Romans 4:1-8

What a person needs to live a life of peace and contentment is stability and dependability with the people they are connected with. It is obvious there is a great need for that in our world. That need has been filled. Is your life built on a Rock or on sand?

Joel 1 & 2

Philosophers have gotten to us. Especially the ones who told us that God has wound up the clock of time for human history, left and is off waiting and watching. When the allotted time runs out, then He will return and take appropriate action. Because of that false idea, we think there will always be enough time to make needed changes. Joel’s message is that people of faith see that God is always at work in this world, acting in a way that leads us penitently to Him.

Hosea 4:1

The Book of Hosea has a message for all time. The premise includes that all humanity is accountable the Law of God. When people break the law, the Law-Giver extends mercy. Unfortunately, when people don’t respond to mercy, a court session is convened and a case is made. If you were on the jury, would you say innocent or guilty of the charges of law breaker?

Ephesians 1:3-14

There is an energy that exists in the life of a person fully committed to living the life of faith. It is like Mt. Rainier creating its own weather; unpredictable and complete. The power of the Christian life comes from faithfully living out the identity of Christ. Paul teaches us that our identity comes from actions God takes that alters the life we had prior to coming to faith.

Acts 9:10-19

The enemy has moved to steal our identity. He plays on our story and makes us think we are who we are not. The Crisis of Identity is different. Instead of asking, who am I? it states, I don’t know who I am. Everyone must go through this if we are to find out who we are.

Psalm 40:1-8

This morning the lesson will kick off our theme for the year. That theme is, Our Identity In Christ. It originates as an application of 2 Corinthians 5:17 which states, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.” It is such a hopeful statement because it creates within me the mindset of freshness and creativity. The new identity defines how I look at the things of this life and how I look at the things of God. It gives me perspective and purpose. We hope these studies will encourage you to embrace your new identity on a deeper level and discover the image that God has imprinted on you.

Deuteronomy 8:11-18

God intended us to be fruitful and multiply. He designed us to be successful and content. Sometimes you can get the impression that God wants us to have just enough to get by and depend on Him to give us what we need. He does that in ways that are hard to explain any other way. God designed us and expects us to work, build, and produce, thus displaying His creative image through what we do. Are you following God’s plan for success?

Ephesians 5:22-33

The union of a man and a woman is the crown of Creation. It is no wonder that Satan’s first salvo in the attack on God’s realm was an attack on the man and the woman. Divide them and chaos will ensue. It is for this reason that the Church of Christ must be a place where the chaos of the fall is corrected by straight talk as a way to restore harmony.