Ephesians 2:1-10. God's Grace. I. THROUGH GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A NEW CONDITION - (Eph 2:1-3) II. IN GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A NEW POSITION - (Eph 2:4-7) III. BECAUSE OF GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A NEW AMBITION - (Eph 2:8-10)

2. (Eph 2:1-10) And you He made alive, who were dead in
trespasses and sins, {2} in which you once walked
according to the course of this world, according to the
prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works
in the sons of disobedience, {3} among whom also we all
once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh,
fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and
were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. {4}
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love
with which He loved us, {5} even when we were dead in
trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace
you have been saved), {6} and raised us up together, and
made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus, {7} that in the ages to come He might show the
exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us
in Christ Jesus. {8} For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God, {9} not of works, lest anyone should boast. {10} For
we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God prepared beforehand that we
should walk in them.

3. GOD’S GRACE
A.God’s grace is a wonderful and
necessary thing for us.
B.It is only through God’s Grace that we
have forgiveness of sins.
C.It is only through God’s Grace that we
will make it to heaven.
D.In Ephesians 2:1-10 Paul said three
things have changed as a result of
God’s Grace.

4. I. THROUGH GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A NEW
CONDITION - ALIVE FROM THE DEAD
(Eph 2:1-3) And you He made alive, who were
dead in trespasses and sins, {2} in which you
once walked according to the course of this
world, according to the prince of the power of
the air, the spirit who now works in the sons
of disobedience, {3} among whom also we all
once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our
flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of
the mind, and were by nature children of
wrath, just as the others.

5. I. THROUGH GOD'S GRACE WE
HAVE A NEW CONDITION
A. WHEN WE WERE DEAD WE FOLLOWED THE
WAYS OF THE WORLD - 1 John 2:15-17 Do
not love the world or the things in the world.
If anyone loves the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the
world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father
but is of the world. 17 And the world is
passing away, and the lust of it; but he who
does the will of God abides forever.
B. WHEN WE WERE DEAD WE FOLLOWED
SATAN - 1 John 5:19 We know that we are of
God, and the whole world lies under the sway
of the wicked one.

6. I. THROUGH GOD'S GRACE WE
HAVE A NEW CONDITION
C. WHEN WE WERE DEAD WE FOLLOWED OUR
EVIL DESIRES - James 1:14-15 14 But each one is
tempted when he is drawn away by his own
desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has
conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is
full-grown, brings forth death.
D. WHEN WE WERE DEAD WE WERE OBJECTS OF
GOD'S WRATH - Colossians 3:5-7 Therefore put to
death your members which are on the earth:
fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and
covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of
these things the wrath of God is coming upon the
sons of disobedience, 7 in which you yourselves
once walked when you lived in them.

7. II. IN GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A NEW
POSITION - WITH CHRIST
(Eph 2:4-7) But God, who is rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which He loved
us, {5} even when we were dead in
trespasses, made us alive together with Christ
(by grace you have been saved), {6} and
raised us up together, and made us sit
together in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus, {7} that in the ages to come He might
show the exceeding riches of His grace in His
kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8. II. IN GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A
NEW POSITION
A.WE WERE MADE ALIVE - 1 Corinthians
15:20-22 20 But now Christ is risen
from the dead, and has become the
firstfruits of those who have fallen
asleep. 21 For since by man came
death, by Man also came the
resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in
Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall
be made alive.

9. II. IN GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A
NEW POSITION
B. WE WERE UNITED WITH CHRIST -
Romans 6:3-5 Or do you not know that as
many of us as were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into His death?
4 Therefore we were buried with Him
through baptism into death, that just as
Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, even so we also
should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we
have been united together in the likeness
of His death, certainly we also shall be in
the likeness of His resurrection,

10. II. IN GOD'S GRACE WE HAVE A
NEW POSITION
C. WE RECEIVE GOD'S KINDNESS - Titus
3:3-5 For we ourselves were also once
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving
various lusts and pleasures, living in
malice and envy, hateful and hating one
another. 4 But when the kindness and the
love of God our Savior toward man
appeared, 5 not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but
according to His mercy He saved us,
through the washing of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Spirit,

11. III. BECAUSE OF GOD'S GRACE WE
HAVE A NEW AMBITION - TO DO GOOD
WORKS
(Eph 2:8-10) For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, {9} not
of works, lest anyone should boast. {10}
For we are His workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should
walk in them.

12. III. BECAUSE OF GOD'S GRACE
WE HAVE A NEW AMBITION
A. WE ARE GOD'S WORKMANSHIP - Philippians
2:13 for it is God who works in you both to will and
to do for His good pleasure.
B. WE ARE CREATED TO DO GOOD WORKS - Titus
3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want
you to affirm constantly, that those who have
believed in God should be careful to maintain good
works. These things are good and profitable to men.
C. GOD PREPARED THESE WORKS BEFOREHAND –
Ephesians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with
every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
without blame before Him in love,

13. ARE YOU UNDER GOD'S GRACE?
A. YOU ARE IF YOU ARE IN CHRIST - (Eph 2:11-13)
Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the
flesh; who are called Uncircumcision by what is
called the Circumcision made in the flesh by
hands; {12} that at that time you were without
Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of
Israel and strangers from the covenants of
promise, having no hope and without God in the
world. {13} But now in Christ Jesus you who once
were far off have been brought near by the blood
of Christ.
1. OUTSIDE OF CHRIST YOU HAVE NO HOPE.
2. IN CHRIST YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE
BLOOD OF CHRIST.

14. ARE YOU UNDER GOD'S GRACE?
B.YOU ARE IF YOU WERE BURIED WITH HIM IN
BAPTISM - (Col 2:10-13) and you are complete in Him,
who is the head of all principality and power. {11} In
Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision
made without hands, by putting off the body of the
sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, {12}
buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were
raised with Him through faith in the working of God,
who raised Him from the dead. {13} And you, being
dead in your trespasses and the Uncircumcision of
your flesh, He has made alive together with Him,
having forgiven you all trespasses,
1. BAPTISM IS THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST.
2. BAPTISM BRINGS FORGIVENESS OF SINS.