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Page 1: Theme The Lord’s wonderful unending plan for us is just as enjoyable for us as it is for Him
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Ephesians 2:8-10

We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good

works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Eph. 2:10

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ThemeThe Lord’s

wonderful unending

plan for us

is just as enjoyable for us

as it is for Him.

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4 …because of his great love for us,

God, who is rich in mercy,

5 made us alive with Christ

even when we were dead in transgressions

--it is by grace you have been saved.

6 And God raised us up with Christ

and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in

Christ Jesus,

7 in order that in the coming ages He might

show the incomparable riches of His grace,

expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

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8 For it is by grace you have been saved,

through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--

9 not by works, so that no-one can boast.

10 For we are God’s workmanship,

created in Christ Jesusto do good works,

which God preparedin advance for us to do.

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Introduction

What Is GodDoing With You?

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Who Is This Man?

1839-1937Kykuit HillNew YorkBorn again BaptistFamous AbolitionistVoted for Lincoln

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Who Is This Man?

Retired at 50

Founder of modern philanthropy

Richest manwho ever lived

$700,000,000,000

John D. Rockefeller I

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1. Reveal His LOVE for us

“because of His great love for us” (4)

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2. Reveal HisFORGIVENESS of us

“God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive” (5)

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3. Reveal His GENEROSITY toward us

“by grace you have been saved” (5 & 8)

the incomparable riches of his grace

it is by grace you have been saved. (2x)

Grace Made Us Alive – to have abundant,

meaningful life now and eternal life later.

Grace rescued us from a meaningless life

now

Grace rescued us from a wretched eternity

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4. Reveal HisTHOROUGHNESS with us

“show the incomparable riches of his grace” (7)

What is grace and what does it do?

It is God’s divine enablement (a gift) that empowers us to do the right (good, righteous) thing.

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5. Reveal His MATCHLESSNESS in us

“you have been saved, through faith…not from yourselves…not works (human effort)” (8,9)

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6. Reveal His DEVOTION to us

“we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus” (10)

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1st He MEASURES usaccording to His Plan

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2nd He Brings inthe TOOLS to do His work

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3rd He then REMOVESwhat is useless

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4th He PROVIDES what is needed

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5th He JOINSHis resources to us

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6th

He COMPLETES

our Readiness

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7th He puts us in a GOOD PLACE for

service

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7. Reveal His PURPOSE for us

“created… to do good works,

which God

prepared in advance

for us to do”

 

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ThemeThe Lord’s

wonderful unending

plan for us

is just as enjoyable for us

as it is for Him.

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Our Challenge

 Ask Him about your unique purpose

and when you discover it,

enjoy His energy, guidance and strength to do it. That’s Grace!