Compelled by Grace

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1 Corinthians 15:1–2 NKJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:9–10 NKJV
9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Introduction

Breaking News

Something is happening
++Brace yourself
++Be concerned
++This is important

In the midst all the is information there is the Gospel

Romans 1:16 NKJV
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
The Gospel
++Is the Power of God
++Lead to Salvation
++For all who believe
The Gospel message
++Is the Good news
++Brings hope
++Is the foundation of Faith
++Is the message of revealed grace
John 3:16 NKJV
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Power of the Gospel

1 Corinthians 15:1 NKJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,

The Gospel brings stability

The Message of the Gospel

1 Corinthians 15:3 NKJV
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

Jesus paid the price for our sins.

2 Corinthians 5:21 NKJV
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Jesus was buried and rose again

1 Corinthians 15:4 NKJV
4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

The Validation of the Gospel

1 Corinthians 15:5 NKJV
5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
His Peter and the twelve disciples
1 Corinthians 15:6 NKJV
6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.
Over 500 saw him at once
1 Corinthians 15:7 NKJV
7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
James and all the disciples
1 Corinthians 15:8 NKJV
8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
Seen by me
Acts 9:1–4 NKJV
1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
Acts 9:17–18 NKJV
17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.
1 Corinthians 15:9 NKJV
9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

The Impact of the Gospel

1 Corinthians 15:10 NKJV
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

What is grace?

In the Old Testament 23 times

In the Old testament 20 of 23 times
++Charm
++Favor
++Popularity
Other Old Testament occurences
++Mercy (Ezra 9:8)
++Unparalleled (Job 41:12)
++Compassion (Isaiah 26:10)

In the New Testament 128 times

Grace or Charis

Grace is
++Goodwill freely disseminated (by God)
++God’s unmerited favor
Because of Grace
++Paul found his Identity
++Paul labored more abundantly

Compelled by Grace

Grace is not passive
Grace is produces a response

Why Me Lord?

Something on the Inside

2 Corinthians 4:7 NKJV
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
It is not me but the grace of God
Everything we do is because of his Grace
Isaiah 30:18 NKJV
18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
Grace empowers the believer
++To stand
++To Walk
++To Run
++To Soar
Isaiah 40:30–31 NKJV
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 27:14 NKJV
14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 37:9 NKJV
9 For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.
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