Grace-remembered season

Topic Grace-remembered season

Text :Ephesians 2:8-10

For it is by Grace you have been saved through faith in christ and this is not from yourselves,it is the gift of God not by works ,so that no one can boast.

So Grace is the gift of God

Sunday sermon 3/12/17 by Rev.Renny Khoo

1)Santa said-You have to earn it.

  JESUS said-You need only to receive .John 1:12

The heartbeat of all human nature always have the tendency to attempt to earn acceptance by doing charities and hope to be rewarded.However we can never achieve God’s standards in order to earn His rewards no matter how much good works we do.

A gift is not a reward and we only need to receive it to own it.We do not need to earn a gift.

We can reject a gift but we cant earn it.Once we accept the gift it is ours.

So Grace is the gift of God.

2)Santa said -only if you behave,you will then get my love.

  Christ said-while you misbehave,I was already loving you.

  It is christ who first love us not for what we have done or how much we have loved him.1John 4:10

  Even while we were yet sinners christ died for us.Romans 5:8

3)Santa keeps a record of our deeds

  Christ declared-It is finnished

  Colossians 2:13-14 when we were dead in your sins….

                 God made you alive with christ and forgave all your sins.

                 He even canceled the written code …that stood against us..took it away..nailed it on the cross.

Christ deleted all our records and forgave us of all our past sins by erasing all our records that stood against us! We were all born sinners and we inherited this sin.This is evidence even in children who need not be taught how to manipulate others for selfish gain.

Grace is given even though we do not deserve it .we just need to receive his forgiveness out of His mercy.

God first loved us (while we were still sinners).

Jesus came to die for us ( so that we could live)

So now we live in service to God ( with gratitude in our hearts).

We do not serve to earn his love.

We serve Him out of gratitude with thanksgiving for His amazing Grace that saved us.

Questions

1)Grace is the gift of God.We can either receive or reject the gift.

  Share your thoughts on the above statement.

2)What are some things you are especially thankful for throughout this year?

3)How do you intend to practice grace-giving moments in celebrating this year’s christmas season?