Grace Bible Church, of Seabrook, MD Sermons

Stop Cheapening Grace through Wrong Living (2.17-21)

ARE YOU TOO ATTACHED OR TOO AVOIDANT?

  LAW  LIBERTY  LICENSE

       SINAI                           SPIRIT                           SIN

  ACCUSATION            ALLEGIANCE            TEMPTATION

   OBSESSION                  GRACE                   ADDICTION

   AVOIDANCE               THE WAY              ATTACHMENT

1.  Break Common Strongholds of Thinking (3.1)

Q1: Where are we “bewitched” in our understanding?

2.  Cling to the Simplicity of the Gospel (3.2-9)

3.  Escape the Performance Trap (3.10-14)

Q2: In what ways do we measure worth by performance?

4.  Internalize God's Path to Freedom (Chapters 3-5

Q1: How Does a Timeline of Paul's Life Help You?

1.  Ditch the “Super-Saint” Mentality (2.11)

2.  Focus on the Issue, not the Person (2.11)

3.  Admit Peer Pressure's Power (2.12-13)

4.  Surrender Your Right to Privacy (2.14-16)

5.  Stop Cheapening Grace through Wrong Living (2.17-21)

Q1: How Does a Timeline of Paul's Life Help You?

1.  Ditch the “Super-Saint” Mentality (2.11)

2.  Focus on the Issue, not the Person (2.11)

3.  Admit Peer Pressure's Power (2.12-13)

4.  Surrender Your Right to Privacy (2.14-16)

5.  Stop Cheapening Grace through Wrong Living (2.17-21)

Study the Historical Background (1.13-2.5)

Apply Principles from Biblical History

         1.  Rest in the Divine Origin of Salvation (1.11-12, 15-16)

       2.  Share Your Story (1.13-14ff)

       3.  Commit to God's Calling (1.16b-17)

       4.  Find Your Call's Confirmation in His Community (2.6-9)

       5.  Remember the Poor (2.10)

Remember: All of This Takes Time!

Study the Historical Background (1.13-2.5)

Apply Principles from Biblical History

         1.  Rest in the Divine Origin of Salvation (1.11-12, 15-16)

       2.  Share Your Story (1.13-14ff)

       3.  Commit to God's Calling (1.16b-17)

       4.  Find Your Call's Confirmation in His Community (2.6-9)

       5.  Remember the Poor (2.10)

Remember: All of This Takes Time!

Finding True Freedom

Assess God's Intervention Correctly (1.1-5)

Cling Tenaciously to Grace (1.6-7)

Put the Message/Mission First (1.8-9)

Stop Being an Affirmation Junkie (1.10)

Finding True Freedom

Assess God's Intervention Correctly (1.1-5)

Cling Tenaciously to Grace (1.6-7)

Put the Message/Mission First (1.8-9)

Stop Being an Affirmation Junkie (1.10)

1.  Function As an Agent of Redemption (15a)

 2.  Affirm Apostolic Authority (15b-16)

 3.  Use Foreknowledge Proactively (17)

 4.  Keep Maturing in Your Faith (18)

1.  Function As an Agent of Redemption (15a)

 2.  Affirm Apostolic Authority (15b-16)

 3.  Use Foreknowledge Proactively (17)

 4.  Keep Maturing in Your Faith (18)

1. The works of GOD must be displayed in me

Jesus Christ
Unbeliever – (vs. 1-3)
Believer – (vs. 38)
Church – (vs. 5)

2. We must do the works of Him who sent me

Unbelievers – (vs. 7-11, 13-18)
Believers – (vs. 24-28)
Church – (vs. 5)

3.  Night is coming, when no one can work

Literal sense
Recent incidents
Spiritual Blindness