Sunday Sermon … Is He Adopted

This is a sermon that was preached by our youth minster, who has an adopted son. The notes came from Jason on Word Keeper. I thougtht it would be good to share.

Is He Adopted


When people adopt a child, you can usually tell. The adopted child doesn’t look like the parents who adopted him/her. But s/he usually acts like the parents. …
Galatians 4:4-8
God adopted us as His children.

Human adoption is a picture of our adoption by God.

There is a need for adoption (John 14:8). Little children need parents who can love and care for them unconditionally. We need God who does love and care for us unconditionally. … God does not need us (Acts 17:24-25). He wants us to choose to be His children so He can better show His love to us. Parents who adopt children do not really need a child, but they want one. God made everything (Colossians 1:16). … There are rules that should be followed (1 Peter 1:15). Just as parents of a child want to be respected and obeyed, God also wants to be respected and obeyed.

Adoption is expensive (1 Peter 1:18-19). We weren’t bought with gold or silver or precious stones, but we were bought with something much more precious, the life of His son. … Since we were bought at a price, we should really try even harder to honor God with our bodies (1 Corinthians 6:20).

There are benefits of adoption (John 1:12). We have the right of being called children of God. We can fellowship with God and His family. God takes care of us. … We get an inheritance (Luke 15:31).

Adoption is permanent (2 Corinthians 1:22). Nobody can take us away from our Father.

There is one big difference in human adoption and our adoption by God. … When parents want to adopt a child, the doesn’t really have a choice. But God has already asked to adopt us and we have to accept His invitation to become His children.