Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
The sermon explores the deep sense of fellowship and community in the early church, emphasizing the importance of shared faith, mutual support, and commitment to Jesus' teachings, and encourages modern believers to experience God's blessings through being part of His family.
Good morning, Church! I want to welcome you today as we gather to worship Jesus. Let us remember this morning that we are here today because of the grace of God that was made available to us through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and resurrection from the dead. As Christians, we can never lose sight of the power of Easter because it makes us new.
In the first week of this series, we learned that it is our faith in Christ that transforms us into the people that God wants us to be. Last week we discovered that because of the grace of God we can move past our past. Our sins and mistakes do not have the last word and final say, Jesus does. This week we will take a look at another part of the far-reaching effects of the resurrection. When God makes us new, we are adopted into His family.
When God makes us new, we are adopted into His family.
Jesus’ resurrection makes us new too. Where there once was a great divide between us and God because of our sins, the cross spans the chasm and allows us access to him. Grace changes our relationship with God from enemies to friends. The most powerful word that we are given in the scriptures is that our relationship with God even goes a step beyond that! He becomes our father, and we are invited into his family because we have been adopted by him.
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