SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY

• TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS JOURNEY
• U MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPARED

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY

• THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!
• KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD (BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!
• WHY????????

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• SO HE CAN BE YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON THIS JOURNEY

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!!TRIVIA QUESTION!!

• Lots daughters got him drunk so he could do
  what?

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!!TRIVIA ANSWER!!

• Edoms refusal of passage to the Israelites
  resulted from a feud between who?
• Two Brothers
• Jacob Esau
• Num. 2014,18-21
• Gen. 361,6,8-9

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• The Most Important Word!!
• !!GRACE!!
• A) The Types Offered
• 1. Saving Grace
• 2. Equipping Grace
• 3. Empowering Grace
• (LASB) John 116 From the fullness of His,
  GRACE we have all received one blessing
  after another

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• The Most Important Word!! (cont.)
• B) The Premise or Gods Argument or conclu-
  sion on which His reason for dispensing
  GRACE according to
• (TGN) 1 Peter 55 In the same way you younger
  men must submit yourselves to
  the older men. And all of you must put on
  the apron of humility, to serve one an-
  other for the scripture says, God
  resists the proud, but shows favor to the
  humble

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• Understanding Gods GRACE
• A. What is GRACE??
• 1. Gods unmerited favor towards us!!!
• B. The 3 Kinds Of
• 1. Gods Saving GRACE
• Eph. 28,9 For it is by GRACE I have
  been saved, through faith and this not from
  myself, it is the gift of God, not by
  works, so that I cannot boast

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• Understanding Gods GRACE (cont.)
• 1. Gods Saving GRACE (cont.)
• a) What the Non-Churched might say!!
• I Hope So!!!
• Im Doing The Best I Can!!!!
• ISELF
• DoingWORKS
• b) Summarizing the difference from the
  others
• The others in a word.DO!!
• ChristianityDONE Past Tense

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• 1. Gods Saving GRACE (cont.)
• John 1930 When Jesus therefore had re-
  ceived the vinegar, he said, It is finished
  and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost
• c) Not a combination of GRACE and works
• (LASB) Romans 116a And if by GRACE, then it is
  no longer by works if it were,
  GRACE would not longer be GRACE

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU!!
• This is Gods Grace To You
• This is your Faith in God
  for His GRACE

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• B. The 3 Kinds Of(cont.)
• 2. Gods Equipping GRACE
• a) Gifts (CHARISMA) endowments or
  abilities for ministry (Kingdom Building)
• (LASB) Romans 126a Having then gifts
  differing according to the GRACE that
  is given to us

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• 2. Gods Equipping GRACE (cont.)
• b) GRACE Gifts..Some 19 in all in N.T.
• Those Speaking Gifts..Teaching, Preaching
  Encouragement
• Service Gifts..Hospitality, Mercy, Giving,
  Helps, Administration, etc.
• The Focus!!
• Accomplishing His Purpose for Our Lives
• (LASB) 1 Peter 410a As every man hath received
  the gift, even so minister the same one
  to another

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• B. The 3 Kinds Of(cont.)
• 3. Gods Empowering GRACE
• a) Christians cant just go with the flow!!
• Acts 423 And with great power gave
  the Apostles witness of the resurrection
  of the Lord Jesus
• And great GRACE was up- on them
  all

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• 3. Gods Empowering GRACE (cont.)
• b) Enduring the hindrances!!! WHY?
• 2 Corin. 129a And He said unto me My
  GRACE is sufficient for thee for My
  strength is made perfect in weakness
• c) When empowerment is needed..
• Heb. 416 I am to approach the throne of
  GRACE with confidence, so I may
  receive mercy and find GRACE to help me
  in my time of need

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• C. Why He makes these 3 GRACES available to YOU!!
• Saving
• Equipping
• Empowering
• 2 Corin. 98 God is able to make all GRACE
  abound to me, so in all things at all
  times, having all I need, I will abound in
  every good work
• Which GRACE stands out with YOU??
• How Has It Changed YOU??

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• EMPOWERING GRACE
• Strength is what I needed to continue to come
  back, day-n-and-day-out!! And actually get
  something done. Even though the adversary would
  keep my past before me. Gods GRACE enabled me to
  endure the strife and see accomplish- ments only
  His GRACE could have brought

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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY(!!The
Most Important Word In The Bible!!)

• B.asic
• I.nformation
• B.efore
• L.eaving
• E.arth

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JOURNEY THROUGH SPIRITUAL BOOT CAMP

• NEXT WEEK!!!!
• !!FINDING GODs PURPOSE!!
• !!FOR YOUR LIFE!!