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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEYYOUR JOURNEY

TO GET THE MOST OUT OF TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY”THIS “JOURNEY”

““U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPAREDPREPARED


THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!

““KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD (BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”(BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”

WHY????????WHY????????

SO HE CAN BE YOUR SO HE CAN BE YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON

THIS JOURNEYTHIS JOURNEY

!!TRIVIA QUESTION!!!!TRIVIA QUESTION!!

Lot’s daughters got him Lot’s daughters got him drunk so he could do drunk so he could do what?what?

!!TRIVIA ANSWER!!!!TRIVIA ANSWER!!

Edom‘s refusal of Edom‘s refusal of passage to the Israelites passage to the Israelites resulted from a feud resulted from a feud between who?between who?

““Two Brothers”Two Brothers”Jacob & EsauJacob & Esau

Num. 20:14,18-21Num. 20:14,18-21Gen. 36:1,6,8-9Gen. 36:1,6,8-9


(!!The Most Important Word In The Bible!!)(!!The Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

I.I. The Most Important Word!!The Most Important Word!!

!!GRACE!!!!GRACE!!A) The Types Offered:A) The Types Offered:

1.1. Saving GraceSaving Grace

2.2. Equipping GraceEquipping Grace

3.3. Empowering GraceEmpowering Grace

(LASB)(LASB) John 1:16 “From the fullness of His, John 1:16 “From the fullness of His, GRACEGRACE we have all we have all

received received one blessing after one blessing after another”another”



I.I. The Most Important Word!! The Most Important Word!! (cont.)(cont.)B) The “Premise” or God’s Argument or B) The “Premise” or God’s Argument or conclu- conclu- sion on which His reason for sion on which His reason for dispensing dispensing GRACEGRACE according to: according to:

(TGN) (TGN) 1 Peter 5:5 “In the same way you 1 Peter 5:5 “In the same way you younger younger men must submit yourselves men must submit yourselves

to the older men. And all of to the older men. And all of you must put on the apron of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one an- humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, other; for the scripture says, “ “GodGod resists the proud, but resists the proud, but shows favor to the humbleshows favor to the humble””

II.II. Understanding God’s “Understanding God’s “GRACEGRACE””

A. What is A. What is GRACEGRACE????

1.1. God’s unmerited favor towards us!!!God’s unmerited favor towards us!!!

B. The 3 Kinds Of…B. The 3 Kinds Of…

1.1. God’s Saving God’s Saving GRACEGRACE

Eph. 2:8,9 “For it is by Eph. 2:8,9 “For it is by GRACEGRACE I I have been saved, have been saved,

through through faithfaith and this and this not from myself, not from myself, it is the it is the giftgift of God, not by of God, not by worksworks, so , so that I cannot boast”that I cannot boast”





II.II. Understanding God’s “Understanding God’s “GRACEGRACE” ” (cont.)(cont.)1. God’s Saving 1. God’s Saving GRACE GRACE (cont.)(cont.)

a)a) What the Non-Churched might say!!What the Non-Churched might say!!I Hope So!!!I Hope So!!!I’m Doing The Best I Can!!!!I’m Doing The Best I Can!!!!

I=SELFI=SELF Doing=WORKSDoing=WORKS b)b) Summarizing the difference from the othersSummarizing the difference from the others

The others; in a word….DO!!The others; in a word….DO!!Christianity…………………”DONE” Past Christianity…………………”DONE” Past

TenseTense

1.1. God’s Saving God’s Saving GRACEGRACE (cont.) (cont.)John 19:30 “When Jesus therefore had re- John 19:30 “When Jesus therefore had re-

ceived the vinegar, he said, ceived the vinegar, he said, ‘It is ‘It is finished’ and He bowed His finished’ and He bowed His head, head, and gave up the ghost” and gave up the ghost”

c) Not a combination of c) Not a combination of GRACEGRACE and works and works

(LASB)(LASB) Romans 11:6a “And if by Romans 11:6a “And if by GRACEGRACE, then , then it is it is no longer by no longer by worksworks; if ; if it it were, were, GRACEGRACE would not would not longer longer be be GRACEGRACE””



WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU!!WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU!!This is God’s Grace To This is God’s Grace To

YouYou

This is your This is your Faith in Faith in God for God for His GRACEHis GRACE



B. The 3 Kinds Of…(cont.)B. The 3 Kinds Of…(cont.)

2. God’s Equipping 2. God’s Equipping GRACEGRACE

a)a) Gifts (CHARISMA); endowments Gifts (CHARISMA); endowments or or abilities for ministry abilities for ministry (Kingdom (Kingdom Building)Building)

(LASB)(LASB) Romans 12:6a “Having then gifts Romans 12:6a “Having then gifts differing according differing according

to to the the GRACEGRACE that is that is given to us” given to us”



2. God’s Equipping 2. God’s Equipping GRACEGRACE (cont.) (cont.)

b)b) GRACE GRACE Gifts..Some 19 in all in N.T.Gifts..Some 19 in all in N.T.Those Speaking Gifts..Those Speaking Gifts..Teaching, Preaching Teaching, Preaching

& & Encouragement Encouragement

Service Gifts..Service Gifts..Hospitality, Mercy, Giving, Helps, Hospitality, Mercy, Giving, Helps, Administration, etc. Administration, etc.

The Focus!!The Focus!!

““Accomplishing His Purpose for Our Accomplishing His Purpose for Our LivesLives””

(LASB) (LASB) 1 Peter 4:10a “As every man hath received the 1 Peter 4:10a “As every man hath received the gift, gift, even so minister the even so minister the same one to same one to another” another”



B. The 3 Kinds Of…(cont.)B. The 3 Kinds Of…(cont.)

3. God’s Empowering 3. God’s Empowering GRACEGRACE

a) Christians can’t just go with the flow!!a) Christians can’t just go with the flow!!

Acts 4:23 “And with great power Acts 4:23 “And with great power gave gave the Apostles the Apostles witness of the witness of the resurrection of the Lord resurrection of the Lord Jesus… Jesus…

‘ ‘And great And great GRACEGRACE was was up- up- on them all’” on them all’”





3. God’s Empowering 3. God’s Empowering GRACE GRACE (cont.)(cont.) b) Enduring the hindrances!!! WHY?b) Enduring the hindrances!!! WHY?

2 Corin. 12:9a “And He said unto me; ‘My 2 Corin. 12:9a “And He said unto me; ‘My GRACEGRACE is sufficient is sufficient

for thee: for for thee: for My strength is made My strength is made perfect in perfect in weakness’” weakness’”

c)c) When empowerment is needed..When empowerment is needed..Heb. 4:16 “I am to approach the throne of Heb. 4:16 “I am to approach the throne of

GRACEGRACE with confidence, so I with confidence, so I may may receive mercy and find receive mercy and find GRACEGRACE to to help me in my help me in my time of time of needneed””



C. Why He makes these 3 C. Why He makes these 3 GRACESGRACES available to available to YOU!!YOU!!

SavingSaving

EquippingEquipping

EmpoweringEmpowering

2 Corin. 9:8 “God is able to make all 2 Corin. 9:8 “God is able to make all GRACEGRACE abound to me, so in all abound to me, so in all thingsthings at at

all all timestimes, having all I need, I will , having all I need, I will abound abound in every good in every good workwork””

III.III. Which Which GRACEGRACE stands out with YOU?? stands out with YOU??

How Has It Changed YOU??How Has It Changed YOU??



EMPOWERING GRACEEMPOWERING GRACEStrength is what I needed to Strength is what I needed to continue to come back, day-n-and-continue to come back, day-n-and-day-out!! And actually get something day-out!! And actually get something done. Even though the adversary done. Even though the adversary would keep my past before me. would keep my past before me. God’s God’s GRACEGRACE enabled me to endure enabled me to endure the strife and see accomplish- ments the strife and see accomplish- ments only His only His GRACEGRACE could have brought could have brought



BB.asic.asic

II.nformation.nformation

BB.efore.efore

LL.eaving.eaving

EE.arth.arth

NEXT WEEK!!!!NEXT WEEK!!!!

!!FINDING GOD’s PURPOSE!!!!FINDING GOD’s PURPOSE!!

!!FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!FOR YOUR LIFE!!

““JOURNEY THROUGH JOURNEY THROUGH SPIRITUAL” “BOOT CAMP”SPIRITUAL” “BOOT CAMP”

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