God’s Amazing Grace

SERIES: HONEY, HAMMER, AND HOPE

MESSAGE: God’s Amazing Grace

TEXT: Ezekiel 16:1–6, 8–14, 17–22, 35–38, 58–59, 60, 62–63

DATE: November 24, 2024

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. God’s compassion and love. (Vv. 3–6)

   1. He rescued you.

   2. He adopted you.

   3. He loved you.

   4. He married you. (V. 8)

   5. He adorned you. (Vv. 9–14)

2. Israel’s (our) rebellion and unfaithfulness. (Vv. 15–22)

   1. You trusted in your beauty.

   2. You betrayed God’s love.

   3. You pursued satisfaction in other gods. (Vv. 16, 28)

   4. You gave holy things to idols. (Vv. 17–19)

   5. You sacrificed children to worthless gods.

   6. You forgot the Lord. (V. 22)

   7. You disgraced yourself. (Vv. 34, 52, 58–59)

3. The Lord’s amazing grace.

   1. He humbles us through judgement. (Vv. 38–39, 59)
      (Rom. 2:1–3, 5–9; Rom. 3:10–12)

   2. He makes a new covenant. (Vv. 60, 62)
      (Luke 22:20; Eze. 37:26)

   3. He atones for our sins. (V. 63)
      (Rom. 3:23–26)

   4. He restores us to himself. (V. 62)
      (John 1:12; 1 John 3:1–3)

Take-Aways:

1. All of us have sinned and rebelled against God.

2. Our sin has devastated us.

3. God has loved us.

4. Christ has atoned for our sins.

5. God calls us to faith and obedience.

6. All praise and glory go to God.