Effective Grace
Titus 2:11-14
- One way to define Grace: It is God’s ability to produce the miraculous without effort.
- Jesus proved to be “the grace of God” because
- He was conceived without human effort
- He did mighty acts without human effort
- He rose from the dead without human help
- He was received up in glory
Grace at work in us.
- Grace separates Galatians 1:15
- Grace saves Ephesians 2:8
- Grace supports/ accompanies Hebrews 13:25
- Grace serves God acceptably Hebrews 12:29
(causing us to accomplish what God alone can in and through us). Hebrews 13:15-17
Grace at work in Community
- God delights in local communities of Jesus followers. 2 Corinthians 13:14
- God’s Love and the Communion of the Holy Spirit are direct results of grace at work in community
- The grace of God is Jesus