May 25, 2025

GOODBYE RELIGION

Week 5 – Does it Matter How We Live?

May 25, 2025

Religion - Focusing on what we must _________________ in order to ________________ God's favor.

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT) God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Ephesians 5:1 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

We start with the ____________ as the way to get in a __________________ with God, but God starts with the _________________ initiated by his _________________.

2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us [a] and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.