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GRACE

The Grace of God given to us through Jesus Christ changes lives!

“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins.”  Ephesians 2:1

... without Christ you are DEAD

“ remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.”  Ephesians 2:12

If you SEPARATE from Christ, you have nothing to anchor your soul to

People that don’t know Christ are FOREIGNERS and instead of trying to speak their language, we yell what we believe at them

People without Christ are HOPELESS - there is nothing outside of Christ that you can permanently anchor your soul in

WITHOUT GOD you have no peace, no assurance, no hope - apart from God everything is impossible

“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved.”  Ephesians 2:4-5

If you are not walking in freedom then you are probably not walking with Jesus

When you’re alive spiritually and together with Christ you can weather the storm

                        ALIVE & TOGETHER >>> CITIZENS

“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of His household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.”  Ephesians 2:19-21

“He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.”  Ephesians 2:17

He preached peace and because of peace we can have hope!

He doesn’t always remove you from a situation but he places himself in  OUR lives to give us HOPE!

“And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.”  Ephesians 2:22

Dead, Separate, Foreigners, without Hope, without Christ <<< Alive, Together, Citizens, Hope, In Christ

“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.”  2 Corinthians 4:15

So what’s your next step?

PRAY; not only for your church but pray about your part in the church

INVITE

GET INVOLVED IN SERVING

GET INVOLVED IN GIVING

BELIEVE THAT THE BEST IS ALWAYS YET TO COME

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GRACE

#1. Grace covers our unbelief 

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”  John 20:1-2

#2. Grace reminds us that we are not alone

So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead) Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”  John 20:3-13

#3. Grace allows us to understand Jesus’ desire for us

At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.  John 20:14-18

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