BY GODS GRACE I AM WHAT I AM
1st Corinthians 1.Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
It does not matter what rank you hold as a Christian it is all about Gods marvelous grace
Titus 3;3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1. Spared by GODS grace.
Did not die in Satans prison.
Not deceived by powers of darkness
Not dreading punishment for sin.
2. Saved by GODS grace.
Ephesians 2;8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Titus 2;11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Grace that sought me
Grace that spoke to me
Grace that saved me
3. Serving by the Grace of God
2nd Corinthians 12;
9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Not trying to be better than any one
I don’t have a holier attitude but humbly
I am not testifying of my goodness just Gods grace
4. We have strength by the grace God.
Philippians 4;
13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Stay in tune by Gods grace.
Serve faithfully by his grace
Seek others to win by his grace.
5. We are spiritual by grace.
2ndTimothy 1:9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
Greatness of God is expressed grace
Glory of God is expressed by his grace
Goodness of God is expressed by grace
6. The holy spirit
Given by grace to the believer
Romans 5;5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Governs believer by grace
Holy spirit gleans through the believer by grace.
7 You are spoken to by grace
Galatians 1;6—15
Grace instructs us to need of Christ
Grace invites to receive him
When the grace of God is not involved you lost forever,
