Grace: God’s Grace is the Game Changer
Pastor Gerald Brooks

Gerald Brooks is the senior pastor of Grace Outreach Center in Plano, Texas. In addition to pastoring a thriving and vibrant church, Pastor Brooks continues to influence thousands of pastors with teaching on leadership. Check out his web-site. Pastor Brooks recently sent this outline to 1,500 pastors and encouraged them to share it with their congregations.

Grace: God’s Grace is the Game Changer

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Grace is the basis of transformation by which we who were dead in trespasses and sins are made alive.

Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Grace is God doing for us what we could never do ourselves. When we couldn’t go up there, He came down here.

The doctrine of Grace is simple; God creates possibilities for us that we would never have without Him. 

But every doctrine is followed by principles.

• Speak Grace – Our Words

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

• Serve with Grace – Our Gifts 

1 Peter 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

• Shout Grace – Our Problems

Zechariah 4:7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

• Share through Grace – Our Giving

2 Corinthians 8:7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

• Stand in Grace – Our Position

Romans 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

• Sustained by Grace – Our Strength

2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

• Secured by Grace – Our Relationship 

Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Yet if we are not careful, we can frustrate God’s grace, ignoring that to whom much is given much is required.

Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

• Grace is not a replacement for growth; We are to grow in Grace.

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

• Grace is not a substitute for obedience; God’s grace is not a license for disobedience.

Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

• Grace is not a shortcut for ignoring faithfulness.     

1 Timothy 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;