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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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05:26

Starting Over

Grace for All ·

2025/03/31

Ezekiel 36:33-36 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt. 34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. 35 They will say, ‘This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.’ 36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that

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05:42

What Will You Sacrifice?

Grace for All ·

2025/03/30

Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “I assure you who have followed me that, when everything is made new, when the Human One sits on his magnificent throne, you also will sit on twelve thrones overseeing the twelve tribes of Israel.” This verse in Matthew is within the context of Jesus’ teaching when he left Galilee and went to Judea on the other side of the Jordan. Large crowds follow, including Pharisees, who ask questions regarding Jewish law. Previously in this chapter they have asked about

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03:27

Scripture Saturday (March 29, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/03/29

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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03:16

Because He Lives

Grace for All ·

2025/03/28

Hebrews 7:25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. "Because He Lives" was one of Mom's favorite hymns. The sheet music for this and other traditional hymns always sat open on her piano. "Blessed Assurance", "Amazing Grace", and "How Great Thou Art" were much loved too. Many afternoons she would play through her favorites, meditating, offering silent prayers and worshiping. This daily ritual was a renewal of spirit

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04:49

A Tiny Resurrection

Grace for All ·

2025/03/27

Proverbs 15:30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Want to experience a tiny resurrection today?Smile at a stranger. In fact, smile at strangers all day long. Heaven knows the world needs it. Heaven knows you need it. Considered by many to be the greatest saint of modern times, St. Therese of Lisieux is beloved for her simplicity of faith, her spirituality of “The Little Way.” St. Therese, a Carmelite nun, died of tuberculosis at the age

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04:33

The Freedom of Acceptance

Grace for All ·

2025/03/26

2 Corinthians 3:6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. I confess that I have trouble following rules. I always have. It’s not that I go around breaking rules or the law all the time but that I find it hard to make them central to my life. Rules and laws made by humans are what they are- human made. They are flawed. They always will be. The new covenant is about accepting that imperfection. I am

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05:34

The Promise of the Spirit Through Faith

Grace for All ·

2025/03/25

Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us so that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, and that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Paul’s letter to the Galatians is part of his ongoing attempt to explain to Jews how Gentiles as well as Jews could become God’s people without becoming ethnically Jewish. In fact, he sounds more than a little upset when he says in Chapter 1, verse 6 of this book “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who

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05:11

Redeemed

Grace for All ·

2025/03/24

Isaiah 44:22 I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me for I have redeemed you. The word redeem means to atone or make amends for error or evil. The thief on the cross beside Jesus, is a perfect example of redemption. This man by a single act of faith was redeemed for a life of evil. When we confess our sins and errors, God is faithful and redeems us. And he offers this redemption to ALL who return to him. But there is something often holding us back

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04:04

Looking for God

Grace for All ·

2025/03/23

Hello! Today, our scripture reading comes from the book of Nehemiah, a layperson born in exile and who became Cupbearer to the Persian King. When he heard about the troubles facing Jews who had returned to Jerusalem, he asked for permission to return there. He helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and helped lead the people there in a spiritual revival. Just one person can have a great impact. Hear these words from his prayer. Nehemiah 1:10 They are your servants and your people. They are the ones

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03:26

Scripture Saturday (March 22, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/03/22

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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05:53

Redeemer

Grace for All ·

2025/03/21

Job 19:25: For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. Well, I have good news and bad news. I think it’s good practice to end with the good news, so let’s start with the bad. I have loved this verse and the many musical settings of it (especially Handel’s) for years. It has brought me comfort and hope, knowing that God lives and will outlast anything that may come. While those things are true, the bad news is that this isn’t what Job is referring to in this

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05:24

Sowing Seed

Grace for All ·

2025/03/20

Matthew 13:31-32 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”So many sermons and commentaries focus on how small and insignificant a mustard seed appears, but there is something else to be noticed. More attention should be given to the act of planting it in the

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06:29

A New Start

Grace for All ·

2025/03/19

Genesis 9:20 Noah, a farmer, made a new start and planted a vineyard. Renew… wow, what a word. We use it often referring to the renewal of a subscription, driver’s license, memberships or flippantly when we say something “renews our faith in humanity”. But renew or renewal can be something much deeper, more serious and even life altering. In the Bible, the story of Noah is one of the first stories we learned and loved in children’s Sunday School. Noah and the Ark – such excitement; the building of

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05:11

Trustworthy and True

Grace for All ·

2025/03/18

Revelation 21:3-5 (NRSV) And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are

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05:03

Reconciliation

Grace for All ·

2025/03/17

2 Corinthians 5:18 All of these new things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry of reconciliation. Second Corinthians is one of Paul’s most personal and heartfelt letters. He was the founder of the congregation at Corinth, but a serious conflict (most likely due to a change Paul felt compelled to make in his travel plans) created a serious rift between Paul and the believers of Corinth. This conflict led them to entertain rival missionaries that

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03:55

Hope and Renewal

Grace for All ·

2025/03/16

Isaiah 61:4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore formerly deserted places; they will renew ruined cities, places deserted in generations past. This verse speaks to me in so many ways. Of course, the prophecy was fulfilled many times throughout biblical history for God’s people. But I think about times in our own recent history as Americans and in my own personal life that we pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps and rebuilt, with God’s help. The Civil War laid waste to so much of

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Scripture Saturday (March 15, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/03/15

Welcome to the Saturday episode of the Grace for All podcast. Thank you for joining us today. Saturday is a special time when we take a few moments to review the scriptures that we have cited in the episodes this week. If you missed any of those episodes, you might want to consider listening to them today. And even if you heard them all, there may be one that you might want to listen to again. We hope that each of these scriptures and podcasts will bring you a full measure of joy, peace, and love

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05:54

New Life in Christ

Grace for All ·

2025/03/14

Colossians 3:10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. This verse comes in an oft-quoted passage of Paul’s letter to the Colossians. After listing a number of actions (such as greed, impurity, and evil desire) and motivating behaviors (like anger, wrath, and malice) that are considered un-Christlike, he describes stripping away these old practices and reclothing ourselves in the image of our creator. He goes on to say

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07:17

Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes

Grace for All ·

2025/03/13

Over the years, I have come to understand one of the simplest prayers may be one of the most powerful. God, please help me, I need it.This prayer recognizes and calls out to God, admits my life needs to go in a different direction and seeks God’s help to make the change. This prayer also establishes a personal relationship through a willingness to seek help from God and to try and do what God leads us to do. Where will the help come from? It will come from a relationship with God, by spending time

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05:43

The Gift

Grace for All ·

2025/03/12

Titus 3:5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit. In his book "The Renewed Mind," Larry Christenson tells the story of a young man named Sinner who once received a beautiful, bright-red convertible from his Father. He named it Salvation—sparkling, new, clean, modern, powerful. It delighted the young man greatly, especially because it was a gift. He could never have afforded it. The

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