Pastor Josh concludes his Christmas series at this special Christmas Eve service with looking at the gift of grace that has been given to all of us through Jesus Christ [... more]

Jesus' death on the cross made it possible for us to receive God's gift of grace [... more]

When my friend gave me a gift recently I was surprised I didn rsquo t think I deserved such a nice present form her She rsquo d sent it after hearing about some work stress I was experiencing Yet she was going through just as much stress if not more than I was with an aging parent challenging children upheaval at work and strain on her marriage I couldn rsquo t believe she had thought of me before herself and her simple gift brought me to tears In truth we rsquo re all recipients of a gift which we could [... more]

Blogger Kevin Lynn rsquo s life seemed to be falling apart In a recent article he recounted ldquo I actually put a gun to my head It took for God to supernaturally step into my room and my life And at that moment I really found what I know is God now rdquo God intervened in Lynn rsquo s life preventing him from taking his life He filled him with conviction and gave him an overwhelming reminder of His loving presence Instead of hiding this powerful encounter Lynn shared his experience with the world creating a YouTube ministry where he [... more]

Some Christians claim that accepting God's gift of grace is ultimately up to us--we can take it or leave it The Bible however doesn't describe salvation in those terms Today R C Sproul demonstrates why the grace of God is irresistible Get R C Sproul's Teaching Series 'What Is Reformed Theology ' on DVD with the Digital Study Guide for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org what-is-reformed-theology Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Pastor Rick teaches from the book of the Acts [... more]

As we continue our In Step series through the Gospel of Luke Pastor Bryan answers a question we all wrestle with How do we scratch the soul's itch to be free The freest people on earth have one thing in common They've all received an unmerited performance-free astounding gift of grace [... more]

As sinners we don't just need improvement We need to be saved We don't need a life coach to help us start over We need a resurrected Savior to raise us from death As Pastor J D continues in this message from Ephesians we learn the four things we must understand about salvation to really lay hold of the gift of grace When we do we find the confidence that comes from accepting Christ's righteousness as our own [... more]

Believing in the gospel is kind of inconvenient isn't it When we don't understand how necessary it is in our lives the demands it makes on us like giving generously and reaching out to people who are different can seem pretty bothersome In this message from the Love Incorruptible series Pastor J D helps us see that until we fully understand the problem of sin we can never fully cherish the gift of grace [... more]

Dr John H Munro February Romans - God has provided justification by faith as a gift of grace But it may surprise you whom God justifies God does not justify good people God does not justify religious people God does not justify moral people God justifies the wicked the ungodly [... more]

Dr John H Munro February Romans - All of the religions in the world are based on human achievement Do this and don't do that But when it comes to God's way of salvation our accomplishments are totally excluded We are all equal in our sin Salvation is a gift of grace Faith alone in Christ alone [... more]

Dr John H Munro December Romans - Because all have sinned all need to be justified The bad news is that we can t save ourselves but the good news is that God s offer of salvation is open to everyone as a free gift of grace [... more]