Mckernan Baptist Church Podcast

This fall, we are exploring what the Bible says about who we are as God's people, focusing on the images of Kingdom of God, Family of God and Body of Christ. As God's people, we are members of God's family. This means that God is our Father (Jn. 1:12-13) and has encouraging and life-changing implications. Because God is our Father... We are Not Orphans (John 14:16-18; Rom. 8:14-16) Jesus promised His disciples they would not be left as "orphans," alone and helpless to figure out life. Paul expands on this by declaring that as people given life by God's Spirit, we are " adopted as God's children. As Father, God never leaves us to fend for ourselves, but is actively and graciously present with us. We Are Not Slaves to Fear (Rom. 8:1, 14-16) In context, Paul has been talking about the fear of being condemned by past and present failure. " God does not hold our failures against us, but provides power to change us more and more into the character of Christ. We are Co-heirs with Christ. (Rom. 8:17) The rel