THE GRACE OF GOD (6)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Grace of God
a) We can not walk in obedience by our own efforts, it is the work of the Holy Spirit in us that gives us the ability and the desire to love and obey.
b) What God requires of us is that we abide in Him.
(John 15:4-5 NIV)
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. {5} “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
c) Without God we can do nothing, thus the fruits of being a Christian are a result of God’s work of grace in our lives, not by our efforts. What we are required to do is abide in Christ as a branch in a tree. The only work that a branch does is remain in the tree, then life giving sap and nutrients come up through the tree giving it life and producing fruit. This represents the work of the Holy Spirit of Love, flowing from God and through us, producing fruits in our life.
(Galatians 5:22-23 NIV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, {23} gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
d) Love is the first fruit of the Spirit; all of the other fruits are a result of love. When you have love you have all of the other fruits also. When people see the fruits of love in your life and they feel and experience the love of God coming through you then they also want to taste and see that God is good, this is how people are drawn into the kingdom.
(1 John 5:2-4 NKJV)
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. {3} For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
The End ...
1. The Grace of Goda) We can not walk in obedience by our own efforts, it is the work of the Holy Spirit in us that gives us the ability and the desire to love and obey.
b) What God requires of us is that we abide in Him.
(John 15:4-5 NIV)
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. {5} “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
c) Without God we can do nothing, thus the fruits of being a Christian are a result of God’s work of grace in our lives, not by our efforts. What we are required to do is abide in Christ as a branch in a tree. The only work that a branch does is remain in the tree, then life giving sap and nutrients come up through the tree giving it life and producing fruit. This represents the work of the Holy Spirit of Love, flowing from God and through us, producing fruits in our life.
(Galatians 5:22-23 NIV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, {23} gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
d) Love is the first fruit of the Spirit; all of the other fruits are a result of love. When you have love you have all of the other fruits also. When people see the fruits of love in your life and they feel and experience the love of God coming through you then they also want to taste and see that God is good, this is how people are drawn into the kingdom.
(1 John 5:2-4 NKJV)
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. {3} For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
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