Title: Performance, Blessing, and Grace---00:18 I Haven't Done Enough. Will God Still Bless Me?10:34 The Grace of Failure14:03 But What About Sowing and Reaping?20:41 What's Next?---* **Luke 15:21**: “And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’”* **Luke 15:19**: “I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”* **Acts 20:35**: “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”* **Isaiah 55:11**: “so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”* **Galatians 6:6**: “Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches.”* **Galatians 6:7**: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”* **Galatians 6:8**: “For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”* **Galatians 6:9**: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”* **Hebrews 11:6**: “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”* **Numbers 22:28**: “Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, ‘What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?’”---In Performance, Blessing, and Grace, the conversation explores how believers often confuse God’s blessing with their own performance. Using the parable of the Prodigal Son, the book of Job, and Paul’s teaching in Galatians, the discussion reveals how both pride and despair can come from the same misplaced trust in effort. Pastor Jed and Pastor Isaias remind listeners that God’s grace does not operate by a transactional formula. He blesses out of relationship, not merit. Faithful preparation, obedience, and hard work matter, but as acts of love and worship, not leverage to force God’s hand. Even failure can be grace, driving us from self-reliance to dependence on Him. The episode closes with the call to keep sowing good seed, trusting that in due season, God will bring fruit by His grace, not our control.---Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.Learn more at berean.church.

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