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Words of Grace – An Invitation

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is...

Words of Grace – Why Morning Comes Again and Again

A man told me that the worst part of his day was the morning. He had lived a long life and was alone. Each morning, he awoke to a sense of dread knowing that the day would hold the same struggles as the...

Words of Grace – Ecclesiastes and Evangelism

I told a friend, who is also a minister, that I was going to preach from Ecclesiastes for several weeks at Grace. I expected to get a bit of sympathy because of the nature of Ecclesiastes or maybe a bit of respect for tackling the...

Words of Grace – What We Gain from the Grace of Galatians

At some point in life, everyone asks these questions: How do I relate to God? Who am I, and where do I belong? How am I supposed to live? For six months, we have listened to the message of Galatians in each Sunday's sermon. What have...

Words of Grace – Authentic Christianity

Grace Community Church will soon bring our six-month sermon series from the book of Galatians to a close. Before we transition from Galatians to other portions of the Bible for our Sunday morning sermons, we want to pay close attention to the final words of...

Words of Grace – Faith, Work, and the Glory of God

J.I. Packer states: "Honest, faithful, honorable work of any sort, done as best one can and as helpfully to others as possible, glorifies God. So a believer may see his or her work as hallowed, whether that work involves handing fast food out of a window,...

Words of Grace – J.I. Packer on Weakness and Faithfulness

J.I. Packer writes of the calling to faithfulness to Christ even as we live with weakness and the reward of glory that awaits those who are faithful to him: "Men and women of the world draw on their talents and ingenuity to map out for themselves...

Words of Grace – J.I. Packer on Money and Weakness

J.I. Packer says: "Many view money as a kind of magic: the more they have of it, the more they want; the more doors they expect it to open for them; and, not surprisingly perhaps, the more reluctant they are to part with any of it....

Words of Grace – J.I. Packer on Weakness

J.I. Packer sums up the Apostle Paul's "thorn in the flesh" reasoning (2 Corinthians 12:7-10) this way: "Paul models the discipleship, spiritual maturity, and growth in grace that all believers are called to pursue. When the world tells us, as it does, that everyone has a...

Words of Grace – Learning from Those Ahead of Us

I recently attended a funeral service led by my pastor, Bob Mowrey. Everyone calls him Bro. Bob. Bro. Bob served as the pastor of Park Avenue Baptist Church in Nashville for thirty-five years. After his "retirement," he served several churches as interim pastor and helped them...