Starting & Starting & Finishing Finishing in GRACEin GRACE

The start: The start:

On Your Mark…On Your Mark…

Get Set…Get Set…

Go!Go!

See to it that no one See to it that no one misses the grace of misses the grace of

God God And that no bitter root And that no bitter root

grows up to cause grows up to cause trouble and defile trouble and defile

many. many. ((Hebrew 12:15)Hebrew 12:15)

The Story of: The Story of:

$1 a week for 936 $1 a week for 936 weeks.weeks.

Why learn about Grace? Why learn about Grace?

What would What would

The world The world

look like look like

without Gracewithout Grace??

Do you think that you will Do you think that you will make it through the next make it through the next year injury free?year injury free?

Will you need to give grace Will you need to give grace in this coming year?in this coming year?

What would a world full of What would a world full of grace look like?grace look like?

What do you need to know What do you need to know about Grace?about Grace?

  

It is where God It is where God

startsstarts with us. with us.

And it is how And it is how

God continues God continues

with us.with us.

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1.“1.“For by grace you have For by grace you have been saved through faithbeen saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone boast.” lest anyone boast.”

(Ephesians 2:8)(Ephesians 2:8)

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2.“…2.“…Who has saved usWho has saved us and called  and called us with a holy calling, not according us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but to our works, but according to His according to His own purpose and graceown purpose and grace which  which was given to us in Christ Jesus was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.” before time began.” (2 Timothy 1:9)(2 Timothy 1:9)3.3.“And if by grace, then it is no “And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace would no longer be grace.”grace.”(Romans 11:6)(Romans 11:6)

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4.“For the law was given through 4.“For the law was given through Moses, but Moses, but grace and truth grace and truth came through Jesus Christcame through Jesus Christ.” .” (John 1:17)(John 1:17)

  5.“5.“I do not set aside the I do not set aside the grace of God; for if grace of God; for if righteousness comes through righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in the law, then Christ died in vainvain.” .” (Galatians 2:21)(Galatians 2:21)

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6.“6.“In Him we have In Him we have redemption through His redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudencewisdom and prudence …”  …”

(Ephesians 1:7-8)(Ephesians 1:7-8)

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7.“7.“But where sin abounded, But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might death, even so grace might reign through righteousness reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus to eternal life through Jesus Christ our LordChrist our Lord.” .”

(Romans 5:20)(Romans 5:20)

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8.“For the grace of god that 8.“For the grace of god that brings salvation has appeared brings salvation has appeared to all men. It (grace) teaches to all men. It (grace) teaches us to say “no” to ungodliness us to say “no” to ungodliness and worldly passions and to and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright and live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present godly lives in this present age.(Titus 2: 11-12) age.(Titus 2: 11-12)

How does Grace Work?How does Grace Work?

GodGod

giving us Himself.giving us Himself.

What if you used God’s Grace What if you used God’s Grace in one situation of your lifein one situation of your life??

See to it that no one See to it that no one misses the grace of misses the grace of

God God And that no bitter root And that no bitter root

grows up to cause grows up to cause trouble and defile trouble and defile

many. many. ((Hebrew 12:15)Hebrew 12:15)