“I am… Chosen”
September 1, 2024 / Christ Church on Harvard“I am… Chosen”
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Because of who He is and what Jesus has done for us we have God inspired for living
Everyone wants to feel ; we want to know that we belong
The God of the universe has chosen to be part of His team
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.” John 15:16
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love.” Ephesians 1:4
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Revelation 3:20
God wants his children, who come to Him through faith in Jesus to understand we are
Jesus fought back with the Scriptures using these powerful words “It is ”
You are One of a long of chosen ones
God often chooses people we would not
Jeremiah too was someone who
“Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:4-5
God knows
Through our relationship with God through Jesus Christ we are set , blessed, declared holy
God sends us on a
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” Jeremiah 1:6
But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD.” Jeremiah 1:7-8
In Jesus we have precious promises that we are , loved, holy, and set apart by God