Speaker 1: I greet you and also bless you in the mighty name of our Lord and Savior, jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: I have the joy of bringing us a word titled Open Door Grace.
Speaker 1: Open Door Grace, and this message that I share with us today is inspired by Ephesians 2, verse 8 and 9.
Speaker 1: It is Paul's letter to the Ephesians and this is what the Bible says in the NIV version of the Bible Ephesians 2, verse 8 and 9.
Speaker 1: Three things I want to share about this open door grace.
Speaker 1: Number one it is a grace that is free, a grace that is free, and that is why, in the passage I just read in Ephesians, chapter 2, and verse 8, towards the end, calls this grace a gift of God.
Speaker 1: It is not a grace you work for, or a grace that you can earn, or a grace that's awarded to you because of your efforts or things you have done that are very good.
Speaker 1: No, it is a grace that is free, is a grace that is a gift of God, and this grace exists because Jesus Christ paid for it by his death, burial and resurrection.
Speaker 1: The Lamb of God was sacrificed as a payment for this grace to be free, and so the grace is free because it is paid for A grace that is free.
Speaker 1: But secondly, it's a grace for all.
Speaker 1: This grace is not just for a few people, and that is why we preach to the nations, because this grace that flows from Calvary, it is for all men and all women, everywhere they may be found.
Speaker 1: And I want you to know that this grace is for you, is for your neighbor, it is for somebody who lives down the hill, from where you live, or up the hill, and that is why this grace needs to be shared, because a grace for all.
Speaker 1: John 1 12 says the following and he came to his own.
Speaker 1: His own received him not, but to all who received him, who believed in his name.
Speaker 1: He made them the children of God.
Speaker 1: It's a grace for all.
Speaker 1: Romans 1.16 about the gospel.
Speaker 1: Paul said I'm not ashamed of the gospel.
Speaker 1: It is a power of God unto salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Speaker 1: And so this grace is for the Jews, is for the Greek, is for the Africans, it is for the Europeans, the Americans, it is for the Asians.
Speaker 1: This grace is for all and therefore the door is wide open for every man and every woman to come through it.
Speaker 1: But finally, it's grace that heals, grace that heals, and I want you to know that healing is found through this grace.
Speaker 1: Isaiah 53, verse 4 and 5, says that he has taken up our pain, taken up our shame, and that by his grace, by his stripes, we are healed.
Speaker 1: It is a grace that brings healing and restoration, and so, when you receive this grace, you'll be healed, you'll be delivered, you'll be saved, you will be restored, and it's a grace that is very, very powerful.
Speaker 1: As I've said, the door of grace is actually open, and it is open now.
Speaker 1: It's open today.
Speaker 1: This is your day of receiving the grace of God.
Speaker 1: This grace can change your life, this grace can give you a new beginning.
Speaker 1: This grace is sufficient.
Speaker 1: This grace will supply your needs.
Speaker 1: This grace will assign gifts and talents into your life.
Speaker 1: This grace will lead you into service.
Speaker 1: And therefore, I am here to tell you that the door of grace is open, the open door of grace, a grace that is free, a grace for all and a grace that heals.
Speaker 1: And so today, I pray for you that you may embrace the grace of God.
Speaker 1: Don't stop struggling.
Speaker 1: Just allow God to minister to you, allow God to flow through you.
Speaker 1: Allow God to empower you to become everything that you should be.
Speaker 1: Therefore, we are saved not by works, but by grace.
Speaker 1: Jesus paid the price.
Speaker 1: Let us enjoy the grace that is ours, because the door of grace is open.
Speaker 1: May God bless you, may God bless everything around you, and may God prosper you in Jesus name, amen.