Overview
Learn how God's grace can and will transform you.
None of us deserve what God offers, a life free from sin and hope for a
glorious future, but unbelievably it's ours for the taking. Why? Because of
God's grace. The unmerited favor, the lavish love and kindness he pours out on
us, and has, since Creation.
But if it's so available then why do we live a grace-less life? Why are our
churches filled with disillusioned Christians, weary of religion's demands,
struggling with personal defeat because of issues or behaviors?
Join pastor Andy Stanley as he traces grace through the Old and New
Testament, observing God's grace at work in the lives of some of the best, and
worst, characters. He also shares personal insights from his own life and
reveals how grace is not a natural response but is the most essential one.
Together these stories unravel the mystery of grace and tell of its
transforming power to set us free.
Includes a special chapter to discover and come to terms with your own grace
story.
Note: Final recording length may vary.
Publishers Description
""Grace. ""It's what we crave most when our guilt isexposed. It's the very thing we are hesitant to extend when we are confrontedwith the guilt of others-especially when their guilt has robbed us of somethingwe consider valuable.""" "Therein is the struggle, thestruggle for grace. It's this struggle that makes grace more story thandoctrine. It's the struggle that reminds us that grace is bigger thancompassion or forgiveness. That struggle is the context for both. When we areon the receiving end, grace is refreshing. When it is required of us, it isoften disturbing. But when correctly applied, it seems to solve just abouteverything. This struggle is not new; it has been going on since the beginning."" "-Andy Stanley" We find in the pages of Scripturethat the stories found there often mirror our own stories, and that we too need the very thing we donot deserve: "the grace of God." From the beginning, thechurch has had an uneasy relationship with grace. The gravitational pull isalways toward graceless religion. The odd thing is that when you read the NewTestament, the only thing Jesus stood against consistently was gracelessreligion. The only group he attacked relentlessly was graceless religiousleaders.
Even now as you think about grace, there might be a littlevoice in your head whispering, ""It can'tbe that easy "" "What about obedience?" "What about disobedience?" "What about repeated misbehavior?" "What about bad habits?" "What about justice?" "What about repentance?" It'sthis tension that makes grace so slippery. But that's the beauty and the truthof grace. We don't deserve it. We can't earn it. It can't be qualified. But Godgives it to us anyway because he loves us unconditionally. The story of grace is your story. And as you are about todiscover grace plays a larger role than you imagine. |
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