Sermon Cloud

"Foundations: Grace Changes Me"

Big Idea: Grace Changes Everything

"the stewardship of God's grace... was given to me for your benefit"  ephesians3/2nab

"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you."    -Jesus in matthew5/44

"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain... Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.  I'm torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and sometimes I long to go and be with Christ. That would be far better for me, but it is better for you that I live."  philippians1/21>24nlt

"For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race, the people of Israel."  romans9/3>4nlt

Prayer is both the Proof Of and that which Produces Love

I must pray for others For My Sake

"Moses then returned to the Lord and said, ‘These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold and worshiped it.  Please forgive their sin; but if you won't, then remove my name from the book in which you have written the names of your people.'"  exodus32/32nlt

I must pray for others For Christ' Sake

"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities... Christ Jesus, who died... is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us."  isaiah53/5  &  romans8/34nlt