16 July 2017 - The Secret to Having Increased Favor in Your Life - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes Online - New Creation Church Sermon Notes OnlineGrace should not be an article of your teaching. It should be the principle of your life! Galatians 1:6-9 - The grace of Christ is the only true gospel. Any other gospel is untrue. “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.” (Galatians 1:6-9 NKJV) John 1:14 - Grace is not a subject. Grace is the Person of Jesus Christ. Grace and truth is "Hesed ve Emet" in Hebrew. God is restoring the gospel. It is not just restored to the original condition. It is made even better. The news doesn't tell you what God is doing in the world, but God is doing a great thing! “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14 NKJV) Don't envy financially rich people. We have joy unspeakable. We have great promises for this life and in the life to come. Don't waste time envying things that don't have true value. Only God can give you favor. Many Christian programs shut down because there is no favor. Favor can be increased in our lives and it can also be frustrated. Honesty alone doesn't bring favor. There are honest people who don't have favor in their lives. Sometimes homemakers do things that are more significant and have more eternal consequences than people who work a job. They are shaping lives for this life and for eternity. Why not ask God for increased favor, starting in your family? Romans 6:1-2 - Sin is not what frustrates favor. Where sin abounds, God's grace (unmerited favor) superabounds. That's not the only way grace superabounds. When you're trying to do too much and performing with anxiety, that frustrates favor. If you're truly born-again, you may fall into sin sometimes, but you won't live in sin. The problem is that people are not taking enough advantage of God's grace. “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” (Romans 6:1-2 NKJV) There are people who profess Christ, but they don't possess Christ. They may say that they are Christian, but they're not truly born-again. Romans 5:20-6:1 - God gave man the Law causing them to sin more, so that they would recognize their need for a Savior. The Law brings out the sin within man. If you respond with shame and condemnation to your sin, that doesn't help you. However when you sin, you should respond with faith and reach out to possess the superabounding grace that is available for you. When Peter failed, he was addressed specially. Jesus gave the honor of feeding His sheep and position of leadership to the one who failed the most (Peter). That's grace. “Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? ” (Romans 5:20-6:1 NKJV) Romans 11:6 - Works is performance. Grace and performance are opposites. The definition of Grace is "unearned, unmerited favor". Performance is the greatest hindering block to salvation. Grace empowers people to sin no more. That's not the definition of grace, but that's the result that grace produces. “And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.” (Romans 11:6 NKJV) Matthew 1:1-17 - Tamar (She acted like a prostitute, seduced and had sex with Judah, her father-in-Law. She took Judah's ring, bracelet and the staff and bore twins from Judah's seed.), Rahab (She was a prostitute and she has faith and believed that the God of Israel would win. She helped the spies from amongst the children of Israel to escape safely from Jericho), Ruth (She was a virtuous woman [the only woman who was called virtuous in the Bible], but she was under the curse. She was a Gentile - a Moabite), Bathsheba (She was publicly bathing under the house of David, and then committed adultery with David. Of all the 18 sons of David born by his many wives, Bathsheba's son, Solomon was chosen by God to carry on the Messianic Genealogy), and Mary (the virgin woman who gave birth to Jesus) - these five women are included in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. This is God magnifying His grace! Five is the number of grace! It doesn't matter how dark your background - God can turn it around when you turn to Him. Your sin will not mark or define your life. Superabounding grace is what will mark and define you. "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations." (Matthew 1:1-17 NKJV)
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