Fr. Larry Richards is the founder and president of The Reason for our Hope Foundation, a non- profit organization dedicated to ”spreading the Good News” by educating others about Jesus Christ. His new homilies are posted each week.
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What Do You Think About Good Works?
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The sermon, drawn from the epistle to Titus, centers on the transformative power of grace and the necessity of good works as a natural outflow of genuine faith. It emphasizes that Christian living is not driven by self-effort or moral performance, but by a deep reflection on one's former state of rebellion and spiritual deadness, contrasted with the boundless mercy and love of God revealed in Christ. The preacher underscores that good works—marked by submission to authority, gentleness, and courteous conduct toward all—are not a means to earn salvation, but a trustworthy evidence of it, rooted in the believer's identity as a redeemed child of God. Motivated by the reality of God's grace, which was poured out through Christ, believers are called to live as Christ-like witnesses in a hostile world, embodying His love even to those who oppose them. The ultimate purpose of such works is not human approval, but the glorification of God and the demonstration of His transforming grace to a watching world, urging believers not to grow weary in doing good, for God has already prepared these works in advance.
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The sermon, drawn from the epistle to Titus, centers on the transformative power of grace and the necessity of good works as a natural outflow of genuine faith. It emphasizes that Christian living is not driven by self-effort or moral performance, but by a deep reflection on one's former state of rebellion and spiritual deadness, contrasted with the boundless mercy and love of God revealed in Christ. The preacher underscores that good works—marked by submission to authority, gentleness, and courteous conduct toward all—are not a means to earn salvation, but a trustworthy evidence of it, rooted in the believer's identity as a redeemed child of God. Motivated by the reality of God's grace, which was poured out through Christ, believers are called to live as Christ-like witnesses in a hostile world, embodying His love even to those who oppose them. The ultimate purpose of such works is not human approval, but the glorification of God and the demonstration of His transforming grace to a watching world, urging believers not to grow weary in doing good, for God has already prepared these works in advance.
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