Confessions 6/29/26

Main message: The sermon urges Christians to become "students of grace" — to see Jesus as the personification of grace and to live that grace daily rather than reverting to performance-based religion. Properly understanding grace (and studying Scripture carefully) frees believers from legalism, empowers heart-driven obedience, and defeats sin's dominion.

Key points:

• Christian life is lived every day — the Great Commission is effective in our "going" (daily living), not only in event-style evangelism.
• Jesus is "full of grace and truth"; grace is more than favor — it is Jesus' person and work made available to us.
• Grace is not a license to sin; under grace sin does not have dominion (contrast with the law's performance-based condemnation).
• The new covenant calls for heart-motivated giving, prayer, and obedience (example: tithing is an offering, not a rigid 10% rule).
• Study the Bible carefully (original languages, participles, cultural context) to rightly divide the Word and avoid small translation errors that change meaning.

Scriptures mentioned: Psalm 91, John 1:14, John 1:17, Romans 6:14, Matthew 28