Introduction

• Revelation 22:21
• Grace is “unmerited favor.”

Grace gives me peace and confidence.

• Titus 2:11-14; 3:4
• I John 2:28; 4:17
• I John 1:7
• Romans 4:1-8
• Confidence doesn’t come from me and my works – it comes from trust in God.
• Our job is to completely surrender to God’s will.

Grace changes how I look at others.

• Luke 18:9-14
• Ephesians 3:1-8, 13-21 – Paul was full of humility. He was a humble steward of God’s grace.

The devil is good at hiding the beauty of grace.

• One extreme: grace means sin doesn’t affect my salvation
  • Romans 6:1-2, 15
  • Jude 1:1-4
  • I John 1:5-6
• Other extreme: grace means I can earn my salvation
  • Ephesians 2:8-9