From: Beverly French [frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 7:33 PM
To: Ted & Laura Enke
Subject: Fw: Sunday Greetings

Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 5:19 AM
Subject: Sunday Greetings

 "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all  sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed."  2 Corinthian 9:8

 God is able!
 "For nothing is impossible with God."  Luke 1:37

 Of divine ability, Scripture says:
 The Apostle Paul speaking of Abraham and God's promise to him,  "Yet, with respect the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief , but  grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what  He had promised, He was able also to perform."  Romans 4:21

 "...To Him who IS ABLE to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we  ask or think, according to the power that works within us."  Ephesians 3:20

 "...For I know whom I have believed and I am convinces that He IS ABLE  to guard what I have entrusted to Him..."  2 Timothy l:12

 "...He IS to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since  He always lives to make intercession for them."  Hebrews 7:25

 It is divine ability and power that makes all grace abound to the Believer.  We know it is "... by grace you have been saved through faith...it is the  gift of God." Ephesians 2:8, and as we saw last week it is grace that  imparts the ability for the Believe to live the new life.

 "He saved us...according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration  and renewing by the Holy Spirit who He poured out upon us richly through  Jesus Christ our Savior."  Titus 3:5-6

 "...Now we are discharged from the Law and have terminated all intercourse  with it, having died to what once restrained and held us captive.  So now we  serve not under [obedience to] the old code of written regulations, but  [under obedience to the promptings] of the Spirit in newness [of life]."  Romans 7:6  Amplified Bible

 "...Be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new self, which in  the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the  truth."  Ephesians 4:23-24

 "...Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what  the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."  Romans 12:2

 "...Though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed  day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal  weight of glory far beyond all comparison."  2 Corinthians 4:16-17

 We see that it is the Holy Spirit who is at work in the in the washing of  regeneration and renewing of this new life.  Again I say, seek to know the  Holy Spirit intimately that the manifold grace of God may unfold in and  through each one who belongs to Him.

 I close with a song we sing in our Fellowship:

 "Only by grace can we enter, only by grace can we stand.
  Not by our human endeavor, but by the blood of the Lamb.
  Into your presence you call us, you call us to come,
  Into your presence you draw us'
  Now by your grace we come."

 Thank you Almighty God and Father for Your great love that pours out  Your manifold grace on all who trust in, cling to and rely on Christ Jesus  our Lord.  Amen.