Grace and Ministry

(Ac20:22-24)



God is the Lord of grace (1Pe5:10).

Grace comes from Him, and

He makes His grace even greater for those who know it.



Faith is knowing Him, and being moved by His grace, and

The life of this faith is never drying out of this grace and considering paying back as one's ministry.



While "grace, which refers to what is given freely,

Requires no works, toils, burden or repayment from the receiver,

"Ministry, which refers to duty, involves

Works, toils, burden, responsibility and sacrifice from the receiver.



Just because the gift of God is given without a price,

It does not mean that it is worthless but rather

Because it is so costly that God gave it without a price.

Thus, he who knows this and receives it

Considers his lifetime ministry to willingly pay back.



Deceived by the devil.

Adam sinned and was then banished from the Garden (Ge3:6, 24) for

He received grace which was all the things God made by His Word without a sacrifice.



God first gave the Law through Moses

For men to know and receive the grace to be given in the future (Jn1:17; Gal3:24).

Since it is not those who hear the Law but those who keep it who were declared righteous (Rm2:13),

Those who broke it could not escape punishment and

Thus they were always fearful (Rm8:15).



Nevertheless, God promised to show His mercy on the people

From the atonement cover above the ark of covenant inside the sanctuary (Ex25:17).

Though it was by His grace that

They made atonement for their sins with the blood of animals,

It was only a shadow of the good things to come for

It is impossible for the blood of animals to take away sins( He10:1-4).



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would show God's grace for the souls of all men for

He is the One and Only Son (Jn1:14), the Lamb of God (Jn1:29), who

Came to call sinners to repentance (Lk5:31-32)



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:

1)     Gave glory to the Father who showed His grace to the Son (Php2:11; He1:2);

2)     Condemned the devil who caused Adam to be ungrateful (Ge3:4; 1Jn3:8); and

3)     With His blood redeemed the sins of all men, showing grace to them (Mt20:28).



The Father raised Him up and

Jesus ascended to heaven and sat on the throne of grace (He4:16).



The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of grace (He10:29), came in the name Yeshua and

The gospel of forgiveness began to spread (Ac2:38),

Giving life to whom the Son is pleased to give it (Jn5:21).



The man of the Spirit is he who,

As grace becomes greater,

Knows all the more how many are his sins (Lk7:47; 1Co2:12), and

Considers what he is ” that is, his experiences, knowledge, passion, service, and faith ”

As the grace of God (1Co15:10; Gal1:15).

Therefore, he preaches without boasting (1Co9:16) and

Gives his life without holding back for

It is what he is obligated to do (Ac20:24; Rm1:14).



O Lord,

Let the Spirit of grace water our hearts with Your grace and

Let us always overflow with tears from the deepest place of our souls.

Let us go out and testify the gospel of Your grace!

Amen.