Summit Ridge Sermon Podcast

Identity in Christ: ”I am Given Strength in Exchange for Weakness”

2 Corinthians 12:6-1
Isaiah 40:29-3
It starts with being weak
Revelation 3:17-18
Waiting on God
Psalm 56:3-4
Psalm 46:1-3
Active Waiting
Hosea 12:6
Romans 5:3-4
Humble Waiting
Waiting in Hope
Philippians 4:4-7
 

Identity in Christ: ”I am Free”

Romans 7:24-25
 
FREEDOM FROM CONDEMNATION...
 
Romans 8:1-2
 
Romans 8:1-2 (Message Paraphrase) With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.
 
“Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.” Martin Luther
 
FREEDOM FROM THE LAW..
 
Romans 8:3-4
 
“Man's maker was made man that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother's breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that Truth might be accused of false witnesses, the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation be suspended on wood; that Strength might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; that Life might die.”― Saint Augustine of Hippo
 
A what was the result?: “For the Lord touched all parts of creation, and freed and undeceived them all from every deceit.”― St. Athanasius
 
FREEDOM FROM MYSELF...
 
Romans 8:5-8
 
(NASB 2020)

Identity in Christ: ”I am Not Forgotten”

Isaiah 49:14-16
God NEVER stops loving You 
 
“Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken.”― Dieter F. Uchtdorf
 
God NEVER stops thinking about You.
 
Psalm 139:17-18
 
God NEVER stops planning a future with You.
 
Jeremiah 29:11
 
(NASB 2020)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I am a New Creation”

2 Corinthians 5:17 
What does it mean to be in Christ?
Ephesians 2:11-12
1 Corinthians 15:20-22 
Romans 9:30-32
John 15:1-5 
Ephesians 2:19-22 
Romans 5:1-2 NASB
What does it mean to be a new creation?
First, it is a radical change.
Acts 9:3-6 
Acts 9:17
Acts 9:19b-22
Second, there is divine work involved.
John 1:12-13 NASB
1 John 3:1-3 NASB
Finally, in the new creation there is a remarkable freshness
Romans 6:4 NASB
 

Identity in Christ: ”I am the Light of the World”

Matthew 28:16-20
Matthew 5:14-16 
“We are the light of the World.”
Why does God make men and women to be the light to other men and women in the world?
By making His people light-givers to the world He is protecting us from many evils.
First, He is protecting us from selfishness while guiding us in godliness
Romans 3:23 
2 Samuel 12:5-7 
2 Samuel 12:13-14
Second, He is protecting us from turning the church into an island of isolation.
Matthew 5:14-15 
“Salvation is both an event and a process: it is an accomplished fact, a continuing walk, and a future hope.”
Third, He is protecting us from separating ourselves completely from the world.
Romans 12:1-2 
Fourth, He is protecting us from developing a mindset of fatalism.
Romans 10:11-13 
Romans 10:14-15 
Finally, He is protecting us from developing an extreme longing for heaven.
Philippians 1:21-26
(NASB 2020)

Identity in Christ: I am Christlike

2 Corinthians 3:12-18
Exodus 34:29-35
Galatians 5:18-21
 
(NASB 2020)
 

Identity in Christ; ”I am a Child of God”

John 3:3-6
John 1:11-13
Romans 8: 14-16
Jeremiah  1:5
Psalms 139:15-16
Hebrews  12:5-6
James 1:2-4
Philippians 1:6
Matthew 18:1-3
(NIV)
 

Identity in Christ: ”I am Victorious Through Jesus Christ”

May 8, 2022
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
Ephesians 1:3-4
1 Corinthians 15:16-19
1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Psalms 51:10 
2 Corinthians 12:10
Psalms 34:19
Matthew 28:18-20
(NASB 2020)

Identity in Christ: ”I am Fully Known by God”

May 1, 2022
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
"I am Fully Known by God"
 
Psalm 139 1-6 NASB 2020
Romans 7:15 NASB 2020
Psalm 139 7-12 NASB 2020
Psalm 139 13-15 NASB 2020
 
I am Fully Loved by God
 
Ephesians 1:3-4 NASB 2020
Psalm 8:3-4 NASB 2020
Psalm 86:15 NASB-1995
John 3:16-17 NASB 2020
Romans 5:6-8 NASB
Galatians 4:4-7 NASB 2020
Psalm 103:1-5 NASB
 
Share the Truth
 
1 John 4:7-11 NASB 2020
Ephesians 4:14-15 NASB 2020

Identity in Christ: ”I am the Fragrance of God”

I carry the fragrance of God when I embrace the following...
 
God is deeply RELATIONAL 
2 Corinthians 2:12-13
 
I am fully RELIANT on God
2 Corinthians 2:14-16
 
I share openly who God REALLY is.
2 Corinthians 2:17
 
(NASB 2020)