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Lee Penley: Do you feel empty?
Grace never rubs my face in my past like an owner scolding a dog for a carpet accident. Any remembrance or interaction with my past is to encourage or advance my progress. I often "feel" like I'm not increasing or advancing in physical or spiritual objectives and that...
Wally Odum: Penitent Thief
Consciously or subconsciously there has always been a needling feeling that I should "do" my part in the salvation process. I knew I didn't have enough for the price of admission, but surely I should empty out my pockets to at least give the appearance of having skin...
Dr. Paul Ellis: What is Grace?
Grace is God’s to give. Grace is not cheap, it cost Jesus everything. Grace is an ever-expanding revelation of God’s loving-kindness to us. It’s the one thing that makes anything matter. Without Grace, there would be no Hope. Unraveling the truth of Grace by reading...
Dr. Paul Ellis: Faith Is A Rest
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1 NIV) Faith is a noun, not a verb. It is a byproduct of beholding the glory of God and His goodness. Unbelief is unrest, and unrest is disobedience. Let us, therefore,...
Lee Penley: Late to the Funeral
Apostle Paul pretty much sums up the Christian’s reality, “to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Phil 4:16 NIV) I simply cannot lose after accepting His gift of Grace. What inextinguishable freedom we have in Christ Jesus. What a relief to know that no matter where...
Ralph Harris: God’s Benefits
If I thought my right standing with God depended on me and my self-efforts why wouldn't I be totally preoccupied with myself? I would be totally self-absorbed all the time. I should be. And yet my efforts would be futile. However, the very real fantastic truth is that...
Joseph Prince: Understanding Righteousness
Righteousness is my free gift, paid for by the blood of Jesus. It might be free to me but it's priceless! Jesus worked for my righteousness so I don't have to. I received the gift through His Grace. I can receive this gift simply by believing. No tricks, no works,...
Lee Penley: Understanding God’s Love For You
There was absolutely nothing I did to earn God’s love, and there’s nothing I can do to lose it. The extravagance of Jesus’ love for me is over the top and everlasting. When the revelation of how The Creator of the Universe loves me personally drops from my head to my...
Dr. Paul Ellis: Can we take grace too far?
I can be sincere, and at the same time be wrong, I'm still sincerely wrong. Adding the word "hyper" to grace is supposed to make me feel extreme, unbalanced, and self-serving. The Grace described and revealed in God's word is beyond description and comprehension, none...