Download - Amazing Grace 1&2
• This song is very well known.
• There are many different verses written for this song.
• Let us focus on how we can worship God and be edified better when we sing this song in praise to Him. 1 Cor. 14:15
Verse 1, Part 1• “Amazing grace! How sweet the
sound! That saved a wretch like me!”
• God’s grace is amazingly sweet when we perceive what its power is able to do.– Enabled Jesus to die for us 1 Jn. 4:10,19
– Causes Jesus’ blood to save us…
Rom. 5:9; Eph.1:7
– Can change us from wretchedness to righteousness through our Lord Jesus!
1 Timothy 1:14-16; 2 Cor. 5:21
Verse 1, Part 2
• “I once was lost, but now I’m found; was blind, but now I see.”
• When we obey Jesus, we become saved and in Christ. Heb. 5:9; 2 Tim. 2:10; Gal. 3:27
• In sin we are spiritually lost and blind. Luke 19:10; 2 Cor. 4:4
• If we live in Christ we can see and be found by Him. Rev. 3:17-18; 1 Pet. 2:25
Verse 2, Part 1
• “ ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved.”
• God’s grace has many parts. 1 Pet. 4:10
• God’s grace teaches us. Titus 2:11-12
• This grace tells us who to fear. Mt. 10:28
• His grace relieves the wrongful fears.
2 Tim. 1:7; 1 Jn. 4:18
• Let us, “be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus!” 2 Tim. 2:1
Verse 2, Part 2
• “How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed!”
• If we have tasted and seen, to us the Lord truly is gracious! 1 Pet. 2:3; Ps. 119:103
• Jesus is very precious to us when we believe. 1 Pet. 2:6-10
• We revel in the awe of God’s grace when we understand what it does. Rom.5:15,21
Enjoy God’s G-R-A-C-EIt Really Is Amazing!
You can have…
• God’s
• Riches
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• Christ’s
• Expense– Hear and Believe Romans 10:17
– Repent of sin Acts 2:38
– Confess Jesus Acts 8:37
– Be baptized into Jesus Romans 6:3-6
• Tonight, we study the last 3 verses of Amazing Grace.
• I found them in “Sacred Selections For The Church”.
• As we study let us work to “…grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory both now and forever. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18
Verse 3• “Thru many dangers, toils and
snares, I have already come; ‘Twas grace that bro’t me safe thus far And grace will lead me home.”
• We all have been through dangers and snares. 2 Tim. 2:26; Jn. 8:34
• Through Jesus we can overcome them all. Phil. 4:13; 1 Cor. 15:57
• At Judgment, He will lead us home.
Jn. 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thes. 4:16-18
Verse 4, Part 1
• “The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures;”
• God’s promises are unfailing. Heb. 6:18
• He promises good to His children.
Jer. 29:11; 1 Jn. 2:25
• His holy Word should secure our hopes.
Heb. 11:1, 6
Verse 4, Part 2
• “He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures.”
• He is the eternal God! Isaiah 57:15
• Like Abraham, He is MY shield and portion. Gen. 15:1; Heb. 13:5
• Our faith and resolve should be this strong. Rom. 4:10-16, 23-25
Verse 5
• “When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun; We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we first begun.”
• Heaven is an eternal, unfading reward.
1 Pet. 1:3-5– God is preparing it and us right now.
Jn. 14:1-3; 2 Cor. 5:1-5; Heb.2:12; Rev.15:3
• We shall have no worry of needs.
Revelation 22:14, 17
• Come to Jesus and allow His saving grace to amaze and bless you. Ephesians 2:4-10
• He does one come to Jesus?– By hearing and believing Jn. 6:45
– By repentance Acts 11:18
– By confessing Jesus Rom. 10:10
– Be being baptized Acts 22:16