Grace... expresses two complementary thoughts: God's unmerited favor to us through Christ, and God's divine assistance to us through the Holy Spirit.

As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct.

We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.

Practice of true community involves responsibilities and actions that do not come naturally to us.

Our first problem is that our attitude towards sin is more self-centred than God-centred. We are more concerned about our own "Victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sin grieve the heart of God. We cannot tolerate failure in our struggle with sin chiefly because we are success oriented, not because we know it is offensive to God.

Our very worst days are never beyond the reach of God's grace.

God is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does.