The Life Note - New Life Tacloban, Tacloban City (2026)

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24/03/2026

𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐍, 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐈𝐓𝐒

John 15:5-8 (MSG)

1. 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘
- Jesus is the Vine, and we are the branches – if you have lived independently or self-sufficiently for too long, this is a good reminder that Jesus is your Source.
- When Jesus is your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you.
- Many people try to be good. Many try to be kind human beings. But the Bible says that the only way to live a truly good life is to be connected to Him, like a branch attached to the Vine.
- It is only when we live life in Jesus that our efforts become profitable and pleasing.

2. 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
- If you are separated, you can’t produce a thing. You become powerless.
- If a person is separated, he is discarded, gathered and thrown into the fire.

3. 𝗦𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬
- But if you live in life-union with me and if my words live powerfully within you—then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done.
- You can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted upon

4. 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚
- You are expected to bear fruit
- When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father!

Acts 4:13-16 (AMP)
- The Book of Acts documents the acts of the Apostles.
- It is an accurate historical record of the early church.
- The Book of Acts begins where the Gospels leave off, reporting the actions of the apostles and the work of the Holy Spirit.

Two people with two opposing personalities yet both were used to carry the message of the Gospel and fulfill God’s purpose in their time:

1. PETER - brazen, outspoken, impulsive, Jesus’ bodyguard
2. JOHN - beloved, he reclined against Jesus’ chest at the last supper, Jesus’ beloved,

Both had:
- Passion – confident
- Persuasion – they spoke with courage and boldness
- Profound insight into the Scriptures – they were filled with the Holy Spirit

INSIGHTS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF PETER AND JOHN

1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
◦ You are prepared for promotion - when you are with Jesus, you are set up for promotion. Promotion is inevitable.
◦ Promotion means progress. People only equate promotion to installation, but the promotion process actually already started at the time of revelation.
◦ With promotion comes persecution and opposition.

‭‭Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
◦ Recognition is not about education or status but by the authority you carry
◦ The world will notice when you bring the fragrance of Christ
◦ Recognition may bring confusion, but remain humble.
◦ Our testimony should be “They have been with Jesus.”

3. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Acts 3:6 (ESV)
• The healing of the lame man was undeniable proof of God’s work through them.
• Our faith in Christ is demonstrated through lives changed.

“When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father!” John 15:8 (ESV)

- Atty Jinky O. Manalo
- LifeCare Ministry Head, New Life Tacloban

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Jesus is the ultimate source, without Him we can't do nothing, He is our sufficiency. Fruitfulness is inevitable when you abide and remain in Jesus.

Our part is to remain in Jesus.
Fruitfulness is God's part

Acts 4:13 (NKJV)
Acts 2:42-46 (NKJV)

The Book of Acts is not just a record of what happened before. It is a picture of what God still wants to do today though us.

When we look at the early church, we do not just see history—we see a model. We see a church that was alive, bold, Spirit-filled, united, and growing daily.

No wonder, they made an impact that outlived them. We are their reach. The Legacy of Jesus continues.

Our Series: Roots and Reach
- Before God expands our reach, He deepens our roots.
- Before He calls us to greater heights, He develops greater depth.
- We cannot reach further until we are willing to dig deeper.
- Spiritual revival, growth, transformation and God's move that touches lives, families, cities, and generations were evident in the early church in the book of Acts because:

They continued steadfastly in:

1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱
- Acts 2:42, 46
- The Bible says they “continued steadfastly” in the apostles’ doctrine.
- The early church was devoted to the Word of God.
- They did not just listen to preaching occasionally and casually.
- They gave themselves to it.
- They studied, sat under it and lived by it.

Acts 6:7 (TPT)
- They understood that the Word is not optional to the believer. The Word is the absolute authority.

II Timothy 3:16-17 (NKJV)
- Spiritual growth happens when the Word is honored.
- They just don't hear the Word—they obeyed the Word.

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮?
𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚?

2. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
- Acts 2:1, Acts 4:24, 29–31
- The early believers were not only word-filled, they were prayer-filled.
- They gathered in one accord.
- They were united in heart, in soul, and in desire.
- Prayer was not a side ministry of the church—it was the engine of the church.
- Acts 4:24, 29–31
- When pressure came, they did not panic.
- When threats came, they did not retreat.
- When opposition came, they did not become silent.
- They prayed. But notice what they prayed for: They did not say, “Lord, remove all the problems”, “Lord, keep us comfortable” and “Lord, make things easy.”
- They prayed, “𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥.”
- And the Bible says the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.
- There's power in our prayer. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.
- Our prayer accomplishes more than our human strength.
- We are prepared well when we pray well.

3. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁
- Acts 2:1-4, Acts 4:31
- The early church was Spirit-filled.
- By the power of the Holy Spirit they were unstoppable. (Acts 5:18-21)
- They live victoriously amidst the opposition, persecution and pressures.
- They moved by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- They become a living witness of the Lord Jesus.
- Great grace was upon them all.
- And the same Holy Spirit is still moving today.
- We need the Holy Spirit.
- We need the fire of the Spirit.
- We need His leading, His filling, His empowerment.

4. 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
- Acts 5:29–32
- The apostles declared, “We must obey God rather than men.”
- This is one of the defining marks of the early church.
- They obeyed God even at the cost of their lives.
- 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁.
- 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨?
- Jesus did all the way to the cross, to the grave and goodness He resurrected and now is seated at the right hand of the Father.
- They declared: “We must obey God rather than men.
- 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱.
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
- 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘆𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺? 𝘐𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦? 𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦? 𝘛𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦? 𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬? 𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳? 𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩?

5. 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲
- The early church was deeply connected.
- They fellowshipped daily.
- They broke bread together.
- They shared life.
- They did not just attend meetings—they lived as spiritual family.
- This is important because church is not meant to be a crowd only.
- The early church understood that spiritual depth is not built in isolation.
- Church life is not just gathered—it is being connected and being involved.
- Today, many people are used to casual attendance.
- Come in late. Leave early. Stay distant. Avoid vulnerability. - This is not from our church.

But the Acts church shows us something deeper.
Acts 2:42, 46
- They shared meals.
- They shared burdens.
- They shared joy.
- They shared resources.
- They shared faith.

We must move from being:
- Crowd > Congregant > Committed > Core
- We are not called just to sit in rows.
- We are called to walk together in Christ.

6. 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀
- Acts 2:41, Acts 4:4
- The early believers did not keep Jesus to themselves.
- They preached boldly.
- They witnessed publicly.
- They testified faithfully.
- And the Holy Spirit confirmed the Word.
- Because of that, thousands were saved.
- 𝗔 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀.
- 𝙄𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.
- The early church understood that salvation is too precious to hide.
- The gospel is too powerful to keep private.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆.

- When roots go deep, reach goes far. Take care of the root, God will take care of your reach.
- Not on your own strength, but by the power and grace of God.
- When we are deeply rooted as a church, in the name of Jesus, we can make difference in our cities, families, this generation and the generations to come.
- This is not only about numerical growth.
- This is about eternal impact.
- Impact that outlives us.
- Impact that reaches beyond our own lives.
- Impact that continues and is making a mark for the kingdom of God.

The early church was not powerful by accident. They were: Prayerful, Rooted in the Word, Filled with the Holy Spirit, Obedient to God, Deeply connected and Bold in sharing Jesus

And because they dug deeper, they reached further.

The same Spirit that moved in Acts is still moving today.

So the question is not whether God is willing.
The question is: 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧?

Today, the call is simple:
- Go deeper in the Word
- Go deeper in prayer
- Be filled with the Holy Spirit
- Fully obedient
- Go deeper in church life
- Boldly share Jesus

Your breakthrough could be on the other side of obedience.

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘆𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀.

- Luisa Joy Uy
- Pastoral Oversight, New Life Tacloban

*** These are notes on the preaching "𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐍, 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐈𝐓𝐒”, preached by Atty. Jinky Manalo and Luisa Joy Uy on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at New Life Tacloban, Marasbaras, Tacloban City. We hope these preaching notes will be an encouragement to you.

*** DISCLAIMER: These preaching notes were taken by volunteers during the service. They are not a verbatim representation of the sermon.

03/03/2026

𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄

Ephesians 2:6–10 (NLT)
- We are God’s trophy, and He is the champion of showing grace. The proof of this is us!
- How great must His grace be for God to present you as an example of His incredible riches?

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝
- He was from Israel and was the favorite of his father. He was given the coat of many colors, which caused his brothers to resent him, so he was betrayed by them.
- In turn, he was forcibly taken and sold to Egypt.

But his faith in God still remained; he was excellent in all he did.
- Potiphar, the head of the household, trusted him because of Joseph’s excellence in his work. Both he and his wife admired Joseph.
- Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce him, but Joseph wanted to remain faithful to Potiphar, so he kept rejecting her.
- One day when they were alone, Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce him again, but Joseph ran away. She took Joseph’s cloak and framed him, so he was sent to prison.
- Yet God’s grace was with him even in prison.

God’s grace is with you whether you are in the estate of Potiphar’s mansion or in prison.
- His grace is not determined by where you are.
- He was even excellent in the prison, that he was elevated to serve Pharaoh.
- From Potiphar, to prison, to Pharaoh.�This is God’s grace, and we cannot begin to fathom it.

One day, Pharaoh had a dream, and Joseph interpreted his dreams. After Joseph shared the interpretation, with just a few words, he went from convict to vice president at that time.
- 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨!

The second most powerful person came from prison, not by his works but by the grace of God.
- After that, Joseph thrived in his leadership because God was with him.

Later on, Joseph had two sons:
- Manasseh – firstborn; the firstborn was considered the most important line in the generation.
- Ephraim – second born.

Genesis 48:13 (NLT)
- Jacob went to Egypt, and Joseph and his two sons came to Jacob to be blessed.
- It was supposed to be: Ephraim on his left hand and Manasseh on his right hand.

There are numerous verses about the right hand—it speaks of 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆, 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, etc. It wasn’t about Ephraim, since he was born second, and Manasseh was the firstborn; hence, he should receive the inheritance.
- 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, so the right hand was over Ephraim.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻.
- This reminds us of the 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 that gave us the firstborn blessing even though we were not worthy.
- We were born wrong, but we were BORN AGAIN because of what Jesus did! We receive sonship because Jesus was forsaken.
- 𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀, 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀. 𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀, 𝗛𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀. It was not about fruitfulness but about being punished, judged, and made righteous. It was about damnation, judgment, and salvation.
- 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀.

Because of the cross, we have blessings—healing, victory, and we get to call ourselves righteous and have favor that awaits us!

Isaiah 49:16 (ESV)
- You were engraved in God’s palms!

This is the divine exchange.
- Jesus got the punishment that we deserved so we could receive the blessing we did not deserve.

Hebrews 4:16 (ESV)
- A throne of grace awaits you, not a court of trial, because God is not standing there as a judge and jury anymore.
- Peculiarly, it was Jesus who showed up in court.
- Jesus went to trial for us.

We do not deserve God’s grace, but we need it the most.
- 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁, 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝘁.
- Ephesians 2:8 (NLT)
- That’s why it is called the free gift, because human tendency is to trying to work for it.

The Prodigal Son
- The father didn’t entertain the prodigal’s reason after he came back, because what was important was that he returned to the father.

You might receive God’s grace but still walk in practical self-righteousness.
- We may not say it explicitly, but we do it trying to earn our seat at the table.

The King’s table
- He was lame in his feet, thus he was carried to that table.

𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗔
- A prophet; was given one of the most bizarre assignments
- God instructed him to find a wife, and that wife was a pr******te, and to have three children with her.

Hosea 3:1 (NLT)
- Gomer was a pr******te who was married by a godly man, Hosea.
- You would think that even though you came from the dirtiest place, somebody took the effort to redeem you.
- Gomer fixed her life, but still committed adultery.
- You were given all of this, yet you departed from the man who loved you dearly even at your worst.
- Hosea did not abandon her.
- This illustrates that the Lord still loves Israel even though the people turned to other gods.

Hosea 3:2 (NLT)
- Imagine the dirt and chaos Hosea had to go through just to buy back his pr******te wife.
- Hosea had to go through those red-light districts just to get her back.
- He’s a prophet, yet he had no business walking around in those places.
- In the public auction where Gomer would be sold, Hosea came to buy his wife back.

𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀—𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙙!

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀?
�𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀.

John 3:16 (NKJV)
- Double down on the embarrassment Hosea had to go through just to get his wife back.
- Do you know how painful it is to take back someone who betrayed you?
- Do you realize the amount of shame Jesus had to go through just to come down to this earth?
- He did not choose to judge every sinner, because He was known as the Friend of sinners. Jesus was the personification of the Holy of Holies!
- He was not afraid to be called the Friend of sinners.
- He met them with love.

𝘼𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣.�𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙.�𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙃𝙞𝙢.
𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

* He humbled Himself, took on the form of man, and purchased us.

Gomer was being sold so men could take advantage of her. But Jesus purchased us to redeem us and take care of us—
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘. 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬.

𝗦𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

As He carried that cross, He was spat on and ridiculed.
- An all-powerful God took the place of humiliation just to purchase what was already His.
- Instead of a response of judgment, He initiated with grace. This is the reason why we are still alive—we can praise and worship, tithe, and even pray.

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀.

𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘶𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧?
- Yes, He loves us.
- But He also stepped down from the throne of heaven, which He could have chosen not to do, so that we could live the righteous life that we could not live.
- No other human was able to fulfill the law; it was only Jesus who fulfilled it.
- He took His worthy, unblemished life and nailed it on the cross so we can live a righteous life.

Romans 8:35–38 (NLT)

- Jan Harvey L. Canes
- Ministry Head, Life Revolution Ministry, New Life Tacloban

*** These are notes on the preaching "AMAZING GRACE”, preached by Jan Harvey L. Canes on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at New Life Tacloban, Marasbaras, Tacloban City. We hope these preaching notes will be an encouragement to you.

*** DISCLAIMER: These preaching notes were taken by volunteers during the service. They are not a verbatim representation of the sermon.

23/02/2026

𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄
(𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚)

2 Peter 3:17-18 (NKJV)

Romans 5:2 (AMPC)

Our lack of knowledge about a certain gift causes us to do these things:
1. Undervalue it
2. Mismanage it
3. Waste it

God’s grace is an amazing gift, that’s why we call it amazing grace.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱.
It is never meant to be treated as informational, inspirational or even transactional.

The grace of God is transformational. It transforms you inside out.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 — in spite of your circumstances weakness, challenges and lack; the grace of God has the power to transform situations, challenges and even the person.

One of the most important blessings God bestowed upon humanity is the grace of God.

The grace of God is responsible for bringing the important blessings we have received from God: 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧, 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙟𝙤𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝, 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙙𝙤𝙢, 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 and 𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.

𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 3 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨:

1. 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗧 (𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯)
- We should grow in our view or definition or understanding of God’s grace.
- When you grow in revelation, you grow in your definition of grace; your understanding will enlarged and deepen in revelation to a higher level.
- Grace was mentioned 160 times in the Bible. (38 times in Old Testament, 122 times in New Testament)
- Grace is often described as the core message of entire Biblical narrative representing God’s unmerited favor, love and kindness.
- If you want to zoom in what the Bible says, you will find that His grace is central, not peripheral, represented in God’s love for humanity.
- In Genesis 15- God laid out His redemption plan for mankind. This tells us that God is a redemptive God; His love and His amazing grace.
- Even in the last chapter of the last book of Revelations 22:21.
- The Bible begun with the grace of God and it ended up in His grace.
- Don’t just have a Biblical concept of God’s grace, but have an experiential revelation of it.
- 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲.
- 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻. (𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥)
- It is powerful and transformational

2. 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗧 (𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦)
- It is both simple to understood and profound to amaze you
- 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
- You must have the humility to appropriate and receive it.
- If you want to receive the grace of God, you must be humble. You need to admit your inability and inadequacy apart from the grace of God.
- Philippians 2:13 (TPT)
- Philippians 2:13 (AMP)
- Proverbs 3:5-8 (AMP)
- 2 Timothy 2:1 (AMP)
- 1 Corinthians 15:10 (AMP)
- 2 Corinthians 6:1 (TPT)
- 1 Corinthians 2:2-5 (TPT)

3. 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗧 (𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯)
- In the way our representation of the message of God’s grace.
- You can be preaching God’s grace and yet you’re not a gracious person.
- 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 — 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 “𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘈”
- God’s amazing grace should become so evident in your life that it becomes your testimony to others.
- 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁.
- Grace flows to you and through you.
- God wants you to be a recipient and 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 to someone else.
- First you experience it, then you proclaim it.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨?
(1 Peter 4:10)

“𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚” — 1 Peter 4:10 (KJV)

“𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙-𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚” — 1 Peter 4:10 (TPT)

“𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚” — 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

The grace of God can be described as:
- manifold grace
- multifaceted
- multidimensional (can be compared to a diamond)
- multicolored tunic of Joseph (Genesis 37:3)

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚?
1. It is an 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 grace.
2. It is an 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 grace. (1 Timothy 1:14 NKJV; Romans 5:17 NKJV)
3. It is an 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 grace. (1 Timothy 1:14 ESV)
4. It is a 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 grace. (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NKJV)
5. It is a 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 grace. (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV)
6. It is an 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 grace. (2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV)
7. It is an 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 grace. (1 Corinthians 15:10 ESV)
8. It is a 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 grace. (Acts 4:33-34 ESV)
9. It is a 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 grace. (Ephesians 1:7-9 ESV)
10. It is an 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 grace. (Ephesians 2:7 ESV)
11. It is a 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 grace. (Hebrews 4:16 ESV)
12. It is an 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 grace. (1 Thessalonians 5:28 ESV)

The greatest gift that man will ever receive was given by God for free - the miracle of 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.

The grace of God is the 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱, 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 favor of God.

What kind of grace is this?
- The grace of God is kindness of God poured out upon us.
- The grace of God is the strength and the power of God made available for us.
- 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲.

𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙃𝙀𝙉𝙎𝙄𝙑𝙀, 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙇𝙀𝙏𝙀 & 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝙐𝙎𝙄𝙑𝙀:
- It 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗦 from sin, shame, guilt and trouble.
- It 𝗦𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 through the seasons of our lives.
- It 𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗦-𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 from those who don’t have it.
- It 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 us in our uncertainties and insecurities.
- It 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗦 when storms are raging within us.
- It 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗦 in our moments of weakness.
- It 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 us in our moments of needs.
- It 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦 us like a shield in times of trouble.
- It 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗𝗦 us from attacks of the enemies.
- It 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 in the dark places of our lives.
- It 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗦 us and makes us more like Jesus.
- It 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗦 us from the inside out.
- It 𝗦𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦, it’s more than enough.
- It 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗦 - “I shall not lack.”
- It 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗦 when you don’t know what to do.
- It 𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦 within us if you’re unsure and afraid.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚?
(1 Peter 4:10 (NKJV))

1. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁
2. 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘁
3. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘁

Galatians 2:21 (NKJV) / (TPT) / (ESV) / (AMPC)

Do you want to maximize the grace of God?
𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗢𝗡!

You don’t approach the throne of judgment but the throne of grace. The abundance of God’s grace, the gift of righteousness will cause you to reign in life.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31 (TPT)

Let all striving cease. Let us all rest and rely on the amazing grace of God made available to us through Christ Jesus.

- Ptr. Ram Canes
- Lead Pastor, New Life Tacloban

*** These are notes on the preaching "TRANSFORMED BY GRACE”, preached by Ptr. Ram Canes on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at New Life Tacloban, Marasbaras, Tacloban City. We hope these preaching notes will be an encouragement to you.

*** DISCLAIMER: These preaching notes were taken by volunteers during the service. They are not a verbatim representation of the sermon.

17/02/2026

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑

Luke 10:25-37 (NLT)

Where you are spiritually is very important when you read the Bible. Your spiritual position determines how you understand it.

There are two ways to ask questions in church:
- When you’re looking for answers
- When you want to argue

Jesus’ teaching reached a crowd that was not made up entirely of believers.
- Many people go to church, but not everyone comes to believe.
- Some come to check things out. Some come for unusual or even wrong reasons. Not everyone goes to church to learn.

An expert in religious law was there to ask questions.
- God is not afraid of your questions. God’s concern is your motive for asking them.
- This man was asking to argue. He wanted to make Jesus look bad, as if everything offended him.

But Jesus still answered—because the question itself was good: “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?”
- Right question. Wrong motive.

When you come to church, ask the right questions—because right questions shape right motives.
- “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰?” leads you to eternity.
- We came to the Lord because we received that life.
- The Word of God brings life and light to your path.
- Look for what gives you life—that’s where you belong.

The man wanted to justify himself, so he asked another question (Luke 10:29 NLT).
- When you have a discussion with someone, bring out the best in it.
- Don’t talk just to win an argument—seek to understand the perspective.

𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱.

John 1:12 (NLT)

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱.

Luke 10:30 (NLT)

Every decision you make that pulls you away from the peace of God is not the best decision.
- When you decide to relocate, ask yourself: “𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤𝙙? 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚?”
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.
- When you choose a path, you must consider where it leads.

We don’t live recklessly as Christians.
- The devil can use opportunities to afflict you.
- You need the wisdom of God to discern which opportunities to take—and which to avoid.
- 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.
- When the sheep leaves the fold, the lion attacks. Bad decisions will cost you.
- And yet—sometimes the enemy miscalculates.
- He’s not as smart as he thinks. He should have destroyed you back then. But because of God’s grace, you are still alive.

Verse 30 says the man was beaten and left half dead. (𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚.)
- They left him to die.
- Some people think you won’t survive either.

One of the hardest lessons in life is this:
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
- 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗺—𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗿.

There’s no such things as lack — it’s only in your head. The real problem is 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
- What you lack, someone else has in abundance.
- When you believe there is lack, your prayers become distorted.
- God is looking for prayers of 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, not desperation.

The Bible says He has given us everything that pertains to life and godliness.
- 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱.

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀.
- Not everyone who shows up in your crisis is there to help you. Some come to observe. Some come to gossip.
- Stop looking left and right for people God did not ordain to help you.
- All you need is to hear God clearly.
- He will bring provision from unusual sources.

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁.
- The “how” is not your responsibility.
- When you obsess over the “how,” it reveals anxiety.

The man had deep wounds that needed binding.
- When God steps into your life, He binds wounds.
- He pours oil—the anointing for healing.

The anointing heals the broken.
The anointing restores.
The anointing lifts.

Psalms 30:5 (NKJV)
- There is a joy of the Spirit that can cover you.
- Joy is not denial.
- Joy is divine covering.

Luke 10:35 (NLT)
- The innkeeper represents the church—because recovery 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 happen in isolation.
- The church is a place of recovery.
- It is a restoration center.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿.
𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.
𝗛𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.

No matter how low you have fallen, you can rise again. You can bounce back. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧!

Someone paid the price for your restoration.
It was included in the package.

Don’t just make room for Him— Give Him the room!

- Bishop Josh Obeng
- Resident Pastor, Calvary Charismatic Center, Ghana

*** These are notes on the preaching "YOU SHALL RECOVER”, preached by Bishop Josh Obeng on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at New Life Tacloban, Marasbaras, Tacloban City. We hope these preaching notes will be an encouragement to you.

*** DISCLAIMER: These preaching notes were taken by volunteers during the service. They are not a verbatim representation of the sermon.

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