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Anne shares about abiding, prayer, God's will and God's Word from John 15:7.

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The Grace to You radio broadcast for July 22, 2026.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe recently signed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring that babies born alive during or after an abortion receive the same legal protections and medical care as any other newborn. The law also establishes criminal penalties for intentionally killing a child who survives an abortion. 

This legislation is a step in the right direction, and we celebrate every life saved. However, it cannot be the finish line. Unborn babies who survive an abortion have no greater right to life than unborn babies who are about to be aborted. If life is valuable and begins at conception, then anyone who supports laws protecting abortion survivors must also support laws protecting all unborn babies.  

Paul urges us to “rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4). Not just on paydays, good days, or birthdays, but rejoice in the Lord always.

Rejoice in the Lord always? “Yeah, right,” mumbles the person from the hospital bed. “How?” sighs the unemployed dad. “Always?” questions the mother of the baby born with a disability. It’s one thing to rejoice in the Lord when life is good, but when the odds are against you? It’s not easy, but it is possible.

Lay claim to the promise of God in Colossians 1:17. “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Rejoice in the sovereignty of God. His throne is still occupied, his will is still perfect. Rejoice in the Lord always. God uses everything to accomplish his will.

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Sometimes these commercials crack me up. You know, the weight loss commercials, you’ve got this eating program, and this movie star type lady comes up and says, “I lost 50 pounds. You could look like me.” I don’t want to look like her. Oh, and then they’ve got the guy’s version of it. Yeah. Oh, and then the pharmaceutical commercials - all the drugs. Yeah. And you see these happy people coasting through life, jogging, out running, biking, and then the last two-thirds of the commercial come along and tell you of the many ways you might die by taking that drug. But the point is, they tell you all these great things that will happen to you if you buy their product.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and I want to have A Word With You today about “The Power of One Changed Life.”

Look, let’s face it, advertisers know how to sell a product: diet plan, exercise equipment, medication. Have someone who’s living proof of their product’s effectiveness tell their story. For two thousand years, that’s what has motivated people to pursue the most important thing in life - a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It’s what will interest the people you know in Jesus, if you’ll tell them your story.

Some call it their “testimony.” I call it your personal hope story - the story only you can tell; the story of what Jesus Christ has done in your life. There’s a great template for that story in our word for today from the Word of God in John 9:25. Jesus has healed a man who had been blind from birth. But the enemies of Jesus are trying to get the man to acknowledge that Jesus was a sinner because He healed on the Sabbath. (Talk about missing the point!) I love this guy’s reply: “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

He’s not going to get entangled in their religious questions. He just tells them the difference Jesus has made, and who can argue about that? They can’t say you weren’t blind. They can’t say you can’t see. His hope story is inarguable. That’s what you need to tell the folks in your world--the difference Jesus has made. They’re not all that interested in our theology and our beliefs. They want to know, “What difference does Jesus make? What does He do in your life?” And your life is the answer to that right in front of them if you’ll tell your story.

You should take a little time and think through your Hope-story; “once I was _____ (fill in the blank) but now I _____ (fill in the blank).” There you go! That’s your story. Take a piece of paper and make three sections: “B. C.” - who I was before Jesus began running my life. Then “The Turning Point” - how I began my relationship with Jesus; and that third part, “A. D.” - the difference Jesus has made and He is making this very day.

Maybe you say, “Oh, I don’t have a testimony. I was pre-natally nice.” Well, you don’t have a dramatic turn-around to tell about, but does that mean Jesus isn’t making any difference in your life? Your assignment is to put these words at the top of a piece of paper, “If it weren’t for Jesus…” Start writing the ways that your life would be different if there was no Jesus: how you handle your lonely times, your hurting times, your stressful times. How would you be different as a single person, a married person, a parent, a boss, or a friend if there were no Jesus? People just don’t want to know about how you got started with Jesus. They want to know what difference He makes in your everyday life.

You’ve got many testimonies, describing the difference Jesus makes in the parts of your life that might matter to the person you’re with. It’s your personal hope story that opens the door for you to then explain the Good News about Jesus, about His death for all the wrong things we’ve done, the way He’s torn down the wall between us and the God we need so much. Your story th