In Defense of Grace
Emmanuel Baptist Church Podcast
English - July 03, 2017 03:26 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
May 21, 2017
In Defense of Grace
1 Peter 3:13-17
Synopsis: A couple of weeks ago my sermon was titled “It’s a Gracious Thing.” Today I want to continue talking about grace drawing from what Peter might have called “In Defense of Grace.” My opening question is “How can you defend what you cannot define?” Certainly, our definition of grace has a direct impact on what we are willing to do in offering our “apologia” for our faith.
The way believers live their lives presents the loudest defense of grace possible. Simply put, Jesus said “If you love me, obey my commandments.” He also promised His disciples that He would send an “Advocate” to stand with them. The power and presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers is the difference maker.
Text (NLT): Psalm 66:16-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21; Acts 17:22-31
Scripture Reading: Psalm 66:16-20