Maintaining Biblical truth as God has revealed it sometimes is like walking on a razor’s edge.  Grace and Good Works have caused much confusion when we lose that edge and end up with very Unbiblical "truth" ...which is no truth at all.

Acts 21:21
2 Corinthians 5:17
Romans 3:31
Romans 8:3-4
1Timothy 5:10
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
Titus 2:4-5
Ephesians 4:28-29
Galatians 5:6
Galatians 5:13
Matthew 5:16
2 Corinthians 5:10
Matthew 16:27

Sermon Discussion Questions:

• Why is Biblical truth like walking a Continental Divide? 

• How is this true concerning Grace and Works? 

• What are some of the false views about Grace and Works? 

• What is the Biblical view: 

  • How does God "do the heavy lifting?"

  • What are "good works"?

  • How are they fruit/evidence of a New Creation? 

• How are we supposed to "Walk"?

What does the Bible mean by the powerful message “Not of works”… this message examines salvation as By Grace, Through Faith, and Not of Works.

Galatians 2:11 - 3:9
2 Corinthians 4:6
Romans 11:6
Romans 3:20 ESV
Romans 3:27-28 NASB
2 Timothy 1:9
Titus: 3:4-5
1 Corinthians 1:29-31
Romans 8:15

Sermon Discussion Questions:

• What does the Bible mean when it says salvation is:

  • By Grace

  • Through Faith

  • Not of Works

• How do some religions violate this and include Works in a wrong way?

• How do we do this as well?

• How do we avoid this?

If God treats His enemies so mercifully, why are Christians so angry so much of the time?

Romans 1:30
Romans 3:11
Romans 5:10
Romans 8:7
Romans 5:10
Acts 14:17
Acts 17:24-28
Luke 12:6
Romans 12:1-2
Philippians 3:19
Philippians 3:18 

Sermon Discussion Questions:

• In this sermon, how was God described? 

• How should these aspects of God transform us? 

• In what specific ways is the world seeking to mold us, according to this sermon? 

• What can we learn from God's questions to Jonah?  

We expect a certain response to mean, hateful acts directed to us...but God does the unexpected and it is both confusing and glorious.

Ephesians 1:15-2:10

Sermon Discussion Questions:

• How does Paul highlight God's grace by showing men's condition? 

• Why is God's response so unusual given how we respond to others? 

• What practical ways should we respond to God's love, kindness, mercy and grace?

How can One (Jesus) who "fills all in all" have something (literally some ones) that He considers His "Fullness"?  How does the Church fill Him who fills all in all...the wonder and amazement of this is covered in this sermon.

Acts 19
Revelation 11:15
Matthew 28:18-20

Sermon Discussion Questions:

• What, practically, does it mean that Jesus is Lord over everything? 

• What is the significance that this Lordship is "aimed" at the good of the Church? 

• What does it mean that the Church is the "Fullness of Him who fills all in all"? 

• What are the implications for you and your relationship with the church?

Salvation is by grace, and act of love...but it is also an exceedingly glorious act of God's power.  We are saved by power...His great, glorious power.

Romans 1:16
1 Thessalonians 1:4-5
Colossians 1:13

Sermon Discussion Questions:

• Why does Paul use 4 different words for "Power"?

• How has God exercised His glorious power (name all 4)? 

• Why does Paul want us to know all this? 

• How is this power operative in our lives?

Romans 12:3-10