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Grace and Harvest

Grace and Harvest 1) God is already at work in the harvest Preceding (prevenient) grace For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. John 6: 44

Grace and Harvest 2) God is already at work in believers before we go into the harvest Sanctifying grace I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. 25 God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. 26 This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people. 27 For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in

Grace and Harvest 3) God is at work in our harvest experience Justifying grace For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. 25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and

Grace and Harvest 4) The enemy of our souls is at work in the whole process Warfare against the grace of God If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. 4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

Grace and Harvest Questions 1) Who has God given you grace for? 2) Which sheep without a shepherd are you praying for? 1. ______________ 2. ___________________________ 3) Where are Satan and his associates opposing you?