Grace Defined

Thanks to the Bucs we were missing some of our core people on Sunday night but thanks to the Student Action Team we had a great night anyway!

We began our series on Grace and got a great conversation started in our new student lead small groups. We filled out anonymous Grace surveys that told me a lot about what you guys already believe about Grace and God and how you fit into it all.

For example:

• about 50% of you report having asked Jesus to be your Savior more than once for fear it didn't "stick" the first time


• 10 out of 31 of you reported not believing that God loves you "no matter what"


• of the 21 of you that believe God loves you "no matter what", about 1/2 still struggle with feeling like God loves you less when you make a mistake

These are just a few of the reasons we're focusing the next two weeks on this topic of Grace. It has everything to do with our relationship with Jesus Christ and yet most Christ-followers cannot bring themselves to accept it fully.

When you are struggling with grace and whether or not you deserve your share, just remember:

Ephesians 2:8

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God"