NEW HOPE CHURCH

AmazingGrace

Authored By:

End times

Rev. Mark Odle

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Amazing grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me, I oncewas lost but now I am found, was blind but now I see, T’was grace thattaught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved.

Understanding what is so Amazing about

Grace

.Grace as defined in the Greek Text

Grace

= the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflectionthrough one’s life.Why is Grace so

Amazing

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Regardless of where you find yourself

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Regardless of what you think about God

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Regardless of who you are

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Regardless of when you call upon the Lord

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Regardless if you don’t call upon the LordGod’s divine influence upon your heart is there trying to make that neededchange in your life, in order to help you be right with God.II Peter 3:9 NCV

The Lord is not slow in doing what he promised—the way some peopleunderstand slowness. But God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives.

It is important that you understand God’s divine influence!

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As pertaining to eternal life

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As pertaining to your heart

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As pertaining to your daily walk Where are you seeing his divine influence personally?

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Amazing Grace

How sweet the sound

Understanding sin ---

and its effect upon life.Romans 5:12 NCV

Sin came into the world because of what one man did, and with sin came death.This is why everyone must die—because everyone sinned.

Let’s go back to the beginning:A Commandment Made

Genesis 2:15-17 KJV

(15) And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden todress it and to keep it.(16) And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the gardenthou mayest eat freely,(17) But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for inthe day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

The Commandment Broken

Genesis 3:6 KJV

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Sin Entered

Genesis 3:7 KJV

And the

eyes

of them both were

opened

, and they

knew

that they were naked;and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.