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Discovering Grace with Dianna Carroll
A weekly 2-minute podcast helping you discover the riches of God's grace from the Bible. https://www.diannasdiary.com
Episodes
- Discovering Grace with Dianna Carroll
God’s Perfect Work and Joy #131
No one would want to go to prison to find their source of joy there. However, while imprisoned, Paul writes the book of Philippians to express his source of…
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Telling God's Story #130
The Bible tells us that the gospel is the power of God unto Salvation for everyone who believes (Romans 1:16).
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Life's Disappointments #129
God knows our circumstances, and nothing catches Him off guard. The various testings of our faith will produce steadfastness in our lives (James 1:2-4). Trust…
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Are You Willing to Pay Sin’s Price? #128
We thank the Lord for not giving us what we truly deserve. We should never act as if we do not deserve what the providence of God brings into our lives. But we…
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One That Worshipped God #127
When we serve God to gain self-esteem or self-gratification, we put our appetites before God and make what we DO into idolatry. May our hearts willingly and…
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The Sin of Pride #126
Pride seems to be the number one reason why God’s people are not usable in the work of God. Whatever keeps us from denying ourselves and living for God is…
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God’s Love, Endless and Certain #125
We need not fear life or death, things present or things to come because Jesus Christ loves us and has given us victory.
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Moral Reform or Regeneration? #124
Being morally reformed without regeneration or salvation is never effective. Sinful men will always revert to the same wicked behavior as before. Joy comes…
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Overcoming Impossible Circumstances #123
Our Lord delights in solving what we would call "The hard cases." Our joy is not in the trial itself but in knowing that the result is for His praise, glory…
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The Crucifixion of Christ #20
The story of the crucifixion of Christ is the high point of redemptive history and the center of God's purpose for salvation. If you don’t know the Savior and…
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A Spiritual War #122
Can a person demolish the influences of the evil one and defeat falsehood? Only by the gospel can one be rescued from the lies and deception of hell (2…
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Strength I Find #121
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they…
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The Rich Fool #120
It’s important to acknowledge that all the things we have in this world come from God. Everything we have is for this life only; we will not take it with us.
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What Are We Teaching at Home? #119
Education is important, and we are instructed to teach our children, knowing that a sovereign God is working in our homeschool as we honor and glorify Him.
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Walking in Fellowship with the Father #118
If we are the children of God, then we ought to fellowship with the Father. We are to walk as children of light in wisdom and purity.
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Give Me Living Water #117
Jesus was at the well of Sychar to share the true and living water with the Samaritan woman, not from a well but from God Himself, the Redeemer of her soul.
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When Life Hurts #116
Have you ever hurt so bad that you felt like your heart would burst inside? Did you feel like the pain you were experiencing was overwhelming, and there seemed…
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Do We Love One Another? #114
What do you do when someone comes to you and says, “I’m worried, I’m afraid, I’m hurting, or I’m depressed?” Do you have to personally experience their…
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Life is Unfair #113
How many times have we heard a little child or even an adult say, “That’s not fair?”
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God’s Peace, Man’s Joy #112
Paul gives an exhortation to the Philippian church, encouraging them to be anxious over nothing but rather be diligent in prayer.
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Persecution, Is It a Blessing? #111
Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica to encourage them to stand firm in their faith and look to God for strength during times of persecution.
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Believing by Faith #110
Jesus called God His Father, making Himself equal to God. This infuriated the Jews and is why they were seeking to kill Him.
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I Bore You On Eagles’ Wings #109
When the angry winds assail, and the storm clouds seem victorious over us, He will keep those who trust in Him on eagles’ wings. "... but they that wait upon…
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What Fills Your Mind? #108
According to the gospel, remembering what Christ has done for you and what is true is essential. It is in Christ that your heart is guarded and secure.
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The Birth in Bethlehem #148
What life-changing events our God designed for the world to behold and embrace. What a magnificent birth!
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A Reflection of Christmas Past #4
Perhaps you’ve struggled in times of deep despair, remember these words, “God is not dead, nor does He sleep.” Trusting God with all things will give you the…
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Does Prayer Increase My Faith? #107
You may ask, “Why pray? What purpose does God have in mind when urging me to pray? What is God accomplishing in me through prayer?”
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Are You Committing Spiritual Adultery? #106
Spiritual adultery is unfaithfulness to God and having an excessive fondness for the things of the world (James 4:4).
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Burnout? What’s That? #105
Burnout is sometimes described as an exhausted state of mind in which a person loses interest in a particular activity and life in general.
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God Will Take Care of You #104
Remember His great benefits, redeeming love, tender mercies, and limitless forgiveness of sin. "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits"…
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Fear #103
How often do we experience the crippling effects of fear? “The LORD is for me; I will not fear" (Psalm 118:6).
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“Thy Will Be Done” #102
Our prayer should be that God would transform us by His grace through faith, creating qualities in us that are willing and able to obey His will.
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God’s Peace #99
God promises to stand guard, protect, and shield our hearts and minds. What more could we ask for than to have a watchman in the night?
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What Does Faith Alone Mean? #98
Do you believe that you are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, and by Christ alone, and not by something you have done?
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Facing Life’s Issues #96
God has a purpose in showing us our inner selves and revealing our sins.
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Without Faith #95
For most people, the Bible has become only an instruction manual on living the Christian life. But, we should also see the Christ of the Bible as “the Light of…
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Don’t Violate Your Conscience #94
Have you taken great pains to have a clean conscience before God and man, or have you allowed the world to instruct you to ignore your guilty feelings and make…
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Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs #93
As God has forgiven us and does not count our sins against us, we, too, are to forgive.
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A Woman’s Response to Submission #92
The responsibility of all believers is to yield to one another. Submitting mutually to each other with humility, unselfishness, self-denial, and a desire to…
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No Confidence in the Flesh #91
Does your life show any signs of a transformed life, or are you living a false, dead faith (James 2:14-26)?
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The Riches of Salvation #90
When you become a believer, you instantly possess all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).
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The Ugliness of Envy and Jealousy #89
Jealousy and envy are emotions we all feel from time to time. But, if they are allowed to control our lives, they distort our perspectives and, in some cases…
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Who Am I? #88
Our identity in Christ is “precious” according to Psalm 139:17, and His thoughts towards us are immeasurable, “. . . they are more in number than the sand”…
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He Holds My Hand #87
I wrote this poem on my way to Utah. My husband had answered the call of God to be a church planter there. But I didn’t want to go, and I made it known. With…
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Passions and Desires #86
Our greatest reward is not the praise of man but His eternal inheritance, our home.
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Showing Grace in Marriage #85
Do you remember the day you walked down an aisle and said, "I do?" Do you have a grace-centered marriage?
Discovering Grace with Dianna Carroll“I Know Not What Awaits Me” #84
The Christian submits his life to the Lord and is not presumptuous to think he knows what is best for himself or what tomorrow will hold.
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When I Am Weak #83
And he said unto me, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”
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Trusting In The Mighty Hand Of God #82
Through perilous times, General Stonewall Jackson never lost hope in the Lord, the Shepherd, and Guardian of his soul (I Peter 1:3-5). What is there to fear…
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Our Substitute #81
Christians should be profoundly moved by the perplexing realities of this astounding prophecy. Lord, thank You for such amazing love that You died for me.
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Trusting God to Be Enough #80
There are times in our lives when our hearts are broken, and we don’t know what to do. We try to trust God, but it’s difficult and our circumstances are…
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Why Hate Sin? #79
Have you ever stopped to think about why you hate sin? Is it because of what sin does to you after it has had its way with you?
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Two Gardens in the Story of Redemption #78
How many times have we read the account of the fall of man in the garden and felt the unbearable shame of Adam and Eve's sin?
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Where is Thy God? #76
Are you facing challenges at this time and want to rely on God to work in your life? Psalm 42 reveals the character of God and ways He will help you to “walk…
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Devotion to a False God, Is It Addiction? #75
Why is temptation so attractive, unrelenting, and powerful? Every day we are confronted with temptations, difficulties, and overwhelming battles.
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Sacrificial Love #74
Love isn't what we feel but what we do. The Lord loved us enough to die for us and pay our sin debt even while we were dead in our sins.
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In the Garden~Easter #115
The Word of God makes it clear that Jesus knew all that would happen to Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, and that nothing was a surprise to Him, nor out of His…
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Is He Your Friend? #73
Oh, what a Friend We have in Jesus! Joseph Scriven wrote the hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," for his dear mother. He wanted this song to comfort her in…
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Learning Through Loss, Suffering, and Death #72
Job’s reaction to hardship and pain was forever recorded in Scripture. Can a Christian face a variety of impossible circumstances and still find God to be good?
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In Adversity, Prove My Heart #71
What purpose does God have in taking you through painful or difficult circumstances? Does God use affliction in your life to test and refine you?