Title: Strong grace when we are weak
Contents
Argument: Right understanding of grace → Worldly success is not only grace, but God's grace is strong even when we are weak.
A. Introduction
1. Reinhold Niebuhr's Prayer
1) Please give me serenity → Let us accept what we cannot do as God’s will.
2) Give me courage → If something can be fixed, give me courage to fix it
3) Give me wisdom→Give me the wisdom to discern what can be fixed and what cannot be fixed
2. Daniel Learning Method
1) Don't eat without praying
2) Don't study without reading the Bible
B. Body
1. Set a will and imitate Daniel's faith that he practiced throughout his life
1) Daniel set a will and practiced it throughout his life (Daniel 1:8): A clear purpose and a definite goal
(1) Rejection of secular things: ?The king's refusal of food? ?Vegetarian insistence
(2) Relying only on God and seeking only God’s wisdom
2. Let's get the right understanding of grace
1) Thoughts on the grace of God that makes grace by grace
2) The idea of accepting grace as grace
3) A thought that rejoices in knowing grace as grace
3. Human grace that the world thinks of
1) present, 2) materialistic, 3) egocentric
* When you get sick and get better, you count it as grace; when you fail and succeed, you count it as grace
4. The grace that God considers
1) Eternal 2) Afterlife Oriented 3) Spiritual 4) Fully Prosperous
5. Grace as Paul thought
1) Open the way for the gospel (salvation-oriented and missionary grace)
2) Remove the thorns from the body and give it health
6. God's Answer to Paul's Three Prayers
1) Lessons from the rabbi → If you ask for 3 times and get rejected, don't ask for more
2) The prayer answered by Paul who begged for the thorn to be removed: “My grace is sufficient for you” → “Reinhold Niebuhr” who said, “Accept what you cannot do as God’s will.”
7. Lessons from God's prayer: Jesus who prayed three times, saying, 'Please let this cup pass from me,' and Jesus' attitude in the face of God's unanswered decision to carry the cross
8. God's three prayer answers
1) Yes 2) Wait 3) Change your mind
9. A son whom the father hawk is grateful for (Hebrews 12:8-11)
10. A goddess who visited Pastor Torrey: How can I get the assurance of salvation?
1) Let me know myself - look ugly and dirty
2) Show me the cross-The moment they see the cross, they are free from any guilt and are clothed in clean white clothes.
C. Conclusion
1. Grace is not the only grace I think of.
2. Even if you do not understand, you will know the grace that has been given to you when you humble yourself before God.