Grace Unlimited | Part 2 – Don’t Settle for Settling!

Philippians 3:14

I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God is calling us because of what Christ Jesus did for us.

We Shouldn’t Settle for Settling Because —

Is God’s Grace Plan!

1 Peter 2:2 (NIV)

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.

Hebrews 6:1 (MSG)

So come on, let’s leave the preschool fingerpainting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art. Grow up in Christ.

2 Peter 3:18 (MSG)

Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:14-15 (MSG)

No prolonged infancies among us, please …¹⁵ God wants us to grow up … like Christ in everything.

Ephesians 4:15-16 (NLT)

… We will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. ¹⁶ … As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

We Shouldn’t Settle for Settling Because –

Grace Is a , Not an Event!

Philippians 2:12-13 (NIV)
Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, ¹³ for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT)

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.

2 Peter 1:3,5 (NLT)
By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life … In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.

Romans 14:19 — Make every effort to do what leads to peace.

Ephesians 4:3 — Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit.

2 Peter 3:14 — Make every effort to live a pure and blameless life.

We Shouldn’t Settle for Settling Because –

Grace Our Progress!

Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

John 3:8

“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

#1 – Ask daily for God’s help and direction!

Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us …

#2 – Trust God’s timing!

Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)

… so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us … in our time of need.