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MAIN IDEA Grace means giving someone something good that he or she doesn’t deserve. But God gave us grace through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ died on the cross so we could have the good gifts of forgiveness and eternal life that we did not deserve. NIV

MEMORY VERSES 1 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I always thank God for you because of His grace given you in Christ Jesus. NIV

Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. INTRODUCTION Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. NIV

What are some ways that others have shown YOU grace? INTRODUCTION What are some ways that others have shown YOU grace? Why is it important to show grace to others? NIV

MAIN LESSON 1. Grace is giving someone something good that he or she doesn’t deserve. NIV

MAIN LESSON Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from your-selves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. NIV

2. Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death. MAIN LESSON 2. Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death. NIV

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. MAIN LESSON Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. NIV

MAIN LESSON 3. God gave us grace through Christ. Christ took our punishment by dying on the cross for us. NIV

MAIN LESSON 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. NIV

MAIN LESSON 4. If we trust in Christ as Savior, God offers us the free gifts of forgiveness from sin and eternal life that we don’t deserve. Because Jesus has shown so much grace to us, we should also show grace to others. NIV

MAIN LESSON Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. NIV

MAIN LESSON 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 That God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. NIV

2 Corinthians 5:19-21, continued MAIN LESSON 2 Corinthians 5:19-21, continued We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be re-conciled to God. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. NIV

Who deserves punishment for sin? FAITH IN ACTION Who deserves punishment for sin? What does God give us when we trust Christ as our Savior? How should we treat others, knowing that God has given us grace that we don’t deserve? How can you show grace to others this week? NIV

Grace is giving someone something good that he or she doesn’t deserve. SUM IT UP Grace is giving someone something good that he or she doesn’t deserve. NIV

Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death. SUM IT UP Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death. NIV

SUM IT UP God gave us grace through Christ. Christ took our punishment by dying on the cross for sin. NIV

SUM IT UP If we trust in Christ as Savior, God offers us the free gifts of forgiveness from sin and eternal life that we don’t deserve. Because Jesus has shown so much grace to us, we should also show grace to others. NIV

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