Read Ephesians 2: 8-10
One highlight for me in ministry this year was in
having a chance to preach a sermon series on one of my favorite words out of
scripture--grace! Then, I had
the double opportunity to live and pour into this same community of people and
in seeing lives changed. For example, one day while meeting with a small
group and studying the Word of God together, we began reflecting on our own,
personal application. Those in the group
began to share how they had recently grown in their understanding and
experience of grace. One migrant shared about being rekindled and
strengthened through focusing on God’s grace.
She talked some about her struggle in moving to secular Germany where it
was easy to make choices that needed God’s forgiveness and grace.
Meanwhile, another person shared about experiencing an awakening to
Christ through grace within this past year, describing it as if “moving into a
different country” spiritually speaking.
Praise God for her birth into the grace of God!
Conversations like these make all the sweat and yes,
sometimes tears worthwhile because of the reminder it brings that God is still in
the life changing business! I am so blessed to have such opportunities to
teach about God's amazing grace and to get to watch as people grow under the
move of God in their lives.
So thank you for your partnership with the Sims family
that enables us to share about the grace found in Jesus Christ!
And how about you? Have you had a life-changing
encounter with the free gift of grace offered through Jesus Christ? Or do
you need some fresh fire in your bones? Go to God, and be changed by
grace. Don't forget that your standing cannot be earned; it is a continuous
grace gift!
Nicole Sims
The Mission SocietyCurrently serving as pastor of Hamburg International United Methodist Church in Germany.
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