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LIVE DISCUSSION: The MARKS of Grace (Part 3 of 4)

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What if the loudest battles you’re fighting aren’t the real war at all? We open with a blunt reckoning: many of us mistake online arguments and performative zeal for spiritual warfare, then wonder why we feel empty. Our focus shifts to the battlefield Scripture names—sin that clings close, pride that craves applause, and false teaching that fractures the church—and to the quiet courage that actually costs something.
We walk through 1 Corinthians 9 and the image of the race, where pressing forward isn’t about earning salvation but living like the prize is real. Then we get honest about evangelism: when someone turns to Christ, resistance comes fast. That’s why we prepare people for hardship and hope in the same breath. From 1 Peter 4 we draw a steel-spined vision of suffering that forms obedience, patience, and compassion. Trials aren’t strange; they are training, and God’s Spirit rests on the faithful.
Galatians becomes the anchor. Paul opens and closes with grace, turning our eyes from outward performance to the inner life of the Spirit. Circumcision, law-keeping, even good rituals like baptism—none of these save. Grace does. And note Paul’s strategy: he doesn’t chase Judaizers; he strengthens believers. We adopt that strategy today. Instead of endless debates with false teachers, we build resilient disciples who can answer from Scripture with clarity and humility. Simplicity is power here: Christ crucified, risen, and sufficient. Grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
A raw testimony from prison reminds us what happens when conversations center on Jesus instead of camps and labels: people believe. That fruit shapes our vision of church as true family, a place where we become students, servants, and stewards of truth and of each other’s burdens. If you’re ready to trade noise for nurture and performance for presence, press play and join us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s tired of shallow battles, and leave a review to help others find the show. Where is grace training you to fight today?

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Chapters

1. Waking Up To Spiritual War (00:00:00)

2. Cheap Battles And Real Courage (00:02:40)

3. Run The Race For A Higher Call (00:04:40)

4. Evangelism Is Hard And Worth It (00:06:20)

5. Suffering, Sanctification, And Joy (00:10:40)

6. Galatians Closes With Grace (00:16:40)

7. Spirit Versus Flesh, Not Law (00:20:10)

8. Stop Debating False Teachers (00:27:50)

9. Keep The Gospel Simple (00:33:20)

10. Testimony Of Rescue And Calling (00:36:50)

1446 episodes

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What if the loudest battles you’re fighting aren’t the real war at all? We open with a blunt reckoning: many of us mistake online arguments and performative zeal for spiritual warfare, then wonder why we feel empty. Our focus shifts to the battlefield Scripture names—sin that clings close, pride that craves applause, and false teaching that fractures the church—and to the quiet courage that actually costs something.
We walk through 1 Corinthians 9 and the image of the race, where pressing forward isn’t about earning salvation but living like the prize is real. Then we get honest about evangelism: when someone turns to Christ, resistance comes fast. That’s why we prepare people for hardship and hope in the same breath. From 1 Peter 4 we draw a steel-spined vision of suffering that forms obedience, patience, and compassion. Trials aren’t strange; they are training, and God’s Spirit rests on the faithful.
Galatians becomes the anchor. Paul opens and closes with grace, turning our eyes from outward performance to the inner life of the Spirit. Circumcision, law-keeping, even good rituals like baptism—none of these save. Grace does. And note Paul’s strategy: he doesn’t chase Judaizers; he strengthens believers. We adopt that strategy today. Instead of endless debates with false teachers, we build resilient disciples who can answer from Scripture with clarity and humility. Simplicity is power here: Christ crucified, risen, and sufficient. Grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
A raw testimony from prison reminds us what happens when conversations center on Jesus instead of camps and labels: people believe. That fruit shapes our vision of church as true family, a place where we become students, servants, and stewards of truth and of each other’s burdens. If you’re ready to trade noise for nurture and performance for presence, press play and join us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s tired of shallow battles, and leave a review to help others find the show. Where is grace training you to fight today?

Support the show

BE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Waking Up To Spiritual War (00:00:00)

2. Cheap Battles And Real Courage (00:02:40)

3. Run The Race For A Higher Call (00:04:40)

4. Evangelism Is Hard And Worth It (00:06:20)

5. Suffering, Sanctification, And Joy (00:10:40)

6. Galatians Closes With Grace (00:16:40)

7. Spirit Versus Flesh, Not Law (00:20:10)

8. Stop Debating False Teachers (00:27:50)

9. Keep The Gospel Simple (00:33:20)

10. Testimony Of Rescue And Calling (00:36:50)

1446 episodes

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