Grace Lesson Frame

Lutheran Basics Online, Lesson 1 Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, you will have learned:

That Grace is undeserved and free
That Grace is solely God’s initiative to us
To identify moments of Grace in your life
That Grace is central to our Lutheran understanding of God
That Baptism is God’s moment of grace for us

Click Grace Video 1 to begin Lesson 1

1. Have you ever asked questions like: “How did life begin?” “What is the purpose of my life?” What is God really like?” Share a time in your life when you've asked these kinds of questions? Please type your response below:

2. What do you think about Bishop Chilstrom’s point that the place to begin answering these questions is with God and, in particular, with God’s Grace? Please type your response below:

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Click Grace Video 2 to begin lesson 2

Grace Video 2

1. After hearing the Cheshire’s reflect again on their loss, how do you respond to this verse: ”Consider the lilies of the field, how they grown; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you?” (Matt 6:28-30) Please type your response below:

2. Bishop Chilstrom speaks of Grace not being something that we earn. It can't be bought. This, he says, goes against our natural desire to earn success or favor. What do you think about it? Is Grace something that we all have a difficult time accepting? Please type your response below:

3. Allen Cheshire speaks of getting to the point when he felt as if he was floating. That is when he found God’s hand holding him up. Can you think of an experience in your life when God’s hand was holding you up? Please type your response below:

4. Bishop Chilstrom’s remarks that the heart of our life together is worship because it is when we hear the good news of Jesus the Word made flesh who is Grace in the flesh. Please type your response below:

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Click Grace Video 3 to begin lesson 3:

Grace Video 3

1. How hard is it to believe that all that we possess is a sign of God’s Grace? What makes it hard for us to believe that God’s Grace is enough? Please type your response below:

2. Do you find yourself thinking that if you could be “just good enough” life will work out for you? Please type your response below:

3. Allan Cheshire described his moment of Grace as God’s hand holding him up when he felt like he was floating. Does this describe God’s Grace to you? Please type your response below:

4. Bishop Chilstrom talks about God’s desire to give us grace and that Jesus is the “logos” of God’s grace to us. He says that God’s grace is true and that it is undeserved and free. What do you think about this? Please type your response below:

5. Do you have additional questions, comments or concerns? Please type your response below:

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Click Grace Video 4 to begin lesson 4

Grace Video 4

1. Sue Cheshire shares her beginning to see God’s grace in the midst of her suffering. Can you see this in your own life or the life of someone else? Please type your response below:

2. Bishop Chilstrom speaks of Baptism as God’s intention that we become members of the family of God. He shares the importance of his own baptism. It is God’s moment of Grace that he returns to every day. Can your baptism do the same for you? Please type your response below:

3. Martin Luther discovered that trusting in God’s Grace is what it means to be a Christian. Even our faith is God’s grace at work. What do you think about this? Please type your response below:

4. Bishop Chilstrom shares the story of Earl and his prayer before he died and how this was a moment of grace for Bishop Chilstrom. What are your moments and people of Grace? Do you see these as coming in spite of what you have done? Please type your response below:

5. Do you have additional questions, comments or concerns? Please type your response below:

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Click the "Faith and Sin" link above to continue with the next 4-part lesson.