Holiness is a beautiful word. Applied to God, it refers to the perfection of all his attributes combined into a single description of his nature. God is holy. Since all of God’s attributes are perfectly good, his holiness is beautiful. How does holiness apply to...
Does anyone really think of beauty when they hear the word “holiness”? Not unless they have thought about God and what he is making his children to be. “Holy” is not an adjective for a cow, or a reference to a sanctimonious person. Holiness is real...
Placing our hope fully on the grace that is to come corrects and motivates us as strangers and sojourners in this world. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we...
In 1 Peter, hope is a powerful thing. It is the reason for being and doing. It motivates us to be and do. The call to set our hope fully on the grace of God in Christ is to be heeded because our lives depend...
I’ve been thinking about hope this week because the sermon text for Sunday is 1 Peter 1:13, “…set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” While being encouraged by my study, I have found myself...
The gospel of grace transforms our very hearts, resulting in obedience. Scott and Justin discuss this and more on this week's podcast. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we...
We are called to consider salvation. In the trials and testings of life, we may be tempted to neglect our salvation for some form of self-generated coping scheme or doubt our salvation because our circumstances are so difficult, or come to believe that our salvation...
How can a person grieve and rejoice at the same time? Communion with the Holy Spirit makes this a reality for believers. Justin and Scott discuss this and more in this week's episode. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday...
In the various trials of life that test our faith, from where does our joy come? Our joy comes from God; his great mercy toward us in Christ, his work in us to conform us to the image of Christ, and his promise to get...
This weekend we conclude our 21-Day Devoted to Prayer season. What do we do now? Maybe right now you feel badly because you never got around to praying for Grace Community Church the past three weeks. That prayer guide is still staring at you from the...
