august 9 2009 kick off 40 days of grace

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THE UNITED CELEBRATIONTHE UNITED CELEBRATION

AMONG DIFFERENTAMONG DIFFERENTCHURCHESCHURCHES


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THE UNITED CELEBRATIONTHE UNITED CELEBRATIONAMONG DIFFERENTAMONG DIFFERENT

CHURCHESCHURCHES

153153 Participants GUIDE sold!Participants GUIDE sold!

199199 Books sold!Books sold!


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I want to PARTICIPATE!

READREAD for 40 DAYSfor 40 DAYS

JOINJOIN a Small Groupa Small GroupMEMORIZEMEMORIZE 5 VERSES5 VERSES

CELEBRATECELEBRATE everyeverySUNDAYSUNDAY


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IMAGINE what canIMAGINE what can

happen if YOU will behappen if YOU will be

CONSISTENT in yourCONSISTENT in yourQuiet Times?Quiet Times?

PART of a LOVING Small Group?PART of a LOVING Small Group?

EXCITED to CELEBRATE Jesus everyEXCITED to CELEBRATE Jesus every

Sunday?Sunday? INTENTIONAL in BibleINTENTIONAL in Bible

Memorization?Memorization?


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40 DAYS of GRACE

BRING a FRIEND or a LOVED ONEevery Sunday in any of our churchcelebrations.

YOUTH meets at Cinema 5 everySunday.

CHILDRENs Church meets at the

Lobby of Cinema 6.


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Priority SUNDAYS

August 9 Kick Off What is GRACE?

August 16 Week 1 GIVINGGIVING

August 23 Week 2REVELATION

August 30 Week 3 ADORATION

September 6 Week 4 COMMUNITY

September 13 Week 5EVANGELISM (END)(END)


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SESSIONS in Your Small Groups

Current and NEW Groups /Sites

Small Group Session 1 PtrDave King

Small Group Session 2 Ptr Joe

Ascalon

Small Group Session 3 PtrJoshua Jimena

Small Group Session 4 Ptr


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EXTEND GRACE to MANY!EXTEND GRACE to MANY!

BE in a Small Group.

CREATE a Small Group 2 or 3 gather in

my NAME Jesus said.


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The Uniqueness of Christianity

In Philip Yanceys What's So AmazingAbout Grace? (Grand Rapids, Michigan: ZondervanPublishing House, 1997), 45.]

During a British conference oncomparative religions, experts fromaround the world debated what, if

any, belief was unique to theChristian faith. They beganeliminating possibilities. Incarnation?Other religions had different versions

of gods' appearing in human form.


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Resurrection? Again, other religionshad accounts of return from death.

The debate went on for some time

until C. S. Lewis wandered into theroom. "What's the rumpus about?"he asked, and heard in reply that his

colleagues were discussingChristianity's unique contributionamong world religions. Lewis

responded, "Oh, that's easy. It's


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"Oh, that's easy.

It's

grace.


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After some discussion, the confereeshad to agree. The notion of God'slove coming to us free of charge, nostrings attached, seems to go against

every instinct of humanity. The Buddhist eight-fold path, the

Hindu doctrine of karma, the Jewish

covenant, and the Muslim code oflaw -- each of these offers a way toearn approval.

Only Christianity dares to make


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ENGLISH VERSION NCV

Acts 20:24 (New Century Version)

"I don't care about my own life.The most important thing is that

I complete my mission, the workthat the Lord Jesus gave me totell people the Good News about

God's grace.


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Romans 5:6-8 But God hasshown us how much he loves us it was while we were still sinnersthat Christ died for us!


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The foundation in understanding Gods

grace is in knowing the extent of Hislove.

The Bible says that Gods love is sogreat that nothing in this world canseparate us from His love.


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GOD is Holy, Man is

Sinful.Realizing how far we are from theperfection and holiness of God, we

should be able come to a conclusionthat no amount of good works canearn our way to heaven.

This poses a dilemma because Godsholiness demands that justice beserved and sin be punished. But theother side of Gods character is love

and He desires to forgive us.


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GRACIOUS God.

This problem was solved through thedeath of Christ on the cross of

Calvary.

Jesus took our punishment uponHimself and satisfied Gods justice.

At the same time, His death broughtforgiveness and redemption to us.


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GODS GRACE.

The Bible says, this is how Goddemonstrates His love for us. He did

so by giving His only Son to us to dieand take our place of punishment.

ThatsThats

Grace!Grace!


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GRACE:

UNMERITTED FAVORFROM GOD

OBTAINED FREELY

THROUGHTHE REDEMPTION

THAT IS IN CHRST


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Romans 3:24

Since we've compiled this long

and sorry record as sinners (bothus and them) and proved that weare utterly incapable of living

the glorious lives God wills forus, God did it for us. Out of sheergenerosity he put us in right

standing with himself. A puregift. He got us out of the messwe're in and restored us towhere he always wanted us to

be. And he did it b means of


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By grace (v. 24).

God is love (1 John 4:8). When God

relates that love to you and me, itbecomes grace and mercy. God inHis mercy does not give us what we

do deserve, and God in grace givesus what we do not deserve. TheGreek word translated freely is

translated inJohn 15:25 as withouta cause. We arejustified withoutacause! There is nocause in us that would merit the

salvation of God! It is all of race!
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One person explains GRACE as:

Gods

RichesAt

Christs

Expense


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GRATITUDE FROM US:GRATITUDE FROM US:How then should we respond to Gods

love? God is not obligated to us.He could

have destroyed us the moment we

sinned.

Instead, he chose to love us.

We can but doone thing in gratitude that is to liveour lives for His glory!


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Our Babel-building pride insists thatwe must work our way to God.

Only theChristian faith presents Gods graceas unconditional.

That so goesagainst our instinct, so violates our

pride, that man never would havemade it up.


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Comparative RELIGION study:Comparative RELIGION study:HINDUISMs gods are many and

impersonal.

Christianitys God is one and pesonal.

BUDDHISM offers no forgiveness ordivine intervention.

Christianity offers forgiveness anddivine intervention.


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Comparative RELIGION study:Comparative RELIGION study:

JUDAISM and ISLAM men earnrighteous status before God through

doing good works.Christianity men gain righteousness

only by confessing their

unrighteousness and being coveredby Christs merit.

Every other religion is MAN WORKING

HIS WAY TO GOD.


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Romans 11:6

But if it is by grace, it is

no more of works:otherwise grace is no

more grace.


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Every other religion isMAN

WORKING HIS WAYTO GOD.

Christianity is GOD


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If you want a religion thatIf you want a religion that

makes you look good,makes you look good,

CHRISTIANITY is a poorCHRISTIANITY is a poor

choice!choice!

It does, however, have somethingwonderful going for it its true!


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GRACE ABUSED ???

some people take advantage ofGRACE reducing it to anexcuse for SIN.

Jude writes: For certain men whosecondemnation was written long ago

have secretly slipped in among you.They are godless men who changethe grace of our God into a license

for immorality (Jude 1:4)


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Jude writes: For certain men whosecondemnation was written long agohave secretly slipped in among you.They are godless men who changethe grace of our God into a

license for immorality (Jude 1:4)


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GRACE ABUSED ???

IMPORTANT NOTE:

any concept of grace that makesus feel more comfortable aboutsinning is not biblical grace.Gods grace never encourages us

to live in sin; on the contrary, itempowers us to say no to sinand yes to the truth.


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BABY JESSICA

In 1987, eighteen-month-old BabyJessica fell twenty-two feet into a Texas well. Rescuers labored

nonstop to save her. After fifty-fivegrueling hours, here life hanging inbalance, they finally reached her and

extracted her from the well. Thenation breathed a sigh of relief andcheered the heroes.


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BABY JESSICA

Baby Jessica was utterly helpless. Shecould do nothing to deliver herself.Her fate was in the hands of her

rescuers. Left to herself, Jessica hadno chance. Likewise, when it comesto our salvation, were utterly

powerless. Thats grace at just theright time, when we were stillpowerless, Christ died for theungodly Romans 5:6


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God alone deserves

the ovation for oursalvation!

In the story of REDEMPTION, Hes theonly hero. And it didnt just cost Himfifty-five hours of hard work it cost

Him everything!

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