Sermon Summary

Is today's Sermon based on one of the Lessons?	Yes / No
Circle the Lesson that the Sermon is based on.	Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12 Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21 Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:(1-9), 10-18 None of the Above
What is the main point of the Sermon?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Note any Scripture references the preacher makes	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What powerful figures of speech did the preacher use? (Metaphors, Similes, hyperbole)	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Now that you have thought about this Lesson, what might you do differently next week?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

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Focus Statement: “But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God.”

: How do we experience our “adoption” (Ephesians) as children of God?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What is the inheritance we might expect? Is this our “right” as “heirs,” or do we receive freely from God’s fullness, whether we deserve it our not?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Do heirs “deserve” anything? When have you seen “the glory” of Jesus Christ?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Does “glory” mean something that we can hardly bear to see, or is it a quiet, splendid thing?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
What would happen if our church experienced itself as a community of “heirs” to God’s riches? How would that affect our day to day lives? Would we see ourselves differently? Would we re-create our communities – within the church and beyond its walls – and if so, how?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Is there enough for all of God’s children?	_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________