LIVING UNDER GRACE Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 16 of 36 Romans 6:14 Rick Warren In our last study we looked at the first part of this verse and what it meant to live "under the Law". Now we look at the meaning of "living under grace". I. THE MEANING OF "GRACE" DEFINITIONS: Characteristics…

Title: God’s Antidote in a Sin-stricken World Theme: Saving Grace Series: Living in the Aroma of God’s Grace “One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. They…

SF 1 Title: Humpty Dumpty Lives Text: Titus: 3: 3-7 Attention Step: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again. ILL. HUMPTY DUMPTY FELL OFF THE WALL. Humpty Dumpty really wanted to "stay on top of things",…

Two weeks ago, my wife and I were in Maryland and Pennsylvania visiting family and friends. While we were there, I took the opportunity to research a little into my family’s background. I had always known that I had come from Methodist stock. My great great-grandfather was named Charles Wesley Walker…

What Leviticus is not: Leviticus is not a modern book, it was written to a culture and context that is very foreign to us. The nomadic way of the Israelites is unrecognizable to us today. Not only is the nomadic way of life foreign to us, so is the everything about their culture. As a result we have…

Grace and Peace to You Wednesday, December 19, 2007 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:2 1. Paul used grace and peace as a standard greeting in all his letters. Grace and peace were typical greetings utilized by Paul to express God’s desire for the believers’…

Ephesians 4:1-16 1 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body…

Scripture Reading and Prayer: Matthew 5:17-20 (Mike Melvin) Song: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us Introduction It was his senior year in high school. Kurt woke up and went through his normal routine of getting ready for school and left the house not knowing that he was going to learn a costly lesson…

That You Would Believe and have Life John #8 John 1:14, 17, 38, 39 Full - are you full? Full of joy Full of hope Full of anger Full of hatred Full of fear Full of it. Full ofJesus? Full of love The word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory the glory of the one and only who came from…

God's love toward us is Amazing in that He loves the unlovable

Saved: From Condemnation (Inscription 50) John 3:16-20 May 1, 2011 Prep: · John 3-4 · 034, 036 Intro/Communication card: · Sunday School teachers and helpers For the next three weeks we’ll discover what it means to be saved. We have this flat idea of salvation: Going to Heaven – we treat it as the finish…

Final Encouragements of Grace Sermon 1 Peter 5:1-14 Big Idea: We can experience God’s grace while suffering through the organization of the local church, the promise of future exaltation and the exhortation of this epistle. Outline I. Introduction A. DL Moody was once asked if Moody had the grace to…

This is why I trust God

16 For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but…

Introduction What do you do whenever things get hard? Each one of us have faced a difficult situation in the past, or possibly we are facing one right now. Whenever you find yourself in such a situation, what is your tendency? Some of us are naturally wired to run away from the opposition. When things…