This Sunday, we come to the end of our 12-Step sermon series. Throughout this series, we have focused on steps that can help us grow deeper in Christ, because our willpower isn't sufficient to do it on our own. These steps don’t replace the work; they direct the work. That God’s grace saves you through faith in Jesus Christ is the heart of the Gospel. You can’t earn your salvation; it is a gift. Once you accept that gift, salvation will begin to work in you. That’s right, the gift changes you! No matter what you do occupationally, your vocation is “Jesus-Follower.” You were saved for a purpose, rescued for a reason, and God now sends you into the world to help others become Jesus followers themselves. We do not fear the darkness or lust after the desires of our old, sinful nature because we have a new hope. We have promises from our Heavenly Father. The fulfillment of His promises is always “yes” and “Amen.” Step 12 declares that we release scarcity and embrace abundance; we surrender stinginess and commit to generosity; we stop demanding God work for us and start yielding to the will of God in us and through us.