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Pray for those who mistreat you

By Dave Henning / May 3, 2017

“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who mistreat you.”- Luke 6:27-28 “I wasn’t talking to them [the protestors], I was praying for them.”- Ruby Bridges Today, Pastor Kyle Idleman concludes Chapter 6 of Grace Is Greater with the final two steps on the journey of grace. 3.  Pray […]

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Forgiving someone specific

By Dave Henning / May 2, 2017

“It’s [forgiveness] more than just dealing with your feelings, it’s forgiving someone specific.”- Kyle Idleman “Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm.  The Lord will repay him for what he has done.”- 2 Timothy 4:14 In Chapter 6 (“More Prevailing Than Your Vengeance”) of Grace Is Greater, Kyle Idleman asks what happens […]

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God made you to flourish

By Dave Henning / May 1, 2017

“God made you to flourish — to receive life from outside yourself, creating vitality within yourself and producing blessing beyond yourself.”- John Ortberg “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”- Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) In its heyday, Hawthorn-Mellody Farms & Amusement […]

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When we live in grace – releasing

By Dave Henning / April 30, 2017

“When we live in grace, releasing doesn’t mean giving up, it means giving it up to God. . . . You loosen your grip from the pain of what was done to you and you place it in God’s hands.”- Kyle Idleman As Kyle Idleman concludes Chapter 5 of Grace Is Greater, he presents the […]

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Choking our resolve to forgive

By Dave Henning / April 29, 2017

“Our emotions can tie us up, hold us down, and have a way of choking our resolve to forgive.  They are roadblocks that keep us from moving forward with forgiveness.”- Kyle Idleman “In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the […]

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The grace you have received

By Dave Henning / April 28, 2017

“The grace you have received is greater than the grace you are being asked to give.”- Kyle Idleman Then the master called the servant in.  ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.  Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had […]

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Grace is only grace if . . .

By Dave Henning / April 27, 2017

“Grace is only grace if it goes both ways . . . a two-way street.  Receiving it from God but refusing to give it to others isn’t an option.  Grace flows.”- Kyle Idleman “Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.”- Ephesians 4:31 In Chapter 4 […]

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The three r’s – regret, remorse, repentance

By Dave Henning / April 26, 2017

“Regret should lead to remorse, and remorse should lead to repentance.”- Kyle Idleman “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”- 2 Corinthians 7:10 As Kyle Idleman concludes Chapter 3 of Grace Is Greater, he talks about the three r’s – regret, remorse, repentance.  Confrontation with our […]

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The grip of regret – demoralizing, paralyzing

By Dave Henning / April 25, 2017

“The grip of regret can be more than demoralizing, it can be paralyzing.”- Kyle Idleman In Chapter 3 of Grace Is Greater, Pastor Kyle Idleman tackles the subject of learning to live with regrets.  First, he describes the grip of regret: “We can’t seem to move forward because we obsess over something that has already […]

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The worst thing that could happen

By Dave Henning / April 24, 2017

“The worst thing that could happen is that you spend your life trying to outrun God because he’s chasing you to collect what you owe — when he’s really chasing you to give you what you could never afford.”- Kyle Idleman As Kyle Idleman concludes Chapter 2 of Grace Is Greater, he examines three assumptions […]

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A surprising characteristic about grace

By Dave Henning / April 23, 2017

“But here’s a surprising characteristic about grace – grace chases you.  You can run away and hide, but grace is relentless.  Grace will chase you down.”- Kyle Idleman “So he [Jesus] left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.  Now he had to go through Samaria.”- John 4:3-4 In Chapter 2 (“More Beautiful Than Your […]

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The biggest sinner you know

By Dave Henning / April 22, 2017

“If the biggest sinner you know isn’t you, then you don’t know yourself very well.”- Pastor Jean Larroux “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners — of whom I am the worst.”- 1 Timothy 1:15 As Kyle Idleman concludes Chapter 1 of Grace Is […]

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