The Grace of the Spirit

Series: All Sufficient

The opposite of grace is not legalism; it is pride.

Pride often manifests itself as the need to be in control.

The Grace of the Spirit means that I don't have to be in control:

1. Salvation is not dependent on my performance. (v3-4)

2. I am both cleansed from sin and freed from the power of sin. (v5-7; Ezekiel 36)

3. I now obey the Lord from a place of love, not for it. (Ezekiel 36)

4. I can yield to the power of the ever-present Helper. (v8)

The Ever-Present Helper:

Regenerates Us (John 3:5)
Teaches us all things (John 14:26)
Guides us into Truth (John 16:13)
Empowers us (Acts 1:8)
Gives us gifts (1 Cor. 12:1-11)
Helps us in weakness (Romans 8:26)
Prays for us (Romans 8:26)