1. February 26, 2017

2. 4 STORIES – 3 QUOTES – 2 VERSES – 1 PASSAGE

3. STORY #1

4. QUOTE #1

5. By the grace of God I am what I am… I am not what I ought to be.
How imperfect and deficient I am! I am not what I wish to be.
Though I am not what I ought to be, I can truly say that I am not what I once was—a slave to sin and Satan. I can heartily say with Paul, ‘By the grace of God I am what I am!’

6. Ephesians 2:1-9

7. QUOTE #2

8. When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high achievements, that is an award.

9. When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high achievements, that is an award. But when a person is not capable of earning a wage, can win no prize, and deserves no award—yet receives such a gift anyway—that is a good picture of God's unmerited favor. This is what we mean when we talk about the grace of God.

10. When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high achievements, that is an award. But when a person is not capable of earning a wage, can win no prize, and deserves no award—yet receives such a gift anyway—that is a good picture of God's unmerited favor. This is what we mean when we talk about the grace of God.

11. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
STORY #2

12. "Whatever you have done, whatever you have become, it doesn't matter
"Whatever you have done, whatever you have become, it doesn't matter. Please come home.“
STORY #3

13. “There is more grace in God’s heart than sin in your past.”

14. STORY #4

15. 2 Cor 5:14

16. 2 Cor 5:14 “For the love of Christ compels us.”