9/1 Bishop K. Searcy THE GREATNESS OF GRACE

 

¹¹ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, ¹² Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.  Titus 2:11-12

 

I.             WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE.

 

1.  Grace Saves. 

 

Eph. 2:8-9

⁸ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ⁹ Not of works, lest any man should boast.  

 

2.  Grace Keeps Us Saved.

 

John 1:16

¹⁶ And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace

 

II.           WE ARE EMPOWERED TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE BY GRACE.

 

1.  Enabling Grace – Grace That Empowers You To Do What You Can’t Do

 

1 Tim. 1:12

¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.

2 Cor. 12:7-10                                                                                                                            ⁷ And lest I should be exalted above measure through the

 

abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. ⁸ For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. ⁹ And 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. ¹⁰ Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

 

2.  ____________________    Grace – Grace That 

 

_____________________________   You

 

Psalm 55:22

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

 

Isaiah 40:28-31     

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, That the everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding. ²⁹ He giveth power to the faint; And to them that have no might he increaseth strength. ³⁰   Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall: ³¹ But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run, and not be weary; And they shall walk, and not faint.

 

 

 

 

3.  _________________________    Grace – Grace That Holds You

 

Back From _________________________

 

Genesis 20:1-18

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. ² And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. ³ But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife. ⁴ But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? ⁵ Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. ⁶ And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her…¹⁷ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. ¹⁸ For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

 

Psalm 19:12-14

 

4.  Great Grace – Grace That Makes You Great

 

Acts 4:33

³³ And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

 

8/25/13 - Bishop K. Searcy - Defending the Grace of God

Growing in Grace: 

Defending the Grace of God

 

 

2 Peter 3:18

¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.

Jude 3-4

³ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. ⁴ For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

I.                 FIG LEAVES

 

1.  The tree was the knowledge of good and evil – brings death.

Gen. 2:17

 

2.  Man’s effort to deal with such death is some activity to cover shame. Gen. 3:7

 

3.  The shame and death causes us to run from God. Gen. 3:8

 

4.  God covered their shame with something that cost them nothing. Gen. 3:21

 

 

 

II.             THE LAW

 

1.   Let Them Have More Of What They Think They Want Until They Realize What They Need.

 

Rom. 3:20

²⁰ Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Rom. 7:12

¹² Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good ¹³ Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

 

2.   All O.T. Sacrifices Fell Short.

 

Heb. 10:9

¹¹ And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

 

Heb. 10:1-3

 

3.   We Needed Something Different.

 

Gal. 3:24-25

²⁴ Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. ²⁵ But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

 

 

 

III.         ENTER JESUS

 

1.   Jesus Is Full Of Grace And Truth.

 

John 1:14

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

 

2.   Our Hearts Must Be Settled (Satisfied, Established, At Peace) With Grace. Not Needing Extra Stuff Like Rules, Meats Etc.

 

Heb. 13:9

⁹ Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

 

IV.         TRUE GRACE

 

1.  Grace Is Not A Singular Application.

John 1:16

                ¹⁶ And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for

                    grace

 

2.  Grace ____________    _____________ Up And Gives You An

 

 Inheritance Among The ____________________.

 

Acts 20:32

³² And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

 

3.  Grace Empowers You In Weak Areas.

 

2 Cor. 12:7-9

⁷ And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. ⁸ For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. ⁹ And 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

 

4.  You Can Frustrate Grace.

 

Gal. 2:20-21

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. ²¹ I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

 

5.  ________________   ___________________ Must Be In Grace.

 

2 Tim. 2:1

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in

 Christ Jesus.

 

Phil. 4:11-13

¹¹ Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. ¹² I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every

 

where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. ¹³ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me^[1]

       

6.  Grace _________________   You To Live Holy.

 

Titus 2:11-12

¹¹ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, ¹² Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.

 

7.  Any Gospel Other Than The Gospel Of Grace Is Another Gospel.

 

Gal. 1:6

⁶ I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel.

 

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8/18/13 BISHOP K. SEARCY - GROWING IN GRACE: What Else Can Grace Do for Me?

GROWING IN GRACE:  What Else Can Grace Do for Me?

¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18

 

REVIEW

I.                   FIG LEAVES   Gen. 2:17; Gen. 3:7; Gen. 3:8; Gen. 3:21

II.                 THE LAW

III.              ENTER JESUS

IV.              THE WISDOM AND BEAUTY OF GRACE

 

What Else Can Grace Do for YOU?

1.     WE ARE PRIVY TO WAVES OF GRACE LIKE WAVES ON A BEACH.

          John 1:16                                                                                                                                             ¹⁶ And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace

Because of the fullness of His grace … one blessing after another (charin anti charitos, lit., “grace in place of grace”) comes to Christians as waves continue to come to the shore. The Christian life is the constant reception of one evidence of God’s grace replacing another. (Bible Knowledge Commentary)

2.     THE RESULTS OF THE GRACE OF GOD ARE _______________    _______________.

 

Acts 11:22-24

²² Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. ²³ Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

 

3.     GRACE BUILDS US UP.

 

Acts 20:32

³² And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

 

4.     GRACE ___________________   YOU AN _____________________.

 

Acts 20:32

³² And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified

 

 

5.     GRACE CAUSES US TO REIGN IN LIFE.

Romans 5:17                                                                                                                                       For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

6.     GRACE REIGNS THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS, THEREFORE WE SHOULD

 

_________________________ RIGHTEOUSNESS.  

Romans 5:21                                                                                                                                       That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

7.     IT CAN MAKE YOU - THE PARADOX OF GRACE: GRACE IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST LABOR IN IT TO MAXIMIZE IT.

 

1 Cor. 15:10

¹⁰ But 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.

 

8.     GRACE MAKES UP FOR OUR WEAKNESSES.

 

2 Cor. 12:9

⁹ And 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.

 

9.     THE GIFT OF GRACE RELEASES THE EFFECTUAL WORKING OF _________________  

 

_____________________________.

 

Eph. 3:7-8

⁷ Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. ⁸ Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.

 

10.                         GRACE CAUSES US TO SERVE GOD ACCEPTABLY.

 

Heb. 12:28-29

²⁸ Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: ²⁹ For our God is a consuming fire.