What happens When Grace Happens

You know what happens when grace happens? When grace happens you were sitting on death row, you knew your fate and for the first time you let your denial and pride go and actually understood how you deserved everything that was awaiting you. As you circled your cell waiting for the guard to come and read you your last rights all you could do was listen to your heart pound and wait. All of the sudden the guard shows up and your head drops, and then he says...."your free, they want Jesus instead." This is what happened to Barabbas, a murderous vile individual waiting crucifixion, and deserving of what would be his demise, gets pardoned by the one who was without fault. We don't know what Barabbas does after this day but we can determine what we do with our Barabbas moments from here on. Join us Sunday at 10am to find out what happens when grace happens.

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What happens when grace happens

At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” (John 8:2-11 NIV)

Jesus offers grace by stooping down, reaching out, knowing the guilt of the person in front of him and offers grace, then straightens up pulls her out of her mess and offers a second chance, offers a new life a new beginning. The God of grace is a God that stoops, bends, and reaches down, so we can be lifted up.

GRACE

Grace.

We talk as though we understand the term.  The bank gives us a grace period.  The seedy politician falls from grace.  Musicians speak of a grace note.  We describe an actress as gracious, a dancer as graceful.  We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings, and premeal prayers.  We talk as though we know what grace means.  

 

But do we really understand it?  Have our churches settled for a wimpy grace?  Join us Sunday at 10am as we learn more about "What Happens When GRACE Happens"

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Spiritual Disciplines

Hello all it has been a while since I have posted so I wanted to fill you in on some things we have been studying. The last few weeks we have been studying Spiritual Disciplines. I have created live events for all of these sermons on the YOUversion app on you mobile devices. Here are the links to the last three (click on the links below):
Stewardship 
Evangelism 
Prayer 
Fasting 


In addition to this all of our sermons are on our website at www.elkgrovechurchofchrist.org please visit the sites watch the videos and pair them with the live event on your YOUversion app for the best learning experience.

Have a Blessed Day Everyone!

Live Event sermons on your YouVersion App

For all of you out there with The YouVersion Bible App on your phones or tablets or even your computers I decided to Publish my sermons for people to be able to follow along either at our church or even as you watch them off of our website. This week there will be a new one and this time it is available tomorrow, that way you can answer questions early and we can use the poll question in the service. please check it out if you haven't. click here to view the live event

Pepperdine bible lectures recordings

For all who were unable to attend the Pepperdine bible lectures this year go to this link http://www.cvent.com/events/2014-pepperdine-bible-lectures/custom-131-a49ae54774f0411ca2e645172dfc70c8.aspx at the bottom is a link to ITUNESU follow that link and it will bring up all the recordings from the week at Pepperdine. I hope this is a blessing to you