Identity in Christ 5 - Purpose | Sermon 10/6/24 - Grace Community Church

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Identity in Christ 5 - Purpose | Sermon 10/6/24

October 6, 2024 • Erik Miller • 1 Corinthians 6:18–20, 1 Corinthians 10:18, John 15:5–8, 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 4:8–12

Our purpose is our Identity’s motivation. There are 2 main purposes in life: to love God and to love others. Jesus said;

“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22: 37-39)

Prepare for this week’s message by thinking through the implications of these verses: Matthew 22:37-39, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:12-13, Colossians 3:12-14, 1 Peter 4:8, John 13:34-35

Identity in Christ 8 - Identity's Impact | Special Session 10/30/24

October 30, 2024 • Eric Moyer, Erik Miller

"A person's Identity is the set of purposes, priorities, perspectives, and principles that are held consciously or unconsciously, that guide their feelings, decisions, and behaviors." - Dr. Eric Moyer This special session with Dr. Eric Moyer serves as a capstone to our identity series.

Identity in Christ 7 - Practices | Sermon 10/20/24

October 20, 2024 • Dakota Searles • 2 Peter 1:3–8, Isaiah 58:6–9, Philippians 2:12–13, 1 Timothy 4:7–8

As we walk through the sanctification process of restoring our identities through the Gospel, we bring this transformed self into all the places we inhabit and the relationships we have with others. This truly is the foundation of the patterns of relating we have with God, the world, our work, our church, and the people in our lives. Rooting our identities in the Gospel causes us to walk in transformed Practices. As a church we strive for our principles, perspectives, purposes, and priorities to reflect God’s as they should, for His glory and our joy! Prepare for this week’s message by reviewing Isaiah 58:6-9, Galatians 5:22-25, Ephesians 4:22-30, Philippians 2:12-13, 1 Timothy 4:7-8 and 6:11-19, 1 Peter 1:13-21, and 2 Peter 1:3-8.

Identity in Christ 6 - Priorities | Sermon 10/13/24

October 13, 2024 • Erik Miller • Matthew 6:19–33

Our priorities are Identity’s choices. It has been said how you spend your days is how you spend your life. The choices we make reveal our priorities. We make time and room in our budgets for what is important to us. In the life of a believer our overarching priority is to glorify God. Bringing praise, honor and glory to His name supersedes all other priorities. Paul put it this way; “I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” (Philippians 3:8-11) God's glory is a theme woven throughout scripture. Prepare for this week’s message by reading: Romans 15:5-6, 13, Ephesians 3:17-21, Philippians 4:19-20, Colossians 3:16-17, 1 Timothy 1:17, 6:15-16, Hebrews 13:20-21, 2 Peter 3:18, Jude 24-25