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What's So Amazing About Grace? Participant's Guide
By Philip Yancey Zondervan
Copyright © 2000 Zondervan
All right reserved. ISBN: 0-310-23325-9
Chapter One
Session 1 The Missing Ingredient
A Beautiful Word, a Powerful Concept
Questions to Consider
What does the word grace mean?
In what ways do we see the power-and the absence-of grace in our everyday lives and in our world?
How did Jesus model grace?
What impact should grace have on our world?
A Word Packed with Meaning
What comes to mind when you hear the word grace?
A religious word that draws a blank
A word that makes me uncomfortable
A word that gives me hope
The story of my life
A yearning I feel inside
Other
What words or phrases can you think of that contain the word grace or some form of this word?
How would you define the word grace?
Video Notes
Philip Yancey: "I'm convinced that the future of the church in this new century depends on how well we master this notion of grace."
Philip Yancey: "I wrote this book because grace is not the first word that comes to mind when people think of Christians."
Philip Yancey: "Gordon MacDonald once said, 'Grace is the one thing the church has that you can't get anywhere else.'"
Philip Yancey: "Never, ever, underestimate the power of grace. It is a gift from God, and it holds within it a supernatural power."
Philip Yancey: "Grace is a gift, free of charge, on the house. You only have to do one thing to receive a gift: open your hands."
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