Sermon at the Haynes Street church of Christ on May 4, 2014. Topic: "What Are You Doing with God's Grace?" Preacher: Steven Matthews

1. TIMES OF SERVICES
SUNDAY:
9:30 A.M. BIBLE CLASS
10:30 A.M. WORSHIP
WEDNESDAY:
7 P.M. BIBLE CLASS
Welcome to the Haynes
Street church of Christ

2. God’s Grace
 Grace: Unmerited favor of God toward mankind.
 Grace must be deeply appreciated, and never be
minimized or perverted.
 Are you letting God’s grace be given to you in vain?
 I Cor. 15:9-10: God had been gracious to Paul.
 Paul considered himself the least of the apostles,
because he had persecuted the church.
 “His grace toward me was not in vain.”
 We must not let God’s grace be given to us in vain.

3. God’s Grace
 Paul recognized how unworthy he was.
 Paul was a gifted man (Acts 22:3; Galatians 1:14;
Philippians 3:4-6).
 What we were before Christ entered our lives
(Romans 3:10-18; Ephesians 2:1-3).
 Paul acknowledged God’s grace in his life.
 He was an apostle by the grace of God (Proverbs
3:5-6; I Timothy 1:12; Ephesians 3:7-8, 6:19; I
Corinthians 3:5-7; Acts 17:28).
 God has bestowed grace upon you (Rom. 12:3-8).

4. God’s Grace
 Paul worked hard.
 Philippians 3:7-14: Those things that Paul thought
to be important became unimportant after becoming
a Christian.
 Matthew 25:14-30: Parable of the talents.
 I Pet. 4:10-11: Use gifts to glorify God.
 Paul acknowledged God’s grace in his life.
 After Paul worked hard, he still acknowledged God’s
grace. He was not better than anyone else.
 Matt. 5:16: As we reflect Christ, we glorify God.

5. God’s Grace
 Romans 6:1-5
 Do we think that sin, in a way, makes grace more
abundant?
 Paul tells us a Christian who continues in sin is
denying his or her own identity in Christ.
 We identify with Christ’s death and resurrection.
 Thus, we are to live a new life.
 As we stand before God in judgment, what do you
want to hear God say to you (Matthew 25:21, 23;
I Corinthians 15:10)?

6. The Plan of Salvation
Hear (Romans 1:16; 10:14, 17)
Believe (John 8:24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews
11:6)
Repent (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)
Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-33)
Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16)
Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10; Matthew
6:33; Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 15:58)