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	Do you want your family to grow in Christ? Take a night out of your week with your family to read Pastor Jerry's Family Keys. These weekly devotionals will help you and your family grow closer together and closer to Christ. If you've missed a few of Pastor Jerry's Family Keys, you can read through his archives. Click here to see the previous Family Keys.
	Grace – Don’t Live Your Life Without It By Pastor Jerry Goodell Ephesians 1:3-23 Ephesians 1:7-8 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight I have chosen to close this devotional with a celebration of God’s grace. I have been blessed to experience the Lord’s grace in every phase of my life. As a young boy, He poured out His grace to me by filling my life with knowledge of Him. As a young man, He continued to be a giver of grace even though I had no time for Him. When I was saved in Vietnam, I experienced His grace like no other time in my life – His saving grace! But, that was only the beginning. I grew to know Him more personally and His Word began to be real and precious to me. Over the years Christ has given me grace without measure: Grace that shows great patience. Grace that forgives sin. Grace that gives great opportunities. Grace that gives strength at times when I don’t think I can go on. Grace that never, never, never ends! As I close, I want to say that wherever you are in life and whatever you are facing, please know that the Lord wants to give you His grace abundantly. He is the God of the “second chance” and the God of “new beginnings.” There is nothing you have done or could do that would make it impossible to experience His grace. We often define grace as “undeserved favor.” We can’t earn it – we can’t be good enough to deserve it. However, the Lord is waiting to give you grace any time you ask for it. The first step is accepting His grace in salvation. After becoming a part of His family through salvation, you will discover that our Lord is a continual giver of grace. We have not because we ask not. An advertisement on TV for a particular credit card implores us “don’t leave home without it.” The message we see throughout life concerning God’s grace is “don’t live life without it.” Life can be difficult, we can make many mistakes and face many difficulties, but God’s grace is available to see us through it all. Don’t live your life without it! God Bless, Pastor Jerry

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