If one were to remove the word grace from hymnody, a great hole would exist in the titles, stanzas, and theology.

If one were to remove the word grace from hymnody, a great hole would exist in the titles, stanzas, and theology.

Ye chosen seed of Israel s race, Ye ransomed from the fall, Hail Him who saves you by His grace.

O to grace how great a debtor, Daily I m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness like a fetter, Bind my wand ring heart to Thee.

For nothing good have I Whereby Thy grace to claim.

Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace.

The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace.

O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, Whose robe is the light, Whose canopy space!

He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove, The glories of His righteousness.

Oh, the love that drew salvation s plan! Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!

He left His Father s throne above, So free, so infinite His grace!

Love of Christ so freely given, Grace of God beyond degree.

The merciful and kind bestowal of redemptive favor which lost humanity does not deserve, that is purely out of God s pleasure and goodness.

Prophets And Angels Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look (I Peter 1:10-12).

I. Sovereign Grace Sin messed everything up, everything up! For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:23-24)

Law And Grace Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5:20-21)

Mercy And Grace Mercy is not receiving what we deserve. Grace is receiving what we do not deserve.

Ephesians 1:3-7 Grace Is A Gift To Us For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8

II. Saving Grace Through Christ By Grace For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace (John 1:16) But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many (Romans 5:15)

How Does Saving Grace Come To Us? And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:24-26).

How Does One Know How? So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ (Romans 10:17). Word of the truth Grace of God in truth (Colossians 1:4-6)

Grace And Truth And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:14 & 17

III. Sanctifying Grace 1. Past Saved From The Penalty Of Sin 2. Present Saved From The Power Of Sin 3. Future Saved From The Presence Of Sin

Paul And Peter And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God (Acts 13:43). And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you (I Peter 5:10).

Our Sufficiency My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. (II Corinthians 12:9) But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen (II Peter 3:18)

IV. Serving Grace Spiritual Gifts Are By Grace But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ s gift. (Ephesians 4:7)

The Early Jereusalem Church And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:33)

All Service Is By Grace As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies (I Peter 4:10-11a).

Exclamation Point From Peter In order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. (II Peter 4:11b)