About this episode

Paddy Donovan discusses the role of the church as a preview of God's future creation and the importance of grace in shaping identity and obedience.

'The church is a people placed in the world as a preview of what God will one day do with the whole creation'. Grace is the source of our identity, before it comes the strength of our obedience. "God is enlarging his tent not because He likes bigger tents...because there are more sons and daughters to bring home".

People in this episode

Guest: Paddy Donovan

Topics covered

• grace
• identity
• obedience
• church community
• creation
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• grace
• identity
• obedience
• church
• creation
• spirituality
• Paddy Donovan

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 10: 1-12, Ephesians 2:6-10

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