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Grace: One Step at a Time, Part 5

Walking in the Spirit isn't easy or natural—it takes genuine effort, devotion, and moment-by-moment concentration. Pastor Chuck Smith describes how we can enjoy wonderful depth and consistency in our fellowship with God in our series based on his book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

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Grace: One Step at a Time, Part 4

When a thought or an inclination comes to our consciences, how can we discern whether the notion is from God? Pastor Chuck Smith explores this fascinating and often challenging question in this installment of our series, Why Grace Changes Everything.

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Grace: One Step at a Time, Part 3

Walking in the Spirit becomes an exciting experience as we learn what it means to be in deep fellowship with God, according to Pastor Chuck Smith. Read more in this current installment of our series based on his book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

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Grace: One Step at a Time, Part 2

A regular, systematic time in God's Word is essential if we are to walk and grow in the Holy Spirit, according to Pastor Chuck Smith. In our continuing series based on his book, Why Grace Changes Everything, he exhorts us to feed our spirit as we do our bodies.

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Grace: One Step at a Time, Part 1

When we understand what it means to be “seated with Christ”, we will begin to experience the power of God, according to Pastor Chuck Smith, in his book, Why Grace Changes Everything. That will allow us to walk in a manner pleasing to Him.

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A Portrait Of Grace, Part 6

When we stumble or fall as believers in Jesus Christ, Pastor Chuck Smith encourages us to lean on the Holy Spirit, Who won’t let us stay there. In our series based on his book, Why Grace Changes Everything, Chuck shares more about the spiritual warfare that sometimes takes us down.

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A Portrait of Grace, Part 5

How much do we believe the promises of God? Pastor Chuck Smith asks in this installment of our series based on his book, Why Grace Changes Everything. He reminds us that our actions must be in harmony with what we believe, or our belief can be called into question.

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A Portrait of Grace, Part 3

As children of the promise and recipients of the unconditional love of God, we can now enjoy a wonderful consistency in our walk with Jesus Christ, Pastor Chuck Smith writes in his book, Why Grace Changes Everything. Continue along with us in our series.

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A Portrait of Grace, Part 2

The apostle Paul bolsters his case for our righteousness—by grace through faith—by pointing his readers to the Old Testament patriarch Abraham. Read more here in our continuing series based on Pastor Chuck Smith’s book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

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A Portrait of Grace, Part 1

If “a picture is worth of thousand words,” what kind of picture is grace? Pastor Chuck Smith examines this question by studying the Old Testament patriarch Abraham—universally accepted  as the father of all who believe in Jesus—in our series, Why Graces Changes Everything

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No Favorites in the Kingdom, Part 5

God is working in each of us, His workmanship and masterpiece, to fulfill His plans for us through every circumstance we experience. He has ordained work for us in His kingdom and for His glory. Learn more in our continuing series taken from Pastor Chuck Smith’s book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

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No Favorites in the Kingdom, Part 4

God used many crossroads in the life of Chuck Smith to lead him into the calling He would place on the future pastor’s life. In this teaching, Chuck shares how God separated him, as He did the apostle Paul, from his mother’s womb for this special work.

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No Favorites in the Kingdom, Part 3

God used the apostle Paul’s background to effectively reveal His Son to the world he lived in, according to Pastor Chuck Smith. Learn more about this in our continuing teaching series taken from Chuck’s book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

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No Favorites in the Kingdom, Part 2

We are all the objects of God’s grace, and He calls us ordinary folk to His side, wrapping His strong arms around us in a gentle embrace of love, according to Pastor Chuck Smith. Follow along in our continuing series taken from his book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

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No Favorites in the Kingdom, Part 1

God doesn’t have “important” people, but chooses to work through ordinary people, says Pastor Chuck Smith in his popular book, Why Grace Changes Everything. In this installment in our continuing series from the book, Chuck reminds us that God can turn us into trophies of His grace.

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Grace: The Door is Never Closed, Part 4

Trying to relate to God through our own effort and works is always a struggle, always a strain, always pressured, explains Pastor Chuck Smith. In our continuing series from his book, Why Grace Changes Everything, he urges us to cling to the amazing grace of God and the flowing, steady relationship He offers through Jesus Christ.

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Grace: The Door is Never Closed, Part 3

Many of us face constant struggles with guilt feelings as we seek to live as redeemed children of God—and then fail. In this installment of our series, Why Grace Changes Everything, Pastor Chuck Smith explains that we can only fight this by removing from our thinking the idea of achieving righteousness by our own works.

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