Grace

7 Days Empowered by Grace is a short but powerful Devotional that will help you experience God’s Grace in a real and personal way. In just seven days, you’ll see how His Grace isn’t just a nice idea—it’s the Life-Changing Power in your daily life.

7 Days Empowered by Grace

The gift of God’s grace is boundless, both in beauty and its many dimensions. In these devotions written by incarcerated students from North Park Theological Seminary’s School of Restorative Arts program, we are inspired to freshly encounter and receive God’s grace. Through the theme of “reconciling grace,” we will pray together through the many dimensions of God’s grace. Let us be reminded that we can never fully plumb the depths of the riches of God’s amazing grace! 

Reconciling Grace

The Bible is full of wonderful, inspiring, and sometimes hard-to-believe words describing your identity in Christ. God calls you a masterpiece, overcomer, new creation, and accepted child of God. It can be easy to let doubt, shame, and lies cause you to forget these things. If you want to overcome negative labels, discover your identity in Christ, and embrace God’s love, this Plan is for you.

How to Embrace Your Identity in Christ

Imagine being at a wedding, a moment of celebration suddenly ruined by the lack of wine. It is here that Jesus performs His first miracle, transforming water into wine and revealing His Glory. But this sign goes beyond a simple extraordinary gesture: it speaks of transformation, abundance, and a Joy that only Christ can give. Let yourself be surprised by the profound meaning of this miracle, which still today invites us to trust Him to receive something infinitely better.

The Wedding at Cana

Saved by Grace is a devotional exploring God’s grace. We look at the richness of God’s love, the gift of salvation by grace through faith and the good works that He has prepared in advance for each of us to do. Let us grow in our understanding of God’s amazing grace together.

Saved by Grace

God is very clear about our obedience and the ability to choose between life and death in the spiritual sense.  He rewards those who live with a right heart, faithful to His instruction, and those who serve His children.  We have the freedom to choose thoughts, words, and actions and are empowered to create and maintain healthy relationships.  This plan will encourage you to be intentional in your choices.

Life or Death:  the Power to Choose

Have you ever wondered what it truly means to be born again? This 7-day plan explores the profound meaning of being born again as Jesus explained to Nicodemus. It emphasizes that this transformation isn't just a moment but the start of a holy life guided by the Holy Spirit, bearing genuine faith's fruits. Ideal for those seeking to deepen faith, grasp their new identity in Christ, and live obediently with purity and love, anticipating the Lord with a willing heart.

You Must Be Born Again

Judging others is easy; mercy is hard. Yet, Jesus calls us to a better path that leads from judgment to compassion and forgiveness. Over the next 7 days, we'll explore what Scripture says about the human tendency to judge, God's view of sin, and the incredible power of mercy. Together, we'll confront our critical hearts, learn how to correct others with love, and ultimately discover the freedom that comes through forgiveness. Join this journey and allow God to transform how you see others, not through the lens of judgment but with the eyes of grace.

Judge Not: Moving From Condemnation to Mercy

This guide has been created to journey through reconciliation and oneness as we pray through one of Jesus' last prayers from John 17 “… I pray that all of them may be one". Firstly, becoming one with the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Secondly, with our brothers and sisters in the Body of Jesus Christ, the Church. Thirdly, our role as peacemakers in the world around us. Week 6