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Ephesians 3:1-7 / When discussing identity, it’s important to consider the

role that confidence plays in our understanding of self. The confidence

that the Christian needs is not a self-confidence, but assurance in what

God has called us to, a certainty in his purpose for our lives. In this

sermon, we consider what it truly means to find confidence in who he has

made us to be.

Joshua 1:1-9 / In Joshua 1:1-9, the Lord encouraged Joshua as he prepared

to lead the nation of Israel to conquer and inherit the Promised Land. This

passage teaches us how to respond in strength and courage when God calls us

to take big steps in our walk of faith.

Guest speaker Jay Schug invites us to reflect on Jesus’ example with

regards to our motivation in ministry.

Ephesians 2:11-22 / In our series “Finding Our Identity”, we have been

exploring just how difficult it is to know who we are and what our purpose

in life is. Oftentimes we look to our past to help us uncover who we truly

are. In Ephesians 2, God does the same thing; he points us back to who we

were before he found us and graciously declare who he has made us to be.

Christ has become our hope, and because of that, our identity has been

forever changed.

Guest speaker Brian Clark shows us how we can exhibit Christ’s love.

Ephesians 2:9-10 / So many of us have been taught to understand our

identity in terms of what we “do”: our vocation, our passion projects, our

responsibilities. But are the things we do meant to define us? In what way?

In this sermon on Ephesians 2:8-10 we consider the doctrine of our

salvation and the work of Christ in order to better understand who we are.

Ephesians 2:1-7 / Every person faces moments of identity crisis, moments

where they ask: how did I get here? am I content with who I have become?

where am I going and what is my purpose? In Ephesians 2 we discover the

perspective we need in order to find value and peace in the identity that

Christ has given us: past, present and future.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

In this message we study what the word of God has to say about the topic of

genuine obedience to the commands of our Lord and how believers oftentimes

attempt to make insincere sacrifices to him instead of simply doing what

he's asked.

Ephesians 1:15-18 / We have just learned that God desires for us to get his

vantage point and his mind by way of knowledge, understanding and wisdom.

But once we begin to see our identity from this perspective, what do we

discover? What can God see and understand that we struggle to know? Today

we will learn about some of God’s insights and what they mean for how we

understand ourselves.

Ephesians 1:15-18 / In order to identify and perceive ourselves rightly, it

requires that we gain God’s insight. Paul takes time here to pray for the

church in Ephesus that they would have, wisdom, knowledge, and

understanding. In this second sermon focused on wisdom, we address what it

means to gain a divine insight, one that informs a spiritual view of

ourselves and the world in which we live.