You are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and full of unfailing love and mercy. Nehemiah 9:17 (NLT)
Grace has been described as ___________________________. That means: something for ______________.
Most of us have a hard time believing this is possible, especially with God. So, we try to __________ His forgiveness. The reality is, forgiveness does have a price, it’s just that Jesus has already paid it.
Grace is:
G___________
R____________
A____
C____________
E____________
In this man Jesus there is forgiveness of your sins. Everyone who believes in Him is freed from all guilt and declared right with God. Acts 13:38-39 (NLT)
- Grace is a ________________________.
All of us need to be made right with God by His grace, which is a free gift…through Jesus Christ. Romans 3:24 (NCV)
Religion is spelled ____________, but Christianity is spelled _____________________!
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
- _________________ is the only one who can give grace.
… grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 (NCV)
…many people received God’s gift of life by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:15 (NCV)
Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 (NIV)
Jesus is the one who paid my _________________________, so that I could enter Heaven.
He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)
God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)
The Bible teaches that when I commit my life to Jesus, that I am “in Christ.” Once I am “in Christ”, when the Father looks at me with eyes of grace, all He can see is the _______________ of His Son Jesus.
- Grace is available to _________________ and __________________, including _______.
The promise is not only for those people that live under the law of Moses. It is for anyone who lives with faith like Abraham. Romans 4:16 (ICB)
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13 (NIV)
There are no _________________ in heaven.
- Grace lasts _______________________.
The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 (NLT)
Heaven will be a place of:
___________________
___________________
___________________
Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!
1 Peter 1:3-4 (MSG)
- I can have eternal life, by ____________________ it.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
People receive God’s promise by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. Romans 4:16 (NCV)
Salvation is not based on my ____________________,
it is based on God’s ______________.
Salvation is not based on my _________________,
it is based on God’s _____________.
I’ll get to heaven, not based on my ________________,
but based on God’s ____________.
The Lord longs to be gracious to you. Isaiah 30:18 (NIV)
