Living Chosen: Embracing Our Identity in Christ

Devotional

Sermon Summary

Bible Study Guide

Sermon Clips

### Quotes for Outreach

1. "And so for us today, for you seven students and their families and friends and church family this is where we end today. Let your light shine before others. It's the life that we have been called to as God has planted us here. And when I say here, that means where you live, where you work, where you play. God has put you there for a purpose. To be a light. To be an example. To shine into the darkness and bring hope and point people to Jesus because there's no better relationship that changes lives, that restores souls and that ultimately makes your life better both here and for eternity." [35:06]( | | )

2. "And Jesus, even though he was about to be handed over to death, he reaches out, and he puts this man's ear back on the side of his head out of compassion and love. And so for us, we get to live with compassion and meet the needs of those that God has placed on our path." [16:45]( | | )

3. "God and His Word are transcendent. They're timeless. They're truth that apply to us still today in very real and applicable ways. And His Word and Jesus still change lives today. And we believe that wholeheartedly, which is why God's Word is so important to us." [01:20]( | | )

### Quotes for Members

1. "Being for the community is going to come with its challenges, its ups and downs. Sometimes it's going to go really well, sometimes it's going to be really hard. And yet, when we don't depend on God, we don't depend on our own strength, our own efforts all the time. Instead, we lean on Christ's strength. We have and develop this perseverance that says, yes, it may be hard right now, but I know that Christ is working in me and Christ is going to work through me, and He's going to give me the strength that I need to accomplish what's in front of me, or to make it through what's in front of me." [24:15]( | | )

2. "It is through prayer that we get to see God more clearly. We get to be drawn to Him. Our relationship grows and we experience Him. We are in communication daily in a conversation with Jesus. We have this life that is marked by prayer." [28:24]( | | )

3. "And as we think about our lives and us being for others, we have been planted by God exactly where we are, for a purpose, for a reason. And where we are, we get to reflect His goodness and His grace and His love to the people around us. Why? So that people may see Jesus more clearly, and they experience His love and His grace and His goodness in their own personal ways." [10:33]( | | )

4. "It's this reminder that sometimes we don't know what God's up to and yet we can trust Him because we know that He has promised to be with us as He has prepared for us a future. And it's in the moments and the things that we go through that He works and He shapes us and He refines us into being more like Him. To be more like Jesus and able to share our faith and walk with Him and be this light that He has called us to be for our neighbors." [31:47]( | | )

Ask a question about this sermon