“As the family is the shape of our lives on earth, so is family God’s design for eternity. When Adam and Eve succumbed to Satan’s lies and were lost to God, He was relentless in working to restore them and their children. He delivered up His own Son to rescue and redeem us and make us His children once again. God’s family is all those who are bound by blood—the blood of Christ—and who have been born anew, adopted, and marked as His own. Satan’s claim on us is paid in Christ so that we might be free to be the children of God, to call God Father, and to know and trust in His gifts, grace, and promises. This is our identity today by Baptism and faith, and this is our future in everlasting life.
06/06/21 Traditional Service
“We Believe and So We Speak.” 2 Corinthians 4:13
June 6, 2021 • Rev Henry WItte
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