2026-07-26, "Guest Speaker Alan Pratt"

Main message: True Christian life flows from grace: being saved and transformed by Christ leads to a love-first way of living that is the primary evidence people will see. That love shows itself in humble, varied acts of service as we seek the lost and live as one body in Christ.

Key points:

• Salvation is by grace, not earned by works (we receive it; it should move us, not license sin).
• Transformation comes through renewing the mind so we can discern and do God’s will.
• Jesus’ final commission is to make disciples; Christians use different gifts but work together as one body.
• The clearest evidence of discipleship is loving others as Jesus loved—love first, then call people to turn from sin.
• Christian witness is often quiet, ordinary, practical acts of service (small, private moments can matter greatly).
• Avoid Pharisaical judgmentalism; the law shows our need (a mirror) but grace calls us to compassion.

Scriptures mentioned: Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 12:2, John 13:34-35, John 8 (woman caught in adultery), 1 Corinthians 12 (body of Christ), Matthew 28:18-20, Galatians 5:22-23