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CENTRAL THOUGHT Grace encompasses all the goodness, mercy, kindness, and love of God that we have received freely.   HYMN: AMAZING GRACE! HOW SWEET THE SOUND!   TEXT: Romans 8:1-17; Ephesians 2:1-9   INTRODUCTION Grace expresses the character of God to us in such a way that demands that we have a correct perspective of it or else make a blunder of it. Grace tells us that God loves us; has forgiven us our sins; is compassionate towards us; is kind toward us; has made provision in Christ for us to be free and liberated from sin and the power of the devil; that we are adopted as sons and daughters of God through faith in Christ; and that God is preparing a place as an eternal home for us. Grace goes further in telling us that though we do not deserve the love, mercy, kindness and goodness of God, they are nonetheless freely ours through faith in Christ Jesus. Our response to this grace of God determines who we are, how we live our lives and what we live for. At peak of material success, it is too easy to think it is because one has been smart and intelligent; at the height of spiritual victories and successes...

CENTRAL THOUGHT The law serves the primary purpose of directing the hearts of men to the Lord Jesus Christ to receive the grace of God.   HYMN: AMAZING GRACE! HOW SWEET THE SOUND!   TEXT: Galatians 4:1-10; Romans 4:1-18.   INTRODUCTION The eternal purposes of God cannot be fully comprehended by man; they can only be appreciated as they unfold. In God dealings with the nation of Israel, He started with Abraham, instructing him with one singular command: “leave your country, your people and your father’s household, and go to the land then I will show you” (Gen 12:1). Abraham’s obedience to that command was sufficient in giving birth to a nation. But as the nation grew in population and a civil society came into place, it became necessary to give the ten Commandments and other ordinances (the law) to regulate the religious, social, and economic aspects of the life of this nation. At the time of its enactment, the law showed the people how they should worship and serve God; how they should relate to their leaders; how they should relate to one another, and stipulate the consequences of flouting the law. The law certainly served a good purpose.  To Israel, obeying the law was supreme and constituted...