But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. -Romans 5:20

The song "Amazing Grace" carries an ever increasing anointing throughout the years. It was a poem penned in 1772 by former slave trader John Newton, and was a published hymnal in 1779. . . . . .

But none of these move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. -Acts 20:24

In the game "Paint Me a Portrait", people move and act out a scene till the game master says, "Stop". Observing the people frozen . . . . .

Acts 20:20 "How I kept nothing back that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house..."

What causes a man to leave everything to follow Jesus? What produces a drive to make a distinguished learned man to live a simple life and go house to house to tell people about Jesus?

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. -Philippians 1:6 NIV

There's an unsightly scene that sits on a pristine beach in Asia flanked by gorgeous beach resorts. Sharing the same white sands of the popular island hub is an unfinished hotel that has gray and brown scaffolding all a . . . . .

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.…" -Ezekiel 36:26 - 27

A minister shared that once a man came up to him and asked if it was possible for the Lord to unsc . . . . .