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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
God has brought us into His household.
INTRODUCTION • Today I want us to think about the concept of adoption. • Families adopt children and pets. • The three cats I have adopted were adopted from the Tombstone Small Animal Shelter. • Children are put up for adoption for many reasons. • Animals are put up for adoption for many of the ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This sermon explores our identity as God's adopted children, the implications for our relationships within the church, and the blessings of this spiritual adoption.
Good morning! I greet you with the warmth of Christ's love and the joy that comes from gathering together in His name. We are not merely a congregation, not just a random collection of believers. We are a family, bound by the blood of Christ, united by the Spirit of God, and adopted into the ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7
Topics: Adoption, God's Family
The message celebrates the amazing blessings poured out on us by God found in Ephesians 1.
Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Celebrating Divine Blessings” Introduction Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty… Psalm 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, ...read more
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
We are chosen by God to be His special people, set apart to proclaim His goodness to those in darkness.
Peter says we're chosen by God, and we're His. That's a promise from way back that still counts today. You're not just some random kid; you're God's kid. You're not just some random kid; you're God's kid. Peter dares us to live like we mean it. Actions speak louder than words, and people are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10
Topics: Spiritual Identity, Divine Adoption, Christ's Love, Biblical Self-Image
An exposition of Ephesians 1:5-6.
Predestined to Adoption 1. The Action – His Predestination a. Definition i. to decide or determine beforehand ii. This is accomplished, like election, before time iii. Election is the choice of individuals, predestination is the end appointed for them b. Passages i. God’s revealed wisdom But we ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:5-6
Denomination: Baptist
Someone said you know television has cease to be entertainment when the commercials are better than the programs.
Every year at the Super Bowl advertisers pay millions of dollars to advertise their product for a few short minutes. And they have a contest after the Super Bowl which company the viewers like the best. Some of these ads are fascinating. Did you know some of these ads are so good that years have ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14
6th in series dealing with adoption in Christ.
“Purposefully Adopted” The identity, privilege and responsibility of the Church I. Our Wealth and Worth In Christ 1-4 A. Paul blessed God for blessing us with every spiritual blessing 1:3-14 1. Specially Chosen 1:4 2. Purposefully Adopted 1:5-6 3. Freely Redeemed and Forgiven ...read more
Today we are diving into verses nine to seventeen, a section in which we will discover huge themes: life, adoption, and inheritance – amazing realities.
Supernatural Adoption Romans 8:9-17 Bruce Miller Supernatural Adoption Last week we experienced a great moving of God’s Spirit in the services. Several have told me in tears how they felt set free in a supernatural way that they cannot explain. Many were baptized. Dads baptized sons in ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:9-17
Denomination: Evangelical Free
What time is it in your life? Joseph may have been at a crossroads, when his original plan had gone astray, when his chances were running out; but God had a unique place for him.
To give a child a home, with security and love, is one of the highest callings anyone can follow. When you share of yourself with a child, you are living up to God’s intention that we be fruitful and replenish the earth. When you give security and love to a child, you are fulfilling humanity’s ...read more
We will look at the unique adoption we have in Jesus Christ which Paul shows us in Romans Chapter 8.
Adopted of God Intimacy with the Father Inheritance from the Father NCBC, 4/25/04, Romans 8:15-17 In the Alaska Native Culture that surrounds us is an amazing example of God’s idea of adoption. Many times the younger siblings or their parents will be allowed to adopt their firstborn. To ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:15-17
God is seeking take us out of our slavery to fear and adopt us as his children.
In April 1998, a series of tornadoes ripped through the southern part of the United States. A day after one of the Storms had hit the NPR program All Things Considered aired a story about a congregation called the Church of the Open Door. Their church had been destroyed the day previous. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:1-4, Romans 8:14-16
Denomination: Methodist
I was almost aborted, then adopted and then adopted by God.
ADOPTED BY GOD! When I was 22 my Mom sat me down one day to share something with me. She was very nervous and I couldn’t imagine what she was about to tell me. She started off by showing me a picture of man that I looked like. Who’s this “I said? Your Father. I just sat there stunned. I ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:5
third sermon in a series talking about spiritual blessings
Seven Spiritual Blessings Part 3 Predestined Adoption Foundational Text: Eph. 1:3-14 Text: Eph. 1:5-6 Intro: We have been looking for the past couple of weeks at spiritual blessings - these are blessings that we overlook many times - that we have a tendency to take for granted - the reason it is ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Paul explains the doctrine of adoption to the Galatians.
THE DOCTRINE OF ADOPTION Text: Galatians 4:1 – 7 Introduction: • Before and after commercials: weight loss, wrinkle cream, exercise equipment, teeth whitening • Galatians were Gentile believers that had given lives to the Lord, but had been falsely taught that they had to observe Jewish laws ...read more
Did you know that you and I can be adopted by God? “Adopted” means that God want you to be part of His family and he wants to take care of you. He does that because he loves you.
Children’s Sermon Adopted by God Ephesians 1:4-6 {NIV} Props: (1) Pictures of puppies (2) A copy of a Pet Adoption Certificate that you can make or get from an animal shelter. Hello everybody! Hey, let me ask you some questions. Do you like puppies? I have some pictures of puppies for ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-6
Denomination: Nazarene
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