1. SECTION 3.6
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2. 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.
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3. MEMORY VERSES
1 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus.
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4. Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
INTRODUCTION
Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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5. What are some ways that others have shown YOU grace?
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What are some ways that others have shown YOU grace?
Why is it important to show grace to others?
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6. MAIN LESSON
1. Grace is giving someone something good that he or she doesn’t deserve.
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7. MAIN LESSON
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
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8. 2. Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death.
MAIN LESSON
2. Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death.
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9. 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.
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10. MAIN LESSON
3. God gave us grace through Christ. Christ took our punishment by dying on the cross for us.
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11. MAIN LESSON
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered to you as of first impor-tance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accord-ance with the Scriptures.
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12. 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.
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13. MAIN LESSON
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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14. MAIN LESSON
2 Corinthians 5:19-21
That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their tres-passes against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God mak-ing His appeal through us. We implore you
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15. 2 Corinthians 5:19-21, continued
MAIN LESSON
2 Corinthians 5:19-21, continued
on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
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16. 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?
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17. 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.
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18. Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death.
SUM IT UP
Everyone has sinned and deserves the punishment of death.
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19. SUM IT UP
God gave us grace through Christ. Christ took our punishment by dying on the cross for sin.
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20. 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.
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