GOD'S RICHES...AT CHRIST'S EXPENSE (1 OF 7)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9
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God's Riches...at Christ's Expense (1 of 7)
Beyond Amazing: Understanding the Grace of God
Jeff Schreve
2 Corinthians 8:9
It was March 1748. John Newton, a vile, foul-mouthed slave ship captain, was in a violent storm in the North Atlantic off the coast of Ireland. The ship had been battered for days. John Newton was at the helm. They strapped him to the wheel. He was there hour after hour after hour trying to steer the ship through the storm to safety. All those on the ship thought they were going down. Newton thought he was going to die. And he cried out to God, and he cried out for deliverance, and he cried out for salvation. And the Lord answered his prayer. He brought him through the storm, but, more importantly, He saved his soul. And John Newton eventually left the slave trade. He was ordained in the Church of England. And twenty-four years later he wrote the words, "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found; was blind, but now I see." That's arguably the most familiar hymn in America today. It's one of the most beloved hymns of all time. It was just a short time before Newton's death, he wrote in his diary, March 21, 1805, "Only God's amazing grace could take a rude, profane slave-trading sailor and transform him into a child of God."
We're starting a new sermon series today, and that series is on the grace of God. I've entitled it, "Beyond Amazing: Understanding the Grace of God."
Now, I'm convinced that, although we use the word grace a lot, many of us don't really fully understand what that is and what that conveys. And because we don't fully understand it, we don't get in on the fullness of it. We can sing about it, but do we really know what it means, the depth of what it means? What is grace? You know, the Old Testament is a testament, a covenant, a deal in the Law. It's called the Old Testament Law. "The Law was given through Moses," it says in John chapter 1. ...
Beyond Amazing: Understanding the Grace of God
Jeff Schreve
2 Corinthians 8:9
It was March 1748. John Newton, a vile, foul-mouthed slave ship captain, was in a violent storm in the North Atlantic off the coast of Ireland. The ship had been battered for days. John Newton was at the helm. They strapped him to the wheel. He was there hour after hour after hour trying to steer the ship through the storm to safety. All those on the ship thought they were going down. Newton thought he was going to die. And he cried out to God, and he cried out for deliverance, and he cried out for salvation. And the Lord answered his prayer. He brought him through the storm, but, more importantly, He saved his soul. And John Newton eventually left the slave trade. He was ordained in the Church of England. And twenty-four years later he wrote the words, "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found; was blind, but now I see." That's arguably the most familiar hymn in America today. It's one of the most beloved hymns of all time. It was just a short time before Newton's death, he wrote in his diary, March 21, 1805, "Only God's amazing grace could take a rude, profane slave-trading sailor and transform him into a child of God."
We're starting a new sermon series today, and that series is on the grace of God. I've entitled it, "Beyond Amazing: Understanding the Grace of God."
Now, I'm convinced that, although we use the word grace a lot, many of us don't really fully understand what that is and what that conveys. And because we don't fully understand it, we don't get in on the fullness of it. We can sing about it, but do we really know what it means, the depth of what it means? What is grace? You know, the Old Testament is a testament, a covenant, a deal in the Law. It's called the Old Testament Law. "The Law was given through Moses," it says in John chapter 1. ...
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