PASSAGE: John 1:12-13

MAIN THOUGHT:
Because God is OUR FATHER we are FAMILY.

IMPLICATIONS:

1. We have a RESPONSIBILITY towards GOD and ONE ANOTHER.
PRAYING - Ephesians 6:16-20
CARING - Galatians 6:1-3
SHARING - 1 John 3:16-18
CONFESSING - James 5:13-16

2. We are to BE FRUITFUL and MULTIPLY. (John 15:1-8, Matthew 28:18-20)

3. We are NEVER ALONE. (Matthew 12:46-50, Hebrews 10:24-25)

CLOSING THOUGHT:
All that we do as a church must be rooted in our IDENTITY as the CHILDREN and FAMILY of God.