Kates Playground Coffee Table

Reading: Héb.4/9-16

Introduction

Grace is a provision essentially benevolent God to man.

prevenient grace is a grace that keeps us in communion with God. It is that which, anticipating the temptation, we will prepare and puts us in a position to confront it, to win and not to sin.

Each temptation of the enemy is preceded by a special grace from God.

I. Illustration: Abram - Gen.14/17-24

1) Temptation - v.21

After the victory against the five kings who removed all the riches of Sodom and Gomorrah and his nephew Lot (v.14-16), Abram was met by the king of Sodom who made this request: "Give me the persons, and take you to the riches" .

This was an unexpected temptation to Abram, but not for God.

2) prevenient grace - v.18-20

Meet the king of Salem, Melchizedek, who blessed the Name of God Most High "and to whom Abram gave " tithes of all ". This blessing will enable it to deal with temptation.

3) Using prevenient grace - V.22-24

Abram received the revelation of a new name given to God "The Most High God, Lord of heaven and earth" . He used it as a shield.

Accept the proposal of the King of Sodom means accepting compromise and domination (slavery).

"Nothing for me" - In other words: "My God is All-sufficient."

II. Example of Jesus - Luke 3/21-22, 4/1-13

At baptism of the Holy Spirit in the Jordan succeeds a temptation for Jesus to forty days in the desert.

After approval the words of His Father, came the tempter's words, loaded with doubt and presumption.

Interesting: Luke 4 / 1, 14.

III. We

Do not confuse sin and temptation - See: Jacq.1/13-15; 1Cor.10/13.

Conclusion

No wonder it is said in the blessing of the Lord (Nomb.6/24): "The Lord bless you and keep you. " There is no need to be kept by God but he who is blessed by Him.

Each special blessing of God, the enemy is looking for a reply. But God forbid! Hallelujah!

Deformatio Of Character Lette

prevenient grace ye are complete in Him

Reading: Col.2/9-10

Introduction

The apostle Paul describes and defends the rule of Christ. It is the center of divine revelation - Col.1/12-23.

I. In Him dwells all the fullness of divinity

Why was the incarnation of the Son of God?

1) Answering a need: To redeem man from his sins - Heb. 10/1-18.

The wages of sin is death (Rom.6/23) . To God be pleased that the sinner must die.

man can pay the wages of sin? No! Ps.49/7-10.

Our salvation is based on the Sacrifice of Jesus Man: Eph.2/8-10; 1Pier.1/17-25; 1Tim.2 / 5-6.

He was a man without sin - hence the incarnation of Jesus - Rom.8/1-4; Phil.2/5-11; 1Jn 3 / 4-5.

2) Helping man to confront the problems of life - Heb.2 / 17-18, 4/14-16.

Jesus knew hunger (Matth.4 / 2; Marc 11/12) , thirst (John 19/28) , fatigue and sleep (Mark 4 / 38) , sadness and tears (Jn 11/35, Luke 19/41) , joy (Luke 10/21) , etc..

His humanity was complete in order to be able to more effectively help the man, hence: Matth.11/28; 1Pier.5 / 7.

3) destroy Satan's power

The first man (Adam) was defeated by the devil and because of that sin entered the world (Rom .5/12).

Jesus, man, resisted and defeated Satan - Matth.4/1-11; Héb.2/14-18; 1Jn 3 / 8; Act.10/38 Cf.

II. You are fully

The Believer, freed from sin and the influence of Satan, now now, in Jesus Christ , free access to God's blessing - Héb.10/19-25; 4/14-16; 1Jn 2/1-2; Rom.8/34; Héb.7/25; 9 / 24.

Exhortation of Jesus: John 14/11-14, 16/24.

Conclusion

Christ is the Head of all rule and authority.

Is it your head?