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Eph. 1:6-7

to the praise of his glorious grace,
with which he has blessed us
in the Beloved.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of his grace,
which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
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Grace's Riches

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GRACE

EPHESIANS 1:6-8, 2:5-8
Eph. 1:6-7

to the praise of his glorious grace,
with which he has blessed us
in the Beloved.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of his grace,
which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

GOD'S POWER

TRANSFORMS UGLINESS INTO BEAUTY
God' gift has a purpose
1. God has a purpose for the world,
Eph. 1:10 "to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth."

To accomplish this the enemies need to be conquered

1. Our flesh
2. The world
3. Satan

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

What is ugly must turn to beauty

GRACE'S FACETS

  • Praiseworthy
  • Entirely from God
  • Uniquely through Jesus
  • Available in the present
  • Applicable for the future
What are the facets of God's diamond ofGrace

Results in praise to God not me
It is God's initiative and power
Jesus is the beloved, I am loved in Him
One time reception
Ongoing responsibility

Let's see 3 examples of what god does.

NOT JUDGED, BUT FORGIVEN

JOHN 8:1-11
Authorities angry at Jesus
Pick on prostitute
Prostitute had sinned
Jesus makes them look at themselves before the
Law
Jesus doesn't condemn her
Jesus tells her go...
Photo by estenh

NOT REJECTED BUT ACCEPTED

MATTHEW 8:1:-4
Leper is an outcast
He was IMPURE!!!
He took a risk individually
You CAN, but do you WANT?
Jesus touches him and says I want
Jesus tells him to go...

NOT CONTROLLED BUT FREE

MARK 5:1-20
Jesus meets the demon possessed man
No self control, just getting worse
Jesus exorcises him
Sitting, in right mind
Go...
Photo by Leo Reynolds

NEW LIFE

  • Redeemed
  • Forgiven
  • Charged