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Prevenient Grace

Prevenient Grace. Prevenient Grace Defined. The Root meaning of the word grace (from the Greek charis ) is “gift” God’s grace is one grace with many facets. Prevenient Grace is. The grace that comes before any human decision or endeavor The love of God wooing us

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Prevenient Grace

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  1. Prevenient Grace

  2. Prevenient Grace Defined The Root meaning of the word grace (from the Greek charis) is “gift” God’s grace is one grace with many facets.

  3. Prevenient Grace is • The grace that comes before any human decision or endeavor • The love of God wooing us • The will of God drawing us • The desire of God pursuing us • The Gift of God freeing us • The activity of God empowering us

  4. Human beings are created in God’s likeness for a relationship with the divine

  5. God continues to offer us a relationship • God desires a relationship with us even more than we want a relationship with God. • The nature of this relationship is that of covenant love. • God takes the initiative to seek us; it is not up to us to seek God.

  6. How Do We Experience God’s Prevenient Grace • Through events, both positive and negative • Through the care and sacrifice of others • Through the body of believers, the church • Through the Holy Spirit awakening our conscience • Through the Holy Spirit courting us, not forcing us • Through our words, attitudes and actions toward others

  7. Closing The critical question for each of us this weekend is, will we open our hearts to God and accept the relationship God offers us in Jesus Christ? De Colores!

  8. Scripture:

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