Grace

Resources on Grace

A Gentle Answer - Closing Thoughts and Communion

A closing thought about second chances.

Gentleness Grace Kingdom of God

Gentle as the Rain 2

November 17, 2019

The woman at the well. In John 4, Jesus changes a woman's life by simply communicating that he knew her completely.

Mercy Grace Identity Divorce God’s Character

Gentle as the Rain 1

November 10, 2019

A woman caught in adultery. This story teaches us that God's love is not dependent on what you do or don't do. That doesn't mean that he'll leave you the same.

Mercy Grace Identity Sin God’s Character

The Gambler and the King 2

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. Most Christians have no idea what to do with this parable.

Parables Grace Mercy Kingdom of God

The Gambler and the King 1

The Parable of the Day Workers. God’s generosity makes the undeserving equal with the deserving. Do you resent Him for it?

Parables Grace Mercy Kingdom of God

Great Storyteller The Great Feast

February 25, 2018

The Parable of the Great Banquet. Guess who’s coming to dinner? Those who consider themselves lucky just to be invited.

Hospitality Grace Parables

Great Storyteller The Generous Master

January 13, 2018

God's generosity makes the undeserving equal with the deserving. Do you resent Him for it?

Grace Mercy Parables

Great Storyteller Two Lost Sons

January 6, 2018

The "Parable of the Prodigal Son" is really a story about two sons, equally lost, and equally dependent on the grace of the father.

The Prodigal Son Grace Mercy

Jonah 4 Second Chances

November 12, 2017

We see Jonah smack dab in the middle of what I like to call a ‘moment of clarity’. He’s swallowed by a large fish. And I just think if there has even been a time for a man to rethink his life, it would be then.

Jonah Forgiveness Mercy Grace Redemption

Jonah 2 The Running Man

October 28, 2017

Under the stormy sea, there is love waiting for you. If you just stop running.

Jonah Submission Sin Grace Mercy Repentance

Jonah 1 A Comedy

October 22, 2017

The book of Jonah is not a story about what lurks deep in the ocean, it’s a story about what lurks deep in our hearts. It’s also quite funny.

Jonah Forgiveness Mercy Grace Redemption

Who's Coming To Dinner?

What does it mean for Judas, the betrayer, to be included in this supper?

Communion Hospitality Grace Parables

A Seat for the Betrayer

No matter who you are, no matter what you’ve done, you have been invited to the table.

Communion Grace

Woe is Me

Jesus, in his final discourse, takes the time to spell out how hypocrisy shows itself in someone’s life.

Hypocrisy Grace Kindness Ego The Beatitudes

The Last Messenger

The Parable of the Tenants. Jesus makes an unbelievable statement: “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.”

Grace Mercy Parables Entitlement Humility

The Subversive King

Jesus is the counter-intuitive King. Jesus is the confrontational King. Jesus is the coming King.

Grace Kingdom of God

Bloodline

January 1, 2017

The genealogy of Matthew is not just there for historical reference. Rather, it’s making a point about who Jesus is and what he came to bring.

Kingdom of God Mercy Grace

The Gambler (Tuesday Night Service)

December 13, 2016

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. Mr. Thompson has a choice.

Parables Grace Mercy Kingdom of God

Playing to the Crowd

October 11, 2016

Jesus, in Matthew 6, turns his attention to the issue of hypocrisy. In the greek, that’s talking about an actor on a stage.

Hypocrisy Grace Kindness Ego Sermon on the Mount

The Gambler

August 28, 2016

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. "What's the moral to the story?" None. This story is not concerned with morality.

Parables Grace Mercy Kingdom of God

Playing to the Crowd

Jesus turns his attention to the issue of hypocrisy. Christianity as a kind of theater is extremely common.

Hypocrisy Grace Kindness Ego Sermon on the Mount

People in Glass Houses

February 14, 2016

The Woman Caught in Adultery. Jesus not only stands up for people who are innocent, he stands up for people who are guilty.

Grace Mercy Compassion Kingdom of God

The Need to Be Known

January 24, 2016

The woman at the well. We all have the need to be known, and it’s a need that can only be found in Jesus.

The Undeserving

January 17, 2016

The Parable of the Day Workers. God’s generosity makes the undeserving equal with the deserving. Do you resent Him for it?

The God Who Bleeds 8 Lazarus and Dostoyevsky

October 18, 2015

Dostoyevsky becomes a Christian because of the New Testament, in particular, the story of Lazarus.

Death Mercy Grace

All is Grace 8 The Second Journey

We’ve all met someone who for whatever reason had a crisis of faith. And never recovered from it. But then comes the second journey.

Grace Faith Vulnerability Honesty

All is Grace 7 Freedom

February 21, 2015

Christ has called you to freedom. Freedom from the fear of death, freedom from the fear of life, and freedom from the fear of other peoples opinions.

Grace Faith Vulnerability Honesty

All is Grace 4 Tilted Halos

January 3, 2015

The gospel of grace is about God, not you. His faithfulness, His goodness, His trustworthiness, His grace.

Grace Gratitude Mercy Vulnerability Honesty

All Is Grace 3

December 20, 2014

The ragamuffin gospel reveals that Jesus forgives sins; that He is comfortable with sinners who remember how to show compassion.

Grace Sin Vulnerability Honesty

All Is Grace 2

December 6, 2014

The God who flung from His fingertips this universe filled with galaxies and stars, penguins, Pomeranians and poodles, is the God who loves with magnificent monotony.

Beauty Creation Gratitude Grace Vulnerability Honesty

All Is Grace 1

November 15, 2014

The Ragamuffin Gospel was written for the bedraggled, beat-up, and burnt-out. It is for the inconsistent, unsteady disciples whose cheese is falling off their cracker.

Grace Sin Humility Vulnerability Honesty

What the Bible Is All About 12 All Things Are Yours

November 1, 2014

Your invitation is to live with the assumption that nothing can separate you from the love of Christ, that God is on your side and all things are yours.

Grace Gratitude

What the Bible Is All About 11 The Cross

September 20, 2014

Peter's greatest failure. A failure Jesus predicted.

Grace Mercy Sin

What the Bible Is All About 7 Stoners and Swingers

What Was Jesus Writing On Ground?

Mercy Grace Sin

What the Bible Is All About 4

Abraham sacrificing Isaac. What kind of God would ask a man to sacrifice his son? Answer: Not This One.

What the Bible Is All About 3

The Flood. This is a story about contrast. Our God vs other gods

Grace The Flood

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