Category: Grace

Oct 06

Means of Grace – Jerusalem Cross

By drjimo in Discipleship, Faith, Grace, Growth

https://um-insight.net/in-the-church/practicing-faith/how-to-nurture-a-disciple-of-jesus/

Sep 27

A couple notes on the pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer

By drjimo in Abide in Christ, Faith, Glorifying God, Grace, Growth, Praise, Prayer, Sermon Ideas, Theology, Trinity, Walk

Chapter 3 is a barnburner. Chapter 4 discusses that faith is a reckoning not just a spiritual feeling. There’s a prayer at the end of each chapter. It is somewhat of a summary of the chapter but also a progression upward toward the pursuit of GodIt is somewhat of a summary of the chapter but …

Sep 20

Be present at our table, Lord

By drjimo in Abide in Christ, Christianity, Grace, Prayer

table grace https://hymnary.org/text/be_present_at_our_table_lord sung to the Old 100 UMC Hymnal # 621 Be present at our table, Lord; Be here and everywhere adored; Thy creatures bless and grant that we May feast in paradise with thee.

Jan 18

“Come, let us discuss this,” says the Lord.

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Discipleship, Grace, Sin

Isiah, long before Christ appeared, unfolds the Gospel plan Isiah 1:18 18 “Come, let us discuss this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will be like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat …

Nov 22

Prevenient, Justifying, and Sanctifying Grace

By drjimo in Christianity, Discipleship, Grace, Love

Good, not to long, article on Wesley’s view of Prevenient, Justifying, and Sanctifying Grace. http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/our-wesleyan-heritage To sanctify means to set apart as or declare holy; consecrate. To consecrate means to make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose. Through God’s sanctifying grace, we grow and mature in …

Justifying, Prevenient, Sanctifying, Wesley

Sep 24

Your Grace Finds Me (Matt Redman)

By drjimo in Christianity, Grace

Spotify Commentary: Your Grace Finds Me (Matt Redman) – lyrics It’s there in the newborn cry It’s there in the light of every sunrise It’s there in the shadows of this light Your great grace It’s there on the mountaintop It’s there in the everyday and the mundane There in the sorrow and the …

Jul 26

Golden and Platinum Rules

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Discipleship, Grace, Love, Servant Leadership

The Golden Rule Matthew 7:12 (ESV) 12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Kant’s Categorical Imperative [Disclaimer: This is slightly off topic, because Immanuel Kant (in the top 5 philosophers of all time) was not a Christian. He did have a strong moral …

Categorical Imperative, Golden Rule, Platinum Rule

May 21

Judgement of Believers’ Works

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Grace, Servant Leadership

Judgement, Judgement of Believers' Works, Judgement seat, Works

Jan 16

5 Solas (Solae)

By drjimo in Christianity, Faith, Glorifying God, Grace, Words

[Disclaimer: I am not a theologian. This is just my take.] The 5 Solae of Protestantism are five foundational Biblical principles upon which our (Protestant) beliefs are based. (While Luther and Calvin taught, wrote, and preached on these, I believe that, as a listing of five, the Five Solae were not articulated until the 20th …

Luther, Protestant

Jan 12

Three take-aways

By drjimo in Community, Grace, Sin

Three take-aways from our car ride across Kansas (to get to Colorado for our men’s ski trip) Thanks especially to Jim McClarey Grace is number one. Offer grace to everyone. Provide the reasons why. There are many do’s and don’t’s in the Bible, but it is important to understand the (logical) reason why those guidelines …