EXCEEDING GRACE PART 2 Text Ephesians 2 1

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EXCEEDING GRACE PART 2

EXCEEDING GRACE PART 2

Text Ephesians 2: 1 -10

Text Ephesians 2: 1 -10

What is grace? • The unmerited favour of God. • It is the love

What is grace? • The unmerited favour of God. • It is the love provoked favour of God towards us. • The grace of God is the greatest expression of the love of God. • It is God’s overwhelming desire to treat us as if sin never happened. • It is the finger of God in the life of a man

What is grace? • Grace is the maker of men (1 Corinthians 15: 10).

What is grace? • Grace is the maker of men (1 Corinthians 15: 10). • The grace of God is the manifest glory of God in action. • Christianity is simply an expression of grace. And the profitability of Christianity is a function of understanding. Therefore, what we do with His grace determines where we find ourselves.

Acronym for Grace G - God's R - Riches A - At C -

Acronym for Grace G - God's R - Riches A - At C - Christ's E – Expense

 • The Grace of God cannot be bought, neither does it come by

• The Grace of God cannot be bought, neither does it come by wishing, it is a gift of God (Ephesians 2: 8). • Redemption is our visa to the treasures of grace. Obedience of faith is the ticket, and Love is the price!

§ Grace must be accessed. The primary way of accessing God’s grace is through

§ Grace must be accessed. The primary way of accessing God’s grace is through Faith Romans 4: 16 -17. § Grace bought it, but faith takes it!

Different Measures of Grace 1. True Grace – 1 Peter 5: 12. 2. All

Different Measures of Grace 1. True Grace – 1 Peter 5: 12. 2. All Grace – 2 Cor. 9: 8; 1 Peter 5: 10. 3. More Grace – James 4: 6. 4. Great Grace – Acts 4: 33. 5. Abundant Grace – 2 Cor. 4: 15. 6. Manifold Grace – 1 Peter 4: 10. 7. Exceeding Grace – Eph. 2: 6 -7; 2 Cor.

Provoking Exceeding Grace of God: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Prayer Kingdom Stewardship Divine

Provoking Exceeding Grace of God: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Prayer Kingdom Stewardship Divine Wisdom Divine Guidance Love for God

Kingdom Stewardship Kingdom stewardship is the avenue for multiplication of grace. Serving God is

Kingdom Stewardship Kingdom stewardship is the avenue for multiplication of grace. Serving God is big time business; it is not fun, but it has huge or big returns. § Exodus 23: 25 -26; Psalm 102: 13 -14. § Unusual commitment for unparalleled grace. How? § Practical commitment to Kingdom promotion endeavours: Physically and Spiritually through soul winning – Mark

Kingdom Stewardship Examples 1. Joseph – Genesis 39: 4 -6. You can’t be a

Kingdom Stewardship Examples 1. Joseph – Genesis 39: 4 -6. You can’t be a Kingdom servant and lack grace! 2. Daniel – Daniel 6: 20, 22, 28. Daniel became relevant in three dispensations of government spanning over 65 yrs. 3. Paul – 1 Cor. 9: 19 -23; 1 Cor. 15: 9 -10.

Divine Wisdom § The operation of divine wisdom provokes the release of surpassing grace

Divine Wisdom § The operation of divine wisdom provokes the release of surpassing grace in all generations. § King Solomon walked in uncommon grace of God by virtue of the Wisdom of God in his life – 2 Chronicles 9: 22 -28. § Joseph as prime minister in Egypt – Gen. 41: 37 -41; 45: 8. Wisdom was the secret of

Please, note, the Wisdom that makes grace is NOT natural wisdom, diabolic, or academic,

Please, note, the Wisdom that makes grace is NOT natural wisdom, diabolic, or academic, it is from above. Divine Wisdom is the provoker of Exceeding Grace (James 3: 17).

Virtues of Divine Wisdom 1. It gives relevance to the believer – Prov. 8:

Virtues of Divine Wisdom 1. It gives relevance to the believer – Prov. 8: 15; Psalm 105: 17 -22. Rulers are always in high demand Wisdom makes a ruler out of you. 2. It guarantees triumph – Gen. 45: 4 -8. Joseph triumphed and became the preserver of their lives. 3. It makes saviours out of men – Obadiah 21; Nehemiah 9: 27. Saviours: men and

Please, understand that this Wisdom of God in totality is available to all believers.

Please, understand that this Wisdom of God in totality is available to all believers. Therefore, as the redeemed of the Lord, you have the potential to never be stranded.

How Do I Provoke Divine Wisdom? I. Through Prayer – James 1: 5; Matt.

How Do I Provoke Divine Wisdom? I. Through Prayer – James 1: 5; Matt. 7: 7; Ephesians 1: 17. II. Through Divine Revelation of God’s Word – Luke 11: 49; Rom. 11: 33. The Bible is a treasure of Wisdom. III. By Faith – 2 Cor. 2: 16; Col 2: 12.

Prayer • Father, as I commit wholeheartedly to serving You, cause me to walk

Prayer • Father, as I commit wholeheartedly to serving You, cause me to walk in the newness of Your exceeding grace, the remaining days of this year, in Jesus’ Name. • Lord, I desire and ask for the fresh outpouring of the Spirit of wisdom upon my life, now, in the mighty Name of Jesus. • My Lord and God, change my story for the better, by Your grace, perfect and complete all that concerns me.