What's so Amazing About Grace?

John 1:14-17

[14] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. [15] (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) [16] For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. [17] For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:21-24

[21] But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—[22] the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

An experiential encounter with the Loving Christ WILL change your life.

We don’t want to point you to someplace we have not been.

Lya - we have a good good father

Ashok - how do I deal with unbelief

Jade - freedom we have been set free

Carlo - seek first His kingdom

These discoveries are about a person, Jesus Christ, that will change your life

Grace will change your life

We’re familiar with the word, it’s safe to keep as a word

When it becomes the presence of the living God in my soul - it becomes real for the first time.

It’s not a concept, it’s not a word. It’s a reality. Because God is a God of grace.

We live in a world of *ungrace*

How hard for us to believe that true grace is real?

What’s so amazing about grace? We believe it’s too good to be true. It’s amazing because it’s freely given because of the amazing character of God himself.

Undeserved favor

Grace is an outside gift that has nothing to do with what we deserve, merit, or can earn.

God says there is no limit to my grace

John 1:16 Grace upon grace

Phillip Yancey: Grace means there is nothing I can do to make God love me more, there is nothing I can do to make god love me less.

Everything in life says we have to earn God’s grace. But it’s not true.

God is gracious!

“God does not become gracious to me because Jesus died for me. Jesus died for me because God is gracious to me.”

Exodus 34:6; Psalm 103:8, 111:4

He came here so that we might receive the fullness of his grace.

Our soul condition before God, was drowning.

What is your theological view:

Has God sent you a life preserver or rescuer?

Mike was the son.

Because the father had known the grace of God, he was able to show it to his son: Mike.

What is the kingdom gold?

Ephesians 2:8-9

[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 no one may boast.

Galatians 2:21

[21] I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.

2 Corinthians 5:21

[21] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 3: 23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Would you allow Grace to embrace you?

Would you respond to the grace that is offered to you?