Growing in Grace

Growing in Grace

Growing in Grace is a weekly program featuring informal conversation to help with growth in understanding the gospel, and to live in the freedom that comes through Jesus Christ.

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1072. Now What? When There Is Nothing Left to Forgive

July 10, 2026 • 18 mins
Most church customers who believe in Jesus have been taught they are just sinners (saved by grace) with unclean hearts ... and need to keep seeking a renewed forgiveness from God whenever they fail or fall short. This often becomes a heavily embedded routine that isn't exactly going to strengthen one's true identity as a person who is declared to be righteous and holy, apart from works. It keeps Christians in a state of a sin consc...
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1071. Forgiveness From God: Contrasting the Old Covenant to the New

July 10, 2026 • 18 mins
One of the biggest struggles for those who have been chained to various types of legalism is the worry that God hasn't forgiven them. Perhaps such a concern is because of something they did or they may have frequently done. It usually results in people feeling as though they need to repeatedly seek more forgiveness from God, over and over again. This leaves people wondering from day to day if they are truly forgiven. This has simi...
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1070. One Body - A Variety of Parts and Functions

July 10, 2026 • 21 mins
We all have different abilities, gifts and talents. Within corporate church systems, some members of the body are recruited or convinced they are 'called' to function in a part of the ministry they are not comfortable with. Others have chastised those who believe or function in a gift they themselves do not operate in and will teach that certain spiritual gifts have become obsolete. This can be the result of misunderstanding or mis...
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1069. The Will of God for You (Part 2)

July 10, 2026 • 24 mins
It is difficult to experience the peace of God to the fullest if we're steadily or periodically wondering whether we're in God's will. It becomes even more complicated if we're worried what the negative ramifications might be if we become convinced through external sources that we are "out of God's will." Christ in you, that is God's will for you, and it is a place of peace and rest. He will be with you every step of the way throu...
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1068. The Will of God for You

July 10, 2026 • 21 mins
People can go through all kinds of stress and worry while wondering or trying to figure out what God's will is for their life. It can result in this life becoming heavy and hard instead of light and easy. Sometimes it's just a matter of trusting God to lead and guide. This becomes easier when we can set aside the magnifying glass and begin to see the bigger picture of God's will for your life being Jesus Christ in you. Rest in tha...
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1067. Is There Such a Thing as a License to Sin?

July 10, 2026 • 20 mins
It has been said that grace can result in a license to sin if it isn't balanced with a message of religious law and works. The concerns that grace alone will cause people to be disobedient and choose a sinful lifestyle is the equivalent of blaming Jesus for the choices people make. Avoiding sin is good advice, we've said this for years. It is grace that teaches us in producing a more fruitful and godly way of life by His Spirit. Th...
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1066. Our Reward Is an Unearned Inheritance

July 10, 2026 • 25 mins
There are people who show compassion and do good things to help others. Some are Christians, others are not. Some do it from a loving heart, others do it to try to earn points with God or to be seen by others for recognition. When abiding in grace, what is the motivation to give to others who may be in need of help? Is it based on duty and obligation? Trying to avoid guilt? Feeling required to do so? Fear of 'the principle' of sow...
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1065. Talking Outside the Traditional Box About the B-I-B-L-E

July 10, 2026 • 25 mins
Many Christians consider the Bible as a book that is their connection to God. This is understandable because people tend to desire in seeking ways to make God more tangible within their life and world. The pages are something we can touch and see. It can easily become something worshiped or considered to be our primary source and destination when it comes to knowing God. But it's all based upon how one interprets through human filt...
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1064. The Religious Beatdown: "I Felt Worse, Like I Was Never Doing Enough"

July 10, 2026 • 20 mins
A listener shares with us their story of spending decades in several different churches while working at being dedicated and committed to the cause. Over time, they began to struggle with depression, anxiety, guilt and shame. If it seems like there is something wrong with this picture, it's because there is ... and unfortunately, it's all too common. But we have some encouragement for those who feel trapped. --Available on Amazon ...
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1063. Confidence Becomes Volatile When It's Based on Behavior

July 10, 2026 • 21 mins
Most have been subjected to religious behavioral requirements. It may be a standard you set for yourself, or it may have come from church friends or other sources. Maybe even by misunderstandings within Bible verses. If you convince yourself you're doing a 'pretty good' job of keeping up by performing enough to think of yourself as a successful doer, your 'spiritual' and emotional confidence rises. Wander from it and you might star...
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1062. The Burdensome Process of 'Surrendering' Everything to God

July 10, 2026 • 26 mins
Many of the things we've all heard in mixed-covenant church buildings can easily result in leftovers or at least trace elements within our mindsets that we attempt to apply to the message of the gospel of grace. The result becomes a rather murky hodgepodge of inconsistency. It leaves believers in Christ wondering if they they are right with God, resulting in fear, uncertainty ... and pecks away at people who are finding peace to be...
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1061. Being at Peace Even When So Many Questions Remain Unanswered

July 10, 2026 • 18 mins
We have received many inquiries from listeners over the years who are in search of answers to questions that may have them confused when it comes to things found in the Bible. This isn't exactly an exclusive club. We all would like greater clarity on many things we may not fully understand. When someone seeks input from us, a pastor, or their favorite grace teacher ... it will sometimes just lead to more questions which will result...
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1060. Dodging the 'Doing' Dilemma and Walking in the Spirit

July 10, 2026 • 20 mins
It's good to do good. Works can certainly become an important part of our lives in Christ. But how we are positioned with God is not based on what we do (or don't do). Our eternal redemption and our identity of righteousness is based on what Jesus did for us through a finished work that He fulfilled. Nothing can separate us from that love. The Jewish people under the (now obsolete) Mosaic law were pursuing the master blueprint of g...
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1059. The Corporate Church Campaign to Mix Law and Grace

July 10, 2026 • 21 mins
1. Moses. Charlton Heston. The Ten Commandments. 603 other commandments. Mount Sinai. The Passover lamb. Many sacrifices. Works. Hearing and doing. Sins temporarily covered. Reminded of sins. 2. Jesus. The Lamb of God. Grace. The gift of salvation and righteousness. Faith. One sacrifice. Easter. The Resurrection. The Holy Spirit. Eternal forgiveness. Sins taken away. Sins remembered no more. The above is a nutshell version relati...
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1058. Grace Will Expose the Motivations of the Heart

July 10, 2026 • 17 mins
When we discover a revelation of God's grace, Christians who have been inundated with doctrines of doing in order to maintain right standing with God will be confronted with something that may challenge their past mindset. Under a legalistic, self-righteous, mixed-covenant church culture, it was more about 'doing things' in order to please God; to receive blessings, to keep from being punished, or to be noticed by others (all in t...
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1057. A Listener Asks About Overcoming Past Regrets, Religious Exhaustion and Church Attendance

July 10, 2026 • 23 mins
God's grace teaches us so much over time when compared to religious routines and traditions of "doing" that have often missed the core message of the gospel of God's love. We're continuing with the second part of a letter we received from a newer listener to the podcast who is beginning to see the message of grace and recognizing the contrasts with much of what they may have been taught in the corporate church system. They ask abou...
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1056. A New Listener Writes About Their Faith Roller Coaster - It May Be Your Story Too

July 10, 2026 • 20 mins
Over the past couple of decades, we've received correspondence from people from around the world. We've been blessed by so many emails and comments. We've also heard stories from some who shared very difficult things they have experienced from church denominations and religious tradition ... and some of those were quite sad. We recently received a nice letter from a new listener who discovered our podcast and shared some of his ex...
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1055. The Listeners Speak! The Changes Grace Brought to Them (Part 6)

July 10, 2026 • 20 mins
This is the final installment from our previous request ... asking listeners to share something that completely changed for them as they slipped from the roots of religious legalism into the grace of the gospel. This week includes the topics of: - The fear of participating in communion "in an unworthy manner" because of certain sins that religion declares will cause a separation with God or result in a negative effect on our fel...
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1054. The Listeners Speak! The Changes Grace Brought to Them (Part 5)

July 10, 2026 • 22 mins
Some weeks ago, we asked our listeners to comment on something that completely changed for them as they slipped from the roots of religious legalism into the grace of the gospel. This week includes the topics of: - Trying to keep some type of weekly religious sabbath and attempting to "Christianize" the concept (mix the Old Covenant with the New). - The habit of continuously seeking or asking God's Spirit to come ... or asking G...
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1053. The Listeners Speak! The Changes Grace Brought to Them (Part 4)

July 10, 2026 • 21 mins
A while back, we asked our listeners to comment on something that completely changed for them as they slipped from the roots of religious legalism into the grace of the gospel. This week includes the topics of: - The Holy Spirit does not convict believers of sin, but unbelievers. - Knowing that not all Bible verses are what they appear and are often taken out of context. - "Daily disciplines" or routines are not required to get ...
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