ROMANS 8:15-17, ZEPHANIAH 3:17, 2 KINGS 17:15, 1 CHRONICLES 12:33
IDENTITY
YOU ARE A SON BY THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION BEFORE YOU PRODUCE ANYTHING. SONSHIP CANNOT BE EARNED BY SUCCESS OR LOST BY FAILURE. WHAT YOU PRIORITIZE EITHER REFLECTS IT OR REPLACES IT, BECAUSE A MAN IS FORMED BY WHAT HE WORSHIPS AND CAN'T CARRY TWO IDENTITIES.
GENESIS 1:26-28, MATTHEW 8:8-9, PROVERBS 4:23
AUTHORITY
GOD MADE YOU IN HIS IMAGE AND GAVE YOU DOMINION. A SON RULES WHAT GOD PLACES UNDER HIM, AND HE RULES IT ONLY AS A MAN STANDING UNDER GOD. HE GOVERNS HIS OWN HEART BEFORE HE GOVERNS ANYTHING ELSE.
1 SAMUEL 15:22, DANIEL 3:17-18, MATTHEW 26:39
OBEDIENCE
OBEDIENCE IS IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE; PARTIAL AND DELAYED OBEDIENCE IS DISOBEDIENCE. IT REQUIRES NO GUARANTEE OF AN OUTCOME OR FEELINGS THAT ALIGN WITH IT.
JAMES 1:2-4, PROVERBS 17:3, HEBREWS 12:1-2, MATTHEW 11:29
ENDURANCE
TRIALS PRODUCE ENDURANCE WHICH COMPLETES YOU SO YOU LACK NOTHING. THE FIRE REVEALS WHAT IS ALREADY IN YOUR HEART SO GOD CAN REMOVE IT. THE ONE WHO FINISHES YOUR FAITH INVITES YOU TO CARRY HIS YOKE.
MALACHI 3:3, COLOSSIANS 1:28-29
MISSION
WE ARE REFINED SO WE CAN BE USED. OUR MISSION IS TO PRESENT EVERY SON FULLY MATURE IN CHRIST. THE SOURCE IS HIS POWER WORKING IN US, NOT OUR STRIVING.
SUMMER 2026
"The last house I knocked, this guy listened to my whole thing. Then he pointed out the wristband I was wearing that had a Bible verse on it. Asked me about it. I said yeah, I believe. He put his hand on my shoulder and prayed for me. I thanked him, segwayed away, hit a corner, and tears just started going down my face. I wasn't upset. I don't know how to explain it. But that feeling I just remember."
SUMMER 2026
"During a stretch of bagelling, I met this lady on the doors who talked to me about God and Jesus for half an hour. Before that I wasn't very in tune with my faith. Ever since, I've been attending Bible study, reading the devotionals, going to church, and starting to read my Bible. It's a new source of comfort I've never had before."
SUMMER 2026
"I hit a point in the middle of the summer where I asked myself how I was going to impact the team. God couldn't have made it any more clear that it was through leading the Bible study. So when I bageled, it didn't impact what I thought about myself, because I could go home and still have a kingdom impact that mattered so much more."