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4 Amazing Grace Ephesians 2:1–10 Purpose: To see how God has brought us from death to life by the riches of his grace. To be gripped by the Gospel. One of the best-known verses in the book of Ephesians is 2:8, “By grace you have been saved, through faith.” Probably the most famous Christian hymn of all time is "Amazing Grace" but unfortunately we usually live like it might be "Decent" grace, "If all else fails" grace, or sadly "cheap" grace. In this study we want to rediscover what is so amazing about grace. 1.   Read Ephesians2:1–10. In verse 1 Paul says, “You were dead in your transgressions and sins.” How do dead people function? What must this mean about our spiritual state before we knew Christ? 2.   In verses 2–3 Paul mentions three deadly forces on our lives. According to Paul, how did each of these affect our lives as non-Christians? 3.   How have you seen these influences at work? 4.   According to verses 4–7, what mo...

Here are the exact notes I printed out for a recent sermon that I gave at my church. The audio and video recording of the sermon can be found on the church website. http://www.christchurchatlanta.org/ Sunday, April 11, 2010, Trent McEntyre – preached at ChristChurch Presbyterian Atlanta, GA Personal, light-hearted greeting Last week was Easter. We are going to be talking this morning about two important ways the resurrection can make a difference in our lives. Intro – church staff answer question When Paul Gardner asked me to teach this morning he asked me to do something as a follow up to Easter. So, this week at our church staff meeting I asked the church staff, the basic question of this message, what difference can the resurrection of Jesus Christ make in our lives? Everyone starts chiming in, from our Greg our music director to our Robin administrator. Then Pete Jackson, our associate Pastor, tells us that he read this week that a recent poll found that nationally 77% of America...

How you can rest assured that you have eternal life By Trent McEntyre - Originally deliverd at Campus Crusade for Christ's Miami Summer Project May 29, 2009 There I was sitting at a high stakes poker table with Mike the math freak, Bob the bookie, and Richie the billionaire. It was my call. The problem was I not really certain how to play poker. I looked again at my hand.   (photo) I had to decide whether to see ‘em, raise ‘em, or fold ‘em. I wasn’t sure. I decided hold off. I wasn’t sure.   Bill Bright, the man who started Campus Crusade for Christ in Hollywood, CA back in 1951 discovered as he counseled students and adults in the community that thousands of people who were actively a part of the Christian community and had at some point in their life “received Christ” were still not sure of their relationship with God. They were not assured that they had eternal life. He saw the vital importance of assurance of eternal life. We need to be sure of our relationship with God or...