Grounded In Grace

By Christ Church of Clarkson

Grounded In Grace is the teaching ministry of Tony Bartolucci, Minister of Preaching at Christ Church of Clarkson, New York. He has an M.A. from Phoenix Seminary and is a doctoral candidate at Whitefi... more

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September 28, 2025 Confirming Your Calling (Part 2) | 2 Peter 1:3-4
Confirming Your Calling (Part 2) | 2 Peter 1:3-4

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Introduction: Truth Matters
I. Salvation's Sufficiency: The Believer's Inheritance (3-4)
    A. An Inheritance Granted by Grace (3a)
1. The challenge to apply truth to our lives (comes down to two things):
           a. Belief
           b. Discipline
B. An Inheritance Gained Through a Knowledge of Christ (3)
C. An Inheritance Grounded in God's Call (3b)
D. An Inheritance Guaranteed to Sanctify (4)
       1. This gift of our inheritance includes precious and great promises (4)
           a. Positively: We become partakers of the divine nature (4)
               (1) Union with Christ
           b. Negatively: We escape the world's corruption (4)
Conclusion: Quote by John Piper
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55min
September 23, 2025 Confirming Your Calling (Part 1) | 2 Peter 1:3a; 1 Peter 2:9
Confirming Your Calling (Part 1) | 2 Peter 1:3a; 1 Peter 2:9

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Introduction: Effectual Calling and Making that Calling Sure
I. Salvation's Sufficiency: The Believer's Inheritance (3-4)
II. Salvation's Service: The Believer's Fruitfulness (5-9)
II. Salvation's Surety: The Believer's Security (10-11)
I. Salvation's Sufficiency: The Believer's Inheritance (3-4)
    A. An Inheritance Granted by Grace (3a)
B. An Inheritance Grounded in God's Call (3b)
       1. The External and Internal Call to Salvation
       2. A Look at 1 Peter 2:9 . . .
       a. Effectual calling and the Reformation
       b. Three things that are required for something to be a good work in God’s sight
1. Must be true (biblical warrant)
           2. Done in faith
           3. Done to God’s glory
       c. Rightly defining “free will”
       d. God called us from “darkness to light”
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57min
August 10, 2025 Fleeing Sin and Following Christ | 1 Timothy 6:11-12
Fleeing Sin and Following Christ | 1 Timothy 6:11-12

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Introduction:
I. Flee From Sin (11a)
II. Follow After Righteousness (11b)
   A. Righteousness
   B. Godliness
   C. Faith
   D. Love
   E. Perseverance
   F. Gentleness
III. Fight for the Faith (12a)
IV. Faithfully Live your Calling (12b)
   A. Know Your Calling
   B. Seize Eternal Life
   C. Remember Your Confession
Concluding Quote by Puritan Thomas Brooks
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55min
July 13, 2025 The Law's Expiration Date: Paul's Fifth Defense of Justification by Faith (Pt 2) | Galatians 3:23-25
The Law's Expiration Date: Paul's Fifth Defense of Justification by Faith (Part 2) | Galatians 3:23-25

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Introduction:
I. The Purpose and Duration of the Law (3:19–25)
Review . . .
   A. The Law was Given on Account of Sin (3:19a)
   B. The Law was Given Until Christ (3:19b)
   C. The Law was Secondary to the Promise (3:19c-20)
   D. The Law was not Contrary to the Promises (3:21a)
   E. The Law Could not Give Life (3:21b)
   F. The Law Imprisons Everything Under Sin (3:22)
G. The Law was a Temporary Guardian (3:23-25)
   1. The Law Imprisons
2. The Law was a Temporary Paidagōgos (παιδαγωγὸs)
3. We Are no Longer Under a Guardian
Conclusion:
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54min
July 06, 2025 The Law's Expiration Date: Paul's Fifth Defense of Justification by Faith (Pt 1) | Galatians 3:19-22
The Law's Expiration Date: Paul's Fifth Defense of Justification by Faith (Part 1) | Galatians 3:19-22

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Introduction: Establishing the Context . . .
I. The Purpose and Duration of the Law (3:19–25)
   A. The Law was Given on Account of Sin (3:19a)
       1. Different views as to the meaning of “added because of transgressions”
   B. The Law was Given Until Christ (3:19b)
       1. This speaks to the temporary nature of the Law (“until”)
   C. The Law was Secondary to the Promise (3:19c-20)
       1. That the Law was given through angels was common Jewish thought
       2. The “mediator” (Gk. mesitēs) Paul refers to is “Moses”
       3. The old covenant (mediated) versus the promise (“God is one”)
   D. The Law was not Contrary to the Promises (3:21a)
       1. The purpose of the Law differed from that of the Promises
   E. The Law Could not Give Life (3:21b)
       1. No “law” can produce life
   F. The Law Imprisons Everything Under Sin (3:22)
       1. We again see the contrast between the Law and the Promise
   G. The Law was a Temporary Guardian (3:23-25)
Conclusion: And Can It Be?
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51min
June 22, 2025 The Priority of the Promise: Paul's Fourth Defense of Justification by Faith | Galatians 3:15-18
The Priority of the Promise: Paul's Fourth Defense of Justification by Faith | Galatians 3:15-18

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Introduction . . .
I. The Pattern of the Human Covenant (v. 15)
Key word: A Fortiori
II. The Person of the Abrahamic Covenant (v. 16)
Key word: Christ
III. The Permanence of the Abrahamic Covenant (v. 17)
Key word: Promise
IV. The Priority of the Abrahamic Covenant (v. 18)
Key word: Grace
Conclusion . . .
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48min
June 15, 2025 Thoughts on the Month of June and Pride | Selected Scriptures
Thoughts on the Month of June and Pride | Selected Scriptures

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Introduction: The Month of June . . .
I. What is Marriage? – A Look at Genesis 2
   A. Theological Purpose of Marriage: The Glory of God
   B. Societal Purpose of Marriage: Filling and Subduing the Earth
   C. Christological Purpose of Marriage: A Picture of Christ and the Church
II. What Has Gone Wrong? – A Look at Romans 1
III. What is the Answer? – A Look at 1 Corinthians 6
Conclusion: Such were some of you . . .
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55min
June 08, 2025 This Road Closed: Paul's Third Defense of Justification by Faith | Galatians 3:10-14
This Road Closed: Paul's Third Defense of Justification by Faith | Galatians 3:10-14
The curse of the law has been conquered by Christ
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Introduction: Road Closed

I. Damned if you Don’t: The Road of Law (10, 12b)
   A. Road Closed: The Law’s Curse (10a)
B. Road Closed: The Law’s Demand (10b, 12b)
II. Freed if you Do: The Road of Faith (11-14)
   A. Road Open: Justification by Faith (11-12)
       1. Righteousness comes through faith alone (11)
2. Faith and Law are Incompatible (12)
   B. Road Open: The Curse Satisfied (13)
   C. Road Open: The Blessing of Abraham (14)
Conclusion: Back to Justification Through Faith Alone
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55min
May 18, 2025 Father Abraham: Paul's Second Defense of Justification by Faith (Part 2) | Galatians 3:6b-9
Father Abraham: Paul's Second Defense of Justification by Faith (Part 2) | Galatians 3:6b-9

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Introduction

I. Father Abraham: Paul's Second Defense of Justification by Faith (Part 2)
A. Who Was Abraham? (6a)
B. The Relationship Between Faith and Forgiveness (6b)
C. Will the Real Children of Abraham Please Stand? (7)
D. Justification and the Heart of the Gospel? (8)
E. Paul Closes His Case (9)

Concluding Thoughts . . .
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52min
May 11, 2025 Father Abraham: Paul's Second Defense of Justification by Faith (Part 1) | Galatians 3:6a
Father Abraham: Paul's Second Defense of Justification by Faith (Part 1)

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Introduction and Review of 2:11-16; 3:1-5

I. Has Christ Changed You? (3:1)
II. Has the Holy Spirit Changed You? (3:2-4)
III. Has the Father Changed You? (3:5)
I. Paul's Second Defense of Justification by Faith Alone: Abraham
   A. Who Was Abraham?
       1. An overview of Genesis 11-15

II. By way of Application (concluding thoughts)
   A. Abraham did not Deserve to be Chosen by God
   B. True Faith Demonstrates Itself in Action
   C. True Faith Doesn't Have to be Perfect to Save
   D. Justification by Faith Alone is at the Heart of the Gospel
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55min

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