GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People

GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People 1st COMMON GRACE 8th SAVING GRACE 15th SUSTAINING GRACE 22nd DYING GRACE

the undeserved goodness GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People Grace is... unmerited favor the undeserved goodness of God towards sinners God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense

GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People 1st COMMON GRACE: God gives us...  life  a privileged planet  support: food, water, air to breathe  talents and skills  human government  Our response: thanks

GRACE 8th SAVING GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People 1st COMMON GRACE 8th SAVING GRACE 15th SUSTAINING GRACE 22nd DYING GRACE

GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People Flight 90, Jan/82 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXSQ9YGQvOI From 5:00 to 6:27) Lenny Skutnik Arland Williams Jr

GRACE Grace is... amazing The most famous hymn in English language God’s Help 4 Broken People Grace is... amazing The most famous hymn in English language John Newton

GRACE Grace is... amazing Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound God’s Help 4 Broken People Grace is... amazing Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch [scoundrel, scum] like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind but now I see.

GRACE Grace is... amazing ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, God’s Help 4 Broken People Grace is... amazing ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed.

GRACE Part 1: the bad-news (prevenient) grace God’s Help 4 Broken People Part 1: the bad-news (prevenient) grace ...grace that taught my heart to fear Part 2 the good-news (rescuing) grace ...grace my fears relieved

GRACE Part 1: the bad-news grace ...grace that taught my heart to fear God’s Help 4 Broken People Part 1: the bad-news grace ...grace that taught my heart to fear

GRACE Part 1: the bad-news grace God’s Help 4 Broken People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_XU37ZArmo Shows rescue but also shows someone who doesn’t know the danger, so has no fear, and falls off the platform

GRACE Part 1: the bad-news grace Eph. 2.1-3 God’s Help 4 Broken People Part 1: the bad-news grace Eph. 2.1-3 ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. ...live[d] in sin, ...obey[ed] the devil ...refuse[d] to obey God. ...follow[ed] the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. ...subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. (vv. 1-3)

GRACE Part 1: the bad-news grace Eph. 2.1-3 God’s Help 4 Broken People Part 1: the bad-news grace Eph. 2.1-3 ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear Hear truth: dead... live[d] in sin... refuse[d] to obey God... followed [our] passions... (vv.1-2) Accept reality: by nature children of wrath (v. 3) React sensibly: fear

GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLbanT1eRlI This rescue showed everyone panicked, but one person, a stranger, showed kindness – grace (00:00 to 00:48)

GRACE Part 2: good-news (saving) grace Eph. 2.4-6 God’s Help 4 Broken People Part 2: good-news (saving) grace Eph. 2.4-6 and grace my fears relieved God...so rich in mercy... loved us so much ... gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) ... raised us from the dead along with Christ ... seated us with him in the heavenly realms... with Christ Jesus. (vv. 4-6)

GRACE Part 2: good-news (saving) grace Eph. 2.4-6 God’s Help 4 Broken People Part 2: good-news (saving) grace Eph. 2.4-6 and grace my fears relieved Learn about God: rich in mercy... loved us so much Become aware of a rescuer: [together with Jesus]... made us alive... raised us up... seated us

GRACE together with... God’s Help 4 Broken People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_XFciwbsPU This video shows how a stranger risked his life to save a little boy by rushing into the apt and bringing him out. Kindness, grace

GRACE a rescuer who sacrificed everything... God’s Help 4 Broken People a rescuer who sacrificed everything... Flight 90: Arland Williams Jr

GRACE a rescuer who sacrificed everything... Jesus God’s Help 4 Broken People a rescuer who sacrificed everything... Jesus

GRACE God’s Help 4 Broken People Our response: not working harder, not living better, not depending on self God saved you by his grace when you believed [in Jesus]. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done [not of works], so none of us can boast about it. (vv. 8-9) This is why becoming a Christian is so humbling. You express this in baptism.

GRACE And you? ignoring this and hoping it will go away? God’s Help 4 Broken People And you? ignoring this and hoping it will go away? trying to improve yourself? comparing yourself with others?

GRACE Forsaking All, I Trust Him Or... take the offer of Jesus’ rescue God’s Help 4 Broken People Or... Forsaking All, I Trust Him take the offer of Jesus’ rescue be full of gratitude live in companionship with Jesus forever

GRACE That’s saving grace Jesus, because of his love... God’s Help 4 Broken People Jesus, because of his love... Substituted for us rebels Experienced hell for us, his enemies Came alive to conquer death & give us new life Shared all his privileges with us That’s saving grace