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The Grace Awakening (Abridged): Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living It Is Another. Audiobook
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Maybe you’ve known about grace for years. You grew up with it. You heard about it from the pulpits, in Bible classes, from radio and TV preachers.
But maybe there’s more to grace than they told you. Yes, it’s God’s “unmerited favor to lost sinners,” but did anyone tell you how grace can change you? How it can revolutionize the way you live?
Grace can give you freedom. Freedom to be creative, spontaneous. Freedom to think outside the box. Grace can make you want to know God, to be close to Him. Grace can cure your fears, improve your outlook, help you look at life through the lens of joy rather than the fog of pessimism.
Grace can strengthen your relationships, giving you freedom to be yourself—and freedom to let others be themselves—without feeling a need to judge, control, or manipulate one another. And yes, grace is God’s incredible gift to each of us that shows His love daily in overflowing measures, giving us reason for hope and joy.
For the growing number of people who feel that there should be something more to their walk with God than the sometimes grim face of religion, The Grace Awakening offers a glorious alternative: the truth that sets us free.
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"I bought this book when I was in college, but I didn't read it until a few years ago. I was researching the concept of grace for a piece of fiction I was writing. Then, in the middle of reading it, I realized that I had forgotten why I was reading it. Why, oh, why isn't the concept of grace talked about more in our lives? Swindoll makes his point over and over again that if we fully understood grace, it would change everything about us. I was changed in reading this and the book I was writing changed too."
— Katharine (5 out of 5 stars)
The Grace Awakening Listener Reviews
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" Grace is explained. Important words for people who are believing in a works based salvation. "
— Greenman, 1/3/2019 -
" a very special book to me at the time ... i love this author. "
— Antoinette, 12/31/2013 -
" A truly amazing book on grace; liberation from religious oppression; and on being with Spirit - God! "
— Asa, 12/22/2013 -
" A good spiritual read on what Grace really means and what it can bring to your life. A breath of fresh air. It took me awhile to get through, but worth the read. I will most likely read this again. "
— Lynn, 11/27/2013 -
" Best book of theology and funny to boot! "
— Becki, 11/24/2013 -
" This is a fantastic book! I read it while attending a legalistic church, and it really opened my eyes to the difference between a rules (The Law) oriented church, and a love, acceptance, and forgiveness (Grace) oriented church. I highly recommend this book, especially for anyone struggling with law vs grace within the Christian church! "
— John, 11/22/2013 -
" Good start to a great book. Discussed Chapt 1 and 2 , read to 5. "
— Mom, 10/20/2013 -
" This book gave me solice "
— Patti, 10/1/2013 -
" We used this book for additional insight to our study of the Book of Galatians. It was a perfect fit! Practical application that is challenging without being condemning - just like grace is. "
— Lisa, 8/9/2013 -
" Read it twice. Lost my book. Wanna read it again "
— Chandra, 7/24/2013 -
" Like warm soup for the soul! Absolutely amazing book about living in the light of God's grace instead of self righteous darkness. "
— Lauralea, 7/7/2013 -
" this is a life changing book about God's wonderful Grace!! "
— Aaron, 5/15/2013 -
" This book will change your heart and change your life. Takes the judgment out of religion and puts grace and mercy in it's place. One of my top 5 must reads. "
— Dawn, 11/23/2012 -
" This was my least favorite of Swindoll's book. I felt that the book lacked balance. Reflective thought seemed to be missing. I felt that he made little or no effort to understand the point of view of others who disagree with him. In other words I felt that he failed to extend Grace to others. "
— Clara, 10/22/2012 -
" This really did awaken GRACE in my life! Very good! "
— Quirky, 10/12/2012 -
" I enjoyed this book sooooo much I went and bought myself a copy! As noted in What's so amazing about Grace review, I am utterly obsessed with grace, so yeah, anything I have to say is biased. But lets face it, it's worth being obsessed by. "
— Jane, 10/7/2012 -
" I actually read this several years ago as I began to learn about the unconditional love of God and what grace truly means "
— Effie, 8/30/2012 -
" Chuck Swindoll's best! Gleaned gems on God's grace. Swindoll beautifully shows, not only how to receive His grace, but also to extend it to others. I believe the book would revolutionize every reader's life! "
— Leslie, 6/17/2012 -
" Insightful and practical, filled with stories and scripture. An encouraging book that paints a great picture of what it means to live in the freedom of God's grace. "
— Olive, 11/16/2011 -
" I read this book several years ago. Through grace, I have become a much better person. An insightful book of grace and unconditional love. "
— Pam, 11/1/2011 -
" currently reading as an alternative to a small group study on another grace book by steve mcvey "
— Austin, 7/27/2011 -
" Loved this book. Those that follow Jesus and don't strive to fully understand and embrace grace are missing more than a minor doctrine... they're missing the main one "
— Mark, 6/5/2011 -
" On the plus side of good. "
— Jay, 5/26/2011 -
" SIMPLY LIFE-CHANGING. I was never the same after reading this book. Chuck helped me begin my own journey in discovering what God's grace really is. "
— Ellaine, 3/9/2011 -
" Actually turned out to be quite good. Going into it I thought it might be mundane and typical, but it wasn't. A lot of really good thoughts about grace and living it to the full extent. The only somewhat negative thought I had was why I had to sign a form to not drink alchohol in order to go to DTS. "
— Danny, 3/7/2011 -
" One of the auther's best. he faces complete grace more completely here than in some of his other works where he seems to fear that his readers may confuse "grace" with "license". "
— Mike, 2/6/2011 -
" One of the best books I've ever read on the subject. On any subject. "
— Zeke, 12/31/2010 -
" Loved this book. Those that follow Jesus and don't strive to fully understand and embrace grace are missing more than a minor doctrine... they're missing the main one "
— Mark, 12/31/2010 -
" A truly amazing book on grace; liberation from religious oppression; and on being with Spirit - God! "
— Asa, 12/10/2010 -
" Chuck Swindoll's best! Gleaned gems on God's grace. Swindoll beautifully shows, not only how to receive His grace, but also to extend it to others. I believe the book would revolutionize every reader's life! "
— Leslie, 8/18/2010 -
" Sorry, I yawned through most of this. The title was the most exciting thing about it. "
— Charity, 8/12/2010 -
" I actually read this several years ago as I began to learn about the unconditional love of God and what grace truly means "
— Effie, 1/11/2010 -
" One of the auther's best. he faces complete grace more completely here than in some of his other works where he seems to fear that his readers may confuse "grace" with "license". "
— Mike, 10/30/2009 -
" On the plus side of good. "
— Jay, 5/27/2009 -
" a very special book to me at the time ... i love this author. "
— Antoinette, 5/24/2009 -
" Good start to a great book. Discussed Chapt 1 and 2 , read to 5. "
— Mom, 4/10/2009 -
" this is a life changing book about God's wonderful Grace!! "
— Aaron, 11/11/2008
About Charles R. Swindoll
Charles R. Swindoll has devoted over four decades to two passions: an unwavering commitment to the practical communication and application of God’s Word and an untiring devotion to seeing lives transformed by God’s grace. He graduated magna cum laude from Dallas Theological Seminary and has since been honored with four doctorates. For his teaching on Insight for Living, he has received the Program of the Year award and the Hall of Fame award from the National Religious Broadcasters, as well as multiple book awards. He and his wife of over half a century, Cynthia, live in Texas.
About Richard Fredricks
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.