Grace does

1. Ephesians 2:8-10

2. Ephesians 2:8-10
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8 For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in
them.

3. Introduction
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Many see this passage teaching that we are
saved by “grace only”
Let's learn today how the Ephesian Christians
obtained their salvation
What did they do?

4. 1 – They Heard the Word
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Ephesians 1:13 In Him you also trusted, after
you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation; in whom also, having believed, you
were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise
Faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17)

5. 1 – They Heard the Word
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We must take heed what we hear
Mark 4:24
We must take heed how we hear
Luke 18:8
We must take heed who we hear
Matthew 17:5
We must be “swift” to hear
James 1:19

6. 2 – they believed the Word
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Ephesians 1:13 In Him you also trusted, after
you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation; in whom also, having believed, you
were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise
Faith is:
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acceptance of facts
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Trust in those facts

7. 3 – they repented
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Acts 20:20-21 20 how I kept back nothing that
was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught
you publicly and from house to house, 21
testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks,
repentance toward God and faith toward our
Lord Jesus Christ.

8. 3 – they repented
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Repentance is shown by action
Acts 19:19 Also, many of those who had
practiced magic brought their books together
and burned them in the sight of all. And they
counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty
thousand pieces of silver.
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Value today – about $1.5 million
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They denied ungodliness (Titus 2:11-12)

9. 4 – they Confessed
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Acts 19:17-18 17 This became known both to
all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and
fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord
Jesus was magnified. 18 And many who had
believed came confessing and telling their
deeds.

10. 4 – they Confessed
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They confessed their sinful behavior
They confessed their desire to obey Christ and
follow Him
They professed their faith in Christ by their
godly lives

11. 5 – they were baptized
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Acts 19:4-5 4 Then Paul said, "John indeed
baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying
to the people that they should believe on Him
who would come after him, that is, on Christ
Jesus." 5 When they heard this, they were
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

12. 5 – they were baptized
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Their previous baptism was not based on a
faith in Jesus Christ
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John's baptism looked forward to Christ
Our faith must look back to the accomplished fact of
his death on the cross
They were baptized in the name of the lord
Jesus

13. Saved by Grace
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Saved by the grace of God requires that we
obey the good works of the gospel.
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The Ephesians obeyed the gospel
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They were saved by the grace of god
Will you be saved
by the grace of God?
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