The Grace Project

1. These men are not drunk as you suppose
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... hear from us?  Rather than being taught about God’s extravagant unconditional love and acceptance has is taught that God will love him ‘if…”     Just for good ...

2. I'm Praying, for a change
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... all of us screaming at him. Where I wonder does that leave God?    What mental picture do we end up with when we believe that God needs to be provoked by prayer into doing good stuff ...

3. That Syncing Feeling …
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... things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no ...

4. He leads Me...
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... seminaries can produce clergy but God makes servant leaders. Only God makes good shepherds.  Businesses need them, families need them and spiritual communities need them.       We ...

5. Leadership Matters - Finding Our Voice
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... to make a telling contribution.  Leaders either take us hostage or set us free.   They have a profound effect on our lives.  Sadly for every Good Shepherd there are many more false and evil ...

6. Growing Good Grass
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... Lord: “Go and grow good grass and I’ll bring the sheep.”    We interpreted that to mean that we were to establish a work that would simply be a grassland or (grace land) ...

7. Dissonance Breeds DIssidents
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... the people that have hurt us haven't set out to cause us harm, they've simply been caught up with an endless need to feel good about themselves.    Worse most of them are blissfully unaware ...

8. Making Christ Our Life Not Our Living
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... flocks.   Now that's a big clue.  Let us reflect for a moment on life under the spiritual direction of The Good Shepherd.   I want if I may presume to invite you into the world of praying ...

9. Burnout
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... been made to define “burnout” and it seems to me that the following two definitions are as good as any.  Dr Herbert Freudenberger defines “burnout” as being –   ...

10. The Grace to Live Fully
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... quest to feel good about myself I am free to simply express myself for others.     The grace message is not about self-improvement.  It is about self-discovery.  If you take this ...

11. The Winning Habit
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... to stay in with Him we've developed a skewed vision of who we are.     When the Good news of the gospel takes hold it will impact you in a number of ways:    1. Your identity ...

12. Who is Responsible for our Salvation
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... mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice [good judgement and full of grace]; blessed are all those who wait for Him” (Isaiah 30:18) Of all the grace lessons I have ever had to come to terms ...

13. Desiderata
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... what peace there may be in silence.   As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ...

14. Is Our Brand of Christianity Really Christian?
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... believe in.     I want to draw your particular attention to 'what is prayer for?' what is goodness? and 'what comes next?'   Have a read …    ...

15. The Chosen --Phew!
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... who you appear not to be; you are righteous. Irrespective of what you’ve done, or are doing or plan to do, you are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.    The Good News, and the ...

16. Striving For The Rest
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... you and I is strive (1. attempt by employing effort or 2. to exert much effort or energy)  to rest.   2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit ...

17. God's Not Deaf
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... if he permits it then he will cause it to work together for good. [Roms 8:28] So thanks for the invite Steve lets go, but this time instead of our praying, " Lord help us to do the things that WE ...

18. Don't Think - Concentrate
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... for law and grace.  And whilst I think that's a good application it hit me that the an alternative application might just be about life in the spirit and life in the flesh.     To me ...

19. The Absurdity of Faith
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... v3 7.       and in him shall all the families of the earth be bless   As we will see God will make good on his promises - but it will take Abraham many years to learn the way ...

20. The Fallow-ship of the Believers
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... gospel Matthew 7:16 You will recognise them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. ...