We live in a world of constant evaluation. From our careers to our relationships—and even our faith—it often feels like we’re only as good as our latest performance. Many Christians carry that same pressure into their relationship with God, wondering if they’ve prayed enough, served enough, given enough, or believed well enough to stay in His good graces.
In Chosen Before Time, we explore Ephesians 1:3–14 and discover a life-altering truth: God’s love for us was never based on our performance. Before creation, God established a plan that anyone who is in Christ would be chosen, adopted into His family, redeemed through Jesus’ blood, and sealed with the Holy Spirit. Salvation isn’t something we audition for—it’s something we receive.
This message invites us to stop living for our identity and start living from it. When we know we are chosen and secure in Christ, prayer becomes relationship, obedience becomes gratitude, and service becomes joy. As individuals and as a church, we are called to live confidently from our identity as God’s chosen people, participating together in His redemptive plan for the world.
If you’re weary from striving and longing for assurance, this sermon offers rest, clarity, and hope.