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Grace is God at Work

Passion City Church • Dec 2, 2024 • 35 min

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Summary

Grace is not merely a past event that saved us; it is God actively at work in our lives every single day. Just as we received salvation through faith in God's power, we are called to walk daily by trusting His sustaining grace for every trial, loss, and weakness we encounter. Even when persistent difficulties remain, God's grace is completely sufficient, allowing His power to rest upon us so that He alone receives the glory.

Themes

Saving GraceSustaining GraceGod's GloryStrength in WeaknessIdentity in Christ

Key Points

1.
God freely gives grace and glory to those who are self-aware and acknowledge their deep need for Him.
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Grace is defined as God at work doing for us what we could never do for ourselves.
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Salvation is entirely a gift of God's grace that revives spiritually dead people, leaving no room for human boasting.
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The same grace through faith that saved us initially is required to sustain us in our daily walk with Christ.
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God provides His sustaining grace in the exact moment of need rather than stockpiling it in advance.
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Just as a floor jack effortlessly lifts a heavy car, God's super grace effortlessly lifts and carries us through overwhelming burdens.
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When facing persistent difficulties or weaknesses, God's grace is fully sufficient to sustain us rather than simply removing the struggle.
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Believers are not spiritual beggars pleading for crumbs, but are co-heirs seated with Christ who have full access to divine power.

Sermon Moments

“Grace is God at work—in other words, Grace is God doing something that I can't do.”

“Glory is the weight and worth of God.”

“Dead people can't do anything, so God made us alive in Christ—that is Grace.”

“The floor jack illustration showing how God's super grace effortlessly lifts burdens thousands of pounds heavy.”

“He does not give you sustaining grace before you need it; He gives you what you need when you need it.”

“There is a unique, one-time grace for being a grieving son and a leading shepherd at the same time.”

“The thorn is real, but the grace gets the glory.”

“We are not beggars showing other beggars where to find crumbs; we are seated with access to divine power.”

This Week

Practice spiritual self-awareness each morning by opening your hands and admitting your complete need for God's grace.

Rely on God's sustaining grace for difficult conversations or trials scheduled for this week, trusting He will provide strength right when you need it.

Rest completely in Christ's finished work, rejecting any impulse to try to earn or footnote your salvation through human effort.

When facing a persistent struggle or thorn in your life, pray for God's grace to sustain you and reveal His power through your weakness.

Refuse to let your struggles or thorns become the focal point of your life, choosing instead to give all the glory to God's grace.

Approach daily challenges with confidence, remembering your true position as a co-heir seated with Christ rather than a spiritual beggar.

Offer encouragement and comfort to someone walking through grief or loss by pointing them to God's specific grace designed for their exact moment of need.

Remember This

Grace is God doing for us what we could never do for ourselves, both saving us initially and sustaining us through every moment of life.

A Challenge for You

Don't give the glory to your thorn. The thorn is real, but make sure God's sufficient grace gets all the glory as you walk forward in His strength.

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