CULTIVATE: FAMILY

DON’T BE CAUGHT BEING A SLAVE WHEN YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE FAMILY


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Ephesians 2:18–22 (NIV):
18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,

20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.



SPIRIT OF SLAVERY

Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household

a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

Verb work excessively hard. (toil, grind, sweat)


1 Corinthians 7:21–24 (NIV):
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.

BOOK RESOURCE:
Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost https://amzn.to/35h9bHN



SPIRIT OF A SERVANT

A person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.

a devoted and helpful follower or supporter.


Matthew 20:28 (NIV):
28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”


Psalm 31:16 (NIV):
16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.




SONSHIP & DAUGHTERSHIP


Romans 8:15–17 (NIV):
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY A SLAVE SPIRIT?
Romans 8:15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;

RATHER …. You have been ADOPTED!!!
“the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Verse 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.


Ephesians 1:5–6 (NIV): 5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.



Application

WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
GET IN A GROUP
KEEP TAKING STEPS TOWARDS LIVING IN SONSHIP AND DAUGHTERSHIP