Surely He scorns the scornful, but gives grace to the humble. Proverbs 3:34 What do we need grace for? Do we need grace to love a particular family member? Or how about to be faithful to your mate? or to take a specific step of obedience? Or how about grace to trust God with my longing or marriage? How about grace to honor our parents (or in-laws)? What about needing grace to lvoe your wife as Christ loves the church? Do we need grace to be kind and patient with our children? Are there any other areas that you can think of that we would need grace? God’s grace is…
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Grace When We Suffer
Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 Are you facing a situation or in a season that seems beyond what you can handle? It may be a relationship, illness, grief, finances. Do you feel stuck in a corner with no way out? No hope or light at the end of the tunnel? Whatever your situation is, know that you are…
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Sanctifying Grace
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age. Titus 2:11-12 Once we have received God’s saving grace, we don’t automatically become perfect christians. We have not arrived and have it all together. As we grow our relationship with Christ and keep him at the center of our lives and continue to seek Him for help, He is shaping us into who He wants us to be. We need God’s grace every day to sanctify us and to conform us to the image of Christ. There are…
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Saving Grace
So that the coming ages he migh show the immeasurable rihes of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2: 7-8 Have you ever done a what if scenerio? I am going to tell a little story! You may have personal experience something like this or know of someone. Here we Go! The was this person who was killed through some random act of violence. IF the father were to track down the killer and kill him that would be vengeance. However, if the father…
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Grace: God’s Provision
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may recieve mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 So far how have you dealt with what God has been asking you to change? Are you struggling with any of these changes? Here are a few questions to help! I really want to obey God, but it’s to hard! I’m afraid to do what I know I need to do! I know what God wants me to do, I don’t have the desire to do it! I will never measure up to what I should be! I’ve got to work harder…
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Seeking Him
Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Matthew 3:2 Where are you at today with repenting? Are you more willing today to be humble and repent or are you still fighting letting go of your sin? Let’s take time to investigate our own heart. Prayerfully and honestly answer the following question. Have I ever experience the repentance that characterize genuine salvation? Does sin in my life bother me? What is my attitude say about my sin, am I ready to forsake sin with what God has shown me? Am I willing to call my wrongaction “sin” or call them other things such…
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God Is Calling To Us
My Grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Have you been called to God to repent? In what ways has He used to call you to repentance? God will use many ways to get our attention on repenting from our sin. The Holy Spirit will speak to us, He will use our own conscience to convict us, He may allow us to “get caught” or He may even use another believer to confront us. However He chooses to confront us, it is best…
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Metanoeo: To Think differently
. Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 Before sin becomes an act, it forms first in a thought. This is what we call being tempted. This is when we should cry out to God for help resist the sin. If we don’t then we will fall into the temptation and sin. God has given us a means to escape from sin’s lure and grip. It is the power of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. He convicts us. He calls us to turn around and change the direction…
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Repentance Is Returning To God
Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances And have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” Says the Lord of hosts. But you said, ‘In what way shall we return?’ Malachi 3:7 When we are seeking God, we must seek Him with our whole heart. We must then realize that repentance is not ony an option, but a requirement. In returning to the Lord means that we will forsake sin and obey what God he says. In the Old Testament, the nations of Israel and Judah repeatedly strayed from God. Each time this happened God would send a…
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Repenting To God
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 What images, feelings, or reactions do you get when you hear the word repentance? Why do we blame our circumstances or other people for our actions or our spiritual condition? Let’s take a look at David. Let’s read Psalm 51:1-6. Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned,…