Summit Ridge Sermon Podcast

Identity in Christ; ”I Am Redeemed”

Lead Pastor Dan Acker
November 13, 2022
 
I see God
 
Colossians 1:13-20
 
"Jesus was God spelling himself out in language humanity could understand."
-S.D. Gordon
 
Colossians 2:9-10
John 1:1
John 1:14
I see myself
 
Colossians 1: 21-23Philippians 2:7
 
"When I look at myself, I do not see how I can be saved. But when I look at Jesus I don't see how I can be lost." -Martin Luther
"Not only do we not know God except through Jesus Christ; We do not even know ourselves except through Jesus Christ." -Blaise Pascal
 
(NIV)

Identity in Christ: ”I Am Rescued”

"I Am Rescued"
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
November 6, 2022
 
Colossians 1:11-13
Luke 23:39-43
1 John 3:1
Colossians 1:13
“I am Rescued”
Psalm 82:4-5
What is spiritual darkness and what is its power?
Ephesians 2:1-3
Darkness has the power to make us sleepy
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6
Darkness has the power to conceal
Psalm 119:105 NASB
“A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein and will continue to produce their kind.”
(As a Man Thinketh – James Allen)
Darkness has the power to depress and to shame
Darkness has the power to fascinate us
John 3:19-20
Philippians 4:8
To where are we rescued?
Colossians 1:13
It is a statement of assurance
1 Samuel 15:29
It is a statement full of intelligence
Psalm 27:1
It is a statement full of gratitude
Romans 9:16
1 Timothy 6:9-12
(NASB 2020)

Identity in Christ: ”I Am a Citizen of Heaven”

I am a Citizen of Heaven
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
October 30, 2022
 
Philippians 3:20 
“From the discovery of this continent to the present hour, there is a single voice making this affirmation…that this is a Christian nation.” -The U.S. Supreme Court, 1892.
“In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government, ought to be instructed….” -Noah Webster
“I do profess faith in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ his only Son… ”     Delaware Constitution 1776
We have Dual Citizenship – One Earthly and One Eternal
Hebrews 11:13-16 
“The Church of Jesus – meaning the community of believers worldwide through all generations – is utterly transcendent. It has been purchased at the highest imaginable cost – the blood of the son of God – and it consists of hundreds of millions of redeemed men and women from every background and ethnicity and color. Those who are part of this blood-bought community live in every nation on the earth, yet their citizenship is in heaven. They are in this world but not part of it. Those that are part of this community are united, but not by any earthly creed or national anthem. We are united by a shared citizenship in God’s heavenly kingdom and our joint status as sons and daughter in His heavenly family.” -Michael L Brown
How do we live in the United States as good citizens when are citizenship is in heaven?
“To give us victory and a holy boldness in this hour.” -Paula White
“Let every adversary against democracy, against freedom, against life, against liberty, against justice, against peace, against righteousness be overturned in the name of Jesus.” -Paula White
Romans 13:1-2
Psalms 12:8
“The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say.” -Peter Kreft
How do we live in the United States as good citizens when are citizenship is in heaven?
Therefore, we must take interest in the land we live in and seek to do good among our neighbors.
Jeremiah 29:7
We should care about the environment
Psalm 24:1
We need to learn to share the truth in a manner that encourages people to listen
Matthew 5:43-48
Ephesians 4:14-15
We can’t forget that we are citizens of heaven
God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. -James 4:6b
 
(NASB 2020)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I Am God-like”

Lead Pastor Dan Acker
October 23, 202
BE REAL
Ephesians 4:22-27
Luke 15:21-24
 
"Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy." -Aristotle
 
BE HONORING
Ephesians 4:28-31
Philippians 2:3
 
BE KIND
Ephesians 4:32
 
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” -Plato
 
Galatians 5:13
1 Peter 2:12
 
(NASB2020)
 
 

Identity in Christ: ”I Am Blessed to Serve Others”

Lead Pastor Dan Acker
October 16, 2022
THE GOSPEL IS A BLESSING
Ephesians 3:6
 
JESUS HAS BLESSED ME
Ephesians 3:7-9
 
"The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: “What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say.” -Peter Kreft 
 
JESUS HAS BLESSED OTHERS
Ephesians 3:10-13
Isaiah 52:7
John 10:16
 
(NASB 2020)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I Am a Citizen of God’s Kingdom”

October 9, 2022
Lead Pastor Dan Acker
 
JESUS TORE
 
Ephesians 2:14
 
JESUS BORE
 
Ephesians 2:15-18
 
"The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself or less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less." -Tim Keller
 
JESUS FORMS
 
Ephesians 2:19-22
Galatians 3:28
1 Peter 2:5
Revelation 21:3
 
(NASB 2020)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I Am a Member of God’s Household”

Associate Pastor Louise Waller
 
Ephesians 2:14-22
Matthew 7:13-14
Matthew 7:21-23
Matthew 23:23
John 5:39
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Matthew 7:15
John 10:16
Romans 2:14-15
John 17:20-23
1 John 4:7-8
 
(NIV)

”Reclaiming the Rest of Rest”

Pastor Miles Larson
Director of Pastoral and Congregational Vitality
Brethren Church National Office
 
Colossians 3:12-15
"If I were a physician, and if I were allowed toprescribe just one remedy for all the ills ofthe modern world, I would prescribe silence.For even if the Word of God were proclaimedin the modern world, how could one hear itwith so much noise? Therefore, createsilence." -Soren Kierkegaard
Matthew 11:28-30
Exodus 20:8-11
Genesis 1:31
Genesis 2:1-3
Matthew 22:36-40
Leviticus 25:2-7
 
 

Identity in Christ: ”I Have Been Made Alive with Christ”

Ephesians 2:1-6
We were Dead in Our Wrongdoings
Ephesians 2:5
Genesis 2:15-17
Ephesians 2:1-3
John 3:1-6
Galatians 3:10
But God made Us Spiritually Alive
Ephesians 2:4-5
Romans 8:5-8
2 Peter 3:18
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
And We are alive with Christ
Ephesians 2:5
2 Kings 13:21
2 Corinthians 13:4
First, we are alive in Christ Representatively
Hebrews 4:14-16
Second, we are alive in Christ by being in Union with Christ
John 11:25-26
Finally, we are to live together with Christ in Likeness
Romans 6:8-11
(NASB 2020)

Identity in Christ: ”I Have Been Adopted by God”

Ephesians 1:3
Ephesians 1:4
Ephesians 1:5
Ephesians 1:11
Romans 8:29-30
Ephesians 1:5 
Adoption is an act of God whereby we, who were the children under the wrath of God from the lost family of Adam, and for no reason in ourselves, but entirely of the pure grace of God, were brought actually and eternally into the family of God.-Charles Spurgeon
Adoption was an Act of Grace
Isaiah 64:6-8
With Adoption comes Privilege
“All those that are justified, God granted, in and for the sake of His only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption, by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of children of God, have His name put upon them, receive the spirit of adoption, have access to the throne of grace with boldness, are enabled to cry Abba, Father, are pitied, protected, provided for, and chastened by Him as a Father, yet never cast off, but sealed to the day of redemption, and inherit the promises as heirs of everlasting salvation.” -12th article of the 1629 Baptist Confession of Faith
We are no longer Children of Wrath
God has given us a new name.
Revelation 2:17
We have a New Nature
Galatians 4:3-6
We have access to His throne
Luke 11:9-13
God has Compassion for Us
Psalm 103:13
God Protects Us
God Provides for Us
Luke 12:29-32
God will Teach You all You need to Know
2 Timothy 3:16-17
God will Discipline Us
Hebrews 12:4-7
There are Requirements Associated with Adoption
Obey Your Father
Matthew 5:8
Matthew 22:37-40
Exodus 20:8
Trust Your Father
Proverbs 3:5-6
Numbers 23:5-6
Love Your Father
Matthew 22:37-38