He Won. We Walk.

The Good News is that Jesus has already won the game.  (Well, it’s good news unless you decide to be His opponent.)  Now it’s your turn.  What are you going to do?  What would it look like for you to live eternally, starting here and now? (Message recorded May 6, 2012) KEY TEXT: Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV) 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world... 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ…8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. For Reflection and Discussion Do you feel like you are walking in the good works God planned for your, or following the course of this world? How can you know the good works God has planned for you? What is one step you know God wants you to take, but you have been resisting? (Pray for the courage to trust Him. One step of faith often leads to another.) What does Paul mean when he says that good works don’t save you, but God saves you “by grace…through faith”? Since you are not saved by good works, what is your motivation to do good?