What do you do with a word that's been borrowed, diluted, and domesticated until it means almost nothing?

We name our daughters with it. We mutter it before meals. We invoke it in courtrooms. But the grace that the Bible

speaks of is something else entirely. Something so radical that it stops proud people cold

and reduces the self-sufficient to silence. Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall takes us to two

passages of scripture, one ancient story, one

doctrinal masterpiece, and rebuilds the word from the ground up. Chuck titled today's message,

The Grace of God. Today we're on the grace of God. Today we're on the grace of God as we continue our work in the subject of the majesty of our triune God.

And over in 2nd Samuel chapter 9, there is a wonderful story most people have never read.

In your worship folder today, you will find an outline of the message.

And as you do, will you place it please at Romans chapter 5?

And then having done that, turn back in the Old Testament to 2nd Samuel

9.

Outline at Romans chapter 5, where we'll begin in a moment and then turn, if you will

back to 2nd Samuel chapter 9.

Then David said, is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness

for Jonathan's sake?

Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Zeba, and they called

him to David, and the king said to him, are you Zeba? And he said, I am your servant. The king said,

Is there not yet anyone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?

And Zeba said to the king, there is still a son of Jonathan who is crippled in both feet.

So the king said, where is he? And Zeba said to the king,

Behold, he is in the house of Macier, the son of Amiel and Lodubar.

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