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Join Nick Billardello, Founding Pastor of Abiding Grace Lutheran Church, as he teaches the Christian faith in a relevant and relatable way. He also talks about other stuff.

Nick Billardello


    • Oct 5, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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    • 134 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Grace Abides

    How God's Love Changes Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 45:16


    We were created to be loved... but what does that mean for our lives?

    Why do I Exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 28:52


    Why did God create you? What is your purpose? Nick and Andy discuss these questions and more!

    Revelation 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 16:28


    You probably won't be part of the 144,000 and that's okay!

    Revelation 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 17:51


    Are the four horsemen sent by God?

    Revelation 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 18:56


    An important reminder that Revelation is a book about Jesus.

    Revelation 4: A Vision of Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 24:34


    John describes the beauty of heaven. 

    Revelation 3 part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 24:37


    What Philadelphia was doing right and Laodicea was doing wrong. 

    Revelation 3 Part 1: Sardis, the Dead Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 15:55


    What makes a dead church?

    Revelation 2 Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 25:05


    The letter to the church at Thyatira includes the best compliment a church could ever receive, but... There's always a but!

    Revelation 2 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 18:53


    I once heard someone say that you can ignore everything before the "but" -- is that still true when Jesus is the one talking?

    Revelation 2 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 22:47


    If Jesus knows persecution is coming, why doesn't he stop it?

    Revelation 1 part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 20:45


    John sees Jesus for the first time in 50 years, and he looks a little different.

    Revelation 1 part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 18:55


    Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, but is he in control of everything in between?

    All About that Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 14:23


    In our last episode of the year we talk all about grace. What is Grace?Is there a limit to God's grace?What God's grace do for us?

    Having Faith When Terrible Things Happen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 11:59


    How do we keep our faith when terrible things happen?

    Jonah 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 15:54


    The two main lessons of Jonah. 

    Jonah 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 17:17


    Jonah finally makes it to Ninevah, but does not get the response he was expecting. 

    Jonah 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 13:50


    Jonah's prayer while he is in the belly of the whale and why this part of the story reminds me of the Empire Strike Back.

    Jonah 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 17:33


    God want Jonah to go to Ninevah, but Jonah has other plans. 

    Hebrews 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 16:35


    The unchanging nature of Jesus and the call to show hospitality. (sorry for the less than perfect audio!)

    Hebrews 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 20:49


    God has chosen to have a relationship with us based on love, not fear; and what does it mean to be surrounded by a cloud of witnesses? 

    Hebrews 11: All About Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 25:11


    What is faith? How does faith change us? 

    Hebrews 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 18:27


    What is the big difference between forgiveness in the Old Covenant and forgiveness in the New Covenant?Does the author of Hebrews think everyone is going to heaven?How can we persevere? 

    Hebrews 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 22:59


    Lots of great stuff in this chapter:- What symbols do we have for our failures?- Did Jesus really need to die for God to forgive us?- Is reincarnation Biblical?And more!

    Hebrews 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 17:12


    Questions that are covered today:Does forgiveness equal salvation?Can forgiveness be rejected?What's the main difference between the old covenant and the new covenant?

    Hebrews 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 16:01


    What do we do with Bible stories that don't make sense and the difference between God's covenant with Moses and God's covenant with Abraham. 

    Hebrews 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 17:20


    The basics of our faith and can someone lose salvation after God has already promised it to them?

    Hebrews 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 14:45


    God teaches us through suffering and the ability to discern the difference between good and evil. 

    Hebrews 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 18:28


    What will heaven be like and who will be there? Can we walk into the presence of God with confidence? 

    Hebrews 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 17:35


    Why Jesus is more important than Moses and the two things that help us to remain faithful. 

    Hebrews 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 19:29


    Hebrews 2 is a great chapter! Here are some things that it includes:- Drifting away from God- The humanity of Jesus- Why Jesus was died (it's not what you think!)and so much more!

    Hebrews 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 14:56


    Does God still speak to us?What will we do in heaven?

    1 Timothy 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 22:59


    Paul writes about contentment and the love of money. An important lesson for us today. 

    The Story of Ruth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 19:50


    I referenced Ruth in yesterday's episode. Here is her story. 

    1 Timothy 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 25:23


    There is a lot of good stuff in this chapter! Do we have to like our siblings? When is it appropriate to publicly shame someone, and why? Which widows should the church help? Paul answers all of these questions and more!

    1 Timothy 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 17:18


    Paul tells Timothy, "it's going to get worse before it gets better." What makes the world worse? Tune in to find out. Also, a popular verse for youth groups that may be taken out of context. 

    1 Timothy 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 13:01


    Paul has a little bit to say about Bishops and reveals his primary reason for writing this letter to Timothy. 

    Women of the Bible: Deborah and Jael

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 16:38


    Paul said women can't speak in church, but what would he say to Deborah?

    1 Timothy 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 24:10


    A lesson on prayer and we discuss verses 11-12: "Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent."Why did Paul write this? Should we still abide by it? What does the rest of the Bible say?Also, I will be posting my lesson from last year on Deborah as a companion to this podcast. 

    1 Timothy 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 22:17


    How do you describe God? What are you thankful for?

    Romans 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 13:30


    The last chapter of Romans. 

    Romans 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 17:21


    Paul tells us the secret to happiness and why he wrote Romans.

    Romans 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 25:32


    If you want to eat meat, eat meat!If you don't, don't. Let others do what they think is best, and don't judge. 

    Romans 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 23:28


    Politics, debt, drunkenness, and other fun things to talk about at parties. 

    Romans 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 20:09


    Really good, practical advice from Paul for how to live as Christians. 

    Holy Week Part 5: The Crucifixion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 16:52


    Holy Week Part 4: The Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 16:38


    Jesus is on trial before Pilate. 

    Holy Week Part 3: The Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 12:42


    Jesus predicts Peter's denial and prays in the garden. 

    Holy Week Part 2: Judas and the Last Supper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 15:06


    Judas and the Last Supper. 

    Holy Week Part 1: The Triumphant Entry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 17:29


    We begin Holy Week by studying Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. 

    Romans 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 24:13


    God's promises are irrevocable. What does that mean for Israel, and for us?

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