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Grace: Work of Art
February 20, 2022
Work of Art
Ephesians 2:10
1st The work of grace/salvation will result in real life changes.
Note: 2 Cor. 5:17 NIV
Salvation does something to us.
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We become God’s workmanship
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Romans 1:20 NIV
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Something that is written or composed
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It meant a work of art that expresses the maker’s wisdom and design
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A masterpiece
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Sue, please show pictures of masterpieces…
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Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci)
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Last Supper (Leonardo)
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Pieta (Michelangelo)
We are God’s workmanship.
2nd God’s greatest work of Art is the body of Christ.
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2 Cor. 3:2-3 NIV
The work of grace/salvation displays God’s love to the world.
He created us:
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To fabricate
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To form a shape
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To create something that did not exist before
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Colossians 3:10 NIV
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Salvation became the greatest act of rebirth.
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Our salvation is the greatest miracle God has every performed
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His artistry is truly an act of workmanship
3rd The work of salvation placed us in Christ.
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The works that we do are the result of us being in Christ
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Our relationship with Jesus results in us serving him
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Romans 12:1 NLT
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My heart will love him
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Acts of love
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My mind will be led by him
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Acts of submission
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My will lines up with his
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Acts of choosing to follow him
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These works are the result of my salvation experience.
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They have nothing to do with me working to be saved
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They are the result of my salvation
Note: God prepared them in advance
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Before creation
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He is the one who gives us the ability to serve
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Our gifts come from him
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They are given to us when we receive the Holy Spirit
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These gifts are the effects of God’s saving grace
Our salvation and our works are the doing of God.
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We had nothing to do with it
God knew how he would gift you to serve him.
Note: 1 Cor. 12:7 TLB
Take a way:
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Salvation brings us into a position with Christ
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The Holy Spirit is deposited into our lives
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We are gifted to serve the body of Christ
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This is all done by God, not by me