Amazing
Grace
N E W H O P E C H U R C H
End times
Authored By:
Rev. Mark Odle
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Amazing Grace
Amazing grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me, I once
was lost but now I am found, was blind but now I see, T’was grace that
taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved.
Understanding what is so Amazing about Grace.
Grace as defined in the Greek Text
Grace = the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection
through one’s life.
Why is Grace so Amazing?
Regardless of where you find yourself
Regardless of what you think about God
Regardless of who you are
Regardless of when you call upon the Lord
Regardless if you don’t call upon the Lord
God’s divine influence upon your heart is there trying to make that needed
change in your life, in order to help you be right with God.
II Peter 3:9 NCV
The Lord is not slow in doing what he promised—the way some people
understand slowness. But God is being patient with you. He does not want
anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives.
It is important that you understand God’s divine influence!
As pertaining to eternal life
As pertaining to your heart
As pertaining to your daily walk
Where are you seeing his divine influence personally?
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How sweet the sound
Understanding sin --- and its effect upon life.
Romans 5:12 NCV
Sin came into the world because of what one man did, and with sin came death.
This is why everyone must die—because everyone sinned.
Let’s go back to the beginning:
A Commandment Made
Genesis 2:15-17 KJV
(15) And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to
dress it and to keep it.
(16) And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden
thou mayest eat freely,
(17) But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in
the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
The Commandment Broken
Genesis 3:6 KJV
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the
fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did
eat.
Sin Entered
Genesis 3:7 KJV
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked;
and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
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Now God’s Grace comes:
Romans 5:15, 18, 21 NCV
(15) But God’s free gift is not like Adam’s sin. Many people died because of the
sin of that one man. But the grace from God was much greater: many people
received God’s gift of life by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ.
(18) So as one sin of Adam brought the punishment of death to all people, one
good act that Christ did makes all people right with God. And that brings true
life for all.
(21) Sin once used death to rule us, but God gave more of his grace so that
grace could rule by making people right with him. And this brings life forever
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Facts:
Adam’s one sin brings death
Christ’s one act of grace brings life
Grace over sin --- brings eternal life
Sin over grace --- brings eternal death
Oh, how sweet the sound of Amazing Grace!
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That Saved a Wretch like Me
The Gift of God
We have a Choice to make!
Being spiritually dead
Having spiritual life
Spiritually Dead:
Ephesians 2:1-10 NCV
(1) In the past you were spiritually dead because of your sins and the things
you did against God.
(2) Yes, in the past you lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the
evil powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those
who refuse to obey God.
(3) In the past all of us lived like them, trying to please our sinful selves and
doing all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We should have suffered
God’s anger because of the way we were. We were the same as all other people.
Spiritual Life:
(4) But God’s mercy is great, and he loved us very much.
(5) Though we were spiritually dead because of the things we did against God,
he gave us new life with Christ. You have been saved by God’s grace.
(6) And he raised us up with Christ and gave us a seat with him in the heavens.
He did this for those in Christ Jesus
(7) so that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace by
being kind to us in Christ Jesus.
(8) I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing.
You did not save yourselves: It is a gift from God.
(9) It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it.
(10) God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good
works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing.
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It is a Gift from God:
The Gift:
New life with Christ
Saved by Grace
A seat with him in the heavens
The Giver:
God
When is this gift yours?
When you reach out and accept God’s saving grace by faith believing it
is for you.
Do you have this Gift?
Do you desire to have this Gift?
If you know that you are spiritually dead, as you are right now, and desire to
have spiritual life and if you are willing to accept God’s gift of life, would you
pray?
Dear God:
I know that I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and arose again. I
ask you to forgive me of all my sins, and ask you, Jesus, to come into my heart.
Thank you God for saving me and giving me eternal life. I now give myself to
you. Be the Lord of my life. In Jesus’ name. A-Men.
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I Once was lost but now I am Found
Can it be that easy?
Can that gift be mine?
Romans 10:9-13 NCV
(9) If you use your mouth to say, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe in your
heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved.
(10) We believe with our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we use
our mouths to say that we believe, and so we are saved.
(11) As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be
disappointed.”
(12) The Scripture says “anyone” because there is no difference between those
who are Jews and those who are not. The same Lord is the Lord of all and gives
many blessings to all who trust in him.
(13) As the Scripture says, “Anyone who calls on the Lord will be saved.”
Is it possible to simply believe in your heart and confess with your mouth and be
saved?
My granddaughter Elizabeth came to me at the age of six and said, “Grandpa I
want to be baptized.” I sat down with her after being asked about the 10th time
and explained what it meant to be baptized.
First: You must understand that Jesus died for us on the cross, was buried,
then on the third day arose and came alive again, and is now with God in heaven.
She said so easily and real, “Grandpa, I believe!” I questioned in my mind,
what do I do now? In the next few days, Elizabeth began to tell people that she
had gotten saved at Grandpa’s.
Then God’s Word spoke to my heart.
Rom. 10:9 If you use your mouth to say, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you
believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved.
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Acts 8:36-37 KJV --- And the Eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth
hinder me to be baptized?
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And
he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Elizabeth had just done this very thing, and had wanted to do it all week. She
just needed to know how to be saved.
Facts of Salvation:
If you believe in your heart --- God raised Jesus from the dead --- You
will be saved
Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed
Anyone who calls on the Lord will be saved
If Elizabeth, at the age of six, could understand her need for salvation, and that it
is that simple, can you?
Elizabeth was baptized just a few weeks later, by Grandpa!
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Was Blind, but now I See
Being the Christian God wants you to be
Philippians 2:12-18 NCV
12. My dear friends, you have always obeyed God when I was with you. It is
even more important that you obey now while I am away from you. Keep on
working to complete your salvation with fear and trembling.
13. Because God is working in you to help you want and to do and be able to
do what pleases him.
14. Do everything without complaining or arguing.
15. Then you will be innocent and without any wrong. You will be God’s
children without fault. But you are living with crooked and mean people all
around you, among whom you shine like stars in the dark world.
16. You offer the teaching that gives life. So when Christ comes again, I can be
happy because my work was not wasted. I ran the race and won.
17. Your faith makes you offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God. If I
have to offer my own blood with your sacrifice, I will be happy and full of joy
with all of you.
18. You also should be happy and full of joy with me.
It’s important to understand:
God’s Amazing Grace
Sin and it’s effect upon man
The Gift of God
The moment of Salvation
But we still have another step to understand
Being the Christian God wants me to be
Keys to the life as a Christian:
1. Keep on working to complete your salvation
2. Do everything without complaining or arguing
3. You offer teaching that gives life
4. Offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God
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Explanation of Life as a Christian
1. Keep on working to complete your salvation with fear and trembling.
Salvation is lived out every day, the rest of your life.
Fear --- means reverence or respect
Trembling --- acknowledging sin and understanding its power to
bring death
You won’t be alone in working to complete your salvation:
Because God is working in you to help you
Help you want and to do and be able to do
What pleases him
With God on your side you can!!!
2. Do everything without complaining or arguing.
Then you will be innocent and without wrong
You will be God’s children without fault
Shine like stars in a dark world
But don’t forget:
You are living with crooked and mean people all around you.
Always remember:
3. You offer teaching that gives life.
Who do you know that is lost in their sin?
Can you share with them how to be saved?
Salvation is for them also!
What do I do now?
4. Offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God.
Serving God:
Going to church
Praying for others
Reading and studying your bible
Telling others of their need for salvation
Using your talents and gifts for God.
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T’was Grace that taught my Heart to Fear
And Grace my Fears Relieved
In Romans 5:1-11, we find 7 Treasures in Being Right with God.
Romans 5:1-11 NCV
(1) Since we have been made right with God by our faith,
We have peace with God. This happened through our Lord Jesus Christ,
(2) who has brought us into the blessing of God’s grace that we now enjoy. And
we are happy because of the hope we have of sharing God’s glory.
(3) We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles
produce patience.
(4) And patience produces character, and character produces hope.
(5) And this hope will never disappoint us, because God has poured out his love
to fill our hearts. He gave us his love through the Holy Spirit, whom God has
given to us.
(6) When we were unable to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ
died for us, although we were living against God.
(7) Very few people will die to save the life of someone else. Although perhaps
for a good person someone might possibly die.
(8) But God shows his great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we
were still sinners.
(9) So through Christ we will surely be saved from God’s anger, because we
have been made right with God by the blood of Christ’s death.
(10) While we were God’s enemies, he made friends with us through the death of
his Son. Surely, now that we are his friends, he will save us through his Son’s
life.
(11) And not that, but now we are also very happy in God through our Lord
Jesus Christ. Through him we are now God’s friends again.
The 7 treasures in being right with God:
(1) We have peace with God
(2) The blessing of God’s grace that we now enjoy
(3) We are happy
(4) We also have joy with our troubles
(5) God has poured out his love to fill our hearts
(6) Through Christ we will surely be saved from God’s anger
(7) We are now God’s friends again
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Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I am found
Was blind but now I see
T’was grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my
fears relieved
Are you amazed with Gods Grace?
Is the sound of salvation sweet to you?
Have you come to Christ to be saved?
Are your fears relieved?
If not, please take time right now to do so!
If yes, rejoice forever more!
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