0580 By His Grace

By His Grace Titus 2:11-12 GRACE BROUGHT SALVATION - Salvation is great! Pit. Price. Jesus. Miracles. Eternal. Rejoice in it - Salvation is not RACE (heritage) PLACE (status) FACE (look) PACE (w) GRACE - Grace in the soul is new life in the soul. We have seen a sinners character healed We have seen a liar become truthful We have seen a harlot become chaste We have seen a drunkard become sober The Gospel of Gods grace challenges and changes everything. To His power, nothing is impossible. - Embrace Grace. Cross is place of grace. Jesus is person of grace. We are product of grace. Salvation is message of grace GRACE APPEARED TO ALL MAN - Grace is not racist, territorial, or tribal. It's AMERICAN. - Target audience of grace: not angels, not demons, not animals - Satan is excluded, you are target of grace The race is not always for the swift and the battle is not always for the strong. God had chosen works rather than grace, so there is room for the weak. All boasting is excluded The best man in the world holds his integrity (position, honor) no longer than God upholds him in it. The best man in the world can only maintain his position and honor as long as God keeps him in it, for by His grace we are what we are. If we were to be left to ourselves, we would fall and our enemies would triumph over us. I mean if God withdraws His support if God withdraws His grace from us, we will fall and our enemies will laugh at us Grace is teacher not judge Faith is classroom not court room / not judged but learn Bible is book of life / if you don't read you should not be guilty but hungry Classmates are believers / doubt feeds on loneliness - you need teacher not just a gift / power to change not excuse to stay the same - don't skip school it will effect your grades Grace takes zero turns into hero Grace takes scars turns into stars Grace takes killer turns into deliverer Grace takes state persecutor turns into apostle Grace takes barren turns into mother of prophet Grace takes shepherd boy turns into king Class 1 - denial It does not reach me to excuse or remove but deny grace can't make you into prince if you don't learn FLEE, DON'T FLIRT It's excuse to flirt but power to flee Don't fight what you should flee Class 2 - live (sober / right / godly) - not under influence of world - right as God defines it - godlike - Class 3 - look The clearer sight we have of heaven the less we shall fear the calamity of this earth Opening of the eyes of our faith is the silencing of our fears Heaven is our home, I long to be there. We don't belong here. My resting place. Permanent residence. Habitation. Don't be so earthly minded that you no heavenly good Three stages in life 🅿You are going to school not to avoid the test but to pass it with flying colors 🅿Tests reveal you - they don't make you dumb Hot water reveals what type of tea it is so is hardship reveals your character 🅿Tests qualify you - Goliath promoted David New devils equal new levels 🅿During the test teacher is silent. You know the answer. Open book test Remember the lion and loaves. Review Gods track record for your life Silent but present