Tag Archives: free gift

The hymn, Amazing Grace, is one of the most popular songs of all time. It is sung or played at funerals and even at secular concerts. The text was written by John Newton in 1772. Before his conversion to the Christian faith, he was a slave trader, during which time he had ...

Grace! “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound…”  But is it possible that, too often, Christians take it for granted? The gospel and grace are directly linked together and cannot be separated. I call this the gospel of grace. There are those who want to lessen the value of grace. A stern ...

Here is a study in the book of Ephesians, from the New Testament. Each person has a choice to make about either accepting or refusing the grace of God. It is available to all people as a free gift. If a person accepts it, they can be freed from sin ...

“They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.”  Psalm 145:7 (NIV) We can find verses all throughout the Bible that relate to celebrations.  God wants us to enjoy our lives that He so graciously blessed us with.  He wants us to live the abundant life, the ...

Recently, I was asked to prepare a short devotional message for those attending an upcoming luncheon at our church for a group of half-way house ladies.  It would be a mixed crowd of women.  Some would know Jesus well and others would not really care much about the whole topic ...