Grace Governs All Of The Saints Life!

All of grace

“The weaknesses, failures, and sins of our family are the places where we learn that we need grace too. It is there, in those dark mercies, that God teaches us to be humbly dependent. It is there that He draws near to us and sweetly reveals His grace. Paul's suffering teaches us to reinterpret our thorn. Instead of seeing it as a curse, we are to see it as the very thing that keeps us "pinned close to the Lord.”

Elyse Fitzpatrick

Galatians 3:2–3 ESV

Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

Grace is an invitation to come and die! Die to pride, die to self effort, die to you, and live in the fullest!

Grace calms the restless heart! Grace quiets the enemy and inner critic that says you should have and could have!

Grace heals wounds, heals relationships, and brings unity as it is offered without stipulations.

Grace squashes the pride of the self righteous but it brings courage to the broken and helpless!

Let the Word challenge us today and allow grace to be fed and your flesh to be starved! Take up your gloves for the right purpose! Hebrews 4:12

Hebrews 4:12 ESV

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Grace governs our monetary investment!

Why we do giving the way we do

2 Corinthians 9:6–7 ESV

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Exodus 35:21–22 ESV

And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the Lord’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the Lord.

Legalistic giver

The prosperity giver

The prideful or apathetic giver

The greedy giver

The grace giver

Lead your families in this

Start with your giving in your budget

Ask if God needs something from you or if he is wanting you to live fully and be free of greed.

Run without a weight! Emotionally this will wear you down!

Grace governs spiritual and emotional investment!

Help is used twice in this section

Difference in transparency and vulnerability

A faith by works is not a genuine faith but a faith without works brings to question whether your faith in genuine

Tears and Scars come with investment!

The church grew and will only grow by mutual help and investment!

Is your love for the Church governed by grace? If the church does this for me I will do this but since it is not I won’t! Is that biblical love or how is that no different than how the world views love? Would we be here today if the early church adopted that or took our level of help and investment!

Grace governs spiritual and emotional investment!

This saves you from being the dad that just writes a check!

Grace governs our spiritual maturity!

You can’t hear or receive this without grace

You will not position yourself under authority without grace!

Being subject and submission comes from a big view of grace because it doesn’t mean you have to be on top!

Are you free by grace or are you a slave to being under the authority of no one!

Miles Brazil and the lack of this!

Grace governs our love for the saints and those outside the faith!

hospitality

love is contagious and will rock our city!

Our homes can function as a refuge and a hospital!

If we have fallen short we cling to the gospel of grace!

Keep the gospel the main thing!

Hold up sound doctrine!

Love people like crazy! Push in!

Stay on our knees and in the Word!