Why Grace Changes Everything

"Pastor Church Smith unfolds the mystery of grace and reveals the surprising truth: we can never grow in grace by our own efforts."--Cover.

In this deeply relational book, Pastor Smith explores 12 great themes of God's unending grace. With the passion of a man whose own life has been transformed by this gift, Smith clearly explains why our mistakes will never alienate us from God, our relationship with God does not depend on our efforts, and more. To know that God is for you is the greatest source of security you will ever know.

Through this eight-week small group Bible study, Gospel in Life, Timothy Keller explores with participants how gospel can change hearts, communities, and how we live in the world. This pack includes one softcover 230-page Participant Guide and one DVD.

Just because you know and have experienced grace does not mean you fully understand it. This book will help you experience the freedom found in knowing just how fully God is committed to loving YOU. Rediscover the missing piece in what today's Christians believe about the Christian life. As lead Pastor of one of America's biggest churches, John Lindell went on a personal quest for answers and discovered the true meaning behind God's grace, and when he came to see the full revelation of God's commitment to us, it changed his life forever. In Soul Set Free, Lindell invites you on a life-changing journey through the Book of Romans. Learn to no longer view the gospel as anything less than a truth that sets your soul free. The good news of the gospel can be summed up in three parts: Christ died for our sins, we are forgiven through faith in Christ, and heaven is our reward upon death. However, none of these parts cover what transpired when we were saved. The gospel is even better than what we believe. It brings joy but it's even better. It's forgiveness of sins but it's even better. It's God sending His only Son but it's even better.

If you're tempted to believe you're "not enough," God has another story to tell you.As Christian women, we've all heard the voices: "Just do more." "Meet everyone's needs." "You can achieve Pinterest perfection." We say we believe in grace, but when the dishes pile up, the inbox dings incessantly, and the family clamors to be fed (again!), it's easier to believe the nagging voice that reminds us, "You're just not enough."But what if God's true story of you is more beautiful than you thought? What if-even on your worst day-who you are trumps what you do? What if God says you are already dazzlingly more than enough? In Grace Changes Everything, Janna Wright invites you to discover the grace-empowered truth of how God actually sees you. You will:* discover how very much God loves you-and likes you,* silence the voices of guilt and shame,* nurture a chat-like-best-friends connection with Jesus,* glow from the inside out with true confidence, and* step into your very own adventure: a life of passion and purpose.Because the truth is . . . grace changes everything!

Heaven has received a lot of attention in recent years as bestselling books and movies have told the stories of people who claim to have been there. But what does the Bible actually say about heaven? What difference does it make? What happens the moment after we die? What will our relationships be like in heaven? Chip Ingram sets aside the hype and myths and digs into the Scriptures to discover what God actually wants us to know about the hereafter. Most importantly, Ingram shows why our understanding of heaven matters now, in this life. Because what we believe about heaven actually affects us today in ways we may not have imagined.

Explore this stunning quality of God’s grace: It never ends! In this revision of a foundational work, John Piper reveals how grace is not only God’s undeserved gift to us in the past, but also God’s power to make good happen for us today, tomorrow, and forever. True life for the follower of Jesus really is a moment-by-moment trust that God is dependable and fulfills his promises. This is living by faith in future grace, which provides God's mercy, provision, and wisdom—everything we need—to accomplish his good plans for us. In Future Grace, chapter by chapter—one for each day of the month—Piper reveals how cherishing the promises of God helps break the power of persistent sin issues like anxiety, despondency, greed, lust, bitterness, impatience, pride, misplaced shame, and more. Ultimate joy, peace, and hope in life and death are found in a confident, continual awareness of the reality of future grace.