Livora Gracely

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  • (Ephesians 2:6–7) Supporting Scriptures “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.” — Ephesians 2:6–7 “Therefore, if anyone is…

  • (Ephesians 2:4–5) Supporting Scriptures “But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” — Ephesians 2:4–5 “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,…

  • (Ephesians 2:3,5) Supporting Scriptures “All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.” — Ephesians 2:3 “Made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you…

  • Yeast is essential in many foods. It makes bread soft, delicious, and easy to chew — even children and the elderly depend on its gentle texture. But in another sense, yeast can be alarmingly destructive. A tiny pinch spreads its influence and alters everything it touches. That is exactly the warning Jesus gave in Luke…

  • Memory is not simply about looking back; it is the bridge to living forward. From the silence of a withdrawn Spirit to the revolutionary cup of the New Covenant, from love too vast for logic to mysteries that defy comprehension, and finally to the transformation of failure into destiny—the Last Supper guides us through a…

  • Supporting Scriptures: “Peter went outside and wept bitterly.” (Luke 22:61-62) “Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd…” (Acts 2:14) “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) Introduction Sometimes, the greatest failures pave the way for the greatest triumphs.…

  • Supporting Scriptures: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8–9) “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!…

  • Supporting Scriptures: “…to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3:18-19) “We will come to them and make our home with them.” (John 14:23) “…in Christ…

  • Supporting Scriptures: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” (Luke 22:20) “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.” (Jeremiah 31:31) “By calling this covenant ‘new,’ he has made the…

  • Supporting Scriptures: “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal.” (Genesis 6:3) “Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; so he turned and became their enemy.” (Isaiah 63:10) “How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!” (Psalm 78:40) Introduction There is a terrifying…