We often exhaust ourselves trying to construct a perfect spiritual life, but true blessing follows a "theology of descent," flowing down from God rather than up from our efforts. Spiritual vitality is a gravity-fed gift from Jesus to us, not a structure we must build ourselves.
The Gravity of Grace: Putting Down Your Bricks We often exhaust ourselves trying to construct a perfect spiritual life, but true blessing follows a "theology of descent," flowing down from God rather than up from our efforts. Spiritual vitality is a gravity-fed gift
The parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15 is a well-known story that is a challenge to add anything new to. However, the focus of this parable can be on grace, both from the Father towards us and the grace we must assign to others.
I hope you had a good week as well, it’s good to have you here tonight. Let me ask you to come with me to the word of the Lord and let’s go into the gospel of Luke, chapter 15, and I’d like to share with you such a well- preach the same message for many, many times and yet there’s always something new that comes out of the word of the Lord, it’s inexhaustible, it really is. The Holy Spirit, only He could do something as marvelous as cont
The sermon is focused on the importance of living a life of Godly values and character, rather than just displaying spiritual gifts or emotions. The speaker emphasizes the need for persistence, discipline, honesty, and excellence in our daily lives, which will ensure success and peace in the long run.
Romans 12 beginning with verse 1: " .... therefore I urge you brothers in view of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. with many members and these members do not all have the same function so in Christ we who are many form one body and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts according to the grace given to us.
This sermon is about the faithfulness of God and our assurance in Him. The speaker begins by referencing a worship song about God's faithfulness and moves on to discuss the importance of Romans 8 in understanding our confidence in God.
God’s faithfulness. I don’t remember which chorus it was, but it was one that speaks of the faithfulness of Jesus and of God and his standing with us every step of the way, his support for us, his never ending ownership the grounding, the scriptural grounding of what we have just proclaimed here, where it lies and to reinforce in us that sense of assurance, of God’s goodness. So, chapter 8 of Romans stands in my mind as the essential do
Grace is a gift from God that cannot be earned but is received through faith in Jesus Christ. It liberates, saves, completes, convinces, and devastates us by breaking down our self-sufficiency and pride.
Grace is a gift from God that cannot be earned but is received through faith in Jesus Christ. It liberates, saves, completes, convinces, and devastates us by breaking down our self-sufficiency and pride.
The journey of faith, from ancient laments to modern challenges, is fundamentally defined by an active posture of hope and expectant waiting. This deep trust in God's unwavering character calls us to persevere and actively keep ourselves within His love.
The Active Hope of the Pilgrim: Keeping and Longing for Divine Mercy Psalms 38:15 • Jude 1:21
God's grand redemptive work moves us from a heartfelt plea for restoration to His definitive act of making all things new. While the faithful of old cried out for revival—a return to a former state of favor—in Christ, we experience a radical transformation, becoming entirely new creations, not merely restored to an imperfect past.
From Longing to Life: God's Journey of Renewal and New Creation Psalms 85:6 • 2 Corinthians 5:17