"God's Grace on the Road to Eternity", Mikko Summala, Thames Valley churches of Christ

Grace - what we need here and now

Prayer - what we need to help us get from here to there 

Salvation - where we are going

 

Grace and Mercy

• Is 30.18
• Rom 8.38-39
• God is eager to offer grace

 

Salvation

• Jn 3.14, 16
• “Eternal life”
• God determined not to lose anyone

 

Prayer

• God’s main tool for helping us to get from receiving grace and achieving salvation
• Man speaking to God
• Active stopping, listening, confession, asking
• Matt 6.7-8
• Ask
• God will hear you
• God already knows what you need

 

How does this fit together?

• Grace (GOD); Jesus (SALVATION); Spirit (PRAYER)

 

How does the LORD want us to talk to him?

 

“OUR FATHER”

Matt 6.7-8

• A simple call to pray
• Almighty God
• Father, LORD, The Creator of the universe

V11

• Bread - the stuff we need to live this day
• Daily - living one day at a time

V12

• Debt - everything that needs to be paid back
• Forgiving others is the harder part
• Especially because emotions are involved
• Leave the sins of others behind

V13

• Temptation/Testing
• We have freedom of choice; important to utilize that with responsibility 
• Need protection from the power of Satan 

“Doxology”

• The power is God’s 
• Confident in surrendering
• Being dependent on God is

 

Salvation progression

1. Awareness 
2. Recognition
3. Confession
4. Request

 

See also Neh 9.14-21

 

God’s love encompasses the whole process.

 

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God bless,

 

Malcolm 

 

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