August 31, 2008 Sermon

WHO

WHO
ARE WE?

Until we
know who we are, we cannot be all that God needs us to be.

_______________________________________________________________________

First we are God’s
_________________

John 1:12 & Acts
8:26-40 Our _____________ is our greatest moment

The problem is that
many of us continue to live by sight, worldly knowledge and fear

instead of our God
given right and responsibility to live by:

FAITH,
WISDOM & COURAGE

At the moment of our
salvation we are:

_______ into God’s
family Rom 8:15 & John 1:12

(Why? John 3: 16
God’s love)

Pronounced
_________ Rom 3: 20 -28

Are no longer
__________ Rom 8: 1

If the Roman Gov’t
condemned you = death by crucifixion

In the USA = death
row

In the Scriptures =
ETERNAL separation from a Holy God in hell and

then into the “lake
of fire”

Lk 16: 19 – 26

Mk 9: 42 – 48

Rev 20: 11 – 15

Are reconciled to
_____ 2 Cor 5: 17- 19

Baptized into
________ Rom 6: 1 – 4

Indwelled by the _____
____1 Cor 6: 19, 20

Who performs ministry
to us Jn 14 – 16

______ by the Holy
Spirit Eph 1: 13

Given Spiritual
_______ 1 Cor 12: 7

Have everlasting
______ Jn 5: 24

Have _________ 2 Cor
3: 17

We CANNOT lose our
salvation Jn 10: 28 & 11: 26 (Heb 6: 4-6 is a hypothetical
“if”)

Upon our salvation we
are given a “certificate of adoption” with all its rights and
privileges conferred upon us.