grace – A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

The Tree of Trust (3)

“To us who are being saved, it is the power of God,” (Paul to the church at Corinth in 1 Corinthians 1:18). The good news is that God is good. He’s not only better than we are, He is good beyond our ability to understand. In the greatness of His goodness, He has provided another treeContinue reading “The Tree of Trust (3)”

What Jesus Didn’t Say

Considering the circumstances they were facing, Jesus’ words to the seven churches in Asia in Revelation 2-3 are surprisingly brief. They obviously deal with the most vital issues facing those communities. But sometimes it can also be instructive to think about what isn’t said. Is there something omitted that we thought would be there? I can think of three thingsContinue reading “What Jesus Didn’t Say”

Hiking through this World

A few years before her death, Queen Elizabeth and her protection officer, Richard Griffin, were hiking in Scotland not far from her castle in Balmoral. They came across two tourists from America on a “walking holiday.” The Queen always made it a point to stop and talk to fellow hikers, so she greeted the pairContinue reading “Hiking through this World”

If it’s not broken, God hasn’t fixed it!

Psalm 51 is a challenging psalm. There’s the historical context (it is likely a psalm written by David after Nathan exposed his adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah). Then there’s our context (i.e., most of us have not committed adultery and set a man up to be killed as David did). That beingContinue reading “If it’s not broken, God hasn’t fixed it!”

The Way of Jesus

Charlie Brown is walking in his neighborhood at night and he come across Linus who is holding a candle. He asks him about it and Linus says he has heard it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Charlie Brown agrees but says there are some people who see things differently.Continue reading “The Way of Jesus”

Big Wheel, Little Wheel

Grace is a gift (Romans 5:15ff). It is freely given (Romans 3:22-24; Ephesians 1:6). It cannot be earned or merited. It is undeserved. Like oil and water, grace and these things are mutually exclusive of each other. If it can be earned, it’s not grace. If it is of grace, then it cannot be earned. This is exactly the point Paul makes in RomansContinue reading “Big Wheel, Little Wheel”

The Church and Grace

Artemis was the Ephesian goddess of fertility. The temple to Artemis at Ephesus was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. At 425 feet long and 225 feet wide, it was larger than a football field. It’s roof was supported by 127 columns that stretched 60 feet high. The temple was twice the size of the ParthenonContinue reading “The Church and Grace”