Grace for All
by Jim Stovall, Greta Smith, First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN
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About this podcast
"Grace for All" is a daily devotional podcast from the laity of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Each episode presents scripture and a brief reflection, written and recorded by members of our church. These short episodes are meant to inspire you and support your journey of understanding and faith.
We believe the central message of Jesus is one of grace. Grace for all human beings.
Grace for All is a podcast ministry of First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN
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- Living as God’s Children · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1087Colossians 3:12-14 Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other…
- Scripture Saturday (November 7, 2026) · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1086Welcome to the Saturday episode of the Grace for All podcast. Thank you for joining us today. Saturday is a special time when we take a few moments to review the scriptures that…
- Ask Boldly · 7 min · Season 26 Episode 1085Luke 11:9–10 (NIV) So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who…
- Everyone · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1084Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. The Catholic World Youth Sunday convened in early August of 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal…
- Ripples in Our Pond · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 10831 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no…
- Six Minutes · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1082Matthew 22:37-39 (NRSV) “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a…
- Love Drives Out Fear · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 10811 John 4:18–19 (CEB) There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love. We…
- Loved Boldly and Called to Boldly Love · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1080Here is a story about loving boldly. We find it in Mark 10:17–22 As Jesus began his journey, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit…
- Scripture Saturday (October 31, 2026) · 4 min · Season 26 Episode 1079You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time…
- Known By Our Fruit · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1078Matthew 7:16-18 (NIV) By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad…
- Why the Shepherds? (encore) · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1077Luke 2:8-11 (NIV) And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the…
- Grace Isn’t Cheap. It’s Free. · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1076Isaiah 55:1-3 "Hear, everyone who thirsts; come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you…
- Think on These Things · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1075Philippians 4:8–9 (NIV) Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if…
- Harvesting Peace · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1074James 3:18 (NRSV) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. When I was in college, I performed the role of one of the fathers in the musical “The…
- The Greatest Gift (encore) · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1073Romans 5: 3-5 We even take pride in our problems, because we know that trouble produces endurance, 4 endurance produces character, and character produces hope. 5 This hope…
- Scripture Saturday (October 24, 2026) · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1072Welcome to the Saturday episode of the Grace for All podcast. Thank you for joining us today. Saturday is a special time when we take a few moments to review the scriptures that…
- Workers for the Harvest · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1071Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV) Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and…
- The Harvest · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 10702 Corinthians 9:6-15 (NIV) Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you…
- Short Checkout Line · 4 min · Season 26 Episode 1069In 1991, I reached the magical age of 55 years. I was now eligible for early retirement. My Air National Guard commander at that time considered that 55 was required retirement…
- Harvest Yourself · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1068Colossians 1: 9-10 ...We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a…
- Learning to Look · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1067John 4:35 Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. Humans see what we expect…
- A Harvest of Righteousness · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1066James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. We need peace so much in the world right now! The world is full of turmoil and thanks to electronic…
- Scripture Saturday (October 17, 2026) · 4 min · Season 26 Episode 1065You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time…
- Faithful through Every Season (encore) · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 10642 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself. Sometimes I think if I were God, I would have given up on people a long time ago. Do you…
- Speaking the truth with love · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1063Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Is it possible to be both…
- A Warm Hug (encore) · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1062Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the…
- The Straight and Narrow (encore) · 3 min · Season 26 Episode 1061Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow…
- A Table in Enemy Country · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1060Psalm 23:5 (NRSVUE) You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Most of us know Psalm 23 by heart. The Lord is my…
- Stumbling Blocks and Firm Foundations Are Both Made of Stone · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1059James 3:18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. People who focus on worldly goods plant and reap a harvest focused on what is best for…
- Scripture Saturday (October 10, 2026) · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1058Welcome to the Saturday episode of the Grace for All podcast. Thank you for joining us today. Saturday is a special time when we take a few moments to review the scriptures that…
- The Harvest is Plentiful · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1057Isaiah 55:8-11 (NRSV Updated Edition) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my…
- Living on Purpose · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1056Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. There is a deep longing in every…
- Attitude Matters · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1055Philippians 4: 8-9 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if…
- From Regrets to Resolutions (encore) · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 10542 Timothy 4:6-8 As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I…
- Rejoice in the bounty · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1053Jeremiah 31:12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord. This verse promises God’s future restoration, comfort, and…
- Lift Up Your Eyes · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1052John 4:35 (ESV) Do you not say, "There are yet four months, then comes the harvest? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. My…
- Scripture Saturday (October 3, 2026) · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 1051You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time…
- The Endless Supply · 5 min · Season 26 Episode 10502 Corinthians 9:10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness…
- New Possibilities Await · 6 min · Season 26 Episode 1049Psalm 30:5 Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. This verse is a powerful reminder that when we are facing loss, pain and grief it will not go on…
- I Will Remember No More · 6 min · Season 25 Episode 1048Hebrews 10: 11-18 (NIV) Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But…
- Peace Beyond Understanding (encore) · 5 min · Season 25 Episode 1047Philippians 4:7 (ESV) "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." I've read these words hundreds of times…
- Called out of Darkness · 4 min · Season 25 Episode 10461 Peter 2:9 KJV "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of…
- With Every Breath and Every Step · 6 min · Season 25 Episode 1045Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; Fear is an emotional state that can lead to panic. It is…
- Scripture Saturday (September 26, 2026) · 5 min · Season 25 Episode 1044Welcome to the Saturday episode of the Grace for All podcast. Thank you for joining us today. Saturday is a special time when we take a few moments to review the scriptures that…
- Jesus, My Brother (encore) · 5 min · Season 25 Episode 1043Romans 8:17 "Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory."…
- Made in His Image (encore) · 5 min · Season 25 Episode 1042Genesis 5: 1-2 (NIV) This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed…
- Giving Thanks (encore) · 5 min · Season 25 Episode 10411 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (CEB) Rejoice always. Pray continually. Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. During our church's Vacation…
- When Hope Outlasts the Wound · 7 min · Season 25 Episode 1040Jeremiah 14:19–22 (NIV) Have you rejected Judah completely? Do you despise Zion? Why have you afflicted us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace but no good has come…
- The Coffee Mug · 6 min · Season 25 Episode 1039Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. One of the last…
- God Doesn’t Waste the Pit · 5 min · Season 25 Episode 1038Romans 8:28 (CEB) We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 may be one of the…
