Ways that we _________________ with God:
God if you will...I promise I will ____________________!
God if you will...I promise I'll ____________________!
Even when it works out in our favor we don't _______________ ____________________.
When we bargain with God we make 2 assumptions:
There is a God and he _________________ about you.
You have something that God _________________.
God isn't interested in getting something _____________ you, He wants something _____________ you.
GRACE (Greek: charis): ____________________ favor.
G_________ R_________ A________ C_________ E_________
Mercy _______________ us, Grace makes us _____________.
[Ephesians 2:1-4] Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. 2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. 3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!
God chose to save you because He ____________________ to.
[Ephesians 2:8-9] God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Our part is _____________, God's part is _____________.
Will we depend on ________ goodness or ___________ grace?
[1 John 4:19] We love each other because he loved us first.
All the _______ are a response to what God has already ___________.
[2 Corinthians 12:9] But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
[2 Timothy 1:9] For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
