It’s All Grace

It’s All Grace

Ephesians 2:1-10

1. How have you experienced the tension between viewing your relationship with God through the lens of performance versus grace? Can you share a specific example?

2. Read Ephesians 2:1-3. This passage describes our state as "dead in trespasses and sins." How does this understanding impact how you view your need for God's grace? Why is it important to realize that we are spiritually dead and not simply bad?

3. Read Exodus 33:18-19. What does this passage reveal about God's character? How does knowing that God is gracious and merciful affect your relationship with Him?

4. Ephesians 2:4-7 contains the powerful phrase "But God." How has this truth—God's intervention in your life when you were spiritually dead—changed your perspective on salvation?

5. How do you define mercy and grace in your own words? Can you think of a time when you experienced God's mercy and grace in a tangible way?

6. What practical steps can you take to stop relating to God through a performance-based mindset and instead embrace His grace? How can the group support each other in this?

7. Ephesians 2:8-9 emphasizes that salvation is a gift from God, not a result of works. How does this truth influence how you live your daily life and how you approach God?

8. In what ways can you actively reflect God's grace back to Him in praise and in your interactions with others? Share one specific action you can take to live out this principle this week.