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Previous: November 30, 2008 AM God’s Gift of Grace Previous: 06-06-1999 PM Subject: Grace Subject 2: God’s Blessings Synopsis: God’s grace flows to us through Jesus. Let us grow and walk in that grace. Text: Ephesians 2:8-9 Do You Know Him? Last Sunday I emphasized the importance of KNOWING the Jesus…

What do you abound in? What does the word abound mean? It is to exist in large numbers or amounts Biblical examples of abounding In lovingkindness and truth ( Exo34:6 ) exo34:6 “6 Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “ The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger,…

Introduction Summarize: Verses 8 and 9 ask and answer the question, “How are we made alive?” Grace alone through Faith alone. This work of God is ongoing Exposition 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to 1 Corinthians 1 . 1 Corinthians 1 . & we’re gonna read verses 1-7. 1 Corinthians 1:1-7 . & when you find that in your Bible, pls stand for the reading, of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is: The Grace Given to Us in the Church In 1 Corinthians…

Notice the plea the Apostle Paul gives to everyone who trusts Christ as their Savior…to every believer, every Christian: Walk worthy of God’s call v. 1 Bear with (tolerate) each other, that which might be unpleasant or difficult, whether on one’s own behalf or that of another’s v. 2 Be diligent v. 3…

12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those…

Today’s Text 4 God’s various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit. 5 God’s various ministries are carried out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit. 6 God’s various expressions of power are in action everywhere; but God himself is behind it all. 7 Each…

Intro As we are working our way through this 12th chapter of Romans, we have covered the first two verses. Presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice to God because of the great mercy He has shown us. That we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds rather than conformed and molded by the…

Ephesians 2:4-9 Pretty much everyone agrees that we are saved by faith. However those who believe that you can lose your salvation, when discussing this issue, ask a very important question: If our salvation is gained through believing in Christ, Doesn’t it make sense that salvation can be lost if we…

We are picking up in Romans 5:12-21 today. Two weeks ago, we started Romans 5 , looking at the first 11 verses. We saw in those verses the gifts God has given to us, to those who have been justified by faith in Jesus. The Gift of Peace The Gift of Grace standing condemned, to standing in grace The Gift…

Intro Merry Christmas season of giving … gifts the gift of praise and worship gifts they are looking forward to also… mine do!! Gruss family tree gifts wrapped underneath it gifts the kids give us and each other Who among us does not like a touching gift? Some may have had a gift that they were so fixated…

The church is most healthy when everyone lovingly exercises his/her gift(s)!

Romans 12:3-8 A few weeks ago we looked at the first 2 verses of Romans 12 . We talked about the fact that Paul has shifted from Theological to a little more practical teaching from this point forward. He starts his practical teaching by saying that we need to present our bodies a living Sacrifice. It…

A Work of Grace For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. What a ride we have had…

Life has rules I think you would agree that life comes with the guidelines (rules) and suggestions too. The bible is no different. Paul gives some general rules for Christian service in our passage today. First, we have already looked at how great God is (11:33-36) Second, we looked at the apostolic…

Good morning. Please take your Bibles and turn them with me to Ephesians 4 , Ephesians 4 . We are thankful that you have joined us this morning - whether here in person or online - and it is our desire to point your eyes and hearts to the living Christ. This morning’s passage is a great passage with…

Ephesians 4:7–11 (KJV 1900) 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower…

6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much…

We all have choices we make in this world. Some choices impact others too. Can you think of a choice that impacted others beside yourself by the choice you made? God gave instructions, man did not follow instructions, man paid the consequences of their choice ( Gen2:15-17 , 3:1-7 , 3:23-24 ) So, please…

There is much confusion about spiritual gifts within the body of Christ these days, but this confusion is not just a contemporary issue. It seems clear from the Apostle Paul’s writing, that the church of Corinth was in need of clarification as well. Paul simply spoke about these spiritual gifts in Romans…

“God will forgive; that is his ‘business.’” —Voltaire “I like committing crimes. God likes forgiving them. Really the world is admirably arranged.” —W.H. Auden “Christians are by no means immune from the temptation to slip from a celebration of grace to an abuse of grace.” —Douglas Moo Refutation: I…

God’s grace is not hazy God’s grace is needed and provided, tonight we turn from guilty, to grace filled, justified. (Insert dead man walking picture here) You may know the phrase “dead man walking.” Maybe saw the Sean Penn movie. And all that was was a movie, but in reality, we were dead in our trespasses…

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and…

Introduction V1-3 Our conduct is to be in accordance with the HS v4-6 Christ is our shared foundation v7-10 Exposition 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with…