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Grow in Grace

21 Days of Prayer

Our prayer for 2025 is that we will be a people who live by faithgrow in grace, and pray first. Join us for 21 Days of Prayer this January.

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Acts 2:42 NIV

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

 

Ephesians 2:4-10 NIV

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

 

To Grow in Grace: 

I. Be Devoted to God's Word

 

Ephesians 2:4-5 NIV

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

 

Fighting Words: 
  • Ephesians 3:20
  • Romans 12:21
  • Corinthians 3:6-7
  • Philippians 4:6-7
  • Luke 2:52

 

To Grow in Grace: 

I. Be Devoted to God's Word

II. Receive Grace

 

Ephesians 2:6-7 NIV

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

 

Mercy is not getting what we deserve.

Grace is getting what we don’t deserve.

 

Lamentations 3:22-23

The LORD’S loving kindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

 

To Grow in Grace: 

I. Be Devoted to God's Word

II. Receive Grace

III. Give Grace

 

Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

 

We experience the love, grace, and gifts of God so that we can share them.

 

Matthew 7:1-5 NIV

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

 

 

Bible Reading Plan

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