THE GRACE OF GOD

THE GRACE OF GOD

SCRIPTURES: Hebrews 3:4, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Zechariah 4:6. 

CONFESSIONS: 2 Corinthians 12:9.

SONGS      1. Favor is my name. 2. Jehovah Jireh, your grace is sufficient for me

2. There is none holy as our God.

HYMNS:    1. Grace that is greater than all my sins.

                     2.  More Love to thee O Christ                             

PRAYERS

1.   O God arise and destroy every weapons fashioned against me. 

2. My Father and my God, help me not to take your grace for granted, in the name of Jesus.

3.   I refuse to frustrate the grace of God in my life, in the name of Jesus.

4.  all hindrances to my maximizing the grace of God in my life, collapse, in the name of Jesus.

5. By the power in the blood of Jesus, I shall reach my goal, in the name of Jesus. 

INTRODUCTION

The source of grace is the Father. The grace of God brings salvation to man. Titus 2:11. Grace and faith came through Jesus Christ. Therefore, we obtain grace through our Lord Jesus Christ. John 1:17. Jesus must be our foundation. The grace of God is multiplied in our lives by our knowledge of God. 2 Peter 1:2. The knowledge of God comes through prayerful study of God’s word, the Bible.

To be effective in doing what God has called us to do, we need God’s eyes, ears, hands, feet, strength, and power. God confers His grace not only on individuals but also on His work. 2 Corinthians 13:14. As Christians, grace is available to us at all times and in every situation.  All we have to do is ask God through Christ to impact us with His grace. Matthew 7:7-8.

Prayer: Father pour upon me the grace that I need to run successfully the race that is set before me, in the name of Jesus

WHAT IS THE GRACE OF GOD?

The grace of God is:

1.    Divine enablement. Romans 15:15.

For example, we are saved by grace through faith in God.

2.    God’s power and ability impacted to human beings.

To enable them to accomplish their God given assignments and tasks.

3.    Unmerited and freely given favor of God.  1 Corinthians 1:4.

4.    A gift to man from God. Ephesians 2:8, Ephesians 3:7.

It is free. Money cannot buy it.

Prayer: Father pour your grace upon me afresh, in the name of Jesus.

WHY DO YOU NEED THE GRACE OF GOD?

1.   It takes the grace of God to carry out your divine assignments on earth and fulfill your destiny. 1 Corinthians 3:19, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Luke 2:40, Exodus 33:10.

Even our Lord Jesus needed the grace of God to carry out His assignments. Hebrews 2:9.

2.   The gifts of the Holy Spirit are distributed according to the grace of God that rests on you. 1 Peter 4:10.

3.   The grace of God perfects a person. 1 Peter 5:10.

Apostle Paul in the Bible is a perfect example.  He was a man that in his zeal for God, murdered Christians thinking that He was doing good for God. But despite this terrible past, the grace of God perfected his life and he became one of the chief apostles.

4.   The grace of God establishes a person. 1 Peter 5:10.

It turned illiterate fishermen from Galilee into leaders of Christianity. It turned Saul of Tarsus the murderer of Christians into Paul the Apostle who wrote over a third of the New Testament books of the Bible.

5.   The grace of God strengthens a person. 1 Peter 5:10.

This is why the Bible tells us that God’s grace is sufficient for us and that His strength is perfected in our weakness. Leviticus 15:25.

WHAT CAN HINDER THE GRACE OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE?

1.   Sin. Isaiah 59:1-2.

2.   Your actions can frustrate the grace of God in your life.

For example, bitterness and unforgiveness can all hinder the grace of God in your life. Hebrews 12:15. Humility attracts the grace of God, while pride keeps it away. 1 Peter 5:5.

3.   The grace of God can be wasted and not appropriated wisely. 2 Corinthians 6:1.

4.   The grace of God can be abused. Jude 1:4.

For example, it should not be taken as liberty to commit immorality and other sinful acts.

5.   Not studying or increasing in your knowledge of the word of God.

Remember that your knowledge of God increases your grace.

6.   Failure to ask God for more grace.

You have to take all your problems to God in prayers.

7.   Ignorance

Not knowing that the grace of God is available to you through Jesus Christ.

Prayer: O Lord, damage my ignorance, in the name of Jesus.

HOW DO YOU OBTAIN GOD’S GRACE?

1.    Get saved. Jesus is the only source of grace 

Grace and faith came through Him. We must remain attached to the socket of God to benefit from His grace.

2.    We must acknowledge our weakness

Apostle Paul did.  He said when he is weak then is he made strong through Christ.  1 Corinthians 15:10, Matthew 7:7-8.  We must realize that it is not by our power or our might but by the Spirit of God. Zechariah 4:6.

3.    Realize that you are not powerless

The Greater One lives in you than he that is in the world. He carries the greatest power than any situation or power that can confront you. Lamentations 3:37, Psalm 62:12.  Realize and confess that you can do all things through Christ that strengthens you. Philippians 4:13.  

4.    Pray for God to bestow His grace on you. 2 Thessalonians 1:12.

Do not suffer in silence. Ask God for His grace daily to run the race that is set before you and to sustain you.   1 Corinthians 15:10, Matthew 7:7-8.

  

PRAYERS

Songs: 1. He is able more than able to do much more than I could ever dream. 2. Bigger than all my problems, bigger than everything.  3. Where he leads me I will follow. 

1. Ask God to forgive you of every sin. Use psalm 51 and 32 to do this.

2. My Father and my God, pour your grace upon me daily to enable me accomplish my divine assignments, in the name of Jesus.

3. My Father, let your grace be sufficient for me in my weakness, in the name of Jesus.

4. My Father, let your strength make me to be strong in my weakness, in the name of Jesus.

5. I receive your grace to do the impossible in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

6. I receive grace to maximize my benefits in Christ, in the name of Jesus.

7. I prophesy over you now: Receive the grace of God to do your God ordained assignments.  Receive the grace of God to shine in all your endeavor.

    Receive that grace now, in the name of Jesus.