The teachings of Jesus make it clear that, for the Christian, offering unlimited forgiveness is not optional. But how could the Father possibly look at His children in their greatest hurt and instruct them to forgive?

Repentance is mentioned throughout scripture, and yet often we do not find ourselves focused on it. But maybe if we listen to God’s Word and cultivate a heart for repentance, we will discover why God’s kindness leads us there.

We often turn to prayer out of a sense of duty or desperation. But what if we began to see prayer as God intended it to be? What if we understood it to be absolutely essential to the life He calls us to live?

This week as we observe Lent, we are focused on the idea of stillness. Why is it so difficult to be still? How can we choose it, and what happens when we do?

We continue in our Lent Series: A Holy Pause by discussing how Fasting helps to set our minds and our hearts on Christ. The hope is that it will serve as an encouragement to stand strong in, and get the most from, our 40-day fast through Lent.

This year at Grace, we are observing Lent for the first time in quite a while. As we prepare to observe this ancient season, we thought it wise to take a week to explain why we think it’s so very important to observe this fast, inspired by Jesus Himself.

In the household codes that Paul details in Colossians 3, we actually see a bigger principle of radically reshaping our lives around Jesus.

To be a Christian is to live at war with yourself and always wonder how we are supposed to live the life God calls us to live. In Colossians 3, Paul shows us the way.

As a culture, we love the mythology and romanticism of a cowboy. We love the idea of going it alone and finding our own way. But the Bible really doesn’t embrace that mythology when it comes to our faith. In fact, it teaches the exact opposite.

The Colossians are a church in need of encouragement. So Paul offers them a sweeping and soaring picture of Jesus to do just that.