His Grace is Sufficient

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First15

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Grace is a gift most of us don’t know how to receive. We’ve been so inundated with the earthly systems of give-and-get and work-and-earn that grace is a concept few ever fully grasp. Yet it’s grace alone that has the power to transform lives. Grace alone has the power to bring freedom to the captives. By grace alone we are saved. Today we’re launching a new series, taking time every day to discover and receive the grace of our good and loving Father.

Our Scripture for today comes from 2 Corinthians 12:9, and today's worship is By the Grace of God by Bethel Music.

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0:00.0	Grace is a gift most of us don't know how to receive. We've been so inundated with
0:11.1	the earthly systems of give and get and work and earn that grace is a concept few ever
0:18.3	fully grasp. Yet it's grace alone that has the power to transform lives. Grace alone
0:24.4	has the power to bring freedom to the captives. By grace alone we are saved. Today we're launching
0:31.5	a new series taking time every day to discover and receive the grace of our good loving father.
0:38.6	Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
0:46.6	It seems like every day I discover new ways in which I am weak and in need. Whether it be
0:52.6	sin, physical exhaustion or emotional dependence, I'm continually discovering my need for help.
0:59.6	But daily I also discover a God who is wholly sufficient in all the ways I am weak. Daily I
1:06.6	receive rejuvenation from my Heavenly Father who seems to take these weaknesses of mine and use
1:12.9	them for his kingdom. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 129, but God said to me, my grace is sufficient for
1:20.6	you. For my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my
1:26.8	weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. What great comfort we can find in the words
1:33.9	of Paul here. And what amazing love our Heavenly Father has for us that he would bestow his
1:40.1	efficient grace upon us. We serve a God who turns our greatest weaknesses into our greatest
1:46.5	strengths. In his grace, all he asks of us is to have a heart open, willing and receptive to him.
1:55.2	Our God is one who comes down to us and lays down his life that we might live through him.
2:01.8	He's the king of kings who washes the feet of the very men who would betray him. He's a God of
2:08.7	compassion who heals the sick and spends times with the sinners rather than the pious. He has given
2:15.6	up any form of personal gain in order to devote his entire existence to paving the way for us to have
2:22.4	restored relationship with our Heavenly Father. We serve a God whose grace is always sufficient for us.
2:29.6	In fact, it's only in living by his grace that we are made strong. Your Heavenly Father says,
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