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Downs to the Sea

Steve PetchSunday 8th March 2015

Grace Filled ChurchPart 6: Don’t be deceived by appearances

Gal 4 v 8 – 31

The Western Worldview:

“Seeing is Believing”

A Biblical Worldview:

“Believing is Seeing”

2 Cor 5v7: “We live by faith, not by sight”

• Faith is a gift of God

• Faith is believing that what God says is true, is true

What is faith?

1 Tim 6v12: “Fight the good fight of faith”

Grace: God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense

Legalism: Following religious rules to try to earn forgiveness or favour from God

1. Grace vs Legalism

Is it done in faith, or is it a dead religious work?

How do you react to life’s problems and setbacks?

2. Comfort vs Difficulty

John 16v33: “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

There is such a thing as ‘truth’ and there is such a thing as ‘error’

3. God’s Truth vs Satan’s Lies

Know your Bible!

God gave Abraham a promise … and God delivered on it in his own timing and in his own way

4. God’s Promises vs Human Effort

We must not try to do for ourselves, what God has promised he will do for us!

4. God’s Promises vs Human Effort

Heb 6v12: “We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience

inherit what has been promised.”

Legalism vs Grace

Comfort vs Difficulty

God’s Truth vs Satan’s Lies

God’s Promises vs Human Effort

Why does God always seem to wait until the last minute to come through for us?

God is not a God of the last minute, he’s a God of resurrection

Will you commit to trust Jesus?

In every situation?