Grace in Action: Joy and Peace (#1114)

As taught by Bruce Mahone on 20250706.  All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

II Chronicles 20:27           They returned with joy, for the Lord had made them to rejoice

Nehemiah 8:1-12             The Joy of the Lord is your strength

Psalm 5:11-12                   Let those that trust thee rejoice, let them ever shout for joy

Psalm 16:11                       In thy presence is fulness of joy

Psalm 21:1                         The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord, he shall greatly rejoice

Psalm 43:4                          God my exceeding joy (NLT: the source of all my joy; NIV: my joy and my delight; lit: gladness of my joy)

Ecclesiastes 9:4-10             Eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart

Isaiah 26:3-4                        Perfect peace whose mind is stayed

Jeremiah 15:16                    Thy word was the joy and rejoicing of mine heart

Luke 1:43-44                        Babe  leaped in womb for joy

Luke 2:8-14                          Good tidings of great joy (vs. 10)

John 15:10-14                      That my joy might remain in you, and that your joy may be full

Luke 24:49-53                      Returned to Jerusalem with great joy

Acts 8:1-8                              There was great joy in that city

Acts 13:42-52                        The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost

Romans 5:6-11                      We also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ

Romans 15:13                       Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing

Colossians 1:9-11                 All patience and longsuffering with joyfulness

I Thessalonians 5:16-18       Rejoice evermore

I Timothy 6:17                       Trust in the Living God, who giveth us all things richly to enjoy

Philippians 4:6-7                   The peace of God shall guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus

Teaching

Grace in Action: Joy and Peace (#1114)

Grace in Action: Priorities (#1113)

As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250615.  All rights Reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

Genesis 6:5-8                    Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD

Genesis 19:15-19             Grace and Mercy

Acts 13:42-43                    Persuaded them to continue in the grace of God

Romans 13:8-10               Love is the fulfilling of the law

Colossians 1:2 (1-14)       Grace and Peace

I Timthoy 1:2 (1-6)            Grace, Mercy, and Peace

II Timothy 1:2 (1-5)           Grace, Mercy, and Peace

Titus 1:4 (1-5)                    Grace, Mercy, and Peace

II John 1:3 (1-6)                 Grace, Mercy, and Peace

II Peter 3:18                      Grow in grace

Hebrews 4:12-16             Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy

Teaching

Grace in Action: Priorities (#1113)

Grace in Action: God’s Love (#1112)

As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250525.  All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

Deuteronomy  7:8            God’s motives

Deuteronomy 23:5           God turned the curse (of Balaam) into a blessing, because He loved

Psalm 13:5-6                      I have trusted in thy steadfast love

Psalm 34:8-10                    O taste and see that the Lord is good; they that seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing —

Psalm 36:7-9                      How excellent (precious) is thy lovingkindness

Psalm 92:1-2                      To shew forth (declare) thy lovingkindness in the morning

Psalm 119:165                   Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing shall offend

Jeremiah 9:23, 24              He knoweth the Lord which exercises lovingkindness (vs 24)

Jeremiah 31:3                    With lovingkindness He drew us.

Romans 8:28                     All things work together for good

Romans 8:38, 39               Nothing can separate us

Epheshians. 1:4-6             Holy and without blame, lovely and acceptable

I Thessolonians 4:9-12     You are taught of God to love one another (vs. 11 – aspire to lead a quiet life, aspire to live quietly, let it be a point of honor with you to keep calm)

Teaching

Grace in Action: God’s Love (#1112)

Grace in Action: Galatians 1 & 3 (#1111)

As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250427.  All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

Galatians 1

Galatians 3

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Grace in Action: Galatians 1 & 3 (#1111)

God’s Grace in Action: Galatians 2 (#1110)

As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250413.  All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes.

Galatians 2:18         Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down (NLT)

But if I build up again those things I once destroyed, I demonstrate that I am the one who breaks God’s law (NET)

For if I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker (NIV)

Isaiah 29:13b            Their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote (NLT, RSV)

Their worship of me is based merely on merely human rules they have been taught. (NIV)

Their fear of me is a commandment taught by men (ESV)

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God’s Grace in Action: Galatians 2 (#1110)

Grace in Action: Why it Matters (#1108)

As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250316.  All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

I Samual 16:1-14        The LORD looketh on the heart

Isaiah 1:1-17               Bring no more vain oblations (meaningless offerings). Cf. Mat 23:23

II Kings 5:1-19            In this thing pardon thy servant

Matthew 1:5               Salmon married a Canannite, and Boaz married a Moabite.  Cf. Num 33:55, Deut 23:3

Esther 2                       Esther was part of the harem, but certainly walked with God and saved the Israelites from complete destruction

Joshua 2                      Rahab lied unto the guards, but saved many lives

II Kings 6:15-20          Elisha lied and saved Israel from the Syrians

II Corinthians 3:17     Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty

Teaching

Grace in Action: Why it Matters (#1108)

Grace in Action: Vision (#1107)

As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250303.  All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

II Kings 6:8-23               Chariots of fire – Raise your vision for your life

Psalms 60:11-12           Through God we shall do valiantly: for he shall tread down our enemies

Psalms 71:1-15             Thou art my hope (vs. 5), I will hope continually (vs. 14)

Psalms . 91                    1000, 10,000 shall fall, but it shall not come nigh thee (vs. 7)

Psalms 146:5                 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God

Psalms . 147:11             The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy

Proverbs 16:3                Commit(roll) your works unto the Lord, and your thoughts shall be established

Proverbs 28:1                The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion

Proverbs 29:18              Where there is no vision (divine communication), the people perish (wander): but he that keepeth the law, happy is he

Ecclesiastes 9:4             For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope

Jeremiah 17:7                Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is

Jeremiah 29:11-13        An expected end [NRS – a future with hope – tiqvah – hope, expectation, grounds for hope] (vs. 11)

Daniel 11:32                  The people that do know their God shall be strong (stand firm) and do exploits (take action)

Romans 8:31-39            Nothing shall separate us from the love of God!

II Corinthians 4:(1-)18   Look not at those things which are seen

Philemon 3:3                   Worship God in the spirit, rejoice in CJ, have no confidence in the flesh

Colossians 3:1-3              Seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth (vs. 1)

Teaching

Grace in Action: Vision (#1107)

Grace in Action: Some of What God Wants (#1106)

As taught by Bruce Mahone on 20250416. All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

Psalms 103:17         But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear [reverence] him. His salvation extends to the children’s children. [NLT]

John 5:24                  He that hears my word and believes has eternal life, will not come into judgment

John 7:5                    Even his brothers did not believe in him (NLT) – would include James

John 16:9                  The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me (NLT)

Romans 13:8-10      Love worketh no ill – the fulfilling of the law

Galatians 2:17-18    But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law.  Would that mean that Christ has led us into sin?  Absolutely not!  Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. [NLT]

Galatians 5:14          All the law is fulfilled in one word – love your neighbor as yourself

Galatians6:2             Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Hebrews 2:9             What we do is see Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”: and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.” (NLT)

Teaching

Grace in Action: Some of What God Wants (#1106)

Grace in Action: Our Savior (#1105)

As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250202.  All rights reserved.

Verse Listing and Notes

Proverbs 17:22           A merry heart doeth good like a medicine

Luke 2:8-11                 Good tidings of great joy – a Savior is born

John 3:16                     God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, Our Savior

John 10:1-18                Our Savior came to give a life which is more than abundant

Acts 8:5-8                     Christ preached, great joy

Romans 12:12              Rejoicing in hope, persevering in prayer

Romans 15:13              Joy & peace in believing

Galatians 5:22              Fruit of totality of new nature

Philippians 3:1-3          Rejoice in Lord, no confidence in flesh

Colossians 1:9-11        Patience with joyfulness

Hebrews 2:8-18           Our Savior came to deliver God’s people

Hebrews 4:14-16         Our Savior can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities, come BOLDLY to the throne of his GRACE

I John 1:3-4                  Fulness of joy – fellowship

Teaching

Grace in Action: Our Savior (#1105)