Knowing Who We AreIn Christ!

Knowing Who We AreIn Christ!

Mark 5:1-20; Ephesians 2:1-10

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You’ve got to be kidding me!

You’ve got to be kidding me!

• Mark 5 – One of the craziest stories– Bad place, bad power, & mad people– Jesus’ posse doesn’t leave the boat– Man in the tombs, cutting himself, shrieking– Can’t be controlled even with chains– Oppressed by spirits: doesn’t know name!– Baptized pigs & Jesus run out of town– Man healed & sent on a mission for Jesus

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But there is a power that draws us to this story!

But there is a power that draws us to this story!

Beauty & the Beast – Ugly DucklingSleeping Beauty - Cinderella

Symphony, Ballet, or Hockey Game

Symphony, Ballet, or Hockey Game

Saved from

Saved as

Saved to

• Bondage

• Beloved

• Bless

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So Here’s the Point!So Here’s the Point!Our mission to bless others is powered by our sense of …

God’s GraceOur Value to God

And the so what!And the so what!

• We don’t do what we do to earn or merit God’s love or identity: It can’t be both …

• I save you because of My love• I save you because of your works

• We do what we do out of appreciation for what God has done to help us know our preciousness to Him!