Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church — Called to Identity in Christ
Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our Letters to the Church sermon series in 1 Corinthians. This week as we study 1 Corinthians 7:17-24, the focus on life should be our identity in Christ. Everything else is a potential distraction from that which matters most. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
Locations & Times
Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. A Universal Rule: God knew what he was doing when he called you to salvation (17).
• Fact 1: God's sovereignty means He can assign you where He wants (17a).
• Fact 2: God calls people to Himself with purpose (17b).
• Fact 3: God's sovereignty applies to all Christians (17c).
Action: Ask yourself, what does it look like to live as a Christ Follower in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to you?
• Fact 1: God's sovereignty means He can assign you where He wants (17a).
• Fact 2: God calls people to Himself with purpose (17b).
• Fact 3: God's sovereignty applies to all Christians (17c).
Action: Ask yourself, what does it look like to live as a Christ Follower in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to you?
2. An immediate application: Don't let who you were interfere with your present call to obedience (18‑20).
• You may have lived a "very sinful" life before you came to know Christ (18).
• You may have lived a "good" life before you came to know Christ (18).
• Either way, the call Christ has placed on your life now demands your obedience (19).
• As a rule, you don't need to change who you were in order to be a Christ follower (20).
Action: Ask yourself, how can I use my past to serve Christ?
• You may have lived a "very sinful" life before you came to know Christ (18).
• You may have lived a "good" life before you came to know Christ (18).
• Either way, the call Christ has placed on your life now demands your obedience (19).
• As a rule, you don't need to change who you were in order to be a Christ follower (20).
Action: Ask yourself, how can I use my past to serve Christ?
3. A general principle: Don't let your present circumstances take priority over service to your Savior (21‑23).
• Your present circumstances should not consume you (21a).
• If you can improve your present circumstances then you should do so (21b‑22).
• Recognize that each of us is employed in full‑time Christian ministry (23).
Action: Ask yourself, am I too preoccupied with trying to change my present circumstances?
• Your present circumstances should not consume you (21a).
• If you can improve your present circumstances then you should do so (21b‑22).
• Recognize that each of us is employed in full‑time Christian ministry (23).
Action: Ask yourself, am I too preoccupied with trying to change my present circumstances?
4. A summary: God called you to salvation for a reason, embrace God's working in your life (24).
• Our ultimate responsibility is to God (24a).
• Be preoccupied with how God is working in your life, not with the situations of life (24b).
Action: Ask yourself, how do I need to prioritize my life so that my identity is completely in Christ?
• Our ultimate responsibility is to God (24a).
• Be preoccupied with how God is working in your life, not with the situations of life (24b).
Action: Ask yourself, how do I need to prioritize my life so that my identity is completely in Christ?
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