Lesson 1
Gracious God (1 Peter 5:10; Exodus 34:6-7; Hosea 1-3)
1.1 The God of All Grace (1 Peter 5:10) 14
Defining Grace (charis)
Grace Is Under No Obligation
Restoration by Grace (1 Peter 5:10b)
1.2 The Compassionate and Gracious God (Exodus 34:6-7)
Compassionate, Gracious, Patient, Loving, and Faithful (Exodus 34:6)
Merciful
Gracious
Slow to Anger
Abounding in Steadfast Love
Abounding in Faithfulness
Forgiving Wickedness, Rebellion and Sin (Exodus 34:7a)
Not Clearing the Guilty (Exodus 34:7b)
1.3 God’s Grace – Hosea and Gomer
Hosea and His Unfaithful Wife Gomer (Hosea 1, 3)
Strangely-Named Children (Hosea 1:2-6)
I Will Speak Tenderly to Her (Hosea 2)
Restoring the Marriage (Hosea 3:1-3)
Gutsy Grace
New Every Morning (Lamentations 3:22-23)
Lessons for Disciples
Alpha and Omega MBC was founded in Chicago as a church committed to promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Alpha and Omega is a community minded and family friendly church where a stranger can find a friend and families can worship together.
As a community minded church we endeavor to bring community minded activities and resources to our members as well as the surrounding community.
Our goal is to expand our community projects to include and after school program as well as an adult continuing education center among our services that would be of value to our members and surrounding community.