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1. The The Core It’s what’s burning on the inside

2. The The Grace of God

3. Our Need for God’s Grace Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:3 Everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. Psalm 52:2-3

4. Our Need for God’s Grace Every inclination of man’s heart is evil from childhood. Genesis 8:21 There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:20

5. Our Need for God’s Grace They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God. Ephesians 4:18 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8

6. Our Need for God’s Grace For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. James 2:10

7. Our Need for God’s Grace For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Romans 1:21

8. Our Need for God’s Grace The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4

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10. Spiritually Dead, Made Alive As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

11. Spiritually Dead, Made Alive But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions. Ephesians 2:1-5

12. By Grace, Through Faith It is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,

13. By Grace, Through Faith Expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith Ephesians 2:5-8

14. Not By Works, It’s A Gift And this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

15. God’s Saving Grace… Frees us from sin Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

16. God’s Saving Grace… Frees us from sin For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. Romans 8:1-3

17. God’s Saving Grace… Frees us from sin Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation. Colossians 1:21-23

18. God’s Saving Grace… Frees us from sin Gives meaning to our marriages and families

19. God’s Saving Grace… Frees us from sin Gives meaning to our marriages and families Allows us to show grace to each other

20. God’s Saving Grace… Frees us from sin Gives meaning to our marriages and families Allows us to show grace to each other Gives us a heart for the lost

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