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Grace for All

Jim Stovall, Greta Smith, First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN

"Grace for All" is a daily devotional podcast from the laity of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Each episode presents a verse of scripture and a brief reflection on that verse written and recorded by members of our church. These short episodes are meant to inspire you and help you in your journey of understanding and faith. We believe the central message of Jesus is one of grace. Grace for all human beings. Grace for All is a podcast ministry of First United Methodist

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16:22

Behind the Scenes (Encore)

Grace for All ·

2025/07/05

Join Greta Smith and Jim Stovall as they discuss how Grace for All: The Devotional Podcast came to be.Grace for All is a daily devotional podcast produced by the members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. With these devotionals, we want to remind listeners on a daily basis of the love and grace that God extends to all human beings, no matter their location, status, or condition in life. If you would like to respond to these devotionals in any way, we would

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03:53

Those Who Served (Encore)

Grace for All ·

2025/07/04

2 Corinthians 9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. In the month of November and this season of Thanksgiving, there is another holiday we ought to remember and be thankful for: Veteran’s Day. The brave men and women who have so fearlessly and selflessly served our country, not knowing if they may return. It takes an immense act of courage and generosity to be willing to leave the

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05:35

It is Well With My Soul (Encore)

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2025/07/03

1 Corinthians 14:15"So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding." By anyone's definition, Horatio Spafford was a successful man. A loving husband and father of four, he was an attorney and successful real estate investor in in Chicago, Illinois in the second half of the 19th century. He was also no stranger to disaster and personal loss. He lost most of his real estate fortune in

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04:58

Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart (Encore)

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2025/07/02

Ephesians 5:18-20 (Common English Translation) …be filled with the Spirit in the following ways:speak to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; sing and make music to the Lord in your hearts;always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ….” Give thanks with a grateful heart Give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks because he’s given Jesus Christ his son. And now let the weak say “I am strong,” Let the poor say, “I am rich,” Because

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04:27

Doing Faith (Encore)

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2025/07/01

James 2:15-17 (NIV)Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.Devotional by Greta SmithAs I was growing up, my mother used to repeat to me a saying passed down from her grandmother to her mother and then to her.It goes like this: “Pretty is as pretty does.”As conflicted as the

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05:46

Nothing Can Separate Us from the LOVE of God

Grace for All ·

2025/06/30

Romans 8: 37-39 “No, in all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” The Apostle Paul wrote this wonderful news to believers in Rome and everywhere. Paul wanted all believers to be totally assured of how much God loves us.

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Darkest Valleys

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2025/06/29

Psalm 23 TheLordis my shepherd,I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides mealong the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a tablebefore me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cupoverflows. Surely your goodness and lovewill follow me all the days of my life,

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Scripture Saturday (June 28, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/06/28

You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at 1stChurch.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, we invite you to listen and receive Grace. Welcome and thank you for joining us. Grace for All is

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05:30

Pray. In every situation.

Grace for All ·

2025/06/27

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. I was fortunate to spend the last nine years of my career in education as a Literacy Specialist in the district office of Williamson County Schools in Franklin, TN. We also lived in Franklin, not far from an entrance onto I-65. I was often asked to attend meetings, trainings, and conferences in either Nashville or Murfreesboro, both a 30-40 drive via

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09:04

Three Promises

Grace for All ·

2025/06/26

Psalm 143:8-10 (NIV) Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. This Psalm contains a list of things we may be asking God to do for us.It also contains a list of things the Psalmist promises God in return.The first list enumerates the things we

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04:11

The Secret to Contentment

Grace for All ·

2025/06/25

Philippians 4:11-13 (NRSVUE) Not that I am referring to being in need, for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. When I was a child in Sunday School, I received a mechanical pencil as a prize for memorizing a lot of verses of

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04:51

As the Heavens Are Higher Than the Earth

Grace for All ·

2025/06/24

Isaiah 55: 8-9 “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. In my household, it is no secret that I envy my husband. Specifically, I envy his easygoing nature, his ability to accept things that are outside of his control. Over the years I have tried to learn from him, and I like to think that he has helped me stretch and grow in this

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05:04

Direction

Grace for All ·

2025/06/23

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths. I have a terrible sense of direction. Spatial orientation is not my strong suit. I easily lose my way, forget where I parked, and get turned around in unfamiliar places, or sometimes, even in familiar ones. In fact, my running joke about our home church is that when I enter a stairwell on one level, I never know where I’ll come out on the

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06:59

God is Love

Grace for All ·

2025/06/22

I John 4:7-8 (NLT)Dear friends, let us continue to love one another for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God for…God is Love. For years every Valentine’s Day my hometown newspaper would print Valentines sent in by its subscribers. Some examples: To Clarice, I love you more than the first day of deer season! To Linda, I don’t need a lottery too, I’ve been a millionaire since I met you. To Dad, adopting me has made you the

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Scripture Saturday (June 21, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/06/21

You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at 1stChurch.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, we invite you to listen and receive Grace. Welcome and thank you for joining us. Grace for All is a

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03:24

Worrying About Tomorrow

Grace for All ·

2025/06/20

Matthew 6:34, NIV Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.I tend to worry a lot. I tend to worry about things that haven’t even happened. I worry about how I am going to play in my next baseball game, for example, or about what people will think of me, even people I haven’t met yet! We don’t need to worry about that stuff, because tomorrow is not promised. All we can count on is today.That makes me think of another verse,

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05:29

Pruning (part 3) It is God’s Garden

Grace for All ·

2025/06/19

John 15:2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. Today in the final piece of this little series, let’s consider who is doing the pruning. In the first two parts, I have considered first my own knowledge and second my actions in pruning myself and my world. Now I must consider the relationship between myself and God. May God’s will be done not mine! Some seem to garden to impose order and control over

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Pruning (part 2) Practicing the Art

Grace for All ·

2025/06/18

John 15:2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.Yesterday, we considered learning how and when to prune. Today, let us reflect on putting this knowledge into practice. If learning through scripture, sermons, silent reflection and prayer gives us insight and sharpens our tools, then to bear fruit, we must put this knowledge into practice. Practicing the art of pruning is as important as fertilizing a

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Pruning (part 1) Knowing How

Grace for All ·

2025/06/17

John 15:2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. There is a lot of emphasis put on being productive in our culture. I guess staying busy and accomplishing things makes us feel needed or even important. But all things must be balanced whether we acknowledge it or not. If production is all we focus on then we are missing something—even devaluing it. And this leaves us out of balance. Many would say

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05:02

A member of the family

Grace for All ·

2025/06/16

Mark 3:31-35 (NIV)Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”“Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”All of us are part of a family, the people with whom we grew up. We don’t choose

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