Monthly Archives: June 2011

Here’s the audio version from this week…

     The second difference this should make in our lives is that it should keep us humble before others.  How can we look down on anyone when we realize that the only reason we have what we have is because … Continue reading →

     So what’s the point?  How is this knowledge valuable in our lives?  I want to suggest this morning that the knowledge of God’s calling grace is important for three reasons.      First, it must keep us humble before the … Continue reading →

       Theologians speak of two kinds of grace in connection with the call of God.  The first is “common grace”.  This is grace shown to all humankind.  This is the call Romans speaks of when it says:   (Rom … Continue reading →

     Many years ago Charles Spurgeon told about the loss of the vessel called the “Central America”.  She was in a bad state, had sprung a leak, and was going down.  She therefore hoisted a signal of distress.  A ship … Continue reading →

Here’s the audio version (take 2)…

     Of course, God is under obligation to no one.  He is God and there is no other.  No one deserves His grace.  No one is entitled to His grace.  His grace is always a gift of love, of compassion.  … Continue reading →

     There is a remaining question.  How can we make this real in our daily lives?  In other words, how can I allow Jesus to be the husband my wife needs and the father my children need through me?  How … Continue reading →

     You see, almost all of us grew up the same way.  Oh, the circumstances were different, but the core message was the same: do well and you will be rewarded; do badly and you will be punished.  Perhaps it … Continue reading →