Who Do You Think You Are? You Are Family Ephesians 1:15-19

``Who do you think you are? You are to be the vehicle for which Christ operates and accomplishes his will wherever you are. That's who you are in Christ. You are part of a family. You are to be for others, and you are to do all of this seemingly impossible stuff. Not by your power, but by the power of God in you. [01:07:49] (51 seconds)  #ChristsVessel

God, I can't do this. Couldn't agree more and I don't even know what this is. You can't do this. God in you can do this. That's who you are in Christ. [01:08:40] (26 seconds)  #GodInYouCan

This morning, I was I was driving, and and I was thinking about the sermon that I was going to be preaching very, soon here here this morning. And and I started started praying. And just just organically, this this was the prayer that that came out of my mouth. Lord, help me today to be to everyone I meet what they need me to be. Not what they want me to be, not what they would like me to be, not what they think I ought to be. Help me today to be to everyone I meet what they need me to be. They might need a shoulder to cry on. They might need a hug. They might need a scriptural word of encouragement. They might need an evangelist. They might need someone to say, hey, that's not right. Whatever they need today, let me be to them what it is they need. [01:01:10] (74 seconds)  #BeWhatTheyNeed

it is important to remember that being in Christ alone also means you are never alone. And it goes even deeper than what you think when you hear something like that. Whenever I use the phrase in Christ alone, you're never alone. Yes. I'm talking about Christ with you. Christ always with you in every circumstance, in every trial, in every triumph, across the board. Christ is with you. I'm talking about that but I'm talking about something else. Being in Christ alone means that you are always together with others who themselves are in Christ alone. Being in Christ alone makes you part of something big. [00:37:59] (49 seconds)  #InChristTogether

You can't do this thing on your own. You can't live this life in isolation. You need other people. People who are for you. People who will stir you up to love and good works. People who will encourage you all the more as you see the day approaching. You need this thing. [01:00:04] (29 seconds)  #YouNeedCommunity

The glorious truth is that it is god himself who gives the power to save us. It is god himself who gives the power to keep us and it is god himself who gives the power for us to do this. [01:05:50] (23 seconds)  #GodGivesPower

So right there in those last couple of lines, we really get the directive. You and I have an across the board mandate. As we have opportunity, as we are able, let us do good to everyone. Doesn't matter who they are, doesn't matter where they're from, doesn't matter where they come from, their circumstance, doesn't as much as we've got opportunity, as much as we are able, do good across the board, everyone. But most especially to the household of faith, when it's a believer, when it's a brother or sister in Christ, you do good and you do good gooder. You go above and beyond. You go that extra mile. You push it just a little bit further in the goodness. You do good for everybody. Most especially for the household of faith. [00:52:17] (84 seconds)  #DoGoodToAll

It's it's prayer reports. It's prayer requests. It's invitation to prayer. In this short little book, you will even find an outline for prayer. Like, it's really a book of prayer. And Paul has prayed for the Ephesian believers. We just read that prayer of his. What did he pray for them about? Paul prays that people who already know God, that people who have had pastors such as Paul, pastors such as Timothy, pastors such as John, pastors such at Luke, all these guys taught at the church of Ephesus, He is praying that those people who had those teachers who already knew God would know God better. Would know God more. [00:56:53] (54 seconds)  #PrayToKnowGod