Simply By Grace Podcast

Did you know there's one thing we as believers won't be able to do once we get to heaven?

That's evangelism...sharing the gospel. Evangelism, what is it, what does it look like, and what should it look like? Charlie focuses on 2 Cor. 4:1-6 which gives us different aspects of evangelism.  How do each of these aspects play out practically speaking, and what does it mean for those giving the message and those receiving it? What is Satan's role and what is God's role?

Find out in this episode and stay tuned next week for another Grace story.

In this grace story, Charlie speaks with Stephanie Hosey, who found the grace of God in Jesus Christ. She was born and raised within the Catholic church and didn't have an understanding that Christ died for her. She only understood the historical facts but didn't believe them for herself. It was through God's gentle nudging that she came to understand the power of God's grace in her life and ultimately why she was in need of a savior and what Christ had done for her. 

From this new understanding her life changed from living a Christian life that was performance oriented, which is a form of bondage, into living a life by grace. 

Be sure to checkout this Grace Story and others on the Simply By Grace Podcast.

Charlie and a team of instructors teamed with their ministry partners in Ghana, West Africa in July. You will be amazed at the report on how the gospel of grace was received. You might be more amazed at how Charlie was even able to make the trip. Listen as he tells his story and also hear from the three GraceLife Institute Instructors. Grace makes a great difference in Ghana!

There’s no friend like an “old” friend. Charlie talks to one of his best and oldest friends, Larry Butler. You will be surprised to find how their lives intersect and now remain close. Larry’s search for truth and meaning in life took him from Plato to Marx to Martin Luther King to King Jesus.

T365 Podcast of SWCC had Charlie on their podcast and we're rebroadcasting it on SimplyByGrace. Pastors Cody and John covered a variety of topics, everything from his books to the importance of having a clear definition of what salvation is and means.  Some questions include, why is it important to make a distinction between salvation and discipleship? What is "free grace"? What is discipleship?  What is Christ's Lordship and how does it all fit in? How does free grace relate to dispensationalism?

When talking about grace makes you weep with joy, you know you have discovered the true grace of God. After he made his life-changing discovery, Bill Boggess spent his life telling others about his discovery of God’s grace. He has gone through some serious trials, but you can hear and share his joy. Listen to him.

Back in May of 2022, Charlie spoke at a church and the topic was "unwanted grace."  In it he discussed a number of stories which you may have heard already as they've been posted in prior podcasts (see links below).  In all of these grace stories they met God's grace in one way or another. They were facing something that they weren't sure they could deal with. Doubt, fear grips the mind, but God reaches out in his grace. 

But what is grace?  What does it mean in salvation or generally speaking? Can it be earned? ...and what is "unwanted grace?"  Find out more in today's podcast!

• Ashlie https://www.simplybygrace.org/e/free-fall-into-grace/
• Sukhwant https://www.simplybygrace.org/e/my-dad-put-a-gun-to-my-head-%e2%80%a6/
• Adrianna https://www.simplybygrace.org/e/grace-stories-she-shouted-into-the-darkness-is-anybody-out-there/

When you hear Butch Simmons's story, you may think of a warrior. Once a troublemaker, then a karate expert and teacher, now a Christian saved by grace. You'll see that grace exudes from this retired fighter and carried him through some difficult trials in life. He could break 18 inches of concrete block with his bare hand. Now he is just as strong in the Lord.

It's summertime, so let's kick back and have a little fun. Dr. Dave Anderson and Charlie were recently in Canada on a spring bear hunt. Did they get their bears? And by the way, why is the millennium important to the Free Grace gospel? Believe it or not, in this random conversation, you'll find out the answers to both!

When everyone has abandoned you and you have nowhere to turn, who will hear a question like that? God was listening when Adriana reached the end of her rope. She was alone and hopeless, but that desperate cry for help was heard. What happened next will amaze you as well as how God changed her life and filled it with peace and purpose. When you hear her Grace Story, you will weep and rejoice with her.