grace & the lost
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Nick Henricksen discusses how God's grace applies to how we as believers love and reach out to the lost.TRANSCRIPT
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and reaching the lost
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outside of christWe are dead in our sin, separate from God, subject to God’s anger, without hope, obeying the devil, following our sinful nature, and hopelessly confused. We are lost and headed for hell.
two standings
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two standingsin christ
Our debt of all sin is forgiven - we are made alive, receive eternal life, made new creations, justified before God, given the Holy Spirit, our name is in the Book of Life, and we are guaranteed an eternal inheritance and have hope in the reality of Heaven.
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What is the message by which people can be saved?
The message of the Gospel.
Romans 1:16-17 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith."
the bridge
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What is God’s plan for reaching the world with this message?
Christians communicating the message of the Gospel and living their lives in a way that is reflective of Jesus Christ.
the bridge
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the bridge2 Corinthians 2:14b - Now He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.
2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for God when we plead, ‘Come back to God’.
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ways we can show grace to the lost2 Corinthians 6:1-10
• Through the way we treat them• Through the way we respond to them• Through the way we love each other
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