1. We need to receive God's Grace
   • Enjoy your relationship with God - 1 John 3:1
   • Remember that no one is perfect - Romans 3:23
2. We need to live out God's Grace

1. God forgives and forgets
2. God will cleanse you
3. God will it remove sin from your record

Ephesians 2:8-9: "For this is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works.

1. Comparison
2. Not making fast enough progress

1. Be Strong
2. Keep Working

In this manner God so loved by

1. He gave his one and only Son.
2. So that his dear son would be lifted up on the cross.
3. He would allow his perfect, eternal, righteous, obedient son to take on the sin of hos created, unrighteous, rebellious children.

WHY?

1. To demonstrate the magnitude of his love for us.
2. So that we would not perish.
3. So that we may have eternal life with him.

1. Work by faith
2. Live by loving
3. Build endurace inspired by hope
4. Personally make disciples
5. Live in community
6. Don't Settle