God's Grace - Paralyzed by Grace

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,

Paralyzed by Grace

for every day living - conneceted

grace and power, grace and thanks, grace and suffering, grace and generosity, grace and gifts

Always sinning - OT relationship

Heb

Full Work of Grace

Conformed to His image

Romans 8:29 CSB

For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

Full Work of Grace

cure

invitation to join God in the family business

1 Corinthians 3:9 CSB

For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 15:10 CSB

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

Full Work of Grace

Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning - Dallas Willard

“Grace saves us from life without God - even more it empowers us for life with God” Richard Foster

Deeper Side of Grace

Grace brings growth

join family business - take on the family likeness

Romans 8:29 CSB

For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

Deeper Side of Grace

invitation to grow and learn

Matthew

Grace is more than knowing , it is being

needed every day

"A man can no more take in a supply of grace for the future than he can eat enough today to last him for the next 6 months, nor can he inhale sufficient air into his lungs with one breath to sustain life for a week to come. We are permitted to draw upon God's store of grace from day to day as we need it."