THE WAY 10 – CHOOSE GRACE & TRUTH, 6-14-26, Lead Pastor Jeff Aenk, New Hope Christian Church
CHOOSE JESUS WAY OF TREATING EVERYONE WITH 100% GRACE & 100% TRUTH.
John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son (Jesus), who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
WORLD’S DEFINITIONS:
Grace – We are to Tolerate Everything & Everyone, No Matter What, & Never Make Waves or Conflict.
Truth – Whatever I Believe it is. It’s different for everyone.
GOD’S DEFINITIONS:
Grace – Unmerited Undeserved Favor.
Truth – Who God Is & What God Says.
Key Verse - John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 17:17 - Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
Jesus Wants Us to Speak the Truth In Love With Grace.
John 8:31-32 - 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Ephesians 4:15-16 - 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Jesus Led with 100% Grace & Followed with 100% Truth.
John 8:3-11 - 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
Here’s What I Want us To Do this WEEK
1. Do you tend to lean more towards Grace (Love) with less Truth, or towards Truth with less Grace (Love)?
2. What Relationship is Out of Balance one way or the other, & you Need Apply More Grace, or More Truth? Have an Honest Conversation with them this Week, & Shoot for Speaking 100% Truth with 100% Grace.
John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son (Jesus), who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
WORLD’S DEFINITIONS:
Grace – We are to Tolerate Everything & Everyone, No Matter What, & Never Make Waves or Conflict.
Truth – Whatever I Believe it is. It’s different for everyone.
GOD’S DEFINITIONS:
Grace – Unmerited Undeserved Favor.
Truth – Who God Is & What God Says.
Key Verse - John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 17:17 - Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
Jesus Wants Us to Speak the Truth In Love With Grace.
John 8:31-32 - 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Ephesians 4:15-16 - 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Jesus Led with 100% Grace & Followed with 100% Truth.
John 8:3-11 - 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
Here’s What I Want us To Do this WEEK
1. Do you tend to lean more towards Grace (Love) with less Truth, or towards Truth with less Grace (Love)?
2. What Relationship is Out of Balance one way or the other, & you Need Apply More Grace, or More Truth? Have an Honest Conversation with them this Week, & Shoot for Speaking 100% Truth with 100% Grace.