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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

Torchbearers

Grace for All ·

2025/03/11

Lamentations 3:23 They (compassions) are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness.Last night, I came home from work exhausted. Monday was a “long week,” and Tuesday was even longer. I was out of energy. I cried my laments as I ate a late dinner and had no time to relax. I got to Friday and celebrated the end of another week. As a culture, we are in love with a sense of accomplishment. We relish marking things off our to-do list. We idolize our own laments. We bask in our productivity and

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05:22

Renewed day by day

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2025/03/10

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.Since the beginning of our lives, we have seen and felt many troubles; some real, some imagined. Both types have caused us to fret and

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04:10

Scattered Blessings

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2025/03/09

Mark 4:27-28This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.In these verses from the gospel of Mark, Jesus is comparing the kingdom of God to seed a man scatters on the ground. The seed produces a harvest, but the man has nothing to do with that. All he does is scatter

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Scripture Saturday (March 8, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/03/08

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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04:41

Renewal for the Weary

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2025/03/07

Jeremiah 31:25I will satisfy the weary, and all who are faint I will replenish.Have you ever felt completely depleted? Perhaps you've experienced that bone-deep weariness where even rest seems inadequate, where your spiritual and emotional reserves have run dry. In these moments, Jeremiah 31:25 speaks directly to our condition with a promise of divine renewal. It's significant that this verse appears in Jeremiah, often called "the weeping prophet." Much of his ministry involved delivering difficult

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04:13

Off the Beaten Path

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2025/03/06

Romans 12:2 Don’t be conformed to the patterns of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can figure out what God’s will be – what is good and pleasing and mature. While it may seem like our paths in life are set and stone and there is no turning back, I’ve learned that could not be further from the truth. I am a good example of this, and I am sure that many others can relate. If you had told me during my freshman year of college at Emory & Henry, having just

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04:27

God’s Promises are True

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2025/03/05

Isaiah 41:1 Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.Like many of you, I've taken on the challenge of reading the Bible in a year. Reading through the Bible is very rewarding. In all honesty, though, some books are more challenging than others. For me, Isaiah is the most challenging book in the Bible. Isaiah is a long book, but it is theologically rich. It was written by the prophet

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04:51

Strength Beyond Our Own

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2025/03/04

Isaiah 40:31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Last year, I wrote about this verse as I cleared out my office, retiring after four decades of teaching. Physical exhaustion from moving books and furniture gave me a tangible understanding of what it means to have our strength renewed, like replacing depleted batteries with fresh ones. Today, I grasp an even deeper

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04:02

Renewed Life

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2025/03/03

Psalm 30:5 (NIV)For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay forthenight, but rejoicingcomesinthemorning.This verse is part of a Psalm that is a direct conversation with God. It moves from the emotions of dismay, despair and wailing to dancing, joy and praise. The Psalmist moves from the realm of death to renewed life and hope in the Lord. We all have moments in our lives that cause us dismay and despair. These moments stop us in our tracks and can change the

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03:29

I am the true vine

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2025/03/02

John 15:1-5 Jesus said: “I am the true vine and my father is vinekeeper. Every branch that does not bear fruit he takes away and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much

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Scripture Saturday (March 1, 2025)

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2025/03/01

Thank you for joining us for today's Grace for All podcast. On Saturdays, we pause for a few moments to look back on our week and to review the scriptures that we have used in our podcast. We encourage you, after listening to this episode, to go back and listen to the episodes you missed, or to review the ones that were particularly meaningful for you. We trust that the thoughts that we have shared with you this week have provided a full portion of the joy, peace, and love of Jesus Christ. Now,

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05:35

Thy Kingdom Come

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2025/02/28

Matthew 6:9-10, Jesus instructs us: Pray like this: Our Father who is in heaven, uphold the holiness of your name. Bring in your kingdom so that your will is done on earth as it’s done in heaven. For centuries, in churches and homes around the globe, followers of Christ have prayed The Lord’s Prayer, in keeping with Jesus’ sermon on the mount and the early church tradition. I wonder how many times these words have been raised to God—spoken individually or corporately, aloud, or in silent

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03:12

Who Lives There

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2025/02/27

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. A poet I once knew wrote these words: I dedicate this year to you Lord, With a promise to improve in Spirit, Mind and Body This run down property that bears my name This year I will try to keep the house where I reside As you would have it kept Structure firm Chambers

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05:16

The Work of Our Hands

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2025/02/26

Genesis 2:15 (NIV) The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13(NIV) I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. From the very beginning, work has been part of God’s good design. In the garden, Adam’s hands touched the soil, tending and nurturing life. Work wasn’t meant to grind us

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06:10

Transforming Sand

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2025/02/25

Matthew 7:24-26 Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. Lately, I’ve been thinking about the lessons that we could learn from these

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05:42

Receiving the Blessing

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2025/02/24

Luke 3:21-22 One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove, and a voice from heaven said, You are my dearly loved son, and you bring me great joy. One of the most fascinating and helpful questions ever asked me was from my mentor years ago, The question was, who do you give the power to bless you? He also asked it another way. Who has the power to tell you what you are

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04:30

Enter By the Narrow Gate

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2025/02/23

Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus said: “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it.For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. Jesus also says inJohn 10: 9, I am the gate, Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. There it is plain as day!Entry into Heaven is through Jesus. Know in your heart, mind and soul that Jesus is who He said

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Scripture Saturday (February 22, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/02/22

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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05:12

Where Righteousness Dwells

Grace for All ·

2025/02/21

2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. In this short New Testament book, the author is likely addressing a number of churches in the first century that were struggling with false teachers. There were those who were challenging the inspiration of Scripture and the reliability of prophecy. They were also challenging the truth of Jesus’ second coming and wondering if it even matters how we live in the present if

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04:31

New Heavens and a New Earth

Grace for All ·

2025/02/20

Isaiah 65: 17 See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. Memory is a tricky thing. Several people can experience the same event and have quite different, even conflicting, memories of it. I see this when discussing past events with family members; we all remember different details. For example, we recently discussed family Christmas memories with our daughters and granddaughters. They remember from a child’s perspective

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