Cornerstone Free Church Worship Service - January 5, 2025

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Free Church in Arnold, MD.

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SUNDAY January 5, 2025

Order of Worship

Theme: Salvation in Jesus the Christ is a complete life transforming experience that includes being adopted by God into the family of God.

Welcome & Call to Worship 
“Wonderful Grace of Jesus” #338
“Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” #639
Prayer & Children’s Lesson
“Let Not Your Heart be Troubled”  in Hymns and Songs 
“At the Cross” #323
Offering - “The Family of God” #419
Communion - Unison prayer in bulletin insert
Congregational Prayer
Hearing God’s Word
“Adoption”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“They’ll Know We Are Christians” #429
Benediction and Postlude

“Adoption”
6th In our series the Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians

I. The Wide Jurisdiction of Family Government
* A. The loving caring relationships of Family Government
* 1. The Education and Raising of Children - Deut. 6, Eph. 6
* 2. The care and nurture of aging parents - Exodus 20:12, Mark 7:9-13
* 3. The power over Marriage - Exodus 22:16-17
* B. The financial powers entrusted by God to Family Government
* 1. Property Ownership - Leviticus 25
* 2. Business Ownership - Leviticus 25
* 3. Inheritance - Leviticus 25
* 4. Welfare - 1 Timothy 5:3-14

II. The Path of Restoration - Ephesians 1:4-6
* A. Chosen “in Christ” means those He Foreknew - He Predestined - He Called - He Justified - He Glorified,  Romans 8:28-30
* 1. Predestined to be Holy and without blame
* a. True positionally and practically
* b. We surrender our wills to God’s will
* 2. The Adoption of Ephesians 1:5 fits in the line up just after Justification
* a. God’s perfect family is the model for rebuilding the family in our culture
* b. The self - sacrificial love of Christ is our calling
* c. Joint Heirs with Jesus - Romans 8:17
* B. Accepted in the Beloved
* 1. The Father repeated calls Jesus Beloved Son
* 2. Our Acceptance is due to the finished work of Christ on the Cross
* 3. Our lives are lived to His praise and glory

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