Storm The Gates Core Teachings Of The Christian Faith: Grace & Justification with Bishops Leah Gregory and Mike Lowry
Apr 8, 2026
Mike Lowry, Bishop Emeritus bringing pastoral and Wesleyan theological perspective, and Leah Hattie Gregory, Bishop and seminary-trained teacher on Wesleyan grace. They discuss grace as God’s undeserved love and its ongoing, not one-time, work. Prevenient grace, justification as being accounted righteous through faith, and assurance that transforms Christian life are explored in short, lively conversation.
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Prevenient Grace Means God Pursues Us First
- Prevenient grace is God's seeking and softening before we respond, making our first desire for God itself a gift.
- Gregory emphasizes conviction as a grace that awakens repentance and orients us toward Christ.
Psalm 23 Art Made Mercy Feel Like An Umbrella
- Leah Hattie Gregory recalled using an art exercise with children drawing Psalm 23 to illustrate God's umbrella of mercy.
- The image of a little girl holding an umbrella of grace made “surely goodness and mercy” feel like a pursuing love.
Justification Is God Counting Sinners Righteous
- Justification is God’s gracious act of pardoning and accounting sinners righteous through faith in Christ, not by human merit.
- Gregory stresses it initiates regeneration and is distinct from but leads into sanctification.
