Well, this week was a week of disturbing news.
! And I paused to even share this story, but I would guess that many of you have already heard,
vivid illustration today of our subject, of what we are going to be speaking with and dealing with
in our passage. Those of you who are aware of Joshua Harris and know of the books that he has
written in his past, the one that stands out that maybe many of you are familiar with is
I Kissed Dating Goodbye. You're probably aware of that book. A man who in his early years was
discipled by a prominent pastor, a man who for many years was a part of a multi-site, multi-campus
ministry, a very prominent ministry. And yet, in this last week, made an announcement that he and
his wife of about 20, 21 years were going to separate. They were going to get divorced.
Now, if that wasn't shattering enough, I kissed my marriage goodbye,
is what he posted in his Instagram account on Friday. And I'll just read an excerpt of it.
He says this,
The information that was left out of our announcement, that is namely divorcing his wife,
is that I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith.
The popular phrase for this is deconstruction. The biblical phrase is falling away.
By all the measurements that I have defined a Christian, I am not a Christian.
Many people tell me that there is a different way to practice faith.
And I want to remain open to this, but I'm not there now.
Martin Luther said that the entire life of a believer should be repentance.
There is beauty in that sentiment, regardless of your view of God.
I have lived in repentance for the past several years,
repenting of my self-righteousness,
my fear-based approach to life,
the teaching of my books,
my views of women in the church,
and my approach to parenting,
to name a few.
To my Christian friends,
I'm grateful for your prayers.
Don't take it personally
if I don't immediately return your call.
I can't join in your mourning.
I don't view this moment negatively.
I feel very much alive
and awake
and surprisingly
hopeful.
Now, I don't raise this
illustration
this morning
to disparage
Joshua Harris
to say anything
about him as an individual
that he has not said
about himself.
And namely,
the fact that
every part of his life
leading up to this point
was just
a facade.
It was just
a show.
It was just
a game.
It wasn't real.
It was superficial.
And in saying that,
he did not have
up to this point
the Holy Spirit
living
and working
and illuminating
his life.
That's by his own confession.
Not
personal judgment
on him.
But it does stand
this morning
as a
wake-up call.
a wake-up call
to all of us
in this room.
How easy it is
to go through
the motions,
to rise to the highest
levels of
religious leadership,
to study the Bible
week in and week out,
to even teach it
in public venues,
and then to shipwreck
everything
and to abandon
the very core
of what you said
you believed,
and even wrote
that you believed
and taught
that you believe
and people were
encouraged
and even inspired
by the statements
you made
about the Bible.
And yet,
it wasn't
real
in his life.
What do you say
to that?
how do you respond
to such
devastating news?
How do you make
sense of it all?
Where do we go
in the Scriptures
to be able
to begin
to decipher
what could
possibly
have gone wrong
in Joshua
Harris'
life,
in the new
trajectory
of the path
that he's on
right now?
Now,
by God's grace,
the story
isn't over yet.
The last chapter
has not been written.
God's intervening
grace can continue,
can come,
and overcome
this time
of blindness
for him.
But make no mistake,
there has not been,
up to this point,
saving faith.
Otherwise,
the words of Jesus
would not be true
that we find
in Matthew
chapter 10
verses 21
and 22.
It says this,
Jesus,
in speaking
to his disciples
about coming
persecution,
says,
brother will deliver
brother over
to death,
the father his child,
the children will rise
up against their parents
and have them
put to death,
and you
will be hated
by all
for my namesake,
but
the one
who endures
to the end
will be saved.
not because
of any
internal
strength
or fortitude,
but because
of outside
power of God
in dwelling
a life
and helping
them to overcome
by the strength
of God
in every moment.
So where are you
this morning?
As you do
a heart check,
where is your
faith?
We're going to
begin to talk
about this
this morning.
It is kind
of a continuation
of our series
in Romans 8,
but a detour,
I would say,
because as we
have been looking
through Romans
chapter 8,
this morning
we would be
in verse 15
through 17.
Let me read
that for us,
Romans 8,
15 through 17,
from page 944
in your pew Bible.
And we're going
to use this
as a launch pad
to move our way
over to Galatians
chapter 4,
a companion passage
that talks about
the same thing.
We're going to be
talking about
the significance
of adoption today.
What does adoption
mean for you
this morning
as a believer
in Jesus Christ?
And the reason
why we want to
spend two weeks
is because it's
such a significant
truth for us
to understand.
So if you're
with me in
Romans chapter 8
verses 15 to 17,
it says this,
For you did not
receive the spirit
of slavery
to fall back
into fear,
but you have
received the spirit
of adoption
by which you
are called,
the spirit of adoption
as sons
by whom you cry,
Abba,
Father.
The spirit himself
bears witness
with our spirit
that we are
children of God.
And if children
then heirs,
heirs of God
and fellow heirs
with Christ,
provided we suffer
with him
in order
that we may also
be glorified
with him.
Paul has been
following this
through in the
last chapter
for us
to help us
understand
that any
of us
who are
in Christ
share a couple
of privileges.
First,
if we're in Christ
there is no
condemnation for you.
But also
if you are
in Christ
then the
spirit
of,
the spirit
who is in you
helps you
to overcome
the spirit
of law.
It says that
in verse 2.
Trying to remember,
there is therefore
no condemnation
for those
who are in Christ Jesus
for the law
of the spirit
of life
has set you
free
from the law
of sin and death.
And over the last
couple of weeks
we've seen
what the
Holy Spirit
accomplishes
in a life.
In verse 10,
if Christ
is in you
although the body
is dead
because of sin
the spirit
is life
because
of righteousness.
In verse 13,
if you live
according to the flesh
you will die
but if by the spirit
you put to death
the deeds
of the body
you will live.
For all who are led
by the spirit
of God
are
sons
of God.
And Pastor Saul's
last point
last week
for us
was this.
Our response
to the spirit
is an evidence
of our
salvation.
How are you
responding
to the spirit?
How am I
responding
to the spirit?
When
the spirit
speaks
do you listen?
Is there
the continual
pattern
of death
to sin
or is there
a consistent
pattern
of life
to righteousness?
Because the
Holy Spirit
as God
in you
will lead you
to righteousness.
sin
and the spirit
cannot
coexist
in the same
place.
Who
is your
master
and Lord?
God
or yourself?
The spirit
or sin?
So we're
going to take
this
we're going to
talk about
adoption
this morning
the significance
of the spirit
of adoption
and we're
going to move
our way
to Galatians
chapter 4
verses 1
to 7
and Pastor
David
next week
will pick
this up
in Romans
chapter 8
and carry
it through
help to
re-articulate
and re-emphasize
many of the
same points
that we find
here in Romans
8
but I just
want to lay
the foundation
for our
understanding
about the
significance
of adoption
and what it
does for us
as God's
people.
Galatians
chapter 4
verses 1
to 3
is where
we're going
to start
if you're
again
if you're
using the
pew Bible
it's on
page 974
let me read
this for us
it says
I mean
that the
heir
as long
as he
is a
child
is no
different
from a
slave
though he
is
the owner
of everything
but he
is under
guardians
and managers
until the
date
set
by his
father
in the
same way
we also
when we
were
children
were
enslaved
to the
elementary
principles
of the
world
now I
want to
begin
this
morning
in
helping
to
develop
this
for us
I
want us
all to
understand
some
of the
context
of what's
taking
place
here in
Galatia
it
begins
as the
apostle
Paul
defines
the
problem
of their
true
status
the
problem
of their
true
status
now just
to give
you some
background
this is a
church
comprised
of both
Jews
and Gentiles
and they
seem to
have this
difficulty
recognizing
and appreciating
the finished
work
of Christ
on the
cross
that declares
finally
and categorically
no condemnation
that's what we've
been studying
in Romans
chapter 8
but those
in Galatia
especially those
who were
Jews
wanted to
continue
to add
new
requirements
to those
who were
Gentiles
because
in their
own
estimation
as Jews
and having
come from
Abraham
they had
a heritage
they had
a heritage
that was
special
and favorable
and they
wanted
those who
were Gentiles
to enjoy
the same
benefits
of their
heritage
by becoming
circumcised
so Paul
wants to
help lead
them in
their
true
understanding
of their
true
identity
and he
calls
them
sons
here
at the
very
beginning
of
Galatians
chapter 4
verse 1
he says
your sons
okay I'll
grant you
that but I
want you
to understand
what that
really means
see as they
think they
are sons
and in
thinking
they're sons
they think
that they're
heirs
they would
say we
are sons
of Abraham
we're
God's
special
people
as Jews
we are
recipients
of the
law
we are
heirs
of God's
favor
we are
a distinguished
community
we're
God's
own
special
people
we're
not like
you
Gentiles
in that
we have
been set
apart
we have
a history
of devotion
and not
a history
of idolatry
we have
a history
of obedience
and not
a history
of bondage
as you
we have
a history
of divine
revelation
and not
a history
of darkness
as you
Gentiles
and in so
doing they
wanted to
set themselves
apart as
we are
sons
but now
Paul uses
that very
statement
and turns
the tables
on them
to help
them understand
the significance
of what's
really going
on in
their lives
you think
you're sons
but you
are really
slaves
you're really
slaves
and he goes
on here
in verse 1
I mean
that an
heir
as long
as he
is a
child
is no
different
from a
slave
though he
is owner
of everything
but is
under
guardians
and managers
until the
date set
by his
father
he uses
several words
here to
help them
understand
their true
condition
he begins
with the
word
sons
but in
the Greek
it's not
the word
for son
that would
be necessarily
somebody who
is considered
an heir
it is somebody
who is considered
an infant
somebody who
would have
no rights
no
responsibility
but an
infant
where there
is
very little
if any
benefits
a status
of legal
incompetence
is what
he
intends
to
communicate
he talks
about the
fact that
as a
son
they are
also
under
meaning
they are
under
authority
under
somebody else's
control
and then
he uses
guardians
and managers
to help
bring this
full picture
of this
cultural
setting
that they
would have
been very
familiar
with
to help
them understand
their true
condition
as somebody
who was
under
a guardian
it was
somebody
who
a guardian
was somebody
who cared
for those
who were
under age
a house
manager
is somebody
who tended
to the
responsibilities
the administrative
responsibilities
of the house
itself
that coupled
with the word
for guardian
that he uses
in chapter
three
helps bring
full picture
to the
confinement
of their
real status
they were
no better
than slaves
they had
no ability
to make
decisions
and in
the ancient
day
they were
assigned
to these
managers
and guardians
who would
look after
them
who would
teach
them
who would
manage
their own
finances
and they
could not
do anything
or go
anywhere
without
one of
these people
one of
these slaves
along
with them
essentially
Paul says
you think
you're
something
special
you think
you're a
son
but you
are actually
no better
than a
slave
and then
to bring
this reality
home
he amplifies
it
in verse
three
you demonstrate
your true
nature
by your
sin
you prove
in evidence
who you
really are
by your
continual
gravitation
and tendency
you're bent
towards
sin
he says
in the same
way we also
when we were
children were
enslaved
to the
elementary
principles
of the
world
that's
who you
were
but now
you continue
to revert
back
to that
same way
of life
and it
calls into
question
your true
identity
he repeats
this again
in a couple
of verses
drop down
to verse
eight
in nine
look what he
says there
formerly
when you
did not
know God
you were
enslaved
to those
that by
nature
are not
gods
but now
that you
have come
to know
God
or rather
to be
known
by God
how can
you turn
back
again
to the
weak
and
worthless
elementary
principles
of the
world
whose
slaves
you want
to be
once
more
your
previous
way
of life
demonstrated
an identity
that was
coupled
with sin
it was
bound
by slavery
to your
flesh
and now
that you
call yourself
a Christian
how is it
that you
continue
to revert
back
to those
same
elementary
principles
those same
things that
were true
of the
basic
parts
of who
you were
as an
individual
verse 3
you were
enslaved
verse 8
you were
enslaved
notice the
coupling
verse 3
talks about
slaves to
the elementary
principles of
the world
verse 9
slaves now
again
to the
elementary
principles of
the world
simply
you were
once bound
to sin
just like
the Gentiles
don't
go back
don't
go back
those
who are
in the
spirit
cannot
go back
Paul
reiterates
the same
message
in Romans
chapter 6
verses 15
and 16
where he
says
what then
are we
to sin
because we
are not
under the
law
but under
grace
by no
means
do you
not know
that if
you present
yourselves
to anyone
as obedient
slaves
you are
slaves
of the
one
whom
you
obey
either
of sin
which leads
to death
or of
obedience
which leads
to righteousness
who's your
master
you can only
have one
you cannot
have two
and you
are
the
slave
of the
one
to whom
you obey
you are
the slave
to whom
the one
you give
your
allegiance
whether that
be an
allegiance
to sin
or whether
that be
an allegiance
to the
spirit
which leads
to righteousness
you cannot
have it
both ways
who
is your
master
and that's
the point
here in
Galatians
and Paul
will pick
that theme
up again
and again
in Romans
chapter 8
the first
several verses
we've been
looking at
you can only
have allegiance
to one
master
is it the
master
to the
flesh
or is it
a master
to the
spirit
who will
lead you
to righteousness
and then
in Galatians
chapter 5
Paul picks
it up again
and says
walk in the
spirit
and you
will
not
fulfill
the lust
of the
flesh
the one
you serve
is the
one
who owns
you
that is
your
master
but at
times
it might
not be
super
obvious
at least
externally
it is
possible
to accomplish
great
things
for God
and never
be a
Christian
don't
look at
supposed
fruit
the
outward
appearances
and think
that something
is true
internally
that is
not
Jesus
talks
about
this
in
Matthew
chapter 7
verse 21
he says
many will
say to me
that day
Lord
did we
not
prophesy
in your
name
and cast
out
demons
in your
name
and do
many
mighty
works
in your
name
and then
I will
declare
to them
I never
knew
you
depart
from me
you
workers
of lawlessness
so what
is it
how do
we know
what does
it take
to have
assurance
of the
reality
of the
spirit
in our
life
it takes
a commitment
to faith
a commitment
of a heart
to believe
what God
has said
and to
act on
it
because the
just
will
live
by
what
church
just
will
live
by
faith
it's
as
simple
as
that
it
comes
down
really
to
freedom
that's
what we've
been
talking
about
this
year
it
comes
down
to
freedom
that
you
obey
not
out
of
a
sense
of
duty
you
obey
out
of
a
gratitude
in
your
heart
to
God
it
is
an
expression
of
delight
to
him
walking
in
faith
the
just
will
live
by
faith
that's
what
it
is
and
with
the
dilemma
in
full
view
in
verses
one
to
three
now
Paul
begins
to
turn
to
hope
he
talks
about
now
the
plan
of
our
adoption
the
plan
of
our
adoption
in
verses
four
and
five
it
says
this
but
when
the
fullness
of
time
had
come
God
sent
forth
his
son
born
of
a
woman
born
under
the
law
to
redeem
those
who
were
under
the
law
so
that
we
might
become
or
receive
adoption
as
sons
there
is
this
five
fold
strategy
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
briefly
in
just
a
moment
but
a
five
fold
strategy
that
results
in
one
thing
this
one
thing
that
comes
at
the
very
end
of
verse
five
it's
marked
out
by
so
that
you
might
receive
adoption
was in
the mind
of God
before
the
universe
was even
spoken
into
existence
God
had
adoption
in mind
this
should
blow
us
away
not
only
salvation
not
only
deliverance
not
only
forgiveness
of
sin
but
sonship
and
daughtership
adoption
to
God
a
relationship
and
intimacy
with
him
not
just
rescue
but
fellowship
that
comes
because
of
adoption
I want
you
us
to
understand
the
significance
of
this
term
the
significance
of
the
term
adoption
because
Paul
could have
used
a lot
of
words
he
could
have
described
this
new
relationship
in terms
of
new
birth
Jesus
did
that
with
Nicodemus
Paul
has
done
that
in
his
writings
as
well
he
could
have
described
this
new
relationship
in terms
of
justification
we've
talked
about
no
condemnation
in
Romans
8
we
were
familiar
with
justification
that we
see there
in
Romans
8
some
have
actually
suggested
that
Paul
may
have
invented
this
word
because
he
is
the
only
writer
to
use
it
once
in
Romans
8
once
in
Galatians
4
and
nowhere
else
in
the
New
Testament
it's
never
used
in
the
Septuagint
it's
never
used
by
those
who
were
in
classical
Greek
those
who
were
writers
during
Paul's
day
it is
the
first
time
it's
ever
used
in
all
of
history
Paul
uses
it
here
in
Galatians
so
why
use
this
term
what
is
its
significance
what
is
Paul
trying
to
communicate
well
I
think
first
of
all
Paul
wants
to
obliterate
the
Gentile
Jew
distinction
he
wants
the
Jews
to
understand
the
significance
of
oneship
to
Christ
but
more
importantly
he
used
this
to
level
the
ground
before
the
cross
to
make
the
sweetness
of
the
gospel
glorious
in
their
eyes
in
reality
you
all
started
as
slaves
in
reality
you
all
experience
the
new
birth
in
reality
you
are
all
adopted
God
doesn't
see a
difference
between
Jew
or
Greek
now
we're
all
heirs
and
in
reality
God
the
father
sees
Abraham's
seed
not as
Israel
but as
Christ
and
if you
are in
Christ
then you
are an
heir
which
we're
going to
get to
in
just
a
moment
in
Galatians
chapter 3
verse 28
he talks
about
removing
the
distinction
there
is
neither
Jew
nor
Greek
there
is
neither
slave
nor
free
there
is
no
male
or
female
for
you
are
all
one
in
Christ
Jesus
in
this
truth
statement
it is
not
used
to
bring
the
Jew
down
it is
not
given
to
make
the
Jew
feel
like
a
lesser
individual
it is
used
to
expound
the
greatness
of
the
wonder
of
their
new
relationship
it is
to
raise
the
Jew
up
to
the
highest
level
possible
you
are
a
first
generation
son
you
are
a
first
generation
daughter
you
don't
have
to
look
back
to
Abraham
you
don't
have
to
go
through
the
generations
it
starts
with
you
and
Jesus
coming
and
making
you
one
of
his
family
you
are
a
first
generation
son
or
daughter
and
to
accomplish
this
plan
there's
a
five
fold
strategy
that
we
see
here
in
these
verses
4
and
5
it
says
when
the
fullness
of
time
had
come
God
sent
forth
his
son
born
of
a
woman
born
under
the
law
to
redeem
those
who
were
under
the
law
now
we've
spent
a lot
of
time
talking
about
this
over
the
last
several
weeks
at
the
right
time
God
the
son
became
a
man
lived
a
perfect
life
and
applied
his
life
to
our
account
that
is
the
fullness
of
his
plan
in
brevity
but
notice
this
we
add
nothing
to
the
equation
you
add
nothing
to
this
equation
it
is
only
and all
of
God
who
took
the
initiative
to
make
this
possible
for
those
who
are
in
Christ
Jesus
God
from
eternity
devised
a
master
strategy
not
just
of
rescue
and
salvation
but
also
of
adoption
and
sonship
God
took
the
initiative
the
divine
work
of
the
Trinity
God
the
father
sending
his
son
Jesus
to
accomplish
all
that
was
necessary
to
make
us
righteous
before
God
applying
that
to
our
account
and
then
allowing
the
Holy
Spirit
to
come
and
then
lead
us
back
to
God
the
father
this
wonderful
beautiful
circle
that
all
represents
the
wholeness
and the
oneness
of the
Trinity
that
now
we
get
to
take
part
of
in
some
glorious
way
that
will
unfathomable
way
those
who
are
in
Christ
Jesus
can
now
live
in
a
whole
new
way
the
law
of
the
spirit
of
life
really
has
set
us
free
from
the
law
of
sin
and
death
and
because
of
the
work
of
Christ
on
our
behalf
now
there
are
a
whole
litany
of
privileges
that
are
available
to
us
and
that's
what
I
want
to
look
at
next
the
privileges
of
our
adoption
the
privileges
of
our
adoption
in
verses
6
and
7
because
you
are
sons
God
has
sent
the
spirit
of
his
son
into
our
hearts
crying
Abba
father
so
you
are
no
longer
a
slave
but
a
son
and
if
a
son
then
an
heir
through
God
and
I
see
three
privileges
here
there
are
probably
several
others
that
we
could
point
to
but
three
in
particular
that
are
spelled
out
here
in
these
couple
of
verses
the
first
is
that
we
have
the
same
indwelling
Holy
Spirit
we
have
the
same
indwelling
Holy
Spirit
Paul's
point
in
all
of
this
is
to
help
you
understand
that
the
same
blessings
and
benefits
that
were
afforded
to
Jesus
are
also
distributed
to
you
if
you
are
in
Christ
so
that
when
God
the
father
looks
at
his
son
Jesus
he
says
that's
my
son
and
when
the
Holy
Spirit
looks
on
Jesus
he
says
that's
the
father's
son
and
the
moment
when
that
was
most
clear
was
the
moment
of
Jesus
baptism
the
moment
when
Jesus
was
baptized
by
John
the
Baptist
and
in
coming
out
of
the
water
the
father
says
this
is
my
beloved
son
in
whom
I
am
well
pleased
and
then
the
spirit
comes
on
Christ
and
enables
him
for
ministry
that
moment
of
Jesus
being
marked
by the
Holy
Spirit
was
not
only
his
moment
but
it
is
also
our
moment
it
is
a
moment
of
sonship
where
sonship
was
declared
and
sonship
was
confirmed
and
for
those
of
you
who are
in
Christ
you
also
experience
the
benefits
of
sonship
as
in
the
same
way
that
Jesus
did
in
that
the
spirit
comes
on
you
he
indwells
you
he
empowers
you
he
prepares
you
for
righteousness
he
gives
you
all
the
resources
you
need
to
live
the
kind
of
life
you
have
been
called
to
live
the
spirit
indwells
!
We
also
find
that
we
have
the
same
intimacy
with
the
father
the
same
intimacy
with
the
father
God
has
sent
forth
the
spirit
of
his
son
into
your
hearts
crying
out
Abba
father
borrowing
from
John
Piper
he
says
this
Abba
is
an
Aramaic
term
given
to
Greek
audiences
it
comes
at a
crucial
point
in
Jesus
life
the
only
time
where
it
is
ever
used
in
all
of
the
gospels
happens
in
the
garden
of
Gethsemane
we
find
it
only
in
Mark
chapter
14
verse
36
this
is
when
Jesus
is
crying
out
in
his
moment
of
greatest
weakness
just
hours
before
he
goes
to
the
cross
and
he
cries
out
in
urgency
pleading
with
the
father
Abba
father
he
says
nowhere
else
in
all
of
the
Old
Testament
nowhere
else
in
all
the
New
Testament
except
for
here
and
also
in
Romans
8
is
this
term
used
how
is
it
that
Paul
uses
an
Aramaic
term
and
now
distributes
it
to
Greek
audiences
it
is
because
it
is
Jesus
his
turn
and
not
that
provides
extra
what
I
want
to
say
extra
help
for
us
but
it
connects
us
so
closely
to
the
intimacy
of
that
moment
it
drives
us
even
closer
to
Christ
in
emulating
the
same
terms
for
the
father
that
he
did
that
only
Jesus
used
now
because
of
the
work
of
Christ
and
adoption
we
can
use
it
too
never
before
would
the
disciples
or
any
follower
of
the
Jewish
tradition
ever
dreamed
of
using
such
a
term
for
God
the
father
but
Jesus
coined
the
term
to
describe
and help
us
understand
the
new
relationship
that we
have
adopted
sons
and
daughters
of
God
Jesus
himself
creates
this
relationship
talk to
him in
this
intimate
way
never
flippant
but always
full
of reverence
deep
intimacy
that the
disciples
observed
first
hand
and now
this phrase
runs through
the first
century church
regardless of
their background
to help
them understand
now
not only
the
closeness
of their
relationship
with the
father
but the
connection
they have
with Jesus
himself
in being
able to
use
this
same
term
and
finally
we have
the same
inheritance
the same
inheritance
through
Jesus
you are no
longer a
slave but a
son and
if a son
then an
heir
through
God
isn't that
an interesting
phrase
in Romans 8
it's an heir
of God
in Galatians
chapter 4
it's an heir
through
God
and what
Paul wants
his readers
in Galatia
to understand
is they have
access to all
of the things
that have been
given to Christ
only because
of their
relationship
to Jesus
himself
not because
of their
inheritance
because of their
legacy
because of
their heritage
to Abraham
it is only
now through
this new
relationship
they have
through
Jesus
and through
adoption
you
can inherit
those things
if you follow
your biological
father Abraham
who was a
man of faith
Abraham
believed God
and it was
accounted to him
to righteousness
you can also
enter in
to this same
inheritance
the same
promises
if you like
your biological
father
embrace
the seed
Jesus Christ
and you are
in Christ
to experience
all of the
benefits
of the
inheritance
he has
to give
to you
you are
an heir
with
Christ
everything
that belongs
to him
belongs to
you
what more
could you
ever hope
for
what more
could you
ever ask
for
what more
could you
ever want
what more
could you
ever
live for
you have
it all
in Christ
I have
it all
in Christ
nothing else
can satisfy
nothing else
will help
to overcome
the disappointments
of this life
and the
frustrations
and trials
you face
than hoping
in God
and understanding
the significance
of your
adoption
with him
let's pray
in Christ
Thank you.