Sermon slides for August 17, 2008. Audio:http://www.fbcpa.net/images/08-08-17-Sermon.wma Video: http://www.fbcpa.net/images/08-08-17-Sermon.wmv

1. Understanding God’s Grace John 1:14-16 Blue Pew Bible Page 750

3. God’s Grace is ... 1. Received. (Jn. 1:14) “ But by the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not [found to be] for nothing (fruitless and without effect). In fact, I worked harder than all of them [the apostles], though it was not really I, but the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God which was with me. Amplified Bible

4. ‘ Love that goes upward is worship; love that goes outward is affection; love that stoops is grace.’ Donald Barnhouse

5. God’s Grace is ... 1. Received. (Jn. 1:14) 2. Released. (Jn. 1:16)

7. God’s Grace is ... 1. Received. (Jn. 1:14) 2. Released. (Jn. 1:16) “ Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.” I Peter 4:10