Recovering Our Lost Identity (Pt. 1)

SERIES: FOR THE CHURCH

MESSAGE: Recovering Our Lost Identity (Pt. 1)

TEXT: Ephesians 2:11–22

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. We are the people of God.

   • We are chosen by God.
     (Eph. 1:4–6; 2 Thes. 2:13–14; Rom. 9:24–26)

   • We are His changed people.
     (Rom. 2:29; Phil. 3:3; Eph. 2:1–10)

   1. We are His peculiar people.
      (1 Pet. 2:9–10)

2. We are the family of God.

   • We are the bride of Christ.
     (Eph. 5:25; Isa. 54:5; Rev. 19:7–9)

   • We are the children of God.
     (1 John 3:1)

   • We are brothers and sisters.
     (1 John 4:19–21; Eph. 4:4–6, 31–32; Eph. 5:1–2)

3. We are the body of Christ.
   (1 Cor. 12:27)

   • Christ is the Head of His body.
     (Col. 1:18)

   • Christ has placed us in His body.
     (1 Cor. 12:18)

   • We are connected to one another.
     (Rom. 12:4–8; 1 Cor. 12:12–27)

4. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
   (1 Cor. 3:16–17; Eph. 2:19–22)

   • He gives us gifts. (1 Cor. 12:7)

   • He empowers us. (Acts 1:8)

5. He guides us. (John 14:26; 16:13)

6. He leads us to live holy lives. (1 Cor. 6:12–20)