God of Grace

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God of Grace
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Grace in the OT

• hain, hanan to show favor, grace to someone in
  need

Psalm 319Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in
distress My eye is wasted away from grief, my
soul and my body also.
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Grace in the OT

• hain, hanan
• hesed loving-kindness, loyal love, mercy

Psalm 9418If I say, My foot slips, Your
mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
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Grace in the OT

• hain, hanan
• hesed
• rahamim - a feeling of motherly love, of tender
  mercy

Psalm 10313Just as a father has compassion on
his children, So the Lord has compassion on those
who fear Him.
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Grace in the NT

• karis grace, kindness, an attitude of favor
  towards someone

Romans 323-24for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by
His grace through the redemption which is in
Christ Jesus
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Grace in the NT

• karis grace, kindness, an attitude of favor
  towards someone
• eleos mercy, compassion, kindness extended to
  someone in need

2 Timothy 118the Lord grant to him to find
mercy from the Lord on that day....
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Gods Grace in Action

• OT Exodus 3312 349
• Moses pleads for divine favor (grace)
• NT Ephesians 12 210
• Paul unfolds the theology of grace to lead us
  towards worship

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Gods Grace in Action

• Gods grace is unmerited
• Exodus 349
• Ephesians 21-5, 8-9
• Exodus 3319
• Ephesians 14-5

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Gods Grace in Action

• Gods grace is no minor attribute

Exodus 346Then the Lord passed by in front of
him and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God,
compassionate (raham) and gracious (hain), slow
to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness (hesed)
and truth
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Gods Grace in Action

• Gods grace is no minor attribute
• Ephesians 12
• Ephesians 624
• Ephesians 14

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Gods Grace in Action

• Gods grace is only appreciated alongside His
  infinite glory
• Request Exodus 3318
• Response Exodus 3319-23

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Gods Grace in Action

• Gods grace is only appreciated alongside His
  infinite glory

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Gods Grace in Action

• Gods grace is key to all our hopes
• Ephesians 24-10
• vv4-5 past
• v10 present
• v7 - future

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Gods Grace in Action

• Gods grace is infinitely costly
• Ephesians 17 through His blood
• Ephesians 1 2 in/with/through Christ

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Gods Grace is

• unmerited
• no minor attribute
• only appreciated alongside glory
• key to all our hopes
• infinitely costly

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Application

• Return grace to God

Romans 617But thanks (karis) be to God that
though you were slaves of sin, you became
obedient from the heart to that form of teaching
to which you were committed
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Application

• Return grace to God
• each day, 5 minutes, 5 things
• spiritual salvation, forgiveness, hope
• physical job, finances, health, a sunset
• relational friend, spouse, child, family
  vacation

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Application

• Return grace to God
• Invite others to experience grace
• grace gospel
• grace our church

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