Gleanings From The Word

Daily devotionals from Scripture to nourish your faith, deepen your prayer life, and grow in God's grace.

Gospel

Gospel of Grace – Free in Christ 0

Gospel of Grace – Free in Christ

Kathy and some of the ladies at the church are studying Paul’s epistle to the church in Galatia. Galatians also frequently appeared as an answer to my recent post asking what your favorite book of the Bible was. That’s not a surprise; it’s often called a gospel of grace. While not a true gospel, the message of grace is clear: right standing with God comes from God’s initiative,...

Hide and Seek 0

Hide and Seek

When I was growing up, we used to play hide and seek outdoors after dark. It added a new element to the game. Hiding was much easier, and seeking was much harder. The shadows and darkness offered wonderful new places to hide from view. One time, we played using flashlights. When the person who was “it” shone their light on you, you were out. That...

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The Hot Seat – Hell is real

Are you in the hot seat? Some hard teaching about God’s wrath and hell. Some good news in the gospel.

What’s good about Good Friday? 0

What’s good about Good Friday?

Tomorrow is Good Friday. The day we commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and His death. It seems such a strange name for a remembrance of the day when humanity’s ultimate sin occurred. Yet it might not be as strange as you think. There are several possible reasons for the name. The most plausible comes from Old English, where “good” often meant holy or pious. That...

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Gospel of Barabbas

The gospel of Barabas – not a book, but a playing out of Jesus ‘sacrifice

The call of the gospel

The call of the gospel

We’re almost a whole week into January, which means, statistically, 23%  of people have already given up on their New Year’s resolution. By the end of the month, it will be 43%, and at year’s end, 92%. How are you doing on yours? Some of those resolutions are reasonable; others are no more than castles carved in clouds or hopes strung across the clouds. They...

Enter through the narrow gate – know the truth

There is also a sense that the idea holds true in the spiritual realm. We enter through the narrow gate and, as believers, are given the Spirit. We begin to be transformed into the image of Christ. We have entered the kingdom of God, albeit not in its fullness.