Since we have been chosen by grace to be members of Christ's body, Team Jesus, we ought to suit up and get in the game.
Fallen Condition: We are fallen creatures susceptible to fall in love and chase after the things of this world. The world desires to conform us to its image and destroy our faith in Christ
We are susceptible to being deceived and taken captive by the evil one
Fallen Condition: living for ourselves and not for God's glory due to a lack of true knowledge of God
Sermon Proposition: Since God is light and love, we ought to confess our sins to him so that we can have fellowship with him
Sermon Proposition: Since God is sovereign over the nations and all of his creation, we ought to honor him, humbly seek to know him as he is, receive his discipline with hope, and rest in his redemptive plan for his people.
Sermon Proposition: Since Christ has loved us, we ought to abide in his love and love one another