A big part of our identity is our national identity. Most of us are natural born citizens of this nation. Some of us chose to renounce former allegiances and pledge allegiance to this country. But God’s Kingdom is different. Nobody is a natural...

We have already focused on the fact that Jesus has adopted us into His family. But he also called His disciples His friends. Friendship is different from family love. It can be every bit as close but operates on different principles. You don’t...

We have already focused on the fact that Jesus has adopted us into His family. But he also called His disciples His friends. Friendship is different from family love. It can be every bit as close but operates on different principles. You don’t...

This week the story of our identity is resolved in the courts. The word justified is a legal term which means “declared not guilty.” Our identity before Jesus was that we were felons in God’s eyes. That’s what a sinner is… a spiritual felon...

This week the story of our identity is resolved in the courts. The word justified is a legal term which means “declared not guilty.” Our identity before Jesus was that we were felons in God’s eyes. That’s what a sinner is… a spiritual felon...

There’s an old phrase used at weddings, “Something old, something new…” As the Apostle Paul describes the identity of the Christian, he often contrasts the something old and the something new. In 2 Cor. 5:17 Paul describes the Christian believer as...

There’s an old phrase used at weddings, “Something old, something new…” As the Apostle Paul describes the identity of the Christian, he often contrasts the something old and the something new. In 2 Cor. 5:17 Paul describes the Christian believer as...

Not only has God chosen us to be His children. Paul tells us that God has chosen us before the foundation of the world to be adopted as God’s sons and daughters. Furthermore, the great apostle tells us that we are adopted into God’s family. In this...

Not only has God chosen us to be His children. Paul tells us that God has chosen us before the foundation of the world to be adopted as God’s sons and daughters. Furthermore, the great apostle tells us that we are adopted into God’s family. In this...

It says in 1 Peter 3:15 says we are to always have an answer for anyone who asks about the hope that is in us. To understand the hope in us, we need to understand our former state and how grace has taken us from spiritual death to life. Ephesians...