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Part 3: Adoption: Despicable Me

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1. GOD GIVES US HIS ADOPTING LOVE.

“He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will—.”

Ephesians 1:5 (NIV)

“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by Him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’”

Romans 8:15 (NIV)

  • What is the worth of a human being?

“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.”

1 John 4:10-11 (NLT)

2. WHAT DO WE RECEIVE AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD?

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

Ephesians 1:3 (NIV)

  • We get God Himself.

“Whom have I in heaven but You? I desire You more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever.”

Psalm 73:25-26 (NLT)

  • We get a future.

“So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are His child, God has made you also an heir.”

Galatians 4:7 (NIV)

  • We get forgiveness and second chances.

“For He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of His dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.”

Colossians 1:13-14 (NLT)

  • We get a new identity.

“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”

Galatians 3:26-27 (NIV)

3. HOW DO WE LIVE AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD?

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

  • Walk in God’s wisdom.

  • Walk in community.

“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.”

Psalm 68:5 (NIV)

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS:

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This week’s Reading Plan and blog/podcast:

  • YouVersion® Bible App Reading Plan: “What the Father Says.” (3 days)

  • Blog and podcast: “An Adoption Story.”

 
Blockbusters 2022Dr. John Gerlach