At some point in your faith journey, you will settle into a bargaining posture with God. “God, if you will . . . , I promise I will . . . .” We all do it. That’s just part of religion—every religion. In fact, it’s so much a part of human nature that even some atheists and agnostics do it when they find themselves in desperate circumstances. But is that really how God wants us to relate to him? The problem with a bargaining posture is we never keep up our end of the bargain, do we?

1. We often relate to God on a performance basis.
2. With God, grace is the rule, not the exception.
3. Every to do in the Christian faith is a response to what God has done for us.

How does God’s Grace given to us in Jesus free us from bargaining?