Grace Sermons

Facing Your Fears (Acts 18:1-22)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 24 May 2026 18:56:13 -0500

In Acts 18 we learn about how Paul is afraid. He says that he was in great fear and trembling in Corinth. Yet, the Lord provides for Paul in a number of ways to help him face his fears, and He will do the same thing for you and for me as we trust the Spirit and depend upon Him.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts18 #fear #facingyourfears #sermon #lifeinthespirit

Paul at Mars Hill (Acts 17:16-34)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:01:00 -0500

Paul at Mars Hill shares the gospel after being greatly distressed by all of the idols in Athens as well as by the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. Idols and philosophies never deliver fully on what they are promising. The give you just enough to keep you coming back but never leave you satisfied. Meaning, purpose, and abundant life can only be found in Jesus!

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts17 #paul #sermon #idols #idolatry #epicurean #stoicism

The Bereans (Acts 17:1-5)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 -0500

When the Bereans were presented with the gospel, they received it with eagerness and examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true. As a result, many of them put their faith in Jesus and became new creations in Christ! As we hear new truths presented from others, the Spirit will lead us to do the same thing today. We receive the information but don't necessarily take it as truth. We examine the information in light of the Scriptures and depend upon the Holy Spirit to reveal truth to us.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts17 #sermon #berea #berean #sermonseries

The Philippian Jailer (Acts 16:16-40)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:30:00 -0500

In Acts 16, the Philippian jailer is so stunned that Paul and Silas stay in jail after an earthquake opened up a way of escape that he asks, "What must I do to be saved?" After putting his faith in Jesus, he and his entire household are saved! God is such a good God that He even brings purpose into our suffering and can use it to transform the lives of those around us.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts16 #acts #paulandsilas #sermon

God's Kingdom Work Through You (Acts 15:36-16:15)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:01:00 -0500

As those in Christ, we are invited to participate with the Spirit in God's work to advance His Kingdom through His grace. In Acts 15:36-16:15, we see the Holy Spirit do just that in the lives of Timothy, Luke, Lydia, Silas, John Mark, Barnabas, and Paul. As we trace how and what He did in and through them, we get glimpses into how He will work in us and through us today by His grace.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts #acts15 #acts16 #sermon

How To Know You Are Saved (Acts 15:1-35)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:31:00 -0500

What are the requirements for salvation? How do you know you are saved? In Acts 15, we see the answer to these questions. Some in the church were promoting a "Jesus Plus" gospel, but the Jerusalem Council affirms that salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

Today, there still is a problem with some adding to the gospel. The requirements for salvation are not "believe and be baptized," "repent and believe" (if by repent, one means to commit to stop sinning rather than change your mind), nor "believe and surrender" (surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus is a discipleship issue not a salvation requirement).

We must be clear about how to know you are saved. If you have received Jesus' gift of salvation through faith in His finished work on the cross, you are saved.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#salvation #salvationbygrace #salvationbyfaith #acts15 #grace #repentandbelieve #lordshipsalvation

Grace Enrages Self-Righteous Legalists (Acts 14:1-28)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:02:00 -0500

The scandalous message of grace enrages self-righteous legalists. As Paul and Barnabas continue their first missionary journey, they are brutally opposed by self-righteous legalists and try to stone Paul to death. Paul warns that the church will go through many hardships because the scandalous message of grace enrages people who cling to the law and self-justification.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts #sermon #sermonseries #lifeinthespirit #grace #religion #legalism

Resurrection Power (Easter Sermon)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:01:00 -0500

The same power that rose Jesus from the grave is the same power that dwells in us today as believers. In Christ, we have resurrection power that is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine! Don't miss out on all that you have in Christ if you have put your faith and trust in Him for salvation.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Participants in God's Story (Acts 13:13-52)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:01:00 -0500

In Acts 13 Paul and Barnabas are commissioned by the church at Antioch and sent out on Paul's first missionary journey. As the church today, the Spirit sends us out on mission as well. Sometimes that is somewhere on the other side of the world, but often times it's into our own communities to serve people and share the gospel with the lost.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts #acts13 #paul #missionaryjourney #sermon #sermonseries

Paul and Barnabas Are Commissioned (Acts 13:1-12)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:00 -0500

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts13 #acts #sermon #sermonseries

King Herod in Acts 12

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:31:00 -0500

In Acts 12, King Herod persecuted the church, killed James, and arrested Peter and put him in prison with intentions to kill him as well. God sends an angel and miraculously rescues Peter from prison. As a result, we are told in verse 24 that the church continued to spread and flourish. God is sovereign and even when we don't see it or understand it, He is at work behind the scenes for our good and His glory.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#lifeinthespirit #acts #acts12 #sermon #sermonseries

The Church of Antioch (Acts 11:19-30)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:01:00 -0600

The church of Antioch was discipled by Barnabas and Saul for an entire year. The church of Antioch was a diverse church who under the leadership of Barnabas and Saul became a missionary outpost. We learn much from this church and from Barnabas and Saul as they lived Life in the Spirit.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts #antioch #barnabas #paul #sermon #sermonseries #lifeinthespirit

Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10:23-11:18)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:01:00 -0600

In Acts 10-11, Peter and Cornelius witness what can be called The Gentile Pentecost! The Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles as they believed in Jesus for salvation. The gospel is for all people!

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#gentiles #pentecost #acts10 #acts #sermon #sermonseries #lifeinthespirit #holyspirit

Peter's False Beliefs (Acts 10:1-23)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:48:38 -0600

Even though Peter was a new creation in Christ and a leader in the church, he still had some false beliefs that were impacting his actions. The Holy Spirit had to reveal the truth to him so that he could walk in alignment with who he now was in Christ. So, he orchestrated events in the life of a gentile, roman centurion named Cornelius as well as his own life that would change their lives and the lives of the church forever!

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#cornelius #peter #acts10 #acts #lifeinthespirit #sermon

Dorcas (Acts 9:32-43)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:01:00 -0600

Luke gives a one-sentence description of Dorcas who is also known as Tabitha in Acts 9. He says that her life was characterized by being full of good works and acts of charity. If someone had to give a one-sentence description of your life, what would they say? Would it be characterized by the Spirit's work in you and through you or by your own fleshly works to build your own kingdom up? As new creations in Christ, when we submit ourselves as receivers of the Vine, He will produce good works through us.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts9 #dorcas #tabitha #lifeinthespirit

Saul Road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-31)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:01:00 -0600

On the road to Damascus to persecute Christians, Saul encounters Jesus and begins to preach the good news! Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus is one of the most unexpected events we see in the Bible, but God's ways are not our ways. He had a plan to use Paul as His chosen instrument to reach the Gentiles with the gospel. Saul's conversion shows us that you are never too far from the grace and forgiveness of our Lord and Savior.

#acts9 #acts #saultopaul #damascusroad #lifeinthespirit #sermon

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

The Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-40)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:43:04 -0600

In Acts 8, Philip encounters an Ethiopian eunuch and shares the life-changing good news of Jesus Christ with him. The Ethiopian eunuch puts his faith in Christ and is baptized immediately. The most unbelievable part of this story is that God called Philip away from what was basically a revival and sent him on a 3-day journey just to share the gospel with one man. He truly is the God who will leave the 99 in search of the one.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts #acts8 #lifeinthespirit #eunuch

Philip in Samaria (Acts 8:5-25)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:05:00 -0600

When the Spirit sent Philip to Samaria, this was during a time that the Jewish people despised the people living there. But He used Philip to share the good news of Jesus with them, and after Peter and John arrived to witness them receive the Holy Spirit, things were never the same after that.

As we live Life in the Spirit today, He will work through us to share the gospel in difficult situations and with people who may be very different than we are, but He will always provide.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

GRACE SERMONS PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts8 #sermon #acts #lifeinthespirit

Telling People About Jesus (Acts 8:4)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:01:00 -0600

There are 8 billion people in the world and statistics tell us that about 5 billion of them do not know Jesus. How will they be reached? In Acts 8, God scatters the church and worked in them and through them to share the gospel with others wherever they went. He does the same thing today. As we live Life in the Spirit, we will He will disrupt our comfortability to move us into His higher purposes for our lives. As we trust the Spirit and allow Him to work through us, more and more people will come to know Jesus just as they did when God sent the early church out in Acts 8:4.

#acts8 #evangelism #sharethegospel #lifeinthespirit #acts

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Galatians 4:4-7 (The Christmas Story)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:39:45 -0600

In Galatians 4:4-7, we see what the Christmas story is all about. In the greatest love story of all, God sent Jesus to be born of a woman in order to redeem us and adopt us into His family.

Jesus became what we are so that we can become what He is.

But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. (Galatians 4:4-5)

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#galatians4 #christmassermon #advent

For To Us a Child is Born

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:56:40 -0600

For to us a child is born, a son is given! Jesus was born into this world as the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace. He still carries those titles today, and if you've put your faith in Him for salvation, you are in union with Him today. Draw upon Him as your Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace today!

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#isaiah9 #christmassermon #wonderfulcounselor #mightygod #everlastingfather #peace

Stephen Stoned to Death (Acts 7)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:25:26 -0600

In Acts 7, Stephen is stoned death after sharing and defending his faith before the religious leaders of his day. As Stephen died, the Spirit led and empowered him to forgive those who were stoning him to death. As we life by the Spirit today, He will lead us to share the gospel in the face of opposition and to forgive those who persecute us as well.

#acts7 #martyr #acts #lifeinthespirit

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Stephen Full of Faith and Power (Acts 6:1-15)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:31:00 -0600

In Acts 6, we are told about Stephen being full of the Spirit, full of grace, full of faith, full of wisdom, and full of power. God was at work through Him to accomplish His Kingdom work in the church and in the world. As believers today, we are indwelt with the Spirit and as we walk by faith and dependence on Him, He will accomplish His Kingdom work through us today as well.

#acts #holyspirit #faith #power #lifeinthespirit

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Rejoicing in Suffering (Acts 5:17-42)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:31:00 -0600

In Acts 5:17-42, the apostles are flogged after being arrested for telling people about the new life they can receive in Christ. As they are released, they rejoice and count themselves worthy of suffering the same way Jesus suffered for us. Life in the Spirit for us means that He will lead and empower us to rejoice in our sufferings as He uses them for a greater good.

#acts5 #acts #lifeinthespirit #suffering #sufferingandfaith #sermon

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMnDedWeuLFRu2aIgWzPAA

Ananias and Sapphira Meaning (Acts 4:32-5:16)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:40:28 -0600

Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 is an uncomfortable story for many believers. What is the meaning of what happened to Ananias and Sapphira? Were Ananias and Sapphira believers or unbelievers? When you look at the context and in conjunction with the rest of Scripture, we can begin to get a better understanding.

#acts5 #acts #lifeinthespirit #acts4

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

A Prayer for Boldness

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:31:00 -0600

After being suffering persecution and being threatened for sharing the gospel, Peter, John, and the early church pray for boldness to continue proclaiming the good news of Jesus in spite of the consequences that may come. Life in the Spirit is the same for us today. As we depend on the Spirit, He will lead us to pray for boldness and to be used in God's Kingdom work through us no matter what situations and circumstances we find ourselves in.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts4 #acts #lifeinthespirit #boldness #prayer

No Other Name Under Heaven (Acts 4:1-22)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:31:00 -0600

In Acts 4, Peter declares that there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. He and John are unschooled, ordinary men who had been filled with the Holy Spirit and given courage to speak truth in love to the powerful religious elite of their day who were out to punish them. Life in the Spirit means that God can take ordinary people and do extraordinary things in them and through them!

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#acts #acts4 #acts412 #lifeinthespirit #noothername

Times of Refreshing (Acts 3:11-4:4)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:31:00 -0500

In Acts 3, Peter declares that if the people will repent and turn to God that their sins will be wiped out, they'll experience times of refreshing, and that they will share in the restoration of all things when Jesus returns. The same is true of us today!

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#lifeinthespirit #acts3 #acts

Peter Heals a Lame Beggar (Acts 3:1-10)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:30:00 -0500

In Acts 3:1-10, Peter heals a lame beggar in the name and authority of Jesus Christ. He provides practical help and eternal hope to someone who probably felt invisible to most of the world. Life in the Spirit will look the same for us today. The Spirit will lead us to notice the invisibles in our world and to provide practical help and eternal hope.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#lifeinthespirit #acts3 #acts #healing

Koinonia (Acts 2:42-47)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:01:00 -0500

Koinonia is the Greek term used to describe the unique relationship that gets experienced together through a common faith in Jesus. It's what we see in the early church in Acts 2:42-47, and it's what we will experience as believers today through Life in the Spirit.

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

#koinonia #acts2 #acts #lifeinthespirit

I Will Pour Out My Spirit (Acts 2:14-41)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:01:00 -0500

What does it mean when God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on all people?" In Acts 2, Peter quotes Joel 28 to show the fulfillment of that promise coming true at Pentecost. As a result, anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved... their sins will be forgiven, and they will receive the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:17... In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

#acts #acts2 #lifeinthespirit #holyspirit #joel #pentecost

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:59:00 -0500

Pentecost in Acts 2 and the sending of the Holy Spirit breathed new life into the disciples and filled them with God's presence, power, and purpose. It was the birth of the church and things have never been the same since! God's new life, presence, power, and purpose are part of every believer's life even today!

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Waiting on the Lord (Acts 1:12-26)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:01:00 -0500

Waiting on the Lord can be one of the most difficult things at certain times in our lives, but the Lord is in the waiting. Don't miss what He is doing in times of waiting. As you wait, pray, renew your mind to His truths, and stay involved in community with others.

#acts #acts1 #lifeinthespirit #waitonthelord

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Baptism of the Holy Spirit Meaning (Acts 1:1-11 Sermon)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:01:00 -0500

What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Why did Jesus tell the disciples to wait for the baptism of the Holy Spirit? What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit for believers in Christ today? What difference does the baptism of the Holy Spirit make in our lives?

In this opening message of the sermon series, "Life in the Spirit, we look at Acts 1:1-11 and the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5) and His empowering for mission (Acts 1:8).

#acts #acts1 #lifeinthespirit #baptismoftheholyspirit

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

The Good Life

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:01:00 -0500

The Good Life for a lot of us is The American Dream and the pursuit of our goals and dreams, leading to a life of comfort, success, and fulfillment. However, the good life according to Scripture is Jesus Christ Himself! He is our Life! As we learn to rest in Him and experience His indwelling Life, He'll lead us into life with others and will express His life through us to a lost and dying world around us.

#thegoodlife #lifeinchrist #jesusislife #thewaythetruththelife

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://thegraceblog.com/podcast

Sabbath Rest

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 07:00:00 -0500

What is sabbath rest? Is Jesus our sabbath rest? What is the sabbath rest in Hebrews 4? If you want to find and experience true rest in your life, you must know what it means to have sabbath rest in Jesus. He is our Rest.

#sabbath #sabbathrest #jesus #hebrews #hebrews4

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

The Faithfulness of God (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:01:00 -0500

The faithfulness of God is one of His many attributes. Faithfulness is part of His nature. God is faithful. He is faithful to Himself, to His other attributes, and to us.

"God's faithfulness means that because he is the truth, everything he says and does is certain. That means he is 100% reliable 100% of the time. He does not fail, forget, falter, change or disappoint. He says what he means and means what he says and therefore does everything he says he will do." (Ray Pritchard)

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

#godsfaithfulness #godsfaithful #attributesofgod #faithfulness #faithfulgod

God's Love (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:52:32 -0500

1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. God's love is a holy love, a sacrificial love, a gracious love, an eternal love, an unconditional love, and an unlimited love. Paul says that for the believer, God's love has been poured into our hearts. You have all of God's love, all of the time.

#attributesofgod #godslove #love #godsloveforus

THE GRACE BLOG: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

God's Justice (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:55:30 -0500

God is just. His justice is His attribute by which He acts in accordance with His perfect nature, upholding what is right and addressing what is wrong. God is always fair, righteous, and impartial. His actions and decisions are perfectly aligned with His moral law and holy character.

As a just God, He cannot simply overlook sin. He must judge evil. God sent Jesus as a propitiation of our sins and is just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. As those who are justified in Christ, believers are declared righteous, not guilty, and in right standing with God.

As those who are in union with the God of Justice, He will use us to bring justice to those being treated unjustly.

Romans 3:25-26... 25 God put forward (Jesus) as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

#attributesofgod #justiceofgod #godsjustice

THE GRACE BLOG: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

God's Holiness (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:31:52 -0500

God's attribute of holiness means that He is high and exalted, transcendent in majesty, and has infinite moral purity. He is distinct and like no other. As sinful human beings, we cannot be in the presence of a holy God, but through the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are made holy when we put our faith in Him for salvation and can enjoy the relationship we were designed to have with Him.

Exodus 15:11... Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?

Colossians 1:22... But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.

#attributesofgod #holiness #holy #godsholiness

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

The Sovereignty of God (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:01:00 -0500

The sovereignty of God means that He is the chief ruler of all things. He is the authority. God is omniscient, omnisapient, and omnipotent.

God is the supreme ruler and authority. He ordains whatever comes to pass, and His divine purpose is always accomplished. (Paul Enns, Moody Handbook of Theology)

God's sovereignty is the attribute by which he rules his entire creation, and to be sovereign God must be all knowing, all powerful, and absolutely free. (A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of The Holy)

Sovereignty means principal, chief, supreme. It speaks first of position (God is the chief Being in the universe), then of power (God is supreme in power in the universe). God has a plan, which is all-inclusive, which he controls, which includes but does not involve him in evil, which ultimately is for the praise of his glory. (Charles Ryrie, Basic Theology)

BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog

God's Omnipotence (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:01:00 -0500

The omnipotence of God means He is all-powerful. His omnipotence is a communicable or shared attribute. For those who are in Christ, we share in His power, and He expresses His power through us to make Kingdom impact in this world.

Ephesians 3:20…(God) is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.

#omnipotence #attributesofgod #allpowerful

https://thegraceblog.com/blog/mighty-god
https://thegraceblog.com/blog/gods-omnipresence-omniscience-and-omnipotence
https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

Omniscience of God (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:01:00 -0500

The omniscience of God means that God knows all things actual and possible, past, present, and future, in one eternal act (Paul Enns). But God is not only all-knowing, but all-wise. God can take all of His knowledge and use it in the best possible way to bring about the best possible results, by the best possible means, for the most possible people for the longest possible time (Charles Ryrie).

In this video, we dive into the omniscience of God and the wisdom of God and how God shares these attributes with the believer in Christ for guidance in our life.

#attributesofgod #omniscience #wisdomofgod

https://thegraceblog.com/blog/omniscience-wisdom-of-god

God's Omnipresence (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:01:00 -0500

God is omnipresent. As A.H. Strong says, “God in the totality of His essence, without diffusion or expansion, multiplication or division, penetrates and fills the universe in all its parts.” You are never alone. God is always present. As a believer, all of God dwells inside of you at the core of your being through your spiritual union with Jesus Christ. The more you turn inwards towards Him, the more you experience His presence.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog/gods-omnipresence-omniscience-and-omnipotence?rq=omnipresence

#omnipresence #attributesofgod

“The knowledge that we are never alone calms the troubled sea of our lives and speaks peace to our soul.” (A.W. Tozer)

God's Goodness (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:01:00 -0500

God is good. Goodness is part of His nature. God can't be anything but good. But not only is God good, He shares His goodness with those who receive His gift of salvation by faith. Through your union in Christ, you are made good. He crucified your old self and has given you a new nature (a good nature). You are a recipient of and expresser of God's goodness.

#godsgoodness #attributesofgod

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Aseity, Eternality, and Immutability of God (Attributes of God Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0500

The aseity of God means He is self-existent. The eternality of God means He exists outside of time. The Immutability of God means He does not change. The self-existent and eternal God of the universe created you and even pursues you as He desires to be in and experience a relationship with you and that will not change.

The Aseity of God
The Eternality of God
The Immutability of God

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#eternity #immutability #attributesofgod

Fear Worry Anxiety (Week 5 - Roadblocks Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 26 May 2025 07:00:00 -0500

We all deal with fear, worry, and anxiety on some level, and it can keep us from experiencing the abundant life we have in Christ. But God gives us the answer to how to overcome fear, worry, and anxiety in our lives. In Philippians 4:6-7, we are told to present our anxieties to God. We name them and release them to the Lord. In Philippians 4:8, we are told to replace those anxious thoughts with thoughts about God and His truths! If we follow this two-step process, we are told that we will experience the peace of God that transcends all understanding.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#anxiety #anxietyrelief #fear #worry #philippians46 #philippians4

Philippians 4:6-7... 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:8... 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Social Media and Christianity (Roadblocks Series - Week 4)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 19 May 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Social media can be used by God for good, but it can easily become our chief discipler as Christians. Satan can use it as a tool to distract, divide, and devour. He can use it to conform us to the image of this world. But Christianity is about fixing our eyes on Jesus and allowing Him to throw off everything that hinders us from experiencing the abundant life we have in Him. Are you using social media or is it using you?

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#socialmedia #hebrews12

Comparison - The Thief of Joy (Week 3 - Roadblocks Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 12 May 2025 06:01:00 -0500

It's been said that comparison is the thief of joy. Satan uses comparison to deceive us into finding our worth and value from how we measure up to other people. The Bible tells us that Satan is out to steal, kill, and destroy. Comparison is one of the ways he robs us of our joy in Christ.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#comparison #sermon

Sexual Sin (Roadblocks Series - Week 2)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 05 May 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Sexual sin in the Bible shows us that Satan has taken God's good gift of sex and twisted it into something that steals, kills, and destroys our lives. But in Christ, we experience complete forgiveness, a new nature, and resurrection power to move beyond this roadblock in our lives.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#lust #immorality #sermon

The Roadblock of Past Mistakes (Week 1 - Roadblocks Message Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Past mistakes can leave us feeling guilt and shame for a long time. They can leave us stuck on the journey of life. We all have a past and it can be a major roadblock that keeps us from experiencing the abundant life Jesus said He came to give. Peter made past mistakes, but in John 21, Jesus leads him beyond the roadblock of his past, and this passage shows us how to move beyond the roadblock of our past as well.

#john21 #forgiveness #pastmistakes

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Living the Resurrected Life (Easter)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Because of Jesus' resurrection, believers in Christ experience a resurrection in their own lives the moment they put their faith and trust in Him for salvation. Are you living the resurrected life? It's time to start living from Jesus instead of for Jesus.

#easter #resurrectionsunday #resurrection #resurrectionlife #raisedwithjesus #bornagain

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Jesus Enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (John 12:12-19)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is a pivotal point on His road to the cross and His resurrection. The people wanted Him to make their situation with Rome better, but He was up to something so much bigger than changing temporary circumstances. Jesus was entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to bring peace between man and God through His substitutionary atonement on the cross.

#palmsunday #john12

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Jesus Anointed at Bethany Meaning (John 12:1-8)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0500

What is meaning of Jesus anointed at Bethany? In John 12:1-8, Mary anoints Jesus as an act of humility and worship, regardless of what others might think about her. God uses it to prepare Jesus' body for future burial after His finished work on the cross.

The Plot to Kill Jesus (John 11:45-54)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0500

After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the religious leaders of plot to kill Jesus. However, God was at work to bring about His plan to rescue humanity from their sin through the substitutionary atonement of Jesus. What Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin meant for evil, God meant for good.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#john11 #resurrection

Luke 6:27-36 (Love Your Enemies)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500

How are we supposed to love our enemies? That seems impossible! And in your flesh, it is impossible. But Jesus loved His enemies, and if you are in Christ, He will love your enemies as He expresses His life through you.

Luke 6:27-28... “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

#luke6 #loveyourenemy #loveyourenemies

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Luke 6:1-11 (Jesus and the Rule Police)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500

In Luke 6, Jesus encounters the rule-police (Pharisees) who call Him out for breaking the rules on the Sabbath. He declares in Luke 6:5, I am the Lord of the Sabbath! What is the meaning of Luke 6:5? If Jesus was willing to break the rules of tradition in His day to love people and show them compassion, then shouldn't we expect Him to do the same in and through us today?

5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” (Luke 6:5)

#luke6 #luke65 #pharisees

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.
9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. (Luke 6:1-11)

Luke 5:33-39 (Wineskin Parable)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:30:00 -0600

In Luke 5, Jesus tells a parable about wineskins and also about a new patch on an old cloth. What is the meaning of these parables? Basically, Jesus is saying that He didn't come to mix the old covenant and the new covenant. He did not come to mix grace with law. He came to fulfill the law and offer us a whole new life as we receive His grace by faith.

#luke5 #parable #parableofjesus #parablesofjesus

Luke 5:36 Meaning: He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

Luke 5:37-38... 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Luke 5:27-32 - Jesus Eating with Tax Collectors and Sinners

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:53:11 -0600

Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners tells us that we should expect Him to express His life through us today in ways that lead us to do the same thing. Who are the tax collectors and sinners of our day that Jesus wants to use you to invest in and be in relationship with?

Luke 5:32 - I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

#luke5 #sinner #taxcollector #repentance

Luke 5:27-32 sermon

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Friend Your Sins Are Forgiven (Luke 5:17-26)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:16:01 -0600

In Luke 5:20, before healing a paralytic, Jesus said to him, "Friend your sins are forgiven." Jesus has the authority to forgive sins. If you've received Jesus for salvation, you have complete forgiveness in Him. As you rest in your forgiveness and allow Him to express His life through you, He'll use you to share the gospel with others so that He can declare to them, "friend, your sins are forgiven as well!"

#luke5 #forgiveness #jesusforgives

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Luke 5:12-16 (If You Are Willing)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:06:31 -0600

Jesus reaches toward people who are untouchable, invisible, or on the outside looking in. As He expresses His life through us, He will do the same thing through us today.

In Luke 5:12, a man with leprosy asks Jesus, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." He has faith in Jesus' ability to heal, but he is not sure if He is willing (probably because he doesn't feel worthy). In Luke 5:13, Jesus says, "I am willing!"

Luke 5:12 - While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. e When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

Luke 5:13 - Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

#luke5 #leprosy

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Luke 5:12-16 Sermon

Luke 5:1-11 (Calling On Your Life)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:13:34 -0600

What is your calling in life? Do you have a calling on your life? In Luke 5, we see Simon Peter receive his calling from Jesus to fish for people. You have a unique calling on your life as well which reflects how Jesus will express His life through you as you!

#lifecalling #luke5

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Luke 4:38-44 (Meet Needs or Share the Gospel?)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 09:51:09 -0600

Should we meet people's needs or share the gospel with them? Sometimes people will say things like, "Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words," but what we see from Jesus is that words are necessary! In Luke 4:43, we see Jesus say that He must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God. But we also see that Jesus took time to serve people and meet their needs. Jesus provided tangible help and eternal hope, and as Jesus expresses His life through us, we can expect Him to use us to both meet people's needs and to share the good news of the kingdom of God with them!

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Luke 4:31-37 (Jesus, Demons, and Authority)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:38:31 -0600

In Luke 4, Jesus is teaching in the synagogue with authority, but He encounters a demon who is exercising his authority over another man. It's good vs. evil. One authority vs. another authority. Who will win and what does it mean for us today?

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#luke4 #demons #authorityinchrist

Luke 4:14-30 (Jesus' Purpose & Your Purpose)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:30:18 -0600

What is your purpose? Your purpose is related to Jesus' purpose. Jesus expresses His life through you, so the more you know about Jesus' purpose, the more you'll know what your purpose is and what He will do through you. In Luke 4:18-19, we see what Jesus' purpose is, and that summarized is to selflessly serve needy people. Jesus continues that mission today. He selflessly serves needy people through you and those in His Church. We are instruments in the Master's hands.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#luke4 #jesus #purpose #mission

Luke 1:1-4

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:35:41 -0600

The Christian life is all about new life in Christ, life with others, and life expressed. Jesus puts His life in us and then begins to express His life through us. As we begin to study the gospel of Luke to discover more about this "expressed life," we look at the introduction (Luke 1:1-4) and see how and why Luke wrote this gospel.

#luke1

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Born of God Meaning (John 1:12-13)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:56:56 -0600

What does John mean when he says that those who become children of God are born of God? John tells us that those who receive Jesus by believing in His name, are given the authority to become children of God. He doesn't say they get some stamp of approval. They receive a new nature that gives them the spiritual DNA of God and makes them part of His family.

#john1 #bornofgod #childrenofgod

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

John 1:6-8 Meaning

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:29:56 -0600

In John 1:6-8, the apostle John makes a dramatic shift from Jesus, the eternal Logos, to John the Baptist. What is the meaning of John 1:6-8? What did John the Baptist come to do and why did he come to do it? What meaning or purpose does it have for our lives today?

#john1 #johnthebaptist

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Zoe Life Meaning (John 1:4-5)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 19:19:58 -0600

In John 1:4, John says that in Jesus is zoe life and that His zoe life is the light of all mankind. What is the meaning of zoe life? What does it mean that Jesus is life and light? What impact does that have on us today?

John 1:4-5... 4 In him was life (zoe), and that life (zoe) was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

#zoe #zoelife #jesus #john1

https://thegraceblog.com/

The Word Was God Meaning (John 1:1-3)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:36:50 -0600

In the gospel of John, Jesus is described as the Word (Logos). What is the meaning of the Word was God? John declares that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Jesus may have been born in a manger, but He did not come into being in that moment. John makes a clear statement of Jesus' deity. He is the eternal Son of God who was born into this world to redeem humanity.

John 1:1-3... In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

God Has Not Given You a Spirit of Fear (2 Timothy 1:7 Sermon)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 17:29:21 -0600

Fear, worry, and anxiety do not come from God but from the enemy. In Christ, you have a spirit of power, love, and sound judgment. In Christ, you can walk in faith over fear!

2 Timothy 1:7... for God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

#faithoverfear
#2timothy
#election
#fear
#worry
#anxiety

The Rhythm of Walking in Good Works (Week 7 - The Rhythms of Grace Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:10:09 -0500

As Christians, we don’t discipline ourselves to serve out of obligation or duty. We allow Jesus to lead us into a rhythm of walking in the good works that He will do in us and through us, and we get to experience our intimate relationship with Him as He expresses His Life through us.

Ephesians 2:10... For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Richard Foster says “True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside. We serve out of whispered promptings, divine urgings. Energy is expended but it is not the frantic energy of the flesh.”

Steve McVey writes, "The enemy has fooled many into thinking spiritual service is their gift to God. But good works are not our gifts to God but rather his gifts to us! Our heavenly Father has a plan to do some wonderful things in this world and, because of his great love for us, he has chosen to allow us to participate in that work. He doesn't need us to do the work. He chooses to do the work through us because he loves us. Those who believe that Christian service is the way we are obligated to glorify God will never clearly see his lovely face smiling at them with pride. They will forever be caught in a performance trap, wondering if they are doing enough."

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Rhythm of Community (Week 6 - Rhythms of Grace Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:15:17 -0500

You were created to be in relationship with other people. Even though God created Adam perfectly and was in relationship with him, God described Him as "alone" and said it was "not good." God is a relational Being and you are made in His image. As you journey with Jesus, He will lead you into a rhythm of being involved in authentic community with other believers in Christ.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Rhythm of Silence and Solitude (Week 5 - Rhythms of Grace Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 19:36:22 -0500

Jesus spent time in silence and solitude. God spoke to Elijah through a gentle whisper (1 Kings 19:12). The Lord said, "Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)

Jesus will pull us away from the distractions and busyness in this world so that we can clearly hear His voice. Then He will send us back into the world more aware of His presence in our lives at all times and in all places.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Rhythm of Meditating on Scripture (Week 4 - Rhythms of Grace Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:52:46 -0500

There are many wrong approaches to reading the Bible. Some approach it as a book of rules. Others use it for inspiration. Several just try to gain more knowledge. However, the reason we read Scripture is to know Jesus and experience an intimate relationship with Him. To do that, it requires reading it with unhurried delight and meditating on it throughout your day.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Rhythm of Relational Prayer (Week 3 - Rhythms of Grace)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:48:38 -0500

What is prayer? Can we talk to God like a friend? Yes! Learning to talk to Jesus through short, simple, and honest comments and statements will allow you to experience the intimacy you have through your spiritual union with Him.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Rhythm of Awareness (Week 2 - Rhythms of Grace Series)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:26:35 -0500

When it comes to spiritual disciplines, developing a rhythm of awareness is foundational to experiencing intimacy with Christ. Being aware of Jesus' presence and personality, helps us to look for and recognize the ways He is speaking to us.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Rhythms of Grace Introduction

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 21:00:10 -0500

Spiritual discipline checklists can turn into religious duties we feel like we ought to do. We have to muster up discipline to do something we don't really want to do. But when we look to Jesus, He will lead us into unforced rhythms of grace and into a deeper intimacy with Him.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Real Meaning

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 21:12:57 -0500

What is the meaning of 1 Corinthians 6:9-11? Do people who commit certain sins not go to heaven? What about those who live in persistent sin; are they not true Christians? No, that's not what that verse means. Let's dive into the context and see what this passage really means and how it applies to us today.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11... 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

More of God, Less of Me? (John 3:30 & Matthew 16:24)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 18:14:44 -0500

More of God and less of me? Die to self? Deny self? Must I decrease and God increase? No! The New Testament writers tell us that you have already died to your old self. You are no longer in Adam. You are a new creation in Christ. Jesus killed off the old self (sin nature) and made you into a new self. That's why the apostle Paul says to count yourself dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus!

John 3:30... He must increase, but I must decrease.

Matthew 16:24... Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Romans 6:3-7... 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.

Galatians 2:20... 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

Colossians 2:11-13... Your whole self, ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

https://thegraceblog.com/blog/more-of-god-less-of-me

Tithes and Offering Verse and Explanation (Malachi 3:10)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:32:24 -0500

Does Malachi 3:10 teach us that tithing is required for all people? Are we blessed if we do tithe and cursed if we don't? What is the real meaning of Malachi 3:10?

Malachi 3:8-10 was written to the nation of Israel under the Old Covenant. New Covenant believers are not required to tithe but rather give from the heart as a work of God's grace in our lives.

Malachi 3:10... 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

What did Paul say about tithing?
https://thegraceblog.com/blog/what-did-paul-say-about-tithing

Depart From Me I Never Knew You Meaning (Matthew 7:21-23)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 18:18:08 -0500

What did Jesus mean when He said, "Depart from me for I never knew you?" Should you be nervous that Jesus will say these words to you? How can we know if we have eternal security? In this sermon, we dive into the real context and meaning of this verse that some people unfortunately find absolutely terrifying.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Real Meaning of Jeremiah 29:11

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:57:28 -0500

Does God have plans to prosper you in all areas of life? Many will try to use Jeremiah 29:11 to tell you just that. But that is not the meaning of Jeremiah 29:11!

This is a popular verse that is used at graduation times and one we cling to in hopes that in the future, God has plans to prosper us. Many will say that our job is to have faith that God will make these plans happen, and if they don't then that is because we don't have enough faith.

Don't be deceived. God does have good plans for you, but those plans might include suffering and not prosperity in all areas of your life. Jesus is more concerned with you knowing and experiencing Him as your life rather than finding life in prosperity.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

Repent and Believe - The Real Meaning (Mark 1:15)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 21:33:34 -0500

Many people today will say that salvation is a 2-step process of repenting from your sins (grieve, turn, commit to stop sinning) and believe. But the Greek word metanoia which is translated repent simply means to think differently or change your mind (Strongs 3340).

Repentance and belief should not be seen as separate items in response to the gospel, but together they signify belief in Christ. To believe in Christ is to change one’s mind about Christ and trust Him alone for salvation.

Mark 1:14-15,,, 14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Real Meaning of Matthew 5:17

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:02:01 -0500

What is the real meaning of Matthew 5:17? Jesus said that He didn't come to abolish the law, so does that mean that we still live by the law today? No! Jesus fulfilled the righteous demands of the law, and now under the New Covenant, we are dead to the law and no longer live by the written code but by the Spirit.

Matthew 5:17-20 explained... “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Real Meaning of 2 Chronicles 7:14

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:38:01 -0500

Many people today try to use 2 Chronicles 7:14 to say that if we as a country humble ourselves, pray, seek God, and turn from our wicked ways that our country will turn around. Maybe we'll have less natural disasters, less violence, and less immorality. The political landscape will get better, our economy will get better, and we will begin to prosper again.

It’s become a verse that we use as our strategy to get moral, political, and economic healing for our country.

But is this really what this verse means? No, that's not what this verse means. What is the real meaning of 2 Chronicles 7:14? That's what we dive into in today's video.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Real Meaning of 1 John 1:9

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:21:43 -0500

1 John 1:9 is often taught to be a verse about believers and their need for ongoing confession of sin to be forgiven or to regain fellowship with Jesus. But that is not what that verse means. John is writing to confront Gnostic unbelievers and is saying that if they confess that they are sinners then they will be forgiven have fellowship with God and other believers.

https://thegraceblog.com/blog

The Real Meaning of Philippians 4:13

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:32:42 -0500

What is the real meaning of Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me? Many have taken this verse out of context and used it as an inspirational slogan for motivation to accomplish all of their hopes and dreams. In it's proper context, Philippians 4:13 is about contentment. Paul is saying that Jesus gives him strength to be content in whatever situation or circumstance he faces.

Philippians 4:10-13... 10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength

https://thegraceblog.com/blog/the-meaning-of-i-can-do-all-things-through-christ-who-strengthens-me-philippians-413

Colossians 4:7-18 (Team Ministry)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 20 May 2024 09:59:28 -0500

Team ministry is the theme for Colossians 4:7-18. As Paul makes his final greetings to the church at Colossae, we see how many ordinary people were a part of God's Kingdom work in the early church. As we make ourselves available to Jesus, He leads us into various roles we will play in the church as He accomplishes His Kingdom work today!

Colossians 4:7-18... 7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant a in the Lord. 8 I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts. 9 He is coming with Onesimus, our faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here. 10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.) 11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my co-workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me. 12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. 13 I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis. 14 Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings. 15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. 16 After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. 17 Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” 18 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

the grace blog - real grace. real life. real hope

Colossians 4:2-6 (Be Wise In The Way You Act Towards Outsiders)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:55:59 -0500

How do we react to the secularization of our society? Christians are becoming the minority within our culture, but the early church was the minority in their culture as well. In this section of Colossians, Paul shares teaches us to be wise in the way we act towards outsiders, and to let our conversations always be full of grace and seasoned with salt.

Colossians 4:2-6... 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Colossians 3:18-4:1 (Wives Submit & Husbands Love Meaning)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 05 May 2024 16:29:41 -0500

What is the meaning of Colossians 3:18? Why did Paul tell wives to submit to their husbands and husbands to love their wives? In Colossians 3:18-4:1, Paul shows how being a new creation in Christ applies to being a wife, husband, father, mother, and child. The gospel transforms the way we do relationships in our homes.

18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Colossians 3:15-17 (Whatever You Do Do it For the Lord)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:37:07 -0500

In Colossians 3:15-17, Paul continues to make practical application that flows from our new life in Christ. Specifically, he teaches us to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, let the message of Christ dwell among us, and do everything in the name of the Lord. In today's message, we dive deep into each one of those areas to see how it specifically applies to us today!

Colossians 3:12-14 (The Clothes of a New Creation in Christ)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:11:50 -0500

In this section, Paul describes the clothes (virtues/actions) of someone who is a new creation in Christ. These clothes are the outworking of an inward transformation and reality that Jesus works through us.

Colossians 3:12-14...Colossians 3:12-14...12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

www.thegraceblog.com

Colossians 3:5-11 (Take Off Your Dirty Clothes)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:46:52 -0500

Paul begins the practical section of this letter by giving a list of things to get rid of as a new creation in Christ. The image is that of taking off dirty clothes that don't fit with who you are any longer. The perspective Paul gives is that these commands are not prescriptions to be a better Christian but rather descriptions of who you no longer are in Christ.

Colossians 3:5-11... 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

Colossians 3:1-4 (Hidden In Christ Sermon)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:20:22 -0500

What does it mean that your life is hidden with Christ in God? What does it mean to have been raised with Christ? How do we set our minds on things above and not on earthly things? I answer all of these questions in this sermon on Colossians 3:1-4.

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

John 20 Sermon (The Empty Tomb)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:14:13 -0500

The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything! Through His substitutionary sacrifice on the cross for our sins and His resurrection, we are offered complete forgiveness and eternal life as a gift that we receive by faith in Christ.

John 20:31 - But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Palm Sunday Sermon - Matthew 21

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:42:11 -0500

Is it possible you have missed the real Jesus? The people on Palm Sunday seemed to think they knew who Jesus was, but just a few days later they were the ones crying out, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!" They thought Jesus was coming to make their situations and circumstances better by freeing them from Roman oppression, but Jesus came to give peace between humanity and God by giving Himself as a substitute for sins.

Colossians 2:16-23 (3 Warnings about Measuring Spiritual Growth)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 17:39:45 -0500

Measuring spiritual growth or how we are doing in the Christian life is dangerous. Paul warns us of 3 ways not to measure the Christian life, or we will become enslaved to hollow and deceptive philosophies.

Colossians 2:8-15 (Hollow and Deceptive Philosophy)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 19:24:19 -0600

Paul warns us to watch out for hollow and deceptive philosophy. Satan works through human tradition and cultural influences to tempt us with a "Jesus plus" gospel, but Paul counters with the truth that we are complete in Christ and not lacking anything.

Colossians 2:8-10... 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness.

Colossians 2:6-7 (Rooted in Christ Sermon)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:09:41 -0600

What does it mean to be rooted in Christ? In this sermon, we'll discover that we have been rooted and continue to stay rooted through Christ's finished work on the cross. Rooted is in the perfect tense and the passive voice. From that rootedness, Christ builds us up and establishes us in the faith as we give thanks for what He's done and what He is doing.

Colossians 2:6-7... 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:1-5 (Fine-Sounding Arguments)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:49:40 -0600

In Colossians 2:4, Paul warns believers of fine-sounding arguments. Satan is a master deceiver and will tempt us with a "Jesus Plus Gospel," and lead us away from the sufficiency of Christ. Paul points us to Christ in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Colossians 1:24-29 (Christ in You, The Hope of Glory Sermon)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:40:29 -0600

Christ in you, the hope of glory is the message that Paul proclaimed. It was a mystery hidden in the pages of the Old Testament and now revealed in Christ. In this sermon, we'll dive into the meaning of Christ in you, the hope of glory and what that means for you today.

Colossians 1:27 - To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 1:21-23 (Reconciliation in the Bible)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:33:54 -0600

What does reconciliation mean in the Bible? The apostle Paul in Colossians 1:21-23 helps bring clarity to the before and after picture of salvation and how we move from being enemies of God to part of His family. We are changed into those who are holy, without blemish, and free of accusation. This is reconciliation with God.

Colossians 1:15-20 (The Preeminence of Christ)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:09:33 -0600

Jesus Christ is preeminent. He is first in everything. In Him, through Him, and for Him all things were created. He is before all things and holds all things together.

Colossians 1:9-14 (You Already Have an A)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:02:25 -0600

If God were handing out grades based on how you are doing in the Christian life, what would your grade be? Many of us have this mentality where we are earning points for the good things we are doing and having points deducted for the bad things we are doing, but Colossians 1:9-14 reveals the truth that we are already qualified, have been rescued, and are in the Kingdom. It sounds like you already have an A.

9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, t 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:9-14)

Colossians 1:1-8 (Identity in Christ Meaning)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:08:46 -0600

What is your true identity? What is the meaning of identity in Christ? In the opening verses of Colossians, Paul shows us how God defines those who are believers... as saints. We are not sinners saved by grace but rather saints who sometimes sin. There is a big difference! We act out of what we believe about ourselves. If you believe you are a sinner, the most natural thing for a sinner to do is sin. If you believe that you are a saint (which you are in Christ), then you can begin to live out of the new creation that you are in Christ and have victory over sin!

Colossians Background and Introduction

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:05:34 -0600

Paul wrote to refute the false gospel of "Jesus plus." The gospel is Jesus plus nothing = everything. The Colossians background led to a diverse population and a pluralistic society. The church was being tempted with a Jesus plus gospel, and in this introduction, we see that Paul writes to declare that the good news of Jesus is Jesus plus nothing equals everything and everything minus Jesus equals nothing. This is the main message of Colossians. It is why Colossians was written.

Matthew 2:13-23 Meaning

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:21:00 -0600

What is the meaning of He shall be called a Nazarene? Nazarene was a slang term used for people who were despised and rejected. Jesus experienced suffering and persecution, and He was despised by many. Because he suffered, He knows your pain. Because of the victory at the cross, He brings hope to your suffering.

Matthew 2:1-12 Meaning

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:11:17 -0600

What is the meaning of Matthew 2:1-12? Why did the Magi come to visit Jesus? Who were the Magi? We learn so much from them as they walk into the presence of Jesus as a toddler. They fall on their face before Him and worship Him. That is the only appropriate response from us as well.

Matthew 1:18-25 Meaning

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:02:18 -0600

In Matthew 1:18-25, we are told that Jesus was Emmanuel, God with us. But Jesus didn't just come to be with us for 33 years, He came so that He could be with us forever! If you've said yes to Jesus, you are never alone. God is with you. This is the meaning of Emmanuel and what we see in Matthew 1:18-25.

Matthew 1:1-17 Meaning

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:52:59 -0600

Matthew 1:1-17 Meaning... A lot of us tend to skip over the genealogy sections in Scripture, but Matthew uses the genealogy of Jesus Christ to show that He is the fulfillment of Old Testament covenant promises made by God. The birth of Jesus brings hope into our lives and this dark world we live in.

Spiritual Warfare - Satan's Tactic of Shame and Isolation

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0600

When facing spiritual warfare, one of Satan's tactics is to inflict you with shame. He wants you to think something is wrong not just with what you did, but that something is wrong with you. But Scripture tells us how to deal with shame and guilt. We see how to be free from the failures of our lives and the emotional weight we carry with them. Jesus gave his life to set us free and to live in His freedom. It's time to be set free.

Spiritual Warfare - How To Overcome Temptation

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0600

Temptation can seem so difficult to overcome, but there is a way out. Satan tempts us to sin in order to rob us of the experience of Christ's life in us and through us. It can seem so defeating. How do we overcome temptation? How do we fight temptation? In this episode, you will learn to spot the lies and how your union with Christ helps to overcome the temptation to give in and fall for the counterfeit life it is promising you at the moment.

Spiritual Warfare - Satan's Primary Tactic: Lies and Deception

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0600

When it comes to spiritual warfare, Satan's primary tactic to steal, kill, and destroy is lies and deception. He is the father of lies and is known as the deceiver. In this episode, you will learn to recognize the lies and renew your mind to God's truth so that you will walk in victory.

Spiritual Warfare - The World, The Flesh, and The Devil

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:47:06 -0600

What is spiritual warfare today? What does the world, the flesh, and the devil have to do with spiritual warfare? How do we fight spiritual warfare? Are there types of spiritual warfare? Is Satan real? The Bible tells us that Satan is very real and that he is out to steal, kill, and destroy in John 10:10. In this podcast episode and opening message of this series you will learn what spiritual warfare is and how to find victory over Satan and his strategies to rob you of the abundant life that Jesus came to give.

Worship Matters - Worship and Thanksgiving

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:01:41 -0600

Giving thanks is at the very core and heart of what it means to worship. We give thanks to God for who He is, what He has done, and what He is doing. It's impossible to worship without giving thanks. To worship means to live a lifestyle of thanksgiving in all areas of your life.

Colossians 3:15-17…15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Ephesians 5:18-21...18 …be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Worship Matters - Event and Everyday

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:41:25 -0600

Worship is both an event and an everyday experience. We gather together for corporate worship and then we are sent out to worship every day of our individual lives. We are Jesus' instruments, and as His Life is expressed through us, He receives glory, honor, and praise. All areas of our lives become an opportunity to worship the Lord our God!

Romans 12:1-2: I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Worship Matters - Vertical and Horizontal

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:03:12 -0600

Most of us can easily see that worship is vertical in one sense, but I wonder how many of us realize the horizontal aspect of worship. We worship a transcendent God who exists above and independent of His creation, but we are brought together as the Church for corporate worship. Jesus works through our horizontal relationships to express vertical worship to the God who sits above all things.

2 Peter 1:9 - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Corinthians 14:26 - When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up...

Worship Matters - Head vs. Heart

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:16:57 -0500

Is it better to worship with our heads or our hearts? Do we worship with our minds or our emotions? Most of us lean towards head worship or heart worship, but the Holy Spirit will lead us to worship God with our minds and our emotions.

John 4:24 - God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

Worship Matters - Immanence vs. Transcendence

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 18:07:18 -0500

Worship is a response to who God is and what He has done. Your view of God will affect how you worship. God is both immanent and transcendent. Understanding His transcendence and immanence will impact the way you worship Him.

Serve One Another

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:08:00 -0500

Jesus frees us from our bondage to our flesh and selfishness, and in Him, we have a new heart that wants to serve others.

Galatians 5:13 - You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

Accept One Another

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:19:45 -0500

Scripture teaches us to accept one another despite our differences. The church is not a homogenous group of people. The church is not a group of people who all look the same, talk the same, vote the same way, or even believe all of the exact same things.

The church is made up of different people who all have Jesus in common. As we accept one another, it brings praise, glory, and honor to our Lord.

Romans 15:7 - Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

Encourage One Another

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:41:39 -0500

We are told to encourage one another, so The God of Encouragement (John 14:16-17/Romans 15:5) came to dwell in you to use you to be an encourager to others. We even learn how this practically looks through Barnabas, the son of encouragement.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 - Encourage one another and build one another up, just as in fact you are doing.

Forgive One Another

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:39:07 -0500

As new covenant believers, we are called to forgive one another as the Lord forgave us. We have been completely forgiven and are now free to forgive those who hurt us.

Love One Another

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:43:17 -0500

Andy Stanely says, "The primary activity of the early church was one anothering one another." There are 59 one another passages in the New Testament. Love one another is listed more than any of the others. Today we lay the foundation for this series and talk about what it looks like to love one another.

Prayer of a Righteous Man (James 5:12-20)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In this episode James teaches us to pray in a number of circumstances. Pray when you are in trouble. Pray when you are happy. Pray when you are sick. Confess sin to each other and pray for each other. Pray for those who wander from their faith. He says the prayers of a righteous person are powerful and effective.

Be Patient and Wait on the Lord (James 5:7-11)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:05:54 -0500

We all face hardships and difficult situations in life. In this passage, James shows how to face those tough times in our life. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, and we don't have to walk through these times alone.

Slander Definition in the Bible (James 4:11-5:6)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:48:08 -0500

In this episode, we talk about slander, arrogant planning, and riches. James shows us how to recognize when we are walking in our flesh and focused on the world, rather than on Christ and who we are in Him.

Two Kinds of Wisdom (James 3:13-4:10)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:52:37 -0500

In this episode, James teaches us about wisdom. There are 2 kinds of wisdom: wisdom from above and an unspiritual, earthly, demonic type of wisdom. God's wisdom will guide us to live in ways that are peace-loving, considerate of others, submissive and open to reason, merciful, impartial, and sincere.

Taming the Tongue (James 3:1-12)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:06:58 -0500

In this episode, we see that our words are important. There is power in our speech. Our words can influence the direction of our lives, destroy our lives (with negative self-talk) and the lives of others, and bring life and healing to ourselves and others. James says that our tongue may be small, but it can impact us and others in a big way!

Faith Without Works is Dead Real Meaning (James 2:14-26)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:18:59 -0500

In this episode, James discusses faith and works. What does he mean by "faith without works is dead?" Well, he doesn't mean that a person doesn't have any faith but that their faith is unprofitable. James also says that we are justified by our works. How does that reconcile with what Paul says about being justified by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone?

Favoritism (James 2:1-13)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:59:00 -0500

In this episode, James shows us that showing favoritism and discrimination are inconsistent with who we are as new creations in Christ. As we live out our faith, it will lead to actions that show love to all people.

Quick to Listen Slow to Speak (James 1:19-27)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:59:00 -0500

In this episode, we learn that there is an outworking of our salvation that will lead us to control our speech, help helpless people, and keep us from being influenced by the ways of the world.

Trials and Temptations (James 1:1-18)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:34:56 -0500

In this episode, we learn that when we face trials, we should count them as joy because they develop perseverance. As we persevere through trials with our eyes fixed on Jesus, He uses them to show us that our Life is found in Him and not in our situations and circumstances.

Romans 8 Meaning (Romans 8:1-39)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:53:13 -0500

Romans 8 is perhaps the greatest chapter in all of the Bible! Paul declares in the opening verse that there is no condemnation for those in Christ! Amen! Then he goes on to say that the Spirit has given us new life and that we are free from the law of sin and death! Hallelujah!

Romans 7:7-25 What is the Real Meaning

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Romans 7 has been labeled one of the most controversial passages in all of the Bible! What does Paul mean when he says, "I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do this I keep on doing." This sermon answers that question and more.

Grace Beyond Law (Romans 7:1-6)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:08:09 -0500

You are dead to the law so that you can serve by the Spirit and have His fruit produced through you. We do not live as new covenant Christians by Old Testament law.

Romans 6 Meaning Finding Victory Over Sin (Romans 6:1-23)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:06:02 -0500

Romans 6 is one of the greatest chapters in all of the Bible! Paul shows us that we have died to our old self and been given new life. We see how to have victory over sin in our lives. We are free from the power of sin and death and are no longer slaves!

Romans 5:12-21

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 30 May 2023 15:07:27 -0500

Week 3 of the No Longer Slaves series on Romans covers Romans 5:12-21. What does it mean to be in Adam or in Christ? Are you in Adam or in Christ? What difference does it make?

Romans 5:1-11

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sat, 27 May 2023 06:01:00 -0500

Week 2 of the No Longer Slaves sermon series takes a deep dive into Romans 5:1-11. You are justified by faith and you stand in grace.

Romans 1-4 Overview - How Good is the Good News?

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Fri, 26 May 2023 10:17:53 -0500

How good is the good news? This is the introductory message in the No Longer Slaves Sermon Series on the book of Romans.

Identity, Gender, & Sexuality

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 21 May 2023 07:00:00 -0500

In the last episode of this Identity Series, we talk about what role gender and sexuality play in our identity as Christians.

Identity - You Belong to God's Family

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sat, 20 May 2023 06:01:00 -0500

In this episode of the Identity Series, we focus on your identity as a part of the Family of God. Your identity is not just a personal identity, it is a corporate identity.

Identity - You are a Masterpiece

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Fri, 19 May 2023 07:09:00 -0500

In this episode of the Identity Series, we focus on your identity being that of a masterpiece. You are God's masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that He planned long ago, that you would walk in them.

Identity - You are a Temple

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Thu, 18 May 2023 06:15:00 -0500

In this next episode of the Identity Series, we focus on how our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.

Identity - You are a Citizen of Heaven

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Wed, 17 May 2023 09:35:00 -0500

In this episode of the Identity Series, we focus on your identity as a citizen of heaven. You are no longer of this world. You have a new home. You may live in this world as a citizen of a certain country but that is secondary to your citizenship in heaven.

Identity - You are Forgiven

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Tue, 16 May 2023 12:45:50 -0500

In this episode of the Identity Series the focus is on your complete forgiveness in Christ. Your sin doesn't define you. You are forgiven for your past, present, and future sins through the cross.

Identity - You are a Saint (not a sinner)

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sun, 14 May 2023 19:43:00 -0500

The 3rd episode in this Identity Series focuses on your identity as a saint. You are NOT a sinner saved by grace. You are a saint who sometimes sins.

Identity - You are a Child of God

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Sat, 13 May 2023 08:18:31 -0500

The second message in this Identity Series focuses on your identity as a son or daughter of God. You are His beloved child.

Identity - You are New in Christ

Jason White - The Grace Blog — Fri, 12 May 2023 20:08:55 -0500

In this opening message of this Identity Series, you'll discover your new identity in Christ. You are not who you once were.