The Presence of God
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
All the blessings of our redemption can be summarized in these words: "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ." Today, H.B. Charles Jr. expresses that this grace we have is the reality of Jesus Himself dwelling within us.
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H.B. Charles Jr. is pastor-teacher of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL, and host of the On Preaching podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | You don't have to try to whip up bravery to face whatever the future holds. |
| 0:05.0 | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is with you. |
| 0:08.0 | The love of God is with you. |
| 0:11.0 | And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit is with you. |
| 0:18.0 | God is with his people. |
| 0:22.1 | And what a tremendous blessing that is. |
| 0:24.8 | Thank you for joining us for this Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:28.5 | We are concluding our time in H.B. Charles Jr. series, Blessing and praise. |
| 0:33.8 | And today he considers one of the most famous benedictions in scripture. |
| 0:38.3 | Here's Dr. Charles now, the pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, |
| 0:43.3 | Florida. |
| 0:46.2 | We are considering selected passages of the Bible where there are recorded doxologies, |
| 0:53.1 | declarations of praise, or benedictions, statements of blessing. One of the Bible where there are recorded doxologies, declarations of praise or benedictions, |
| 0:55.6 | statements of blessing. |
| 0:58.2 | One of the most famous benedictions is recorded |
| 1:02.3 | in 2 Corinthians chapter 13 verse 14. |
| 1:08.1 | It is called the grace. and it is arguably the most well known of all of the benedictions around the world. |
| 1:19.6 | This passage is commonly used by pastors to announce God's blessings on his people as they scatter from the place of worship. |
| 1:31.6 | This benediction is beautifully stated, |
| 1:37.0 | theologically rich, and spiritually comprehensive, |
| 1:42.1 | even though it is very brief. |
| 1:46.7 | It is an ocean of truth in just a teaspoon of words. |
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