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This powerful message invites us to stand in awe of God's incredible commitment to preserving His Word throughout all generations. Drawing from Psalm 12:6-7, we discover that God's words are not just ancient texts, but living, pure words refined like silver purified seven times. The message reminds us that while creation declares God's glory and salvation reveals His love, it is through His preserved Word that we actually know these truths. We learn that approximately 7 billion Bibles have been distributed worldwide despite centuries of attempts to destroy, discredit, or make them illegal. This staggering number testifies to God's supernatural preservation of His message to humanity. The sermon challenges us to recognize that whether we hold a leather-bound Bible, read from a phone app, or share Scripture written in chalk on a sidewalk, we are handling the living, active, and powerful Word of God. Most importantly, we are reminded that the entire Bible points to one central truth: God loves us so much that He made a way through Jesus Christ for us to be reconciled to Him. This message calls us to not only treasure the Word we have been given but to actively engage with it daily, allowing it to cleanse our minds and guide our paths through every valley and mountaintop we encounter.

This powerful exploration of Ephesians 2 confronts us with a staggering truth: God's love for us existed long before we ever thought to love Him back. We discover that salvation isn't a transaction where we bring something to the table—it's pure grace, a gift given while we were still spiritually dead. The message challenges our natural inclination to earn, perform, or work for God's favor. Instead, we're invited to stand in awe of a love so irrational by human standards that it would give up everything—even the life of God's own Son—to have us. The transformation that follows genuine salvation isn't about checking religious boxes; it's about becoming entirely new creatures with changed destinies. We move from death to life, from hell-bound to heaven-bound, not through our merit but through Christ's finished work on the cross. This isn't cheap grace—it cost Jesus everything—but it is free grace, available to anyone willing to receive it. The call here is to examine whether we've truly experienced this life-altering moment of saying yes to Jesus, or if we've been relying on good works, church attendance, or family heritage instead.

This powerful message calls us back to a foundational truth we often overlook in our busy lives: the absolute magnificence of our Creator God. Drawing from Psalm 33 and Isaiah 40, we're reminded that the God who spoke the universe into existence, who measured the oceans in the hollow of His hand and weighed the mountains in scales, is the same God who desires an intimate relationship with each of us. The sermon challenges us to examine when we last stood in genuine awe of God, not just during major church events, but in those quiet moments when His presence becomes undeniably real. We're confronted with the sobering reality that we've made church about our preferences rather than about encountering the Divine. The nations of the world are but drops in a bucket compared to Him, yet this incomprehensible God thinks of us individually and wants us as part of His family. This message isn't just about acknowledging God's power intellectually, but about recovering that sense of wonder that brings tears to our eyes and causes us to lift our hands in worship. It's a call to give Him everything—our addictions, careers, marriages, calendars, and lifestyles—and watch what the God who makes something from nothing can do with our ordinary lives.

In this episode, Preacher Craig discusses being found as opposed to being lost in Luke 15