On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue. Many people were there; and when they heard him, they were all amazed. “Where did he get all this?” they asked. “What wisdom is this that has been given him? How does he perform miracles? Isn't he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters living here?” And so they rejected him. Mark 6:2-3 GNB Many times throughout the scriptures we see people amazed at the work of God; can you imagine what it would have been like to witness your city walls crumble at God’s command – how about watching a pillar of fire lead a group of people through the dessert or to watch Jesus re-attach the ear of one of your fellow enlisted men. Good news, Jesus is still doing great works in our midst today! In fact, I have experienced first hand His great and marvelous power, for example: in 2005, I was told that I was dying of heart failure and that I desperately need a heart transplant if I was ...
Grace over Religion is for those done with fear-based faith and rediscovering God through love, belonging and identity in Christ. Here we trade performance for presence, shame for sonship and fear for freedom. The gospel was never “earn your way in” — it’s “you belong, now live loved”. Grace doesn’t lower the standard; it reveals the truth: you were loved before you ever believed.