Stone Creek Church
Galatians 3:28 NLT
My identity in Christ is what filters all the other identifying markers.
Galatians 4:7-9 NLT
1.) Clothes (Looking more like Christ)
Ephesians 4:21-24 (NLT)
“Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.”
2.) Crops (The fruit you bare)
Matthew 7:15-20 (NLT)
“Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.”
3.) Community (The way you love other believers)
John 13:34-35 (NLT)
“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
Galatians 4:9a (NLT)
So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you)...
Matthew 7:21-23 NLT