"Are You Grateful for Grace?"

Sermon Scripture:  1 Timothy 1:12-17

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Sermon Notes:

​I. We Should Give Thanks for God’s Personal Grace. (1:12-14)

• The gospel transforms sinners into _____________. (12)
  • We should be thankful God ____________ us. “Appointing me…”
  • We should be thankful God _________ us. “To his service.”
• The gospel is universal, yet _____________. (13)
  • Jesus calls us to preach the gospel to ____________.
  • Jesus is willing to forgive his greatest ____________.
• The gospel is based on God’s __________. (14)
  • Our faith in Jesus is a _________ from Jesus.
  • Our love for Christ is ____________ by Christ.

II. We Should Rejoice for God’s General Grace. (1:15-16)

• The gospel is for _______ sinners. (15)
  • Jesus came into the world to be our Savior.
    • The grace of God should make us __________.
  • Jesus came to save even the worst of sinners.
    • The grace of God should give us _________.
• The gospel is especially for ____________ sinners. (16)
  • The grace of God shows God’s ___________.
  • The grace of God should lead to God’s ___________.

III. We Should Praise the God of Grace. (1:17)

• The gospel demonstrates the ___________ of God.
  • We take all the credit for sinning against him.
  • He gets all the credit for saving us.
• The gospel should stir us to praise the ____________ of God. (17)
  • He is the eternal, immortal King.
  • He is the invisible, incomparable God.

“Though I have lost my memory, two things I know: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.” – John Newton