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.

Episodes

1040. Is the Bible God's Word and Our Final Authority?

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
In our culture today, the collection of writings commonly referred to as The Bible has often been called God's Word. Some call it our final authority. Yet we see within the pages where it is Jesus who is specifically defined as the Word who was with God from the beginning—and was God—and He became flesh. In Him was life and light. Jesus never promised an addendum to the writings of the old, holy, Jewish scriptures ... but did indee...
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1039. Is God the "Author" of the Publication Known as The Holy Bible?

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
A slogan heard quite often within Christian circles—used in various ways—is that God is the Author of the Bible. It's a concept that somewhat turns into a catchphrase without entirely taking into consideration what this specifically means. For those who have listened to us for the past twenty years, you know how we embrace the truths found within the pages of this compilation of writings called The Bible. You also know how many th...
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1038. A Case of Stolen Identity

November 17, 2025 • 17 mins
Our former days from working in radio brings a reminder of something the FCC required at the top of every hour for broadcasters. It's called a "Legal ID," where each station airs their call letters and city of license. From a Christian spiritual perspective, what would appear on your ID if it were printed out ... similar to a driver’s license or other form of identification? How do you see yourself inwardly? How are you described?...
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1037. Under Grace: Forgive Others Because God Has Forgiven You

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
Have you lived in fear of wondering whether God has forgiven you because you've had struggles forgiving others? This is often related to a "scary" statement Jesus made to His disciples during the "Sermon on the Mount." But we need to consider why Jesus said what He said and to whom He was speaking. In the previous chapter during His talk with these Jewish disciples who were still under an impossible law, He explained their righteo...
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1036. Will God Forgive You if You Don't Forgive Others?

November 17, 2025 • 20 mins
Jesus made a statement to His disciples after giving them what is commonly referred to as The Lord's Prayer in Matthew Chapter 6. "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." As we compare this to some things Paul said about forgiveness in Ephesians chapters 1 and 4 (for example), we'll see...
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1035. Like the Apostles, We Don't Know Everything

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
It's easy to look at "Bible characters" such as the apostles and assume they were some type of spiritual super-humans who understood everything there is to know about God. In their writings, there are references to growing in various ways when it comes to Jesus, our knowledge of the truth, His grace and love, etc. We'll always be learning, otherwise, eternity might get rather dull. Regardless of how God chooses to use people in e...
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1034. "Even His Brothers Did Not Believe in Him"

November 17, 2025 • 17 mins
Our conversation this week takes a different approach on avoiding the judgment of others when it comes to trying to identify whether or not they are saved or considered as believers in Christ. We find passages in the Bible where it's easy to jump to the wrong conclusions and allow human speculation and misdirected theology of the written pages to put God in a box, which limits His love and grace. The brothers who shared the same m...
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1033. Jesus: "Who Do You Say That I Am?"

November 17, 2025 • 18 mins
"So Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you'" (John 6:53). This was one small piece of a passage that had people trying to figure out just exactly what Jesus was saying. This not only included those opposed to Jesus but also those who had been following Him. In fact, many of the disciples left at that point. Jesus asked the twelve who...
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1032. "Hey Jesus, What Must We Do?"

November 17, 2025 • 17 mins
Chairs within church buildings are filled with people week after week who just want someone to tell them what they need to do to experience God's blessings and acceptance. They just want to know they are right with God. In John chapter 6, after seeing Jesus perform some miracles, a group of people went looking for Him across the sea—who previously had their stomachs filled with what started out as a few loaves and a couple of fish...
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1031. "This Is Only a Test"

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
Have you been told that God will not provide blessings to you until you pass a test ... or a series of tests throughout your life? Imagine being in a state of mind that constantly has people wondering if God is withholding blessings as they try to figure out how to make themselves worthy. It's another one of those foggy notions religion likes to throw out there which leaves believers in Christ longing for more of what they think ...
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1030. Overcoming the Need to Convince Others to Agree With You

November 17, 2025 • 18 mins
This week is a spontaneous conversation we were not planning on doing—as it happened in real time. There are tons of different church brands out there. Most consider the pages of the Bible as the source for their beliefs. And yet, consider there are millions of different opinions and perspectives that may be very contrary to each other. Even within circles where individuals consider themselves a grace-minded person, it's easy to ...
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1029. Laboring/Working by the Grace of God

November 17, 2025 • 18 mins
"Working for God" is a theme that gets tossed around in the religious world. The memo suggests that too much grace will throw things out of balance and will deceive people. You may have even heard some say grace is dangerous. Experiencing God's grace, peace and rest doesn't mean people should be encouraged to do nothing while their earthly life passes them by. The Apostle Paul said this: "But by the grace of God I am what I am, an...
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1028. Religion's Definition of Repentance: "Changed Behavior"

November 17, 2025 • 18 mins
If repenting is required in order to be saved, justified and sanctified, it might be good to know exactly what it means. How is it defined? Well, that will depend on which church brand you do business with. Some will tell you one thing while others communicate something quite different. But most will be quite vague and not very specific. If repentance is based on a change of behavior, how does one know when they have fully succeede...
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1027. Repentance: It Isn't Just for Sinners and Legalists Any More

November 17, 2025 • 18 mins
What is the first thing you think of when you hear the words repent, repenting, and repentance? When someone from ChurchLand says people need to repent, they are usually communicating that the person who sins needs to stop sinning. But the messenger stating this hasn't stopped ... in spite of whatever sin reduction they may boast. So where does that leave them if God requires humans to stop committing sinful actions? Of course, a c...
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1026. The Righteousness of Works vs. The Righteousness of Faith

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
Once upon a time there was a covenant made between God and the nation of Israel. It was based upon a law of hearing it and *doing* it. The ultimate goal was to be a doer of that word of law as they pursued right standing with God. In spite of how many may have thought they were performing as required, nobody could actually do it. About 1,500 years later, the fulfillment of that law arrived in the form of a Person who came to provi...
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1025. Did Jesus Send the Spirit to Convict You of Sin?

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
Overheard inside a church building near you: "The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin." "Sin separates us from God." "Sin will hinder our fellowship with God." What if none of these things are accurate? Would it positively change how you see God in your daily life? What if the blood of Jesus was stronger than sin ... stronger than your fleshly works ... would it bring an indescribable peace that surpasses your understanding? Sometime...
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1024. "Hey God, Come Here for a Minute"

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
The practice of inviting God into our presence may be something many of us have done and may still do without stopping to think much about it. There are various phrases used when the invitation is extended but they all pretty much imply that God isn't with us, and we would like Him to show up and make some sort of appearance. God never leaves you. He doesn't come and go. The "worship" environment we try to create within our surro...
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1023. Your Lifestyle Is Not Your Testimony

November 17, 2025 • 18 mins
Behavior improvement is a great thing. It can be profitable in multiple ways for yourself and those around you. Avoiding sinful options is always good advice. But our conduct and good works should not be considered as our testimony of faith in Jesus Christ. To do so is boasting in the flesh with an attitude of self-righteousness. It proudly screams, "Look at me!" Paul said if anyone thought they might have confidence in the fles...
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1022. Why You Can't Be a Disciple of Jesus (According to Jesus)

November 17, 2025 • 19 mins
When Jesus spoke about being His disciple, it contained some pretty overwhelming requirements to even qualify for a shot at the position. It's not unusual to see the world of religion try to "Christianize" something Jesus said that was specifically intended for those to whom He was speaking ... Jewish people who were still under the Mosaic law, before the cross. It meant hating family by comparison, carrying your own cross, and giv...
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1021. Identifying as a Disciple (And How to Avoid It)

November 17, 2025 • 16 mins
"Discipleship" is often a big theme inside of many church buildings. But when we are told to be disciples, what does it mean? What pops into your mind? What do you need to do to get there? Is it your level of dedication? Your commitment to God? To the church corporation? To unwavering Bible reading and prayer? Maybe you just automatically think of the twelve that followed Jesus ... and that you should do the same and "follow Him." ...
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