1. Series: Living Under Divine Power Sunday, June 16, 2013 Pastor Rod Enos THE MULTIFACETED DIMENSIONS OF GRACE

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3. I. The Mystery of Grace A. Grace is Multifaceted and Multidimensional!

4. Colossians 1:6 (NIV) …All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.

5. I. The Mystery of Grace A.Grace is Multifaceted and Multidimensional B.Grace Is Foundational In The Ways Of God

6. Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV) This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'

7. I. The Mystery of Grace A.Grace is Multifaceted and Multidimensional B.Grace Is Foundational In The Ways Of God C.Grace is Paradoxical

8. 1 Corinthians 4:7 (NLT) What makes you better than anyone else? What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?

9. Something to Remember: When we are living in grace, our life is evidenced by God’s transforming power not our self-effort so that the world is attracted to Jesus.

10. II. Grace Defined

11. Definitions: Greek (New Testament) charis [khar'-ece] the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life Appears: 159 times in 148 verses Translated: blessing (1), concession (1), credit(3), favor(11), gift(1), grace(122), gracious(m)(2), gracious work(3), gratitude(1), thank(3), thankfulness(2), thanks(6).

12. Definitions: Hebrew (Old Testament) chen [khane] kindness, favor, beauty, grace (-ious), pleasant, precious. Appears: 70 times in 68 verses Translated: adornment(1), charm(ing)(3), favor(51), grace(8), graceful(2), gracious(3), pleases(1).

13. Genesis 6:5-8 (NIV) The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.

14. Genesis 6:5-8 (NIV) 7 So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth--men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air--for I am grieved that I have made them." 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

15. Definitions: Merriam-Webster 1 a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification b : a virtue coming from God c : a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine grace 2 a : approval, favor b archaic : mercy, pardon c : a special favor : privilege d : disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency e : a temporary exemption : reprieve

16. III. Gospel of Grace

17. Acts 20:24 (NIV) However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.

18. III. Gospel of Grace A.Seven Aspects of God’s Grace

19. Ephesians 2:1-10 (NIV) As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts

20. Ephesians 2:1-10 (NIV) Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show

21. Ephesians 2:1-10 (NIV) incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

22. III. Gospel of Grace A.Seven Aspects of God’s Grace 1.The Expression Of God’s Love For Us 2.Turns Death To Life

23. Romans 8:11 (NIV) And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

24. III. Gospel of Grace A.Seven Aspects of God’s Grace 1.The Expression Of God’s Love For Us 2.Turns Death To Life 3.Brings God Glory

25. Something to Remember: When we are living in grace, our life is evidenced by God’s transforming power not our self-effort so that the world is attracted to Jesus.

26. III. Gospel of Grace A.Seven Aspects of God’s Grace 1.The Expression Of God’s Love For Us 2.Turns Death To Life 3.Brings God Glory 4.Reconciles Us To God

27. Acts 15:11 (NIV) …We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."

28. III. Gospel of Grace A.Seven Aspects of God’s Grace 1.The Expression Of God’s Love For Us 2.Turns Death To Life 3.Brings God Glory 4.Reconciles Us To God 5.Is A Gift From God

29. Ephesians 2:3 (NIV) All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. To understand grace we must understand the love of God.

30. III. Gospel of Grace A.Seven Aspects of God’s Grace 1.The Expression Of God’s Love For Us 2.Turns Death To Life 3.Brings God Glory 4.Reconciles Us To God 5.Is A Gift From God 6.Is Released Through Faith 7.Enables Us To Do Good Works

31. Ezekiel 36:26-27 (NLT) And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command.

32. Acts 1:8 (NIV) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

33. IV. In Summary A.Grace is Multifaceted B.Grace Permeates The Gospel C.Grace is Necessary To Live In Victory

34. Something to Remember: When we are living in grace, our life is evidenced by God’s transforming power not our self-effort so that the world is attracted to Jesus.