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Rescued By Grace

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Rescued by Grace

 

Verses to Remember

"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." (Romans 12: 3)

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2: 8)



 
Genesis 6: 1-8

1. How many times in Genesis 6:1-8 is the word “grace” used?  ___________________


2. What word(s) sound a lot like grace? _______________________________________


3. What is the connection between “favor” and “grace”? How are they the same?

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4. How does thinking of “grace” as “favor” broaden your definition of grace?

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5. Why did God decide to punish the earth?

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6. Why did God decide to rescue Noah?

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7. What is God’s response to unrepentant evil people today?

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1 Peter 3: 18-20

1. After reading this passage, why does God choose to rescue anyone?

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2. Does God have to rescue anyone? If not then why does He?

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God has rescued us because _______________.

 

Key Questions


#1  Why do you think God has rescued you?  _________________________________________

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#2  What specifically has God rescued you from? ______________________________________

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#3  What has God rescued you to do? _______________________________________________

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My Personal Prayer

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Ephesians 2: 1-8 

1. What are some similarities you noticed?

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3. What, according to this passage, saved us?

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4. Look again at verses 1-3. What are some of the things we are accused of?

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God has rescued us from ___________________.


Romans 12: 3-8

1. According to this passage, who gives us spiritual gifts?

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2. How does He do that?

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3. Did you ever think of grace as the very thing that makes you gifted? Why/why not?

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God has rescued us so we can ________________. 

 

Homework
• Memorize Romans 12:3 and Ephesians 2: 8
• Check out a book from the library or book store on discovering your spiritual gifts. Or, you can check out any number of websites offering spiritual gifts inventory tests. For example: http://buildingchurch.net/g2s.htm or http://mintools.com/spiritual-gifts-test.htm 
• Prayerfully ask God to show you which gift(s) he gave you and how He wants to use you.

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