Unveiling Grace Podcast

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Communication from LDS friends in transition. God is always at His work! The work of God is to draw people to faith in Jesus so they may know they have eternal life. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES God is a rewarder of those who seek him (Hebrews 11:6) One God, One Mediator between God and man (2 Timothy 2:5) QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE Read the scripture without any helps or cross references. Look with fresh eyes in a different translation

UGP 014: Making a Grace Escape  TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE You can make an escape from performance based religion without anger and destroyed relationships. The zeal for the truth can have the opposite effect to those who aren’t ready to accept the truth. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Can Christians live anyway they want to and God will still save them? Jesus gave his life as a free gift but it was not cheap-it cost him everything! As a man becomes a new creature in Christ, the disposition to sin becomes less and less as the Holy Spirit works in that man. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE God is a unique, one of a kind being, a spirit, not physically bound, omniscient, and omnipotent. Post-modernism creates our own reality, morality and faith. God wants to bring grace into our lives so we both experience Him at a deeper level and impact others around us. We become agents of transformative change! SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE What is our identity with Christ alone? Is your faith about Jesus or what you can do? Grace says that God wants us to be dependent on Him. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Passing judgments (Colossians 2:16-23) Saved through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9) Distorted gospel (Galatians 1:9) Deceiving spirits (1 Timothy 4:1-5) No condemnation (Romans 8:1)   QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Performance based religion is very different than grace.  The idea of following rules to be acceptable to God can define a performance based religion. A religion that requires standards of behavior and the performance of those behaviors can actually run the risk of not having a relationship with God. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Our hope as imperfect people is that we can be perfectly loved by God because of grace. Grace can be bring reconciliation to the worst scenario. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Grace extends to thanksgiving (2 Corinthians 4:15-18) Ministers of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:14-21) Grace is also for the future (Romans 8:18) The friends of Job not exhibiting the hope of reconciliation (Job 4-23) QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Human touch can be a real healer. A touch of grace makes a difference. Jesus is the one who wants to let grace heal and touch you. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE What does gambling have to do with grace? What’s the risk? It’s all on the table, no negotiating. What’s the guarantee? SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Joel shares his testimony of grace. What happens when you fall off the “gerbil wheel”? If I mess up, how do I fix it? Pride makes me feed my performance and look for honors from men. What is legalism? It’s all about performance; rules; standards of behavior; the better you perform the more pleasing results you will have. The New Testament shows us the God of love, mercy and forgiveness SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Experience a grace that heals. Grace is defined as an unmerited favor. A gift we receive but don’t deserve. Gratitude. You can have a grace that heals. Replace shame with acceptance, guilt with forgiveness and fear with confidence. SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Lynn Wilder continues to tell her story of finding grace during one of the rawest most difficult times of her life and the life of her whole family. Grace can change your life and relationships. How can you respond to others struggling? SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Love one another, as God has loved you (John 14:34) All things work together for the good of those who love God (Romans 8:28) QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE What happens when I surrender all things to God? Obedience to Him and not to a list of rules or expectations. The love of God is personal and He gives us the taste of intimacy we are searching for. QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE “Many a soul begins to come to God when he flings off being religious…” Oswald Chambers “There is reliable evidence of biblical accounts, I could trust this God!” Lynn Wilder LINKS MENTIONED

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Lynn shares from her life in performance-based religion, and how she thought she was good.  When she started reading the Bible all that changed. Jesus changed everything SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE Grace is defined as Kindness, Charity, Benevolence, Blessing, Honor, Mercy, Reprieve, Peace, Clemency, Compassion, Forgiveness, Acquiescence, Tranquility, and Gift. Grace extends vertically and horizontally. Vertically with our relationship to God and horizontally with our relationship to people (spouses, children, parents, co-workers, friends) SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES