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August
11-12, 2001 THE BEST NEWS OF YOUR LIFE! Selected LIVING
IN GOD’S AMAZING GRACE! & WE ARE: â SAVED BY GRACE! - Eph. 2:8-9 â FORGIVEN BY GRACE! - Eph. 1:7 â ENCOURAGED BY GRACE! - 2 Thes. 2:16 â MADE COMPLETE BY GRACE! - 2 Cor. 12:9 â JUSTIFIED BY GRACE! - Titus 3:7 â MATURED BY GRACE! - 2 Peter 3:18 *** 2 Cor. 6:1 “In our work together with God,
then, we beg you who have received God's grace not to let it be wasted.” [Today’s English Version] HOW CAN WE BE LIVING IN GOD’S AMAZING GRACE? 1. BY
MAKING MY LIFE COUNT! *** Acts 11:23 “When he arrived and saw the
evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain
true to the Lord with all their hearts.”
*** 1 Cor. 6:19-20 “Don't you see that you
can't live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for?
God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body.” [The Message] & HOW DO MAKE MY LIFE COUNT? A. BY
CONTROLING OUR WALK! *** Romans 6:1-2, 12-14 “So do
you think we should continue sinning so that God will give us even more
grace? No! We died to our old sinful
lives, so how can we continue living with sin?
So, do not let sin control your life…. Do not offer the parts of your
body to serve sin…. Offer the parts of your body to God to be used in doing
good. Sin will not be your master, because you are not under law but under
God's grace.” [NCV] ***Jude 1:4 “Some people…are against God and
have changed the grace of our God into a reason for sexual sin.” [NCV] B. BY
CONTROLING OUR TALK! *** Col. 4:6 “Be gracious in your speech. The
goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down,
not cut them out.” [Msg] C. BY
CONTROLING OUR THOUGHTS! *** Hebrews 12:15 “See to it that no one comes
short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes
trouble, and by it many be defiled….” *** 2 Thes. 1:12 “We pray all this so that the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ will have glory in you, and you will have glory
in him. That glory comes from the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
[NCV] DO PEOPLE SEE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S AMAZING GRACE IN MY
LIFE? 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 2. BY
BECOMING A GENEROUS PERSON! *** 2 Cor. 8:1-8 “And
now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace God gave the
churches in Macedonia. They have been tested by great troubles, and they are
very poor. But they gave much because of their great joy. I can tell you that they gave as much as
they were able and even more than they could afford. No one told them to do
it. But they begged and pleaded with us
to let them share in this service for God's people. And they gave in a way we did not expect: They first gave
themselves to the Lord and to us. This is what God wants. So we asked Titus to help you finish this
special work of grace since he is the one who started it. You are rich in
everything—in faith, in speaking, in knowledge, in truly wanting to help, and
in the love you learned from us. In the same way, be strong also in the grace
of giving. I am not commanding you to
give. But I want to see if your love is true by comparing you with others that
really want to help.” [NCV] *** 2 Cor. 9:7-8 “Each man should give what he
has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God
loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so
that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in
every good work.” [NIV] & IF YOU CAN TRUST GOD’S GRACE TO SAVE YOU
CAN’T YOU TRUST GOD’S GRACE TO SUPPLY YOU? DO PEOPLE SEE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S AMAZING GRACE IN THE
GENEROSITY OF MY GIVING? 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 3. BY
SERVING THE LORD BY SERVING OTHERS! ***
Romans 12:4-6 “Each one of us has a body with many parts, and these parts
all have different uses. In the same way, we are many, but in Christ we are all
one body. Each one is a part of that body, and each part belongs to all the
other parts. We all have different gifts, each of which came because of the
grace God gave us.” [NCV] *** Eph. 4:7 “Christ gave each one of us the
special gift of grace, showing how generous he is.” [NCV] *** 1 Peter 4:10 “Each of you has received a
gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God's various gifts of grace.” [NCV] DO PEOPLE SEE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S AMAZING GRACE IN THE WAY
I SERVE? 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 4. BY
COMING TO GOD IN PRAYER! *** Hebrews 4:16 “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.” [NCV] DO PEOPLE SEE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S AMAZING GRACE IN HOW
MUCH AND HOW OFTEN I COME TO GOD IN PRAYER? 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 5. BY SHARING
THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD’S GRACE! *** Acts 20:24 “The most important thing is
that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me—to tell people
the Good News about God's grace.” [NCV] & GOD WANTS YOU TO BE A CONDUIT NOT A
CONTAINER! DO PEOPLE SEE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S AMAZING GRACE IN
MEBECAUSE I TOLD THEM THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD’S GRACE! 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 “The
amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the
intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you.” 2
Corinthians. 13:14 [Message] |