Amazing Grace – #1 Laying the Foundation

Foundation Text

Ephesians 4:7-8 NKJV ⁷  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. ⁸  Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”

Fundamentals of Grace?

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Hebrews 2:9 NKJV ⁹  But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

Grace is by God.

Ephesians 2:8-9 HCSB ⁸  For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift— ⁹  not from works, so that no one can boast.

Grace is the conduit for God’s

Ephesians 2:4-5 NLT 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!)

Grace is the conduit for God’s

2 Corinthians 12:9 HCSB ⁹  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.

Grace is the conduit for God’s

John 1:16 NIV ¹⁶  From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.

Grace encompasses everything we want from God!

What Do I Do With Grace?

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Hebrews 4:16 NKJV ¹⁶  Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

James 4:6 NKJV ⁶  But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

Become in it

Hebrews 13:9 HCSB ⁹  Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.

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2 Peter 1:2 NKJV ²  Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

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1 Peter 4:10 NKJV ¹⁰  As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

The larger the conduit, the more Grace you receive.