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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. NKJV

MEMORY VERSES 1 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus. NKJV

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

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? NKJV

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

MAIN LESSON Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of your-selves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. NKJV

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

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. NKJV

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

MAIN LESSON 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. NKJV

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. NKJV

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. NKJV

MAIN LESSON 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 … that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you NKJV

2 Corinthians 5:19-21, continued MAIN LESSON 2 Corinthians 5:19-21, continued on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. NKJV

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? NKJV

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. NKJV

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

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

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. NKJV

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