace as much bigger…
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Do We Live in Grace?
This is my praise to report – My second book is finished! For the next several weeks I want to share excerpts from the book. I hope they challenge and bless you… The book is about living in grace. A allegory called Edge of Eternity describes a man who is in a cage. He stays…
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At Calvary – Episode 89 – The Word is Grace
Big words cause our tongues to trip. Small words trip up our life. This week at the Lighthouse Community Center we talk about a small word that has a huge meaning. It is the word that tells us what Jesus came to give us. That word is grace. Looking for more? You can always find…
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A Wondrous Protection
When I think of my mistakes I have a recurring question: How can I make it right? In my quest to right the wrongs of my own making, I have discovered there is a difference between acknowledging wrongs and constantly living under the crushing weight of guilt. The difference is grace. Here’s a newsflash (not…
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Living by Grace Protects Us
As a Christian, I am very familiar with being saved by grace. The question I often have, though, is, “Do I live by grace?” Have you asked that question of yourself lately? Paul says, “By grace you have been saved through faith. And that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God. Not of…
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At Calvary – Episode 68b – Grace and Peace Because of the Father and the Son
Do you need some encouraging music to help your day? This second half of the “At Calvary!” podcast features both the worship time and the after-concert given by Cross Contamination. We hope you enjoy it!
Pastor John D Jakes 