There
is no amount of work you can do to earn any more of God's grace and
favor. His
favor has already been granted to you through His grace which is a
free gift.
This is just a sample, abbreviated
Outline.
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either
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Living in God's Kingdom By Grace.
When
we came to Christ, we recognized our need for His grace and love and
had no problem accepting what He had to offer because of our helpless
condition. But how many of us continue to live in this helpless
condition, being
totally dependent upon His grace and sufficiency to cover our lives?
Galatians
3:3 Are you so foolish? After beginning with the
Spirit, are you now
trying to attain your goal through human effort? (NIV)
If
we came into God's kingdom by grace, we must also. live in it by grace.
If we
couldn't get into God's kingdom by good works, good works will not
sustain us
either.
We Must Be Continually Motivated By
Grace.
We
are brought into God's kingdom by grace; we are sanctified by grace; we
are
motivated by grace; we are called to serve by grace; we receive
strength to
endure trials by grace; and we are glorified by grace. The entire
Christian life is
lived under the reign of God's grace.
Being
motivated by grace means that we realize that it isn't our spiritual
disciplines and works that earns us God's favor and blessings in our
lives. This
all continues to flow from His riches in grace, whether we deserve it
or not.
Our Works are a Result of Walking In
God's Grace.
Ephesians
2:9-10 ...not of works, lest anyone should boast.
For we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand that we should walk in them.
The
true work that God has for each one of our lives can only be released
through His grace. When we are looking into the perfect law of liberty
we find the
spiritual work that God gives us to do is somehow a part of our overall
calling and
gifting in Him.
God's Blessings Flow Through His Grace,
Not Our Performance.
All
of God's blessings and riches flow through His grace and if we are
walking as
a performance based Christian we have actually fallen from grace and
are losing
our inheritance in Him as well. That's why so many Christians live
unproductive
lives.
Trying To Live In God's Kingdom By
Performance.
Performance
oriented people work for God's approval. They think they must
constantly earn God's approval, so they find themselves getting
involved in lots
of things that may not even be the will of God for their lives. God's
true giftings
can never be recognized, because they are looking to their own means
and
sufficiency for motivation in the kingdom.
Galatians
3:3 Are you so foolish? After beginning with the
Spirit, are you now
trying to attain your goal through human effort? (NIV)
Most
of us are legalistic by nature, we innately think so much performance
by us
earns much favor and blessing from God.
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