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Tim Keller on Grace That Sends - Missional (Ephesians 2:8-9)

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"We are saved by grace—and saved FOR good works (verse 10). Grace is not the end but the beginning. The gift received becomes gift given. Those who know they are undeserving become the most generous, the most missional. Grace creates senders." — Tim Keller. Missional: grace that mobilizes.

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Ephesians 2:8-10

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