Dance of Grace!

God does not make a bad marriage. He is the author and perfect-or of the institute of marriage that he crated! What is the dance of grace? Fist we need to know what grace is. A gift, blessing, favor from God. Genesis 2:20-24 god showed favor to Adam by providing a suitable helper. Grace was designed to create a response of grace. Grace and gratitude are connected.

2 Peter 3:18

There is no way that you can give grace until you realize the and know the grace that God has giving you in Jesus Christ! Understanding that i am not in the place or right to pass judgement because i am a sinner and God has given me so much grace and mercy.

Signs you are missing grace. When anger and resentment creep in. When you stop being open about the sin in your own life. When you give into impure thoughts and negativity.

Ephesians 2:8; 2 Timothy 2:1

How do you become strong in grace? You have to get grateful! Developing gratitude for your spouse! Strength comes from gratitude for each other! God knew that you could not do it alone! He chose my wife for me and we were meant to be together.

Be grateful that you are not alone. Be grateful that you have someone to share life with. We have so many things to be grateful for!

The Grace Filled Church

Three graces in the dance of grace. The patron or benefactor who grants grace or a gift. The receiver shows grace though gratitude. The receiver gives back in grace to the giver! Grace puts the world in harmony.

Ephesians 5:1-20; Romans 6:23

The gift is forgiveness and redemption through Christ. A gift we do not deserve. Our response should be grace through gratitude. Our response to Gods gift of grace should produce gratitude and a gift of grace back to God!

Is the way that I live my life showing grace?

Ephesians 5:4; 5:20; 5:8-10

We also give back by sharing the gift we have been given to others. We tell about the glorious things God has done for us. We share how much God has forgiven us!

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

Christ dies for me and my gift back to Jesus is to die to myself as well!

What are you looking for?

Matthew 2:1-12

What your looking for in life is what you are fixated on. The wise men did not know where they were going. They had to trust and follow. All they had was a star in the sky. They were fixated on that star!

Luke 2:17-18 when the Shepherds found out about Jesus they spread the good news everywhere.

How is it that all this was happening and Herod did not know? Why did God have to bring people from all over the world to find Jesus? The wisemen knew what they were looking for and they did what ever it took to find Jesus.

Matthew 12:11-12

Once they found Jesus they feel to the ground and worshipped Jesus and offered gifts! What gifts, talents, and resources do you have to offer Jesus.

The wisemen stopped to ask questions on their way to find Jesus. Are we still being Bareans?! We should always be Constantly seeking to find Jesus! Sometimes we have need the help from others to find him.

People are tired of religion and tired of church! Some stop looking for Jesus because of religion. No one gets tired of Jesus!

The most important thing in the life of the wisemen was to find Jesus. Are you still earnestly looking for Jesus?!

Finding Jesus in everyday things. What can i find Jesus in today in this area, or that area?

Rocks, pebbles and sand analogy. You have to fill the jar with big rocks first then, pebbles and then sand. What are the small pebbles and sand in your life that keep you from filling your life with the big import rocks?

Matthew 2:12 when the wisemen returned to their country God sent them through another way.

Who is God?

Is this still a relevant question today? Do people still care about God and who he is? Is he singular or plural? Does he care about me? Is God intimate with his creations or is he detached?

Is God singular? Is a question about Gods fundamental nature!

Genesis 1:26-27 The creation account is plural. As the jews were righting this account of creation they had no understanding the trinity or Jesus. On some level they did know that God was not singular.

Genesis 18:1-15 Gods plurality shows up as he meets with Abraham.

We are made in Gods image!

Genesis 2:17-18

We are only able to reflect the whole image of God when we are together. We were created to be plural as well!

Deuteronomy 6:4

Philippians 2:5-13

Because Jesus came in the form of a man we can relate to him. The spirit we have a hard time understanding and relating to. The spirit acts on us and compels us. Acts 2:19-21