Grace Needs Faith
FOUNDATION STATEMENT: If it were solely up to
grace you’d have it by now, right now
I. Isaiah 30:3, 12-Your
unbelief will keep the grace of God waiting
A.
He’s not waiting on the account of His grace,
but of their unbelief
II. Inheriting the promise is by
grace through faith-Romans 4:16 (AMP)
A.
The promises you inherit are connected to
what you believe from this Word
B.
People who walk in less faith will inherit
less promises (Hebrews 6:12)
C.
Not generic faith, but specific faith where
your situation is concerned
III. Inheriting the promise is so
heavily dependent upon faith b/c if it were solely up to grace you’d have it by
now; grace wants you to have it the moment it offers it
A.
If it were solely up 2 grace everybody would
be saved, healed, & rich-2 Pet 1:4
B.
God’s not alone in his dealings with man; he
needs man’s faith
1.
This is an EXCHANGE of faith and grace and it
takes two people to exchange
2.
A giver has to have a receiver
IV. Grace could not give it,
until faith would receive it; before faith would receive it grace could only
make the offer, it can’t force you to receive
A.
Without faith God cannot give you grace; He
can only offer it (sozo is a gift offered)
1.
Gifts that are rejected digress to an offer
made, but not received
B.
Titus 2:11-Grace is always ready to do it,
but can’t do it until faith will receive it
1.
MSG-God's readiness to give and forgive is
now public. Salvation's available for everyone!
2.
YLT-For the saving grace of God was
manifested to all men,
C.
Any promise u need 2 manifest is dependent on
faith so it can be given by grace
1.
Where faith isn’t functioning grace cannot be
given
D.
Mark 6:1-6-This is the only place in he couldn’t do these works
1.
Grace could not function where there was no
faith
2.
Faith gives grace grounds upon which to work;
Grace needs faith
V. Jesus credited the person’s
faith b/c grace was ready to do it for every person; it wasn’t his graced that
changed it was their faith that changed
A.
Mark 5:34-The woman with the issue of blood
(Mt 14:36-As many as touched him)
1.
24-There’s a crowd of people out there and
Jesus was read to do it for everybody
2.
30-Jesus didn’t even have to consciously
release grace to be healed to; grace is always on, it’s always available, and
it’s always being extended to those in need
3.
34-Her faith was in the doctors, but then it
changed and was in Jesus
B.
Luke 17:19-If it were solely up to grace all
10 would have been made whole
C.
Luke 18:42-Receive your sight; Thy faith has
saved you