The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley

Do our hearts need renewal? What is the difference between the heart and the mind? I am facing a season of discouragement and need advice. I am desperately looking for purpose and meaning in life, and unfortunately, it has led me to some street evangelism and church decisions that I now regret.

How do we best understand the Sermon on the Mount? Have we misinterpreted the instruction given about the Lord's Supper? What are your thoughts on medically-assisted death? Are we blessed by God if we make better decisions?

1. How do Jesus' impossible commands reveal the futility of self-improvement under the Law?
2. When have you personally felt the weight of the Sermon's impossible commands?
3. How does that pressure lead you toward grace instead of despair?
4. How does seeing the Sermon as pre-cross "Law on steroids" protect us from mixing it with new covenant grace?
5. How does reading Scripture "through the Cross" resolve the tension between Jesus' warnings in Matthew 5-7 and the promises of the new covenant?
6. Compare the effects of watering down Jesus' impossible teachings versus reading them in their true context. What difference does it make?
7. How does understanding the three distinct parts of the Sermon on the Mount help us share this message with those who haven't understood grace clearly?

Why are some verses translated so differently in the NIV versus the King James Version? I'm 67 years old and have spent a lifetime struggling with homosexuality and rejection from churches. I just want to go to Heaven! Is it okay to go to a haunted penitentiary with evil spirits?

I've been married for more than 50 years, and my wife and I don't get along. Her theology bothers me, and we argue. I escaped the Word of Faith movement, and now I'm confused about how to pray in a healthy way.

Do we have a sinful nature? What is the flesh? I've heard God doesn't need us, but He wants us. Is that true? What does it mean to walk by the Spirit? How can we approach dating differently, knowing Christ is our life?

Jehovah's Witnesses keep coming to my house. Should I talk with them? Our pastor was involved in immorality and stepped down for a season. I'm not sure if I can trust him now. Was he gone long enough? I'm worried about the final judgment, because I haven't done anything good. Our pastor says we have to pay tithes to the home church (and not another church or ministry) in order to be blessed. Is that biblical?

When I sin (lust, pornography, etc.), how do I distinguish guilt from God? Can anyone be saved? In the end, will everyone be saved? I was baptized as a child in a Catholic family. Should I consider being baptized again now that I'm born again?

Why does the deity of Christ matter so much? How does union with Christ change our whole perspective? Can you talk about grace for salvation and grace after salvation? What does it mean to be complete in Christ? What is the gift of tongues? Are there two types of tongues?

*previously aired

Is the Christian life really about more of Jesus and less of you? Not according to the Gospel! In this message, Andrew Farley reveals the breathtaking freedom of the New Covenant. Your old self was crucified, your sins forgiven, and your heart made new. God isn't trying to get rid of you. He's joined you to Christ forever! You're not an obstacle to His work. You're His child, His instrument, and His partner. Not all of Him and none of you. All of Him and all of you, together!

1. Read James 2:10 and Galatians 3:10. Why is trying to live by the law such an exhausting way to relate to God? How does knowing you're under grace instead change your daily life?
2. Read Galatians 5:1. What are some ways Christians unknowingly put themselves back under a yoke of slavery? What would it look like for you to truly stand firm in your freedom?
3. Read Hebrews 8:10-12. What stands out to you about God's promises in the new covenant? How might your experience change if you fully believed these promises are true of you?
4. Read Hebrews 10:14. What does it mean to you personally that Jesus has made you perfect forever through one sacrifice? How does this challenge the idea that you need to keep getting right with God?
5. Read 1 Corinthians 11:27-29. Why do you think Christians often feel unworthy to take communion? How does understanding the context of this passage help?
6. Read Romans 6:11 and Colossians 3:3. How does knowing your old self has died and your life is now hidden with Christ change the way you view yourself?
7. Read Romans 8:2. How is living by the Spirit different from trying harder to obey rules? In what areas of your life do you need to trust Christ's life in you even more?
8. Read Hebrews 6:18-19 and Hebrews 12:1-2. What is the difference between constantly examining your spiritual performance and fixing your eyes on Jesus? How can the finished work of Christ become an anchor for you during times of doubt, failure, or uncertainty?