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July 7, 2024
Part 5: The Amazing Grace of God
CONGREGATION FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS TOGETHER
There’s no such thing as a free
If it sounds too good to be true
We make our money the old fashioned way;
God helps those who
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(Psalm 86:15) But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.)
(Isaiah 30:18) Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you…
Definition of Grace: God gives me what
What Grace Does For Me
1. God’s saving grace
(Ephesians 1:7-8 GN) For by the blood of Christwe are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God, which he gave to us in such large measure!
(Ephesians 2:8-9 GN) For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God’s gift, so that no one can boast about it.
POINT: Salvation is based on God’s
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(John 10:27-28) My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
2. God’s strengthening grace
(Hebrews 13:9 ERV) …Depend only on God’s grace for spiritual strength, not on rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help anyone.
(Galatians 5:1-7) It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?
(Colossians 2:6 NKJV) As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.
POINT:
(2 Peter 3:18) But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
(Philippians 2:13 NCV) Because God is working in you to help you want to do and be able to do what pleases him.
3. God’s sustaining grace
(2 Corinthians 12:9 NCV) But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.” So I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me.
(Hebrews 4:16 NCV) Let us, then, feel very sure that we can come before God’s throne where there is grace. There we can receive mercy and grace to help us when we need it.
(Hebrews 12:15 Phillips) Be careful that none of you fails to respond to the grace which God gives, for if he does there can very easily spring up in him a bitter spirit which is not only bad in itself but can also poison the lives of many others.
POINT: The key to receiving God’s grace is to admit that
(James 4:6 NKJV) …God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.
What To Do With God’s Grace
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(1 Peter 4:10) Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
(2 Corinthians 1:4) (God) who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
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(Acts 20:24) However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
(2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work