REVIVE Kid’s On-line-Roller Coaster Life Week 5 (0:00-19:52)
Calvary Grace On-line Service (24:51-1:30:20)
Grace. There’s nothing like it. It’s essential and powerful. It’s a true gift from God, and when we choose to accept and operate out of God’s grace in our lives, it changes everything. In his new four-week series, The Gift of Grace, Pastor Tom Cogle explains how God’s grace transcends our perception of reality, shines through us when we are weak, helps us see God’s good nature fully, and shows us how to respond to other people in our lives. This Sunday’s message: The Glory of Grace (2 of 3) Pastor Tom Cogle continues this series establishing the fact that Christianity is set apart from all other religions because we can have a personal relationship with a loving and gracious God. The primary virtue God wants to be known for is grace
The Gift of Grace | Week 2: The Glory of Grace
Grace. There’s nothing like it. It’s essential and powerful. It’s a true gift from God, and when we choose to accept and operate out of God’s grace in our lives, it changes everything.
Pastor Tom Cogle continues this series establishing the fact that Christianity is set apart from all other religions because we can have a personal relationship with a loving and gracious God. The primary virtue God wants to be known for is grace
1. Reasons God chooses to be known by grace first:
• It makes God desirable because grace is attractive.
The devil wants us to see God as holding the Ten Commandments and a rod, but God wants us to see His grace and mercy first.
• It makes truth bearable.
Truth without grace is mean.Grace without truth is meaningless.Grace and truth are medicine, with grace being the anesthesia before the surgery.
• It makes the Word understandable.
Without grace, the Bible is a dangerous book. Grace is the interpretive key of the entire Bible.
2. Learning to Spell G.R.A.C.E.
G–Giving away something undeserved.
There are only two things we can do with grace: accept it or reject it. Nothing we receive from God is earned.
R–Redemptive love
Or righteous, purposeful suffering for the sake of another person’s salvation or redemption. Jesus doesn’t use a point system for us, and we shouldn’t use one for others.
A–Accepting and befriending people who are unlike us, reject us, or are unkind to us.
Christians should be kind and gracious people.
C–Creating a safe atmosphere for people who are weak or hurting.
Jesus is our example. He is our safe place. We can boldly enter His presence because He will never take advantage of any weakness.
E–Extending forgiveness and seeking peace and reconciliation, whether it is deserved or not.
Mercy means not giving people what they deserve.Grace means giving people the good they don’t deserve.