Ephesians 2:8-Ephesians 2:8-1010

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God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! Not you…Salvation is GraceNot you…Salvation is GraceNot works…Salvation is a GiftNot works…Salvation is a GiftThus all Boasting…is in God! Thus all Boasting…is in God!

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us – – workmanshipworkmanship

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being confident of this being confident of this very thing, that He who very thing, that He who has begun a good work in has begun a good work in you will complete it until you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christthe day of Jesus Christ

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us – – workmanshipworkmanship

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David said to Saul, “Your David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the took a lamb out of the flock, flock,

I went out after it and I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. struck and killed it.

Moreover David said, “The Moreover David said, “The LORD, who delivered me LORD, who delivered me from the paw of the lion from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this from the hand of this Philistine.”Philistine.”

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us – – workmanshipworkmanship

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Who are you to judge Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his another’s servant? To his own master he stands or own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. able to make him stand.

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us – – workmanshipworkmanship

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God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us - workmanship- workmanshipGod Creates us God Creates us - for good - for good worksworks

Good works?Good works?

There is none who does There is none who does good, good, no, not one.no, not one.

He who does good is of He who does good is of GodGod

……our great God and Savior our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He Himself for us, that He might redeem us from might redeem us from every lawless deed and every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for special people, zealous for good works. good works.

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us - workmanship- workmanshipGod Creates us God Creates us - for good - for good worksworks

Good works? God works! Good works? God works! Notice!Notice!– not BY, but FOR– not BY, but FOR

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us - workmanship- workmanshipGod Creates us God Creates us - for good - for good worksworksGod Prepares for us God Prepares for us - good - good works works

He creates the opportunitiesHe creates the opportunitiesHe provides all we will needHe provides all we will needHe takes into thought every He takes into thought every

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God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us - workmanship- workmanshipGod Creates us God Creates us - for good works- for good worksGod Prepares for us God Prepares for us - good - good works works

All we have to do is walk in All we have to do is walk in Intentional grace & simplicity here Intentional grace & simplicity here Discovering Discovering what God has for uswhat God has for us

- sometimes thrust before you- sometimes thrust before you- sometimes a concern you have- sometimes a concern you have- sometimes a desire rising in you- sometimes a desire rising in you

Delight yourself also in the Delight yourself also in the LORD, LORD,

And He shall give you the And He shall give you the desires of your heart. desires of your heart.

for it is God who works in for it is God who works in you both to will and to do you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. for His good pleasure.

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us - workmanship- workmanshipGod Creates us God Creates us - for good works- for good worksGod Prepares for us God Prepares for us - good works - good works

All we have to do is walk in All we have to do is walk in Intentional grace & simplicity here Intentional grace & simplicity here Discovering Discovering what God has for uswhat God has for us

- sometimes thrust before you- sometimes thrust before you- sometimes a concern you have- sometimes a concern you have- sometimes a desire rising in you- sometimes a desire rising in you- sometimes…a thousand things- sometimes…a thousand things- sometimes trial and error - sometimes trial and error

Then Jonathan said to the Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of over to the garrison of these uncircumcisedthese uncircumcised

it may be that the LORD it may be that the LORD will work for us. For will work for us. For nothing restrains the nothing restrains the LORD from saving by many LORD from saving by many or by few.” or by few.”

And there was trembling in And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The among all the people. The garrison and the raiders garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it earth quaked, so that it was a very great was a very great trembling. trembling.

Now the watchmen of Saul Now the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and there was the looked, and there was the multitude, melting away; multitude, melting away; and they went here and and they went here and there. there.

So the LORD saved Israel So the LORD saved Israel that daythat day

it may be that the LORD it may be that the LORD will work for us. For will work for us. For nothing restrains the nothing restrains the LORD from saving by many LORD from saving by many or by few.or by few.

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us - workmanship- workmanshipGod Creates us God Creates us - for good works- for good worksGod Prepares for us God Prepares for us - good works - good works

All we have to do is walk in All we have to do is walk in Intentional grace & simplicity here Intentional grace & simplicity here Discovering Discovering what God has for uswhat God has for us

- sometimes thrust before you- sometimes thrust before you- sometimes a concern you have- sometimes a concern you have- sometimes a desire rising in you- sometimes a desire rising in you- sometimes…a thousand things- sometimes…a thousand things- sometimes trial and error - sometimes trial and error

God Saves us God Saves us - is ALL Him! - is ALL Him! God Works us God Works us - workmanship- workmanshipGod Creates us God Creates us - for good works- for good worksGod Prepares for us God Prepares for us - good - good works works

All we have to do is walk in All we have to do is walk in Intentional grace & simplicity here Intentional grace & simplicity here Discovering Discovering what God has for uswhat God has for usDoing Doing what God has for uswhat God has for us

- Main key…be willing, don’t say No- Main key…be willing, don’t say No - - God will empower what He calls God will empower what He calls

And God is able to make And God is able to make all grace abound toward all grace abound toward you, that you, always you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all having all sufficiency in all things, may have an things, may have an abundance for every good abundance for every good work. work.

for it is God who works in for it is God who works in you both to will and to do you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. for His good pleasure.

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All we have to do is walk All we have to do is walk in in

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