Summit Ridge Sermon Podcast

Identity in Christ: ”I am Sealed”

Ephesians 1:1
Matthew 27:66
Revelation 12:9-11
Genesis 1:1
Acts 2:1-4
Romans 8:26 
 
(NKJV)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I am God’s Masterpiece”

Psalms 139:13-16 NIV
Ephesians 2:10 NLT
Philippians 2:15 NIV
Matthew 5:13-15 NIV
Philippians 2:12b-13 NIV
Philippians 1:6  NLT
 
 

Identity in Christ: ”I am Holy and Blameless”

Ephesians 1:3
Ephesians 1:4
“who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world” 
How did Our Blessings come to Us
Ezekiel 36:22 
How did Our Blessings come to Us – Only by the Love and Grace of God
What does it mean to be Holy and Blameless before God
That we would be holy and blameless before Him in Love (Ephesians 1:4b NASB)
Psalm 99:9
Psalm 5:7 
1 Peter 1:14-16
What does it mean to be Holy - God is the perfect model of Holiness, we are declared Holy, and we should strive for holiness.
1 Timothy 3:2 NKJV
Romans 8:1 
Psalm 103:10-12 
What does it mean to be Blameless – Blameless defines our condition as seen by God; He does not see our sins but only a cleansed us so we should strive towards blamelessness.
What is God’s Purpose of Design
Matthew 23:23 
Philippians 1: 5-6 
What is God’s purpose of design – Everything He has done for us was done so that we would desire to become holy and blameless in our lives.
What is the Evidence of Our Transformation
Ephesians 1:4 
1 John 4:7-9 
Luke 19:9-10 
Luke 15:10 
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 
What is the Evidence of Our Transformation – That we would love one another as God loves us.
(NASB 2020)

Answering Jesus’ Prayer

John 17: 20-23
(NIV)

Identity in Christ: ”I am Blessed”

Ephesians 1:1-6 
Ephesians 1:3
We are to bless God
Ephesians 1:3a 
Psalm 145:10 NKJV
1 Chronicles 29:13-14 
Isaiah 6:8 
We must view God correctly.
When God is viewed correctly, He become the object of our gratitude not of our dread.
John 3:16 
1 John 4:9-10 
If we are to view God correctly then we must regard Him as the God of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 20:17 
Matthew 27:46 
Ephesians 1:17 
If we are to view God correctly then we must regard Him as the father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Galatians 4:4-5 
We must recognize that Jesus Christ is ‘OUR’ Jesus Christ.
Colossian 2:9-11
We need to appreciate God for all He has done for us.
Ephesians 1:3b 
First, we must realize that the blessings exist now!
Ephesians 1:7-9 
Second, we therefore need to have a right understanding of these blessings.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 
Third, the blessings are ours personally.
Ephesians 3: 14-16 
Finally, the blessings are not limited.
Ephesians 3: 17-19 
(NASB 2020)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I am an Heir”

Romans 8:16-19
 
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. -St. Augustine:
 
Pain insists upon being attended to: God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world. -C.S. Lewis
 
SUFFERING REMINDS ME THAT PAIN IS TEMPORARY, GLORY IS FOREVER.
 
The eternal cause of pain is not clear; it wears a mask. But because God is good, we have hope of a ‘good’ eternal cause to our temporal conflicts.  -Zach Kincaid
 
One of the main ways we move from abstract knowledge about God to a personal encounter with him as a living reality is through the furnace of affliction.  -Tim Keller
 
SUFFERING REMINDS ME PAIN IS ROOTED IN HOPE, NOT DESPAIR.
 
Romans 8:20-22
 
SUFFERING REMINDS ME PAIN IS BIRTHING DELIVERANCE, NOT DEATH.
 
Romans 8:23-24
 
(NASB 2020)

Identity in Christ: ”I am a Saint in Christ”

Ephesians 2:18-20
Isaiah 6:1-5
1 Corinthians 1:2
2 Corinthians 1:1-2
Philippians 1:1-2
Colossians 1:1-2
(NKJV)

Identity in Christ: ”I Have Eternal Life in Christ”

John 3:16
We have Life after death
John 11:25-26
Luke 23:43
John 5:24
John 17:3
John 10:27-28
Eternal Life  is now
John 4:14
Psalm 103:15-16
Luke 18:18-22
Growing up Into Eternal Life
1 Corinthians 13:8
Isaiah 63:10
Romans 8:5
Romans 6:22
2 Peter 1:3-7
Galatians 6:8-10
Ephesians 4:25-32
1 Timothy 6:11-12
The glory of God is humanity fully alive. Life comes from participation in God. Participation in God is to see God and enjoy His goodness. -Saint Iraneus
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. -John Wesley
God’s intention is that I grow to the point where He can safely empower me to do what I want. That means my life is about growing my ‘wanter’ to want what God wants.
We are beings that are meant to live our lives toward something we cannot possibly accomplish on our own. Obviously we need God’s assistance to do these things. -Dallas Willard
(NIV)

Identity in Christ: ”I am God’s Child”

I AM ADOPTED AS GOD’S CHILD...
Romans 8:14-15
 
I AM AFFIRMED AS GOD’S CHILD...
Romans 8:16
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
 
I FACE ADVERSITY AS GOD’S CHILD...
1 John 3:1-2
Romans 8:17
 
“Jesus came to announce to us that an identity based on success, popularity and power is a false identity- an illusion! Loudly and clearly he says: 'You are not what the world makes you; but you are children of God.”-Henri Nouwen
 
(NASB2020)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I Have Been Crucified with Christ”

Galatians 2:20 
The Christian Faith is a Personal One
Matthew 7:13-14
Isaiah 6:5 
Isaiah 6:8 
John 15:1-2 
Our Own Personality is Interwoven with that of Christ
Galatians 2:20 
2 Kings 4:32-34 
Romans 7:15-20 
What is the life we live with this blended Personality.
1 Corinthians 1:18-21 
Romans 8:37-39 
(NASB 2020)