Abounding Grace: The True Tent

Sunday we began our series, Abounding Grace. We’re exploring the grace that God has for us and how we experience and express that grace in God’s world. We want to be counter-cultural, as the Apostle says, “Strive for peace with everyone,” Hebrews 12:14. One part of striving for peace is resisting bitterness, as he continues, “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled,” Hebrews 12:15. Did you catch the path to peace? He says, “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God.” We kill the weed of bitterness and pursue peace with everyone by obtaining God’s grace for ourselves.

How do we kill bitterness by obtaining grace? By spending time before the “Throne of Grace,” Hebrews 4:16. The grace we experience before the throne of grace, enables us to extend grace to others. This throne room of grace is a place that God has established for his people to meet with him. It is a sanctuary created for us. The tabernacle and temple of the Old Testament were patterned after this “true tent,” this “true” sanctuary that God created for us to commune with him. Sunday, we’ll take the tour. Join us!