Lessons on Grace and Christian Living
Explore the teachings of grace by Mike Mazzalongo, focusing on how grace inspires graciousness, assurance, and gratitude. Discover how grace instructs us to value the church, please God, endure suffering, understand our Christian duty, and obey. Draw wisdom from Peter's guidance on growing in grace, knowledge, and Christ. Reflect on the sufficiency of God's grace and the call to live sensibly, righteously, and godly. Embrace the transformative power of grace in living out your faith.
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What Grace What Grace Teaches Us Teaches Us MIKE MAZZALONGO
What Grace Produces: What Grace Produces: Graciousness Assurance Gratitude Aroma
What Grace Teaches: What Grace Teaches: 1. 1.Teaches us to Teaches us to value the church. value the church.
What Grace Teaches: What Grace Teaches: 1. 2. 2. Teaches me how to please God. Teaches me how to please God. Teaches us to value the church. but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. - II Peter 3:18
Peter Doesnt Say Peter Doesn t Say Do more Focus on self Judge yourself
Peter Says Peter Says 1. Grow in grace itself 2. Grow in the knowledge of grace 3. Grow in the knowledge of Christ
What Grace Teaches: What Grace Teaches: Teaches us to value the church. Teaches me how to please God. 3. 3. Teaches us to suffer. Teaches us to suffer. 1. 2. My grace is sufficient for you - II Corinthians 12:9
What Grace Teaches: What Grace Teaches: Teaches us to value the church. Teaches me how to please God. Teaches us to suffer. 4. 4. Teaches us our Teaches us our Christian duty. Christian duty. 1. 2. 3.
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, - Titus 2:11-12
What Grace Teaches: What Grace Teaches: Teaches us to value the church. Teaches me how to please God. Teaches us to suffer. Teaches us our Christian duty. 5. 5. Teaches us to obey. Teaches us to obey. 1. 2. 3. 4. Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; - John 14:23a
Grace Teaches us to Obey Grace Teaches us to Obey How? How? A. A. Provides an example of love Provides an example of love John 3:16
Grace Teaches us to Obey Grace Teaches us to Obey How? How? A. B. B. Provides the Holy Spirit Provides the Holy Spirit Romans 8:15 Provides an example of love
Grace Teaches us to Obey Grace Teaches us to Obey How? How? A. B. C. C. Provides the will of the Father Provides the will of the Father Titus 2:11-12 Provides an example of love Provides the Holy Spirit
Grace makes obedience NATURAL NATURAL
Christianity is more than meetings more than meetings and do s and don'ts. and do s and don'ts.
Grace initially draws us to God, Grace initially draws us to God, however, it also teaches us to: however, it also teaches us to: Love the church Make pleasing God a priority Suffer successfully Improve our lives for God Cultivate an obedient attitude
Spiritual joy and satisfaction are found in mastering mastering these things. these things.
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. - Galatians 3:26-27
} SAVED GRACE MERCY ETERNAL LIFE KNOWLEDGE BUT LOST OF CHRIST BAPTISM
TODAY TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!
