Today’s Sermon

Here is the sermon of July 1st 2012:

Sermon Title: You are a Child of God.

Text: Galatians 3:26-4:7: “for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. (27) For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (28) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (29) And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. (4:1) I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, (2) but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. (3) In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. (4) But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, (5) to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (6) And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” (7) So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.”

The Pastor spoke from Galatians, telling us that all believers have been made children of God through the death and resurrection. And how, being a child of God, we are given many things such as an inheritance, and intimacy with God.

Here are the points to the sermon:

1. We have unity with God and each other.

• We wear the same Savior (and because of that, we have unity).
• Boundaries are torn down.

2. We have full rights (as children of God).

• The guardian (The Law) has been removed.
• We have been adopted by God.
• We have intimacy with God because Jesus died in our place on the cross.

3. We have an inheritance because we (believers) are children of God.

• God has blessed us.
• We are looking forward to a Heavenly dwelling.