God is gracious so I don't have to prove myself

Whether it is at the bus stop or in the office, we often are motivated by a need to prove ourselves.

We want to prove ourselves to others.
We want to prove ourselves to God.
We want to prove ourselves to ourselves.

When the gospel declares that God is gracious we nod and say, 'Yeah I know that!' but do we really?

In our current series, "Always True" we are studying four truths that remind us that there is sometimes a gap between what we 'know' and what we 'believe'. To figure out if we really believe this week's truth that "God is Gracious so we don't need to prove ourselves!" we need to look at our hearts, and the outflow of our hearts - our lives.

If we believe he is gracious then we will not feel the pressure to defend ourselves or to prove ourselves. But, if we think of our life as a series of trophies then we feel the pressure to continue to perform and to prove ourselves worthy. But the truth is that we are not worthy. We are unworthy. Still yet, God in his graciousness has given us life in Jesus. "God saved us and called us to a holy life- not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time." (2 Timothy 1:9-10).


Join us this Sunday for, "God is Gracious so I don't have to prove myself!" at 9:00 or 10:45 at The Bridge.

This is a special Sunday as we are celebrating baptisms during our 10:45 celebration and baby dedications during our 9:00 AM Celebration. I'll see you there!


-pastor ben


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Scripture Speaks of Grace

1 Peter 5:10 – God of all grace
John 1:14-16 – Grace upon grace
Acts 15:10-11 – Grace frees us from religion
Romans 3:23-26 - The grace of the cross justifies us. Romans 11:5-6
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 – Comfort and hope comes from grace
2 Timothy 1:8-12a – A grace given purpose.
Romans 12:3-8 - Service only by God’s grace. – God’s grace kills pride!



The Lost Sons
Luke 15:11-32