Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin The Scandal of Grace - S23E5
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Oct 13, 2025 Dive into a captivating exploration of grace, where hosts reflect on the renowned hymn Amazing Grace and its profound impact on lives. They share John Newton's incredible journey from a troubled past to a life transformed, illustrating how grace is a constant theme throughout Scripture. The discussion highlights grace's uniqueness in Christianity, emphasizing its undeserved nature and its ability to unite across cultures. Personal anecdotes and theological insights make this conversation both relatable and enlightening, leaving listeners inspired to extend grace as they've received it.
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Grace First Even In Broken Churches
- Paul begins a correction-filled letter to a sinful church with the greeting "grace to you," showing grace is foundational even amid serious moral failures.
- Joby Martin says that truthful preaching of grace makes religious people nervous because grace scandalously undermines self-righteousness.
Hymns Reconnect In Dementia
- Adam sang hymns with his grandmother during her dementia because hymns calmed and connected her when memory failed.
- The shared singing created lasting, tender memories despite his poor memory for lyrics and weak singing voice.
Song Bridged Gospel At A Funeral
- TJ sang Amazing Grace at his wife's dad's Catholic funeral, which sparked gospel conversations despite no sermon being preached.
- The hymn carried the message of grace into a context where the Bible wasn't explicitly taught.
