Here's why followers of Jesus can have a confidence that is strong, consistent and holy no matter what happens to them in this life. Video of the slides and a short video illustration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoxEVilDXfU

1. HOLY CONFIDENCE
"Live worthy of your calling”: Eph. 4:1
Foundations Series Message

2. WHO ARE WE?
Loved & Chosen By God Before Time Began:
Eph. 1:3-5
Saved by grace, grow by grace, kept by grace
Formerly all lost sinners but now already
saints who have a seat in heaven with Jesus
already: Eph.2:6

3. WHO ARE WE?
Above all: children of God Who says “Call me,
Daddy”: Romans 8:15-16
We are already heirs of God and joint-heirs
with Jesus: Rom. 8:17
Bound for glory: Rom. 8:18, 30
Trained to Reign: 2 Tim. 2:12

4. “Or do you not know
that the saints will
judge the world?
1Cor. 6:2
“Do you not know
that we will judge
angels?” 1 Cor. 6:3
TRAINEDTO REIGN

5. OUR MAIN PURPOSE ON EARTH
Mature to be more like Jesus on earth so
we can reign with Him in heaven.
Finish what Jesus started:
Help people make it to heaven.
Christians are God’s only workers to save all
humanity. Matt.9:38

6. HOWTO LIVE WHO WE ARE
The Holy Spirit living in us will make us
like Jesus:
Fruit of Spirit is the Character of Jesus
Gifts of Spirit are the Power of Jesus
Obedience to the Great Commandments and the
Great Commission are the Purposes of Jesus.

7. KNOWING WHO WE ARE
Enables us to be consistently thankful!
Enables us to love God & people well
Empowers us to follow Jesus in tough times

8. KNOWING WHO WE ARE
Protects us from lies that weaken us
Gives us confidence to do the three main
works of Jesus: share the Gospel, heal the sick,
and deliver people from demonic oppression—
John 14:12
Prepares us for global revival.

9. LET’S STAND BEFORETHE LORD

10. Holy Confidence Scriptures 2-16-20
Eph 1:3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us
with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we
would be holy and blameless before Him.
In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to
Himself, according to the kind intention of His will
Eph.2:6
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him (Father) in
the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
Romans 8:15-16: For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to
fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which
we cry out, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit
that we are children of God,
Romans 8:17: and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs
with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be
glorified with Him.
Romans 8:18: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:30: these whom He predestined, He also called; and these
whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also
glorified.
2 Tim. 2:12: If we endure, we will also reign with Him
CS Lewis: (Weight of Glory) If you could see your self in heaven as you
will be one day, you would be tempted to worship yourself. John did twice
to the angel in Revelations.

11. Holy Confidence Scriptures 2-16-20
Matt. 9:38 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the
workers are few. 38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out
workers into His harvest.”
Sermon Application Time
OK—time to declare what God says about us.
Let’s commit ourselves again to live a life that is worthy of our calling.
Pray after me:
Thank you Father for loving and choosing me before You made the world.
Thank you for wanting me to come to You as a child who can call you
Abba, Daddy.
Thank you for forgiving me all my sins and giving me the gift of eternal life
through my faith in Jesus.
Thank you for making me a joint-heir of the riches of heaven with You and
Jesus!
Thank you that I will one day reign in heaven with Jesus.
Thank you, Holy Spirit, for living in me to give me the character, power
and purposes of Jesus. Give me more!
Father, in Jesus Name, I break agreement now with any beliefs about
myself I have been believing that contradict what You say about me. I call
them lies and I refuse them access to my self-image anymore.
Father, in Jesus name, I also renounce and cast away from myself any evil
spirits who are trying to deceive me into believing anything about myself

12. Holy Confidence Scriptures 2-16-20
that is contrary to who You say I am. I put the blood and cross of Jesus
between me and those lying spirits.
Father, in Jesus Name, fill me again with Your Holy Spirit. Refresh me and
empower me to live like Jesus!
Now, let’s ask the Holy Spirit to speak to us. In John 16, The Bible says
that God sent His Spirit into us to lead us into all truth, to remind us of the
words of Jesus and even to tell us the future. That means the Holy Spirit is
the main way God communicates with us. Let’s allow Him to do that now
in two ways.
First, pair off with someone near you— if you feel comfortable doing that. If
not, listen to the Spirit by yourself. Either way is fine.
Lord, what do you want me to know about my brother or sister right now?
If you are praying by yourself, ask God to give you a word for someone else
that is here today.
Wait 30 seconds and share what you have heard from the Holy Spirit. Many
of you will receive a word of knowledge from the Spirit. If you do not, then
just say a short prayer for the other person to know more clearly how God
sees them.
Lastly, Ask God the Holy Spirit what He wants you to know about
yourself. Listen for 30 seconds and then look up.
Homework: Take one Bible verse about who you are in God’s sight and say
it out loud once a day for the next week. Write it on a piece of paper and
carry with you or write it on your bathroom mirror with a marker.
Email me or Pastor Chris about how that one-week assignment affects you!
May the Holy Spirit speak to all of us this week and help all of us live a life
worthy of our calling with holy confidence!