Study Guide

6/16/19

Part 7: The Negotiation

By: Britton Rexroat

Text: Ephesians 2:1-8

Dominate Thought: What determines how you stand before God?

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God doesn’t negotiate because he doesn’t want something _____________ you.

God wants something ____________ you.

Grace is the _______________________ of following Jesus.

Ephesians 2:1 - As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins.

Ephesians 2:4 (NASB) - But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved

us,

Ephesians 2:5 - Made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace

you have been saved.

Ephesians 2:8 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from

yourselves, it is the gift of God.

We are saved by _______________ alone.

Ephesians 2:9 - not by works, so that no one can boast.

James 2:24 - You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

If you ____________ put your faith in Christ, it shows because of how you _______________.

Discussion Questions

1. Talk about a time when someone let you off the hook or forgave a debt. How did it make you

feel ?

2. What do you believe God wants from you?

3. Do you see yourself as a person who needs God’s grace? Why or why not?

4. “God doesn’t negotiate because he doesn’t want something from you. He wants something for

you. “Respond to that statement. If it’s true, how would it change the way you view God and

your relationship with him?

5. What is one thing you can do this week to shift from a bargaining posture to a posture of

gratitude for what God has done for you?

MCC Connections 6/16/19 Where Faith, Friends and Family Meet

Worship Times

9:00am

10:30am

Kids Church

Preschool-5th Grade

9:00am

10:30am

Located Downstairs

Student Ministry

6th-12th Grade

9:00am located in

BOB

MOWING LIST 2019

6/21/19 - Nathan Brooks

6/28/19 - Gene Brooks

7/5/19 - Andrew Werner

7/12/19 - John Mital

Summer Small Group

Anne Bosold & Sherry Caston

563-210-2806 (Sherry)

309-749-9776 (Anne)

Tuesdays @ 10am

In the church basement.

Anyone who would like to join

this group during the summer

you are more than welcome.

Birthdays If you would like to have your birthday

(month & day only) listed in our

monthly Newsletter please contact

Jennifer Mital at 77vintage@gmail.com

and she will add your birthday to our

Directory.

If your birthday is not listed in the

Newsletter please check to be sure we

have it on file.

Youth Group

We will be dismissing for Summer Break from

Sunday July 7th through Sunday August 11th.

We will resume on Sunday August 18th.

We encourage all our youth to volunteer at

church during this time.

Hope you all have a great Summer!

Post Abortion Bible Study at Women’s Choice Center

If you are hurting from an abortion experience, Women’s Choice Center is

here to listen and to walk with you through the healing process. We offer a

Bible study, professional counseling, and refer for spiritual counseling. Bible

study sessions will be held on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 PM

beginning June 20th and will run for 7 weeks at the Center (2740 Happy Joe

Drive, Bettendorf, IA). The Bible study is based on the SaveOne curriculum. There is a $10 workbook fee. If you

have questions or would like to register for an upcoming class, please contact

Jessica, via email to jessica@womenschoicecenter.org or

by phone at 563-332-0475. All inquiries and conversations are confidential.

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Youth Group Canoe Trip

Saturday 8/17/19

From 7:45am to 5:00pm

Paddle the Maquoketa River Day Trip! 6th - 12th Grade Youth Group & their families. We will meet at the

church at 7:45am to carpool for a day of fun!

Questions contact Carrie Roelf