Sermon 11/22/2020
I am Accepted
Romans 15:5-7
Acceptance means to take one by the hand to receive them into your home.
Hebrews 4:16
I am Accepted: Ephesians 5:1
We are accepted as _______________ of God
As God’s children we are to be _________ of God
Because I am accepted by God I am empowered by God
Ephesians 5:2: To ___________
Ephesians 5:3-5: To live ____________
Ephesians 5:6-10: To be __________
1 John 1:5
Ephesians 5:11-14: To avoid ___________ works
Ephesians 5:15-17: To be ________
Ephesians 5:19-20: To be __________ and _________
Ephesians 5:21: To be ___________
Source of the Empowering: Ephesians 5:18
The goal is not to merely experience behavior modification by changing how we act and react
The goal is to get to know, to come to love and to learn to trust God as our Father
Why? We become like who we love
Our behavior changes form sinning to worshiping
This change comes not to get God to accept us but because God has already accepted us
God accepted us as His beloved children the moment we surrendered the authority to run our lives over to Him – John 1:12
Surrender = Acceptance as His children
