Tag Archives: God’s grace

Being Used by God; February 2, 2024

Posted on February 3, 2024 by jgarrott

James 5:17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. The remarkable thing about this verse is the reminder … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace; January 31, 2024

Posted on February 1, 2024 by jgarrott

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. This is a justly famous verse, actually not quite as famous as it deserves. Even so, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Aliens and Strangers; January 26, 2024

Posted on January 27, 2024 by jgarrott

Hebrews 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on … Continue reading →

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Assurance; January 11, 2023

Posted on January 12, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 1:12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace; December 11, 2023

Posted on December 12, 2023 by jgarrott

Ephesians 3:12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Everything is dependent on Christ. That’s why Jesus said so clearly, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one … Continue reading →

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Joy and Thanks; November 26, 2023

Posted on November 27, 2023 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. This church is having our Thanksgiving celebration today, and there is nothing for which … Continue reading →

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The Grace of God; November 21, 2023

Posted on November 22, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness; November 14, 2023

Posted on November 15, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Verses 9 and 10 … Continue reading →

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Gratitude; November 13, 2023

Posted on November 14, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? This is an extremely important … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Cross; November 10, 2023

Posted on November 11, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. The moment I read this just now it struck me that … Continue reading →

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