Everything You Wanted to Know About Grace (but were afraid to ask)

First of all, we don’t know everything there is to know about grace, however what we do know, we will share with you today.
We are going to discuss the basic foundation of grace and how it relates to our everyday life in our walk with the Lord.

Eph 2:8

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

If it is a free gift, then our being a good person, or how we always repent when we mess up, or how much money we give, we did nothing to earn grace.

We have heard that grace means unmerited favor or extending favor when it isn’t expected or deserved. The divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life. Whatever God gives us, we are to give away to others. He gives us grace, we give grace to others, he gives us love, we share that love with others, He forgives us, we forgive others.
Grace is just a nice word of encouragement until you seek it out and receive it. We must find grace and receive grace to experience and enjoy grace. God’s grace is available to all who find it. If you are still bound by the law, you will never realize the true meaning of grace and you will never appreciate the gift of grace that God has given you.
Law vs Grace
A mixture of both is where we get into a state of confusion. Mixture is doublemindedness which makes us unstable in all our ways. We must avoid the mixture of law and grace. One of the very first thing Jesus said publicly is, I have come to fulfill the law. What did he put in its place, grace.

Fulfill - bring to completion.

We are excited to have you with us on the Kingdom Building broadcast today and we hope that you receive from the Lord a word of encouragement. Last week our topic was, Does God really love us unconditionally? We are going to continue that topic and discuss the unity and oneness he desires to have with us. As a reminder from last week;

Unconditionally - it's absolute and not subject to any special terms or conditions.

Absolute means complete; perfect. free from limitations, restrictions, or exceptions.

We are going to continue to show you that God loves you no matter what. To some it is difficult to understand, due to some of the things you have been told. If so, go back to our podcast, Deconstruct to Reconstruct. God is capable to take out what needs to be taken out and put in what needs to be put in, but he can’t put the new wine into old wineskins. Our new creation must come forth in us.

We can’t truly understand how much God loves us if we are separated from him. Some know that he loves them but think there are conditions to that love. That is not the case. God desires us to be in unity and oneness with him. He said that he would never leave us or give up on us. If there is distance between you and God, it isn’t God. God gave us a beautiful example. Marriage is an example of two becoming one.

Does God Really Love Us Unconditionally?

This is a really huge topic and may take many weeks to cover. Today we are going to lay some of the groundwork and in weeks to come, we will try to answer some of the tough questions many including us might have thought about and wanted answers to.
Unconditionally - it's absolute and not subject to any special terms or conditions.

Absolute means complete; perfect. free from limitations, restrictions, or exceptions.

The first thing we need to ask ourselves is, does God love unconditionally or are their specific conditions where he doesn’t love and what are those conditions. Over the next few weeks, we are hopefully going to make a convincing case that God loves us unconditionally, but like all revelation, it must be revealed to you by his Spirit. We need to ask ourselves another question, are we loving unconditionally? I should put it this way, are we seeing ourselves loving more every day?

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The power of communicating face to face builds relationships.

You may have heard the expression; it is nice to put a name with a face. In business, many talk by phone and never meet the person face to face. When they finally meet face to face, the connection becomes greater.

That is why God wants a face-to-face relationship with us. It is more intimate, and you feel a closer bond. Some call this prayer.

Ask yourself this question, is it more effective to talk to someone face to face or through someone else (mediator/go between)?

When we first started walking with the Lord, we typically started with a mediator (pastor/teacher), but their job is to direct you to hear God and speak to God for yourself.

Face-to-face communication is the most effective means of communication because misunderstandings are less likely. Have you ever texted someone and they took it the wrong way?

Think about the misinformation and misunderstandings that have and is discussed throughout the church. If you go to 10 different local churches and hear what they are saying about God, you might not think they are all talking about the same God.

The reason is clear, we are all walking this thing out at different levels of understanding and experiences.
He desires and loves to have a close, intimate relationship with us; however we must die to self to have that kind of relationship with him. All the old way of thinking must be done away with. So, he can bring in a new way of thinking.

It is time we cross over and step into our promised land. It is time to leave the wilderness, cross over Jordan and enter the promised land. Don’t allow fear, apathy, or laziness to prevent you from receiving your double portion. It is available to all of us, but as you will see in our message today, we must be diligent about the part that we must play.
God is getting ready to release a double portion of his spirit, but it only comes when we see the old things passing away. If we want to hold on to the former way, we will not receive the double portion. We will remain exactly where we are.
The promised land is where we go spiritually speaking when we finally realize our place in God. When we realize our true identity. It is a place within us where there is no condemnation, only peace, joy, contentment and experiencing the love and the presence of God.

It is a new day, and it is time for us to cross over into our promised land.

Some of us need a new day to dawn on the horizon. We are no longer satisfied with the status quo. We have been going around the same mountain for years now and you know there is much more in your walk with God. Today is your day of awakening.

We have a very encouraging message today.

Last time our topic was, deconstruct to reconstruct. There was more to say, so we decided to do part 2. God wants to deconstruct some things in us so he can reconstruct a more perfect you.
When Jesus said, it is finished, he didn’t say I did it all and there is nothing left for you to do. He said that my work is finished.
Contained in the teachings of Jesus and in his statement, it is finished, there is no hopelessness. He came to bring a full consciousness of abundant life, complete forgiveness, redemption from all sin, and victory over death and the grave.
We need to take responsibility for our own spiritual growth.
The good news is, as God deconstructs us, he is always faithful to reconstruct us with a better version of ourselves. Now he is always there to help us, but he is not going to do it for us.
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Deconstruct to Reconstruct / God wants to deconstruct some things in us so he can reconstruct a more perfect you.

Most of us if not all of us have believed in a false identity of who we think we are. Deconstruct to reconstruct allows us the ability to find our true identity, who we really are and who God really is.

Deconstruction – to break something down into its separate parts in order to understand its meaning, especially when this is different from how it was previously understood.
If this sounds harsh, please believe me, we love the church (people) and its leaders. Most leaders are doing their best to bring the gospel as they see fit. The problem is when they are not open to another view or they try to control people with their man-made rules and regulations, they have taken on a pharisaical spirit. No one can say that they know it all and have no need to learn more. That is the problem with many denominations. If you come up with a truth that God shared with you, that goes against their belief system, to remain a member, you must stop believing it or leave that denomination. That is nonsense and not of God. There is too much fear in the body of Christ of moving on with the Lord. We have been programmed to believe that God can be figured out and we are to believe what the church leaders say, regardless of what God is saying. I have heard pastors who have received a word from the Lord but were afraid to deliver it to the congregation in fear of people leaving. I say to that pastor, deliver that word without fear. God will handle the outcome.

Isa said that God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid.
Reconstruct - to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed. Restoring, rebuilding, and repairing. to abandon earlier positions, beliefs, etc.; cause to adjust to new or current situations: to re-create in the mind.
We must have an open pliable heart before God. Let’s give him our whole heart to work with. After all, he said that if we seek him with our whole heart, we will find him.

What comes to mind when you think about this topic? How can there be a Bible within the Bible?

You might think it strange, but we will not be discussing the book; we are going to talk about what God is doing in us. The kingdom of God is within, and we are told to seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. What are all these things? All our needs and that he will supply. That is what we are talking about today.

The writer of Hebrews puts it this way,

I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts:
If you feel like the heavens are brass and you are having a difficult time connecting with God, we have some awesome news today. Maybe you read the Bible for hours, but you don’t understand what you have just read? You may feel confused or feel stagnate, you can change that today by bringing your open, teachable heart to the Lord. Don’t let fear or something somebody has said to you stand in the way of a deeper walk with the Lord. Jesus is telling us that there is a lot more than what you are hearing at your local church and what we are even saying on Kingdom Building. Be hungry, dive into the deep waters. Trust the Holy Spirit as your teacher, and he won’t let you go so deep that you drown. He knows just what you have need of before you ask. Fear will hold you back from learning and understanding the Bible within the Bible. There are so many layers to the Bible. When you come with an open, teachable heart, not only will the written word become more alive to you, but you will also begin to hear the rhema voice of the Lord more clearly than ever before. My sheep knows my voice.