Thanks for joining us as Pastor Jeremy starts a new series, Foundations, on Sunday in Glendive.

2 Cor. 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new

creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things

have become new

At Salvation, we become new creatures:

● John 3:1-3 then skip to verses 16 & 17

● Rom 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near

you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the

word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you

confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and

believe in your heart that God has raised Him from

the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart

one believes unto righteousness, and with the

mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For

the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will

not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction

between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all

is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever

calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”

Col 1:13 He has delivered us from the power of

darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son

of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through

His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

● Paul told Agrippa his assignment from God was to

turn people from darkness to light...from the

power of satan to the power of God.

After Salvation we are “In Christ”

● Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through

faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of

God,

● We WERE: dead, children of wrath, led by our

flesh, without Christ, strangers, aliens, without

God, without hope, afar off, & foreigners.

● We ARE: alive, together, raised up, saved, His

handiwork, near, at peace, new, reconciled,

citizens, members, & stable.

● NOW: have access to God, He shows us His

exceeding riches of His grace and kindness, do

good works, have access to the Father, growing

into a holy temple in the Lord, & we are a dwelling

place for God.

● Verse 13 - But now in Christ Jesus you who once

were far off have been brought near by the blood

of Christ.

● Eph 2 mentions nothing about your feelings

granting you access to the things of God.

● Eph 2 mentions nothing about your opinion

granting you access to the things of God.

● Eph 2 mentions nothing about your intellect

granting you access to the things of God.

● Eph 2 mentions nothing about your career

granting you access to the things of God.

● Eph 2 mentions nothing about your role in the

home granting you access to the things of God.

● Eph 2 mentions nothing about your race, gender,

economic status, social status, political party

preference, or church affiliation granting you

access to the things of God.

Our identity needs to be in Christ.

● We can do all things Phil. 4:17

● We are more than conquerors through Christ

Rom. 8:37

● Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the

world. 1 John 4:4

● Provision comes from your relationship with Jesus

Phil. 4:19

● Healing comes from your relationship with Jesus 1

Peter 2:24

● Peace, joy, a sound mind, future, hope, protection,

authority...these all come from our relationship

with Jesus.

● We have access to all these things because we are

“New Creations” because we are “In Christ”