Grace Thoughts

Plus Nothing 1

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Friday, November 20, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley We need a bridge that allows the righteousness of God not to be compromised, and the love of God to be fully expressed towards God's people. This bridge is called Grace. Romans 5:6-10

The Disciple of Affliction 3

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley Even in affliction God is good, and does good. This is the confession of experience. God is essential goodness in himself, and in every attribute of his nature he is good in the fullest sense of the term; indeed, he has a monopoly of goodness, for there is none good but one, that is God. His acts are according to his nature: from a pure source flow pure streams. God is not latent and inactive goodness; He displays Himself by His doings, He is actively beneficent, He does good. Spurgeon Psalm 119:65-72

The Disciple of Affliction 2

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley In trials the Goodness of God is the first thing the devil lies about. If he can bring God's goodness into question—the thought life of the believer has be compromised; when the thought life compromises, emotions now can overwhelm you. Psalm 119:65-72

The Disciple of Affliction 1

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley The Psalmist was an expert on pain; he understood it and its significance in his life. If we do not understand pain and affliction, it will weary us instead of transform us. It will subdue us instead of propel us. How we think in the furnace of affliction will often determine whether we finish the race or not. Psalm 119:65-72

Credentials 3

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Monday, November 16, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley As Christians, our credentials offer us access to certain privileges. They give us access to forgiveness, restoration, blessings and God's presence. Hebrews 10:10-20

Credentials 2

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Friday, November 13, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley As Christians, our credentials offer us access to certain privileges. They give us access to forgiveness, restoration, blessings and God's presence. Hebrews 10:10-20

Credentials 1

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley As Christians, we have all been given "credentials." We cannot achieve or earn our own credentials - we get them simply asking for them. Hebrews 4:16

Dunamis 3

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley Dunamis is used in many ways, often as the constantly available source of power by God for his church. It is an active energy. We get our word 'Dynamite' from its 'Explosiveness!' It rewrites who we are, gives courage to the fainthearte and makes the timid fearless. The Gospel is God's power. 2 Peter 1:3

Dunamis 2

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley Dunamis power is found in human inability - when we stop trying to "fix" ourselves and get close to the source of life that will fix us! Ephesians 3:16-20

Dunamis 1

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Monday, November 9, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley The disciples and the church have not turned the world upside down by their own savvy; the billions of changed lives these past 2000 years are not a psychological phenomenon. There is a real, effective power in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. From 12 disciples to billions of believers. That power is dunamis. The disciples and the church have not turned the world upside down by their own savvy; the billions of changed lives these past 2000 years are not a psychological phenomenon. There is a real, effective power in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. From 12 disciples to billions of believers. That power is dunamis. Ephesians 3:16-20

My Portion Oh Lord 3

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Friday, November 6, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley At some point we come to the conclusion that our way is not cutting it – and we surrender to God's ways. Psalm 119:57-64

My Portion Oh Lord 2

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, November 5, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley The writer of this Psalm directs his heart and affections to the only truly safe place. He got a new vision of God, a transforming vision, a new vision of God. Someone has said 'The secret of failure is when we see men rather than God.' Psalm 119:57-64

My Portion Oh Lord 1

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley The writer of this Psalm spoke consistently of his afflictions and trials - evil people and their impact on his life. He came to the conclusion that his great hope and joy had to go beyond earthly pleasure and relationships. Psalm 119:57-64

Self Consciousness or a Transformed Life 3

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley Being “renewed” is a supernatural process of transforming the Christian from a life of self-consciousness to one who is transformed into a Christ like image. This process begins internally and works its way out to the external. Romans 7:7-25

Self Consciousness or a Transformed Life 2

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Monday, November 2, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley We have all been in those awkward situations, where we feel as though people are talking about us—do not fret more times than not they probably are! Self Consciousness often manifests in extreme shyness. This goes beyond simple personality and temperament; this can become an internal sickness. Romans 7:7-25

Self Consciousness or a Transformed Life 1

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Friday, October 30, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley We see in this passage a battle Paul speaks of, his battle with sin and its indwelling nature. To give it a more modern term—Paul was consumed with Self Consciousness. Romans 7:7-25

Remembered and Remembering 3

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, October 29, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley The Word of God had an inner man ministry to the author of this Psalm. It quieted his heart and brought a calm into the soul. The Word had an imprint on his soul - it was inscribed on his heart. Psalm 119:49-56

Remembering and Remembered 2

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley A soldier in the fog of war only knows the battle he is in at the moment, not the entire strategic plan the General has. Calming the mind, disengaging self, stepping back and getting to the foundational thoughts - this is what the Psalmist is doing. What he is facing is consuming, he must go beyond the obvious, the thunderstorm, and see the Sun again. Psalm 119:49-56

Remembering and Remembered 1

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley One of our biggest challenges in practical Christian life is to simply slow our thinking down. We are consistently being challenged by life to interpret it by the moment and by the circumstance, not the bigger picture. Psalm 119:49-56

The Great Reformation 3

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Monday, October 26, 2009 Host: Tim Kelley When Christ enters a life, things change. My very core changes. My "center" becomes different; my point of motivation and pursuits. My values, life source, my guts, heart and soul all become holy. Luke 9:58-62

Ministry Information

Grace Thoughts is a daily radio program Pastor Kelley started in 1989 - making it one of the longest running broadcasts in the Tampa Bay area. Grace Thoughts can be heard across Tampa Bay every Monday through Friday at 9:45AM on WTIS at 1110 on the AM dial.

"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. (18) For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." (1 Cor 1:17-18)

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Text Article: Spiritual Misalignments

After a few x-rays and other exams my Chiropractor told me my spine was out of alignment, and informed me that many people are living life with spinal misalignments, causing many conditions that all too often go totally unnoticed. Often Christians have a spiritual misalignment that unfortunately many wonderful believers live with on a day-to-day basis.

Text Article: Grace Victories, Part 2 of 3

We can now rest in what's been accomplished on our behalf. Oh how Christians and orthodox religion need to understand this. Most pulpits today put people to work, not point them to a rest that will cause them to work. We serve out of a place of finished work rest, not some religious ideal or quota system.

Text Article: Grace Victories, Part 1 of 3

Explore some timeless foundational truths found in the Hebrew epistle. It is in these foundational truths that are expressed so eloquently in this potent epistle that the believer learns how to live in and secure for his life, GRACE VICTORIES.