The Life of Faith Part 3
Faith Accesses Grace
Sunday, May 29, 2022
I.The Life of Faith
A. Faith Accesses Grace
1. (review) We must reignite and reestablish our faith:
a. (ref. Rom. 1:17; 2 Cor. 5:7) Faith is the foundation of lifestyle for the believer.
b. (ref. 1 John 5:4) Faith is the foundation for victory.
c. (ref. Heb. 11:6) Faith is the foundation for pleasing God.
d. (ref. Rom. 4:16) All of the promises of God are received by grace through the vehicle of faith.
2. What is faith? (pistis) Faith is acting like God is telling the truth because of who He is and the relationship you have with Him.
a. (Heb. 11:1 NLT) “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.”
~Faith is right believing.
~Faith takes what grace gives.
b. Your faith is limited by your knowledge of Him and what is rightfully yours by grace.
3. (Rom. 5:1-2 NKJV/TPT) We access grace by faith.
a. (Rom. 4:16 AMP/TPT) Everything we receive from God we receive by grace through faith.
b. Many believers are going through life suffering physically, mentally, emotionally, and/or financially when they don’t have to.
4. What is grace? God’s Riches At Christ Expense
a. Grace is the means by which God has provided for all of mankind all of His goodness. It’s God’s unmerited, undeserved, and unlimited favor.
~There are over 7,000 promises in the Bible.
~(2 Pet. 1:1-4) God has already provided us all things that pertain to life and godliness.
~(Tit. 2:11 NIV) Grace has been provided for all.
~(John 1:14, [16-17 AMP]) grace embodied.
-(Phil. 4:13)
-(Ps. 103:1-5)
-(Jer. 29:11 NIV)
-(John 14:27)
-(Ps. 16:11)
-(Ps. 91:3-8)
b. Faith can only take what grace has already provided in Christ.
~(Eph. 1:3, 7, 11)
~(2 Cor. 5:21; 2 Cor. 8:9; [Isa. 53:4-5 AMP])
[Pastor Lee Stokes]