The Bible teaches that Christians are granted God's grace upon our salvation.

Christ sets us free from the legalistic expectations

set by others. At the same time the Bible teaches that Christians are to practice

discipline and restraint. So how do we balance these two forces?

Today on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall is teaching from Titus Chapter 2.

In this passage written by Paul to Titus, we gain godly wisdom on what it means to let

grace push out our longing for old sinful habits.

Chuck titled today's message, Tough Grace.

And we begin with prayer. Thank you in this week for a quiet interlude to worship you and to meet with you in

this corporate hour of worship.

Thank you we're not in this room alone.

Thank you for the things that have been mentioned,

for the way your word is going forth and a thousand and one other things

we could name all of which reveal to each of us that it's well with our souls.

In a world that's lost its way that only reads of peace

on stone monuments and only hears about it and thinks of it is a

distant dream. We know a peace that passes understanding.

Thank you for touching us for no Surgeon Scalple can ever reach deep within our souls.

Thank you that today, this very day you're touching hearts of

soldiers and airmen and women, Marines, Coast Guard, uniformed, courageous people who keep the peace.

So help these who do the hard thing help those in the Pentagon who make tough decisions in rooms without windows

while no one is looking or even awake.

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