Roots:
Our Wesleyan Heritage: Grace
8 You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you possessed. 9 It’s not something you did that you can be proud of. 10 Instead, we are God’s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our lives. Ephesians 2 : 8-10
As we continue in our sermon series, Roots: Our Wesleyan Heritage, we arrive at grace.
According to Eerdman’s bible dictionary, Grace in the Bible is defined as God’s unmerited favor and kindness towards humanity, given freely without regard to what we deserve. It reflects God’s love and mercy, ultimately demonstrated through the sacrifice of Jesus for our salvation.
The Greek word for grace is Xarís (charis), which means rejoice or brings joy. What brings you joy? Have you ever thought that your existence, who you are, brings God joy? It’s not what we do that earns us grace. God’s grace is for us.
So what does it mean to you that God’s favor is for you, that you bring God joy? How should this be expressed in how we live?
I invite you for the rest of this week to look for God’s grace all around you. Perhaps you experience God’s grace in nature, or a kind act or word from someone. Keep track of these God sightings these coming days. As God leads, share your God sightings with other people so they may also start looking for God’s grace.
I look forward to worshiping with you at 9:30 AM at Jonesville UMC this coming Sunday. You can find us on Facebook and YouTube under Jonesville United Methodist Church at the same time.
Pastor Leanne
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Did you know that SOS have been changing lives for over 30 years? It started in 1991 with an eight bed emergency shelter for men. Last year a 31 bed shelter was renovated and expanded along with a nine unit supportive housing development- both right in Saratoga!
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