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Child of God John 1:12-13 Discover your heritage. Discover your heritage. Genesis 12:2-3 (NIV) 2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who


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Child of God

John 1:12-13

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Discover your heritage.

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Discover your heritage.

Genesis 12:2-3 (NIV) 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

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Discover your heritage.

Exodus 4:22-23a (NIV) Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” …

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Matthew 3:17 (NIV) And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

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Matthew 3:17 (NIV) And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Matthew 27:46 (NIV) About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

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Join the family.

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Anyone can become a child of God through faith in Christ.

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Galatians 3:6-8

6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” (ref Gen. 15:6) 7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” (ref Gen. 12:3)

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Anyone can become a child of God through faith in Christ. John 1:12-13 (NIV) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not

  • f natural descent, nor of human decision or a

husband’s will, but born of God.

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We need the Holy Spirit to soften our hearts to Jesus.

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We need the Holy Spirit to soften our hearts to Jesus. John 3:4 (NIV) “How can someone be born when they are

  • ld?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot

enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

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We need the Holy Spirit to soften our hearts to Jesus. John 3:5 (NIV) Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.

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Pic via: Washington Post

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Live as His child.

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Live as His child.

  • 1. We get to relate to God as our Father.
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Live as His child.

  • 1. We get to relate to God as our Father.

Romans 8:15b …And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” (NIV)

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Live as His child.

  • 1. We get to relate to God as our Father.
  • 2. We get to live holy lives.
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Live as His child.

  • 1. We get to relate to God as our Father.
  • 2. We get to live holy lives.
  • 3. We get to invite others to join the family.
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Live as a child of God.