The search for identity: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? Am I happy? Do I matter?

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The search for identity: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? Am I happy? Do I matter?

“I…beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God” Ephesians 4:1

My Mum

Mum’s call always required a response But… sometimes I didn’t want to hear it sometimes I chose to ignore it mostly I ran towards it

Given Significance When we were dead, God gave us life 2:1, 5 When we were nobodies, God chose us for a purpose 2:8-10

Discovering Security We are members of God’s family and God himself lives in us as His holy temple 2:19-22 We have complete access to God, all the time 3:12

Knowing Satisfaction From knowing the power of the Spirit and the love of Christ 3:16-19