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The Idol Called Grace
Contributed by Dave Vance on Dec 4, 2018 (message contributor)
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1. Grace...an Idol?
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
What is idolatry and how does grace become an idol?
There are times in our lives where God calls us into the tension of life…to go deeper in wrestling with who He is and what He has done for us…These moments can be wonderful moments, but not easy moments. A professor of mine called it “Blessed Despair” (Discovery yet limited). When you get in the ...read more
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2. Messy Grace
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
When Grace Meets Our Mess
What makes grace unmerited, undeserved, and unearned? Though sin and grace have separate chapters in most systematic theology texts, I’m convinced they are so closely related that we can’t understand one without the other. And because the word sin has fallen out of favor (Sin Is Out of Style), it ...read more
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3. Insecure Grace
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
The identity crisis that grace can cause
Who do you think you are? That question is identity-shaping, life-altering, eternity-affecting. How would you describe yourself? How do you introduce yourself? How do you perceive yourself? That’s the greatest question you will ever ask yourself? It’s your identity…and the truest of what you think ...read more
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4. Immature Grace
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
How does grace help you grow?
One of the gifts of God is this progression of life…We all know that there is this progression of life…there is an expectation that when young you are going to grow up… Baby in the womb…infant wanting to walk…child wanting to be a teenager, a teenager wanting to be an adult… Do you remember…Did ...read more
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5. Weak Grace
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
Does grace cause you to endure?
Grace is the greatest gift…in a world of greatest pain…What is the thing in your life that has hurt you the most? For some it’s a relationship (spouse or parents)…for others it was a sickness…some it was financial…and for many it was an emotional breakdown (depression)…Whatever you answer with…I ...read more
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6. Stifled Grace
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
Does the grace that has been given to you extend from you?
1 Corinthians 15 God’s grace permeated Paul’s thinking. One scholar writes, “Paul could not think of Christian truth and conduct apart from God’s grace” (D. Edmond Hiebert, The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, ed. by Frank Gaebelein [Zondervan], 11:439). vs. 1 – notice the progression of the ...read more
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7. Unfinished Grace
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
Where is grace leading you?
"See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so ...read more
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8. Uncommon Grace
Contributed on Jan 20, 2019
Has grace become common?
How many of us have this same experience with the beauty of grace. God graciously gives us freedom from the bondage of sin. It’s grace that is beyond human description. But God continues to pour upon our salvation gifts like Scripture, prayer, the church, our families, friends, jobs, and ...read more