Grace – Grace & Redemption

GRACE

Grace & Redemption

-redemption is the main theme of the Bible

-every place you cut the Bible, it bleeds

-redemption should always be shared

Grace – means  unmerited favor; beauty; something free; an undeserved gift; a free benefit

to extend kindness to those who do not deserve it

             it speaks of bending or stooping over

***We are to be strong in Grace – 2 Timothy 2:1

v1 – My Son – this means son in the faith

a. Timothy was led to the Lord through Paul

b. we all must have spiritual sons and daughters

Be Strong – means to be strengthened

a. a command and is continual

b. the strength of grace helps us through every situation we find ourselves in

(1) IT IS ONLY BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST BY WHICH WE CAN BE REDEEMED – Eph 2:1-10

Eph 2:1-3 – a description of people before they are saved

v1 – the unsaved person is dead – spiritually dead…

            a. they are separated from God and need salvation – they are creations of God but not children of God

            b. the unbeliever is dead because of trespasses and sins

*trespasses – are unknown sins

*sins – are known sins

v2 – the unbeliever is disobedient and belongs to the enemy

-they walk in the ways of the world and are controlled by the enemy

v3 – the unbeliever lives according to the flesh – to please the flesh

-no one is good, not one

vs4-8 – BUT GOD…….

 GRACE IS NOT WHAT WE DID, BUT WHAT HE DID FOR US

*Redemption has nothing to do with humanity.  It has everything to do with the Lord…….

v5 – the Lord made us alive in Him

v6 – the Lord has raised us up with Him

v7 – the Lord gave us all spiritual blessings

-Just surrender to the Lord’s redemption………..

REDEMPTION IS GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST ALONE – Eph 2:8-9

Acts 4:12/Rom 10:9-10/Acts 2:21/

-it is only through Christ that man can be redeemed and set free from the power of sin

-And we can know that we are saved…absolutely positively

-when you are saved, you are saved……..

-Redemption is not based on performance, sins, actions, behaviors or works

GRACE IS NOT HAVING TO GIVE UP ANYTHING TO BE SAVED – Matthew 4:19

-to be saved, you just change your mind and turn to the Lord

-emotions may or may not be involved…

-you come to the Lord with all of your stuff

-now some things (sins) just drop off

-work on yourself and get your eyes on others – don’t judge by looks…

THE GRACE OF GOD IS A PRINCIPLE OF PROCESS – Matthew 4:19

-the event of salvation is immediate/happens automatically

-living for the Lord and seeing things change in your life takes time

-slow or fast changes in a person are no indication of a persons redemption experience…….