February 26, 2017
4 STORIES – 3 QUOTES – 2 VERSES – 1 PASSAGE
STORY #1
QUOTE #1
By the grace of God I am what
I am… I am not what I ought
to be.
How imperfect and deficient I
am! I am not what I wish to be.
Though I am not what I ought to be, I can truly say that I
am not what I once was—a slave to sin and Satan. I can
heartily say with Paul, ‘By the grace of God I am what I am!’
Ephesians 2:1-9
QUOTE #2
When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a
fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person
competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his
performance, that is a prize. When a person receives
appropriate recognition for his long service or high
achievements, that is an award.
When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a
fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person
competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his
performance, that is a prize. When a person receives
appropriate recognition for his long service or high
achievements, that is an award. But when a person is
not capable of earning a wage, can win no prize, and
deserves no award—yet receives such a gift anyway—
that is a good picture of God's unmerited favor. This is
what we mean when we talk about the grace of God.
When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a
fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person
competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his
performance, that is a prize. When a person receives
appropriate recognition for his long service or high
achievements, that is an award. But when a person is
not capable of earning a wage, can win no prize, and
deserves no award—yet receives such a gift anyway—
that is a good picture of God's unmerited favor. This is
what we mean when we talk about the grace of God.
Romans 6:23
STORY #2
“For the wages
of sin is death,
but the free gift
of God is eternal
life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.”
"Whatever you have
done, whatever you
have become,
STORY
#3 it
doesn't matter.
Please come home.“
“There is more
grace in God’s
heart than sin
in your past.”
STORY #4
2 Cor 5:14
2 Cor 5:14 “For the love of Christ compels us.”