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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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06:03

From The Belly of the Whale

Grace for All ·

2024/11/13

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Jonah 2:9 (The Message) I’m worshiping you, God, calling out in thanksgiving! And I’ll do what I promised I’d do! Salvation belongs to God! This verse is a part of the prayer Jonah spoke while he was in the belly of the whale. You remember the story of Jonah. The Lord had commanded him to go and preach a message of repentance to the inhabitants of Nineveh. These were enemies of the Hebrews. Jonah did not want this assignment and so he took off in a

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04:32

Rightful Thanks

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2024/11/12

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Luke 17:11-19 (CEB) On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men with skin diseases approached him. Keeping their distance from him, they raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, show us mercy!” When Jesus saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” As they left, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned and praised God with

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03:31

Those Who Served

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2024/11/11

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November)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

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05:10

Not Just a Bruise

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2024/11/10

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) 1 Timothy 4:4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, Everything is good. It is so hard to see good in every single thing on Earth. Of course, we can see the beauty of nature and the delicious food we have to eat, but where is the good in murder, and hate, and disease? Nothing is to be rejected! It may seem trivial, but think about how we behave in the grocery store. We walk up to the

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03:48

Scripture Saturday (November 9, 2024)

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2024/11/09

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November)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 firstchurch.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, we invite you to listen and receive Grace. Welcome

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05:43

Praise God in Front of Them All

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2024/11/08

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Psalm 35:18 CEV And when your people meet, I will praise you and thank you, Lord, in front of them all. Most Methodist church services are, what I would call, reserved, respectful, and calming. Because of this, the verse today makes me think of old time Tent Revivals and the expressive worship and praise services of, perhaps a Billy Graham Crusade from long ago, where thousands of adoring worshipers shouted, clapped hands, and even danced in the

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04:30

Unshakable

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2024/11/07

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Hebrews 12:28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe... We live in a world that is constantly being shaken. World conditions and events seem to be shaking the core of our society and threaten to tear apart all the things we know and hold dear. It is easy in this world to be discouraged and disillusioned, and wonder where God is and why He

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04:01

A Prayer Full of Joy

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2024/11/06

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Philippians 1:3-6 CEB I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers. I’m thankful for all of you every time I pray, and it’s always a prayer full of joy. I’m glad because of the way you have been my partners in the ministry of the gospel from the time you first believed it until now. I’m sure about this: the one who started a good work in you will stay with you to complete the job by the day of Christ Jesus. When I was younger, a lot of my

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03:22

The Straight and Narrow

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2024/11/05

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. We often hear about staying on the “straight and narrow road” that leads to eternal life. In C.S. Lewis’ book “The Last Battle” (the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia series), if my memory is correct, the lion Aslan, who

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03:52

A Simple Song

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2024/11/04

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Ephesians 5: 19-20 Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. One of my favorite pieces of music is “A Simple Song” from Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass.” In 2019, I served as a flute accompanist for a soloist performing this piece during a church service. While reading today’s verse, this piece of music spoke to me loud and clear. One of the biggest ways

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04:29

Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

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2024/11/03

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) 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

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03:54

Scripture Saturday (November 2, 2024)

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2024/11/02

With a Thankful Heart (or theme for November) 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

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03:39

The Sun Will Shine

Grace for All ·

2024/11/01

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. I don’t mean to, but I take things for granted. I say thank you often, but there are many times that I just expect things to be there for me. I do not thank God for all that is given. I take it as a given that the sun will shine, that I will have people to help me, that not only will I have a next meal but that it will taste good and nourish me, that when I’m sick I will

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04:33

Transformers

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2024/10/31

Imitators of Christ(our theme for October)Romans 12:1-2, CEBSo, brothers and sisters, because of God’s mercies, I encourage you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and pleasing to God. This is your appropriate priestly service. 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 is—what is good and pleasing and mature. Did you ever know someone we might call a contrarian? By that I mean

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05:21

Greater Works

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2024/10/30

Imitators of Christ (our theme for October) John 14:12 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. In this verse, Jesus is talking to his disciples about what will happen when he leaves them. The first part of this verse may seem fairly straightforward. The disciples have followed Jesus. They know how He speaks to people, how he treats people, and how he loves people. They have learned

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05:09

The possibility of perfection

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2024/10/29

Imitators of Christ (our theme for October) Matthew 5:48 NIV Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Let me just start today by saying I can easily understand that God is perfect, and I have the same conviction that I am not. For that reason, it has always intrigued me when a favorite Sunday School teacher likes to dismiss with the words, “Go forth and be perfect.” It tends to make me laugh because I know I am not perfect, in fact, clearly a long way from it. If you want to see

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05:16

Fruit of the Spirit

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2024/10/28

Imitators of Christ(our theme for October)Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. I am a fan of the Amazon Kindle. I bought my first one in 2007 and I've had one ever since. One of the many things I like about my Kindle is that I can change the book's font and font size when I need to. As I get older the size creeps upward, slowly but surely. Not long ago Galatians

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04:36

Recreating Every Day

Grace for All ·

2024/10/27

Imitators of Christ (our theme for October) 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. Each day, a part of us passes away, and something new is born. Every cell in our being passes eventually and new cells are created continually. Each day we wake renewed—as potential. Every day we have a choice—one basic choice—to love. To confess our sins is to accept the forgiveness of the resurrection and to accept our

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Scripture Saturday (October 26, 2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/10/26

Imitators of Christ (our theme for October) 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 firstchurch.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, we invite you to listen and receive Grace

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03:54

Overflowing

Grace for All ·

2024/10/25

Imitators of Christ(our theme for October)Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.One day this past scorching summer, I was filling a large watering can in order to water the potted flowers on my back porch. I had set the can in my kitchen sink, which is near the back door, positioned the faucet over the top of the can, and

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