Grace/Salvation

1. Nobody said it was easy… 2. "The cross is laid on every Christian. The first Christ-suffering which every man must experience is the call to abandon the attachments of this world." — Dietrich Bonhoeffer 3. "Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again." — Dietrich Bonhoeffer 4. "God has not promised to keep us safe. He has promised to keep us." — Elisabeth Elliot 5. "Suffering is not God's failure. It is often His method." — F.B. Meyer. 6. "To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." — Karl Barth. 7. "If Jesus is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all." — Oswald Chambers 8. The Christian walk isn’t easy. But it’s the best decision you’ll ever make.

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. - Isaiah 12:3

What feels like the end may be where God's redemption begins.

Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. - Jude 24

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. - Hebrews 4:16

Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. - Ephesians 4:22

God’s love hasn’t run out. Won’t run out. Will never change.

God didn’t save you so you could stay stuck in the same patterns.

Grace is not a license to do whatever you want.

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. - Hebrews 12:3

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” - John 14:6

1. You think God sees every mistake you've ever made. 2. He sees the person He chose before you even existed. 3. You think God sees someone who keeps falling short. 4. He sees someone covered by a grace with no limits. 5. You think God sees your worst moment. 6. He sees His child. 7. You think God sees the version of you that you're ashamed of. 8. He sees the version of you He’s making you into.

God delights in showing us mercy

“You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.” - Max Lucado

Nothing you've done has changed who God says you are

You don't have to have it all together.

So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. - 1 Peter 1:13

He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. - Romans 2:7