Sermon Info
Summary
As a follower of Christ, everything about your earthly life and eternal salvation is based on the Promise of Jesus’ death and resurrection for you. As you go through your week, reflect on what it looks like to live a life based on God’s Grace and Promise instead of on your own striving and effort. Let your actions flow out of Jesus’ exceedingly abundant gift! Don’t try to finish by your own strength what God has begun in your life through His Spirit.
Content
God made a Promise to Abraham, and He kept that Promise through Christ (vs. 16, 22).
Nothing in our lives, not even the curse of the law, can overturn God’s Promise (vs. 17-18).
The law exposes our sin but has no power to deal with it; Jesus justifies us from our sin and gives us the promised Spirit (vs. 21-22).
We often find it easier to earn a reward than to receive a promise.
Don’t try to finish in your own power what God has begun in His Spirit (vs. 2-5).
“Grace is not opposed to effort, it’s opposed to earning.” – Dallas Willard
