Stop Earning Credit With God | Judah Smith

Churchome with Judah Smith

Churchome

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

So many of us feel like we need to “get right with God,” but the truth is we can’t earn His approval. In this message, Judah shares how Jesus has already made us right through His grace and invites us to live in that freedom. From the story of the woman caught in adultery to our own struggles with shame, this teaching reminds us that God meets us where we are. Real transformation begins when we stop striving and start receiving His love. SUBSCRIBE TODAY for Weekly Service messages, Daily Guided Prayers, & more! Download the FREE Churchome app in the Apple App store or Google Play store! https://www.churchome.org/app

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, welcome to the church home podcast with Judah Smith. My amazing husband. My name is Chelsea,
0:05.3	and he is about to give you an incredible message. And I know we are going to hear about Jesus and his love for you.
0:11.8	And if there's anything we can do as a church home community, we would love to serve you.
0:16.5	You can come to churchhome.org slash pastor chat, and we would love to have a conversation with you
0:21.4	and just meet you exactly where you are. Enjoy the message. I wake up one morning and I'm brushing my
0:27.9	teeth. And out of nowhere, this statement comes into my mind, grace grows the church. Now, if you're not a church person, meaning like you don't work for church, you're like, grace grows the church. Now, if you're not a church person, meaning like, you don't work for church,
0:40.5	you're like, grace grows the church. All right, that kind of sounds like, cool, what does that mean?
0:44.5	Well, that's kind of how it hit me at first. I was like, grace grows the church. I was a youth pastor at
0:49.0	the time, and I was like, yeah, I want the church to grow. I want more people to be connected.
0:52.9	And grace grows the church.
0:56.6	I had no idea that that statement would literally change the rest of my life, my marriage,
1:04.8	and ultimately the children that I would raise. It was so impactful, and without getting into all the details,
1:13.1	that that statement so impacted us,
1:15.1	we had a daughter and we named her grace.
1:18.7	Because that message of the unearned, unmerited goodness,
1:23.6	gift, and favor of God completely started to reorient my thought patterns. So that will lead me to
1:33.1	the bad thought we're going to put on the table tonight. Now, I'll admit that the bad thought I'm
1:38.9	about to share with you, which I believe the grace of God can completely transform this line of thinking, this way of processing
1:47.2	thought. And so there is a lot of talk in our mind. How do we change the conversation we're having
1:54.5	with ourselves in our head? I want to talk to you because if you've ever had this kind of self-talk or this kind of
2:02.4	thought, then I want to dedicate the next two and a half hours to you. I hate you guys. I'm kidding.
2:09.1	I love you. I love you. And here's my thought. I need to get right with God. I need to get right with God.
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