I have a problem. Those are four words that every one of us has said at some point in our lives Sometimes we say them with a little frustration. It could be something as mundane as the car won’t start or something in the house is broken. Or it could be we’ve misplaced something of importance which we need, and we are certain we put it somewhere that made perfect sense at the time. Sometimes there are occasions where we might say those words with a feeling of embarrassment. We’ve made a mistake, and now we have a problem and have to own up to it and admit it. But sometimes those words: “I have a problem,” come from a much deeper place. “I have a problem, and I just don’t know what to do.” Perhaps a doctor has given us news we did not want to hear or maybe there’s trouble in our marriage or a concern about our children, or one scenario I’m sure we’ve all faced at some point when our bills make us say “I have a problem” because those bills are so much more than the money we have to p...
Primary text: Ephesians 2:8–10 In the religious world today, there are many doctrinal errors taught as truth. Today we’re going to look at one of those things, and that is what Grace is and what it isn’t. Grace is God’s unearned provision of salvation through Jesus Christ. It does not mean that one is automatically saved, nor does it excuse disobedience. It is so easy to be lulled into a false sense of believing we are good as far as salvation because grace has us covered. We begin to think we can sin and still we are saved because, we reason, God provides salvation by grace. But that is where so many in the religious world, even in the church of Christ, believe we are saved by grace alone. When the truth is man will receive His gift of grace only provided that the conditions revealed in the gospel are met. Introduction The word grace is one of the most beautiful words in the Bible. We sing about grace. We pray and live with hope because of it. Without the grace of Go...