Tag Archives: Jesus

Kingdom Law: Love and Kindness

Experiencing Grace Podcast

Kingdom Law: Love and Kindness | Ep. 9

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God is not nice.

You can’t find a scripture that ever says that he is, and you can’t find him displaying the attribute of “being nice” in the scriptures. What He is, though, is so much better…

God is kind.

In this lesson I talk about what the debt was that Jesus really paid, and what the most natural reaction from us should be to the grace he showed us: walking in love and kindness.

I then talk for some time on the differences between being nice and being kind, why it is important to understand the difference, and why being kind should be our goal–not being nice.

Here is a chart from the attached notes that gives you an idea of some of the things that I talk about:

Kindness	Niceness
Gentle, Mild, Sympathetic, Forbearing, Affectionate	Pleasant, Agreeable, Polite
Kindness has to do with one’s nature. Inward condition.	Nice has to do with how we appear to others. Outward action or appearance. It is so much related to outward appearance that it is commonly used to say things like:That’s a nice car. That’s a nice house. He has a nice smile.
Is always rooted in the Truth (based on scriptures about Kindness).	Can be rooted in DECEPTION. “I was just being nice.”
The Bible tells us to be Kind.	The Bible NEVER tells us to be nice.

Finally, I present some warnings from scripture to those who do not walk in love.

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Bible Study: Fire Inside

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Bible Study: Fire Inside | Ep. 5

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There are many ways in our walk with God to have fire and passion stirred up inside of us; however, absolutely nothing can replace the power of the Word of God to stir our hearts to burn. When we actively seek understanding from Jesus as we study the Bible, then we absolutely burn inside–whether we immediately recognize it or not. The disciples on the road to Emmaus experienced this. After realizing that they had been speaking to the resurrected Christ, they looked at one another and said “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

I originally taught this lesson in 5 parts, but here the audio is presented in one lesson with the original notes provided split up into days. Here are the topics covered:

Day 1: Why Study the Bible?
In this lesson I discuss the main reason to study: to know the Truth, and the truth is a man.
Day 2: How to Study the Bible
In this lesson I explain the main differences between Bible Study and Devotional Reading.
Day 3: Creating a Bible Study Action Plan
In this lesson I discuss why many of us don’t study the Bible, and offer 4 main types of Bible study that provide an easy entry point into Bible study. I also provide information about many helpful study tools.
Day 4: Journaling (Pray-Reading the Scripture)
In this lesson I give direction on a commonly used technique for truly seeking truth and engaging with the Holy Spirit while studying the Bible.
Day 5: Practice Journaling
In this lesson I give further advice on specific ways to read through a passage of scripture to get the most out of it: Repetitive Reading, Emphasis Reading, and Negative Reading.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the teaching, or to answer any questions you have. Leave comments below.

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True Justice

Experiencing Grace Podcast

True Justice | Ep. 4

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The Bible tells us in Zechariah 7:9 to administer True Justice. I find it striking that there may be such a thing as “false justice” implicated in this statement. In this teaching I discuss what true justice and false justice are. I discuss the difference between them and how they can be recognized.

I also explain three arenas in life that we can be sure that true justice has its proper place:

Spiritual Justice – an inward reality
Personal Justice – an interpersonal reality
Social Justice – an outward necessity

In spiritual justice I explain the legal aspects of what Christ did for us in the courtroom of heaven.

In personal justice I discuss a trap that many of us often fall into of battling for “fairness” over true justice in our interpersonal relationships, and how that can affect our view-point on true justice in other areas of life.

Finally, in social justice I talk about the fact that many modern social justice movements are designed, at their foundation, to actually deceive and lead people away from the truth, and I discuss exactly why the Bible tells us to administer “true justice”.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can listen to the attached audio and/or read the PDF notes, and let me know what you think below in the comments.

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Walking In Darkness

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Walking in Darkness | Ep. 1

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I wanted to include this message as the first teaching on this site because this study has been one of the most impactful on my personal view of God’s Grace. I started out to teach a message about Jesus being our advocate, but I was so bothered with a scripture that I had never found a satisfying answer to, that I went on a search to figure out what it meant. By the end of my study, I found myself overwhelmed at the goodness of God’s Grace and His great kindness toward us.

This message basically became a spoken commentary on the book of 1 John. If you are interested to find out what the difference is between struggling with sin and walking in darkness, then I encourage you to listen to this message, read the notes, and let me know what you think in the comments below.

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