Teaching Themes

iStock_000005606272MediumOver the coming months, the teaching in our Sunday services will follow the themes below. For more information on our services please visit the Sunday Mornings page. You can also find out about upcoming events and services via our Calendar.

Summer 2019:

Our current teaching is entitled ‘Who I am in Christ’ and originated from a list of statements published in Christianity magazine, courtesy of Freedom in Christ Ministries.

There is a list of statements and corresponding bible verses supporting each of the following themes:

I am accepted
I am secure
I am significant

I Am Accepted:

  • I renounce the lie that I am rejected, unloved, or shameful. In Christ I am accepted. God says:
    • I am God’s child (John 1:12)
    • I am Christ’s friend (John 15:5)
    • I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
  • I am united with the Lord and I am one spirit with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17)
    • I have been bought with a price: I belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:19–20)
    • I am a member of Christ’s body (1 Corinthians 12:27)
    • I am a saint, a holy one (Ephesians 1:1)
  • I have been adopted as God’s child (Ephesians 1:5)
    • I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:18)
    • I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins (Colossians 1:14)
    • I am complete in Christ (Colossians 2:10)

I Am Secure

  • I renounce the lie that I am guilty, unprotected, alone, or abandoned. In Christ I am secure. God says:
    • I am free from condemnation (Romans 8:1–2)
    • I am assured that all things work together for good (Romans 8:28)
    • I am free from any condemning charges against me (Romans 8:31–34)
  • I cannot be separated from the love of God (Romans 8:35–39)
    • I have been established, anointed, and sealed by God (2 Corinthians 1:21–22)
    • I am confident that the good work God has begun in me will be perfected (Philippians 1:6)
    • I am a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20)
  • I am hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)
    • I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7)
    • I can find grace and mercy to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16)
    • I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me (1 John 5:18)

I Am Significant

  • I renounce the lie that I am worthless, inadequate, helpless, or hopeless. In Christ I am significant. God says:
    • I am the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13–14)
    • I am a branch of the true vine, Jesus, a channel of His life (John 15:1,5)
    • I have been chosen and appointed by God to bear fruit (John 15:16)
  • I am a personal, Spirit-empowered witness of Christ’s (Acts 1:8)
    • I am a temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:16)
    • I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Corinthians 5:17–21)
    • I am a fellow worker with God (2 Corinthians 6:1) I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6)
  • I am God’s workmanship, created for good works (Ephesians 2:10)
    • I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Ephesians 3:12)
    • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! (Philippians 4:13)
    • I am not the great “I Am,” but by the grace of God I am what I am. (See Exodus 3:14; John 8:24, 28, 58; 1 Corinthians 15:10.)