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Spartanburg 1st Church of the Nazarene

Common Ground at The Cross
Sermon/Worship Event for Sunday, April 19, 2026
Locations & Times
Spartanburg 1st Church of the Nazarene
9149 Asheville Hwy, Boiling Springs, SC 29316, USA
Sunday 10:40 AM
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“By adoption, the justified believer enters a relationship with God the Father as a full-fledged heir in God’s family...with all the attendant rights and privileges... full-fledged children of God through faith.”
-Zondervan KJV Commentary
-Zondervan KJV Commentary
“Unity in Christ transcends ethnic, social, and sexual distinctions. These earthly distinctions and roles remain, but all who are in Christ are positioned as full and equal sons and heirs of God.”
-Zondervan KJV Commentary
-Zondervan KJV Commentary
“the only sons God has are legitimate sons. You are made a true son of God by faith in Christ"
-Thru The Bible Commentary
-Thru The Bible Commentary
“To ‘put on someone' is an ancient idiom for assuming the standing or position of another person...To ‘put on Christ,’ therefore, means to assume (adopt) His standing before God.
-KJV Study Bible
-KJV Study Bible
“The uniqueness of the Christian experience results from the union of Christ and the believer.
-KJV Study Bible
-KJV Study Bible
“The uniqueness of the Christian experience results from the union of Christ and the believer.
-KJV Study Bible
-KJV Study Bible
The answer to the problem is that Christ paid the price...not for some...but for all...so that ALL may come to Him!
Welcome to the most equal place on earth—the foot of The Cross!
Welcome to the most equal place on earth—the foot of The Cross!