GROWING IN GRACE

2^nd Timothy 2:1- 3

·        Grace is God’s help available to man

·        Grace is God’s ingredients for a man’s dividends

·        Grace spells your assignment

·        Grace gives expression to your dreams and vision

·        Grace makes your voice to be heard

·        Grace helps you to raise people

·        Grace is a divine enablement to produce uncommon, unusual and unexplainable result.

·        Through grace a teenage boy killed a 9ft giant

·        Through grace a prisoner became a prime minister

·        Through grace a slave girl become the queen of the land

·        Nothing can be added to what grace has done,

·        Grace can be increased, grace can wax stronger. Act 9:22

·        More of grace is more of strength

·        You cannot impact more than your grace.

·        Your exploit will only be commensurate with your level of grace.

·        Prov. 4:18 “The path of the just is as the shining light that shinneth more and more unto the perfect day”.

·        2^nd Cor. 3:18 “But we all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the spirit of the Lord”.

·        There is always a higher dimension in God.

·        May you enter the higher dimension of grace today.

·        More of grace is more of the manifestation of glory

·        Isa. 37:1-7, this is a tragedy and the most dangerous thing in life.

·        Lack of strength is lack of grace

·        Sometimes people know what to do but no grace to carry it out.

·        That is, there is no money, no people, no opportunity, no space, and no partners.

·        Where there is more grace, strength must be present.

·        Grace makes expectations to be realities.

·        You need grace and more grace to bring forth your dreams, vision, ministry, marriage, career, etc

·        You need divine energy that comes through the grace of God to bring forth new things in life and ministry

·        Zionhill Church International, this is the era of MORE GRACE.

·        Because Grace will locate you where what you need will be available.

·        The same thing Paul told Timothy i.e. be strong in grace was what God told Joshua in Jos. 1:6 – 7 “be strong and be of a good courage”.

WHAT TO DO TO GROW IN GRACE

1.      Daily appointment of fellowship with God.

Grace does not come before needs.

It comes when and where there is need for it.

You must come and show that you need more grace.

Psalm 68:19 …He daily leads us with benefits.

There is a new supply of grace for every day.

Lam. 3:22, 23

2.      The studying of God’s word.

·        2^nd Timothy 4:2  “preach the word, be instant in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort. With all long suffering and doctrine”.

·        You must expose yourself to God’s word and allow it work in your life if you will grow in grace.

·        2^nd Peter 1:2 – 4.

3.      Strong, effective and consistent prayer life.

·        This must be cultivated.

·        Prayer is labour. Acts 4:31 – 33.

·        Grace will meet the needs of people.

4.      Obey the law of total depended to God.

5.      Be meek and humble.

6.      Be ready to step into the unknown not the unclear.

·        Certain grace will not manifest in your life until you’re ready to take the risk.

·        Peter never knew he can walk on the water until he dared it. Matt.14

7.      Walk in purity (Job 17:9)

8.      Honour grace.

·        Both on others and on your own life.