The Great Grace Factor!
The Great Grace Factor!
Samuel Machado
And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great gracewas upon them all.
Acts 4:33
Church, Have You Heard of the "Great Grace"?
Great Grace belongs to the Broken Special!
It works only in the Chosen Ones! It works for the Glory of Christ!
It is a Precious Platter for the Called!
It has become a rare entity in the Church today!
I am sure of the Grace you heard!
I am also sure of the Great Grace you have not heard!
Do you want to know, Pay Attention Church!
Let's Get back to the Scriptures:
1. Great Grace Empowers Great Power!
And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great gracewas upon them all.
Acts 4:33
Peter and John had made a lame man at the temple walk! It had propelled them to the Sanhedrin!
In Essence, It was the result of the Great Grace at work!
2. Wonders and Signs are Offshoots!
Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 6:8
Stephen walked in Great Grace with Signs and Wonders.
But He also died in Great Grace!
3. Peter's Shadow!
People brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.
Acts 5:15
Here is Peter walking the way he did. He didn't change his style.
But the difference is Great Grace at work.
4. Paul's Handkerchiefs!
God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out. Acts 19:12
Paul's dirty hankies were healing!
Can you believe it?
What Great Grace!
5.Paul Stoned to Death!
"Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over.
They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.
But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city.
The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe."
Act 14:19
For a Moment Paul rested in Great Grace, only to rise again!
Until the LORD calls you home, Great Grace will shield! Romans 8:31, Rev 1:18
6. Great Grace brings Great Fear: Ananias and Sapphira!
"Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.
Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God."
When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened.
Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?" "Yes," she said, "that is the price."
Peter said to her, "How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also." At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.
Acts 5:1-11
Great Grace sees through the hypocrisy!
Great Grace is LORD'S Spirit in Authority!
7. It Opens Prisons!
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened. When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.…But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"
The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
Acts 16:26-31
Great Grace shakes the Earth!
Great Grace brings down God's Work in it's Power for His Glory alone!
Great Grace smiles at the face of death!
Great Grace dreads the devil!
Did you hear what the Devil reply to the Seven Sons of Sceva?
"But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"…
And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.…
Church!Great Grace can't be stopped with few references!
Great Grace floods a Disciple's life in numerous ways! I Personally have tasted this Great Grace since I got Saved!
Dear Friend! I encourage you to die and live in Christ alone; if you want to enjoy Great Grace!
Phil 1:21, Gal 2:20
Shalom,
Samuel Machado
Judges 6:24