Sunteți pe pagina 1din 1

God is Gracious (Ephesians 2:1-10)

5 March 2017
Pastor Art Brammer, Tay Street Baptist Church
http://www.taystreetbaptist.org.nz

I. Gods grace reaches to the worst of sinners (v. 1-3).


A. Paul paints a very dark picture of the unbeliever.
1. dead in trespasses and sins they had no spiritual life.
2. you once walked according to the course of this world
they tried to fit in with everyone else, not listening to Gods
voice.
3. you once walked...according to the prince of the power of
the air... their ways were consistent with what Satan
wanted.
4. we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh,
fulfilling the desires of the flesh... they did what they
wanted.
5. They were by nature children of wrath they were
appointed to endure Gods wrath on sinners.
B. Paul puts himself in this dark picture we all. (v. 3).
He was no different than everyone else; just as the others.

II. Gods grace joins us to Christ (v. 4-6, 8-9).


A. Salvation is a gift of Gods grace (v. 8-9). We cannot gain
salvation by what we do (Rom 6:23).
B. Salvation flows from the character of God (v. 4).
C. Salvation puts us together with Christ (v. 5-6).
1. made us alive together we have the same spiritual life.
2. raised us up together to great spiritual blessing (Eph
1:3-14).
3. made us sit together in heavenly places at the right
hand of the Father in heaven.

III. Gods grace enables us to minister for Christ (v. 10).


A. This text speaks of Gods good work within us and His good works
through us.
B. Example John Newton (Amazing Grace).

IV. Gods grace will enrich us for all eternity (v. 7).

S-ar putea să vă placă și