Transformed By Grace
Transformed By Grace is a daily television program produced by the Berean Bible Society. Pastor Kevin Sadler presents the transforming power of God’s grace on many different outlets.
- Series: The Gospel Ministry
Part: 7
In this lesson, we see how the Thessalonian believers powerfully echoed the gospel of grace, not because of human eloquence, but because the Holy Spirit carried the message with power and assurance to those who heard it. Their transformed lives, boldness in affliction, and joyful service made them models whose testimony thundered out “in every place,” spreading the gospel by both land and sea. They had turned away from idols, began serving the living and true God, and lived in expectant hope for the Rapture return of Christ, Who will deliver us from “the wrath to come.”
- Series: Faith
Part: 1
We learn in this episode that believers are called to trust in the Lord with all their heart, resting their full weight on God, rather than relying on their own limited understanding. Using Noah as an example, it shows that faith means obeying God even when circumstances seem unclear, illogical, or difficult, because God is faithful, wise, and completely trustworthy. Proverbs 3:5–6 is explained as a timeless principle: acknowledge God in every part of life, and He will direct your paths. The Christian life is portrayed as a continual walk of faith—daily dependence on God, conscious awareness of His presence, and confidence that His way is always right.
- Series: Living by Grace
Part: 3
Christ’s humility described in Philippians 2 becomes the model for how believers are to think and live. We are reminded in this message that though eternally God, Christ emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, becoming truly human, and descending all the way to death on the Cross for our salvation. Because of this perfect obedience, God highly exalted Him, giving Him the name above every name so, that one day, every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. The Apostle Paul calls believers to “let this mind be in you,” embracing Christlike humility, selflessness, and service toward others.
- Series: Failing Forward
Part: 2
This lesson on John 21 demonstrates that our failures never exhaust God’s grace. The risen Christ reenacts an earlier miracle, filling the disciples’ fishing nets to teach them that fruitful ministry depends on His power, not their strength, and Peter responds with eagerness to be near Him. Around a charcoal fire—mirroring the fire where Peter once denied Him—Jesus gently restores him by asking three times about his love and commissioning him to feed and care for His sheep. The passage teaches that genuine love for Christ expresses itself in humble service, and that God calls us to fail forward, learning from our stumbles and continuing to love and serve Him.
- Series: Failing Forward
Part: 1
In this episode, Peter’s three denials in John 18 show how fear, peer pressure, and self preservation can lead even devoted believers to stumble, yet Christ’s foreknowledge and prayers ensured Peter’s faith would not collapse. After Jesus was arrested, Peter followed “afar off,” tried to blend in, and three times denied knowing the Lord—until the rooster crowed and Jesus turned and looked at him, breaking his heart. Peter’s bitter weeping revealed genuine love and godly sorrow, the kind that leads to restoration rather than ruin. We learn here that although we all fail the Lord at times, He calls us to fail forward—to repent, rise again, and continue serving Him with renewed humility and dependence.
- Series: What Happened to Israel?
Part: 3
In this message, Romans 11 explains that Israel has not been permanently cast away—her rejection of Christ caused a temporary fall, opening the door for God to bring salvation to the Gentiles in this present dispensation of grace. Israel’s current blindness is only partial and temporary, however, lasting “until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in,” after which God will restore Israel, save the believing remnant which survives the Tribulation, and fulfill all His covenant promises in Christ’s earthly kingdom.
- Series: What Happened to Israel?
Part: 2
In this lesson on Romans 9, we see that Israel’s national fall was not a failure of God’s promises, but the result of Israel rejecting her greatest privilege—Christ Himself. Through examples like Isaac over Ishmael and Jacob over Esau, the Apostle Paul demonstrates God’s sovereign right to work in unexpected ways—including temporarily setting Israel aside to show mercy to the Gentiles. Israel stumbled at Christ the “stumblingstone,” and in this age of grace, God is saving both Jews and Gentiles individually, while preserving Israel for a future restoration when His promises to her will be fulfilled.
- Series: What Happened to Israel?
Part: 1
This episode answers the question “What happened to Israel?” by showing first what didn’t happen: the Church did not replace Israel, and God has not canceled His irrevocable covenant promises to her. In Galatians 6:15–16, the Apostle Paul teaches that the Body of Christ is a new creation, distinct from Israel, while “the Israel of God” refers to believing Israelites from the kingdom program—not the Church. Replacement theology fails because it spiritualizes Israel’s promises and undermines God’s faithfulness. Understanding this distinction brings confidence, because the same God who remains faithful to Israel is also faithful to the Body of Christ and to every promise He has made to us.