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TFTD: “For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.” 2 Corinth 4:15

For those of you who didn’t know already football is back in season. It started last Thursday with a great game between the Broncos and the Ravens. In fact it was a big night because Peyton Manning the quarterback for the Broncos tied, broke, and set a few different NFL records. Now I am a Vikings fan and although I didn’t get to watch much of the game at all I saw the statistics. Maybe you all heard about the fantastic night that our quarterback had. More than likely you didn’t because it really wasn’t that impressive. Don’t get me wrong, he did a much better job than I could do in the NFL, but it was less than stellar in comparison to a majority of the rest of the league.

Peyton Manning has, as long as I can remember, always been a game changer. He has knowledge about the game of football that is incredible and on top of that has a very humble attitude towards his abilities. There is one theme in the bible that I would consider the biggest game changer of all. Any guesses? No? Alright I’ll tell you. It’s GRACE. Without grace we would be put in a situation to try and get to heaven on our own good works, and that would be a mighty let down because we aren’t capable of being good enough or doing enough good works to earn our way to heaven. It just isn’t possible. (Insert terrible Vikings comparison here.) Because of grace we can try, mess up, be forgiven, and try again and never have to worry about our eternity because Christ has paid it all for us. I’m not big on acronyms but this is one of my favorites: God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. G.R.A.C.E. The game changer of a lifetime.

“God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.” – Billy Graham