 Attaining Your Potential ●Complete in Christ "And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ." (Colossians 1:28)  Attaining Your Potential ●Complete in Christ "And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ." (Colossians 1:28)

Photizo – Illumination With An Image of Your Purpose

●A dwelling of God in the Spirit “in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.” (Ephesians 2:22)

Unity Brings Presence Attaining Your Potential

 Ephesians 2:11-22

I. Qualifiers – vs  You were once outsiders ●Contrast to Jews – a people with a covenant with God and expectant of Messiah ●Circumcision ▪A sign of the covenant ▪An appeal to circumcision of the heart  You were once outsiders ●Contrast to Jews – a people with a covenant with God and expectant of Messiah ●Circumcision ▪A sign of the covenant ▪An appeal to circumcision of the heart

 Once alone without God and without hope in the world  But now… ●United with Christ Jesus ●Brought near through the blood of Jesus  2 Corinthians 5:17-21 – God, in Christ, reconciling the world to himself  Once alone without God and without hope in the world  But now… ●United with Christ Jesus ●Brought near through the blood of Jesus  2 Corinthians 5:17-21 – God, in Christ, reconciling the world to himself

II. Unifiers – vs  Christ brought peace to us  No dividing wall – he created one new people from the two groups  1 Corinthians 10:32 – Don’t give offense to Jews, or Gentiles or the church of God  Galatians 3:28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.  Christ brought peace to us  No dividing wall – he created one new people from the two groups  1 Corinthians 10:32 – Don’t give offense to Jews, or Gentiles or the church of God  Galatians 3:28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

 No wall of Hostility ●Not just a dated cultural problem – but dealing with all things that separate people ●Between mankind ▪By race or culture ▪By class ▪By gender ●Between man and God - reconciled  No wall of Hostility ●Not just a dated cultural problem – but dealing with all things that separate people ●Between mankind ▪By race or culture ▪By class ▪By gender ●Between man and God - reconciled

 Psalm 133 ●How blessed when brothers live together in harmony ▪Like anointing oil ▪Like refreshing dew ●There the Lord has pronounced his blessing – life everlasting  Psalm 133 ●How blessed when brothers live together in harmony ▪Like anointing oil ▪Like refreshing dew ●There the Lord has pronounced his blessing – life everlasting

III. Identifiers – vs  Citizens ●Inhabitants with all the rights and responsibilities ●Philippians 3:20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. ●Citizens of an unshakable kingdom  Citizens ●Inhabitants with all the rights and responsibilities ●Philippians 3:20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. ●Citizens of an unshakable kingdom

●Hebrews 12: When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” 27This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. 28Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

 Members of the Household ●Family ●Romans 8: For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.  Members of the Household ●Family ●Romans 8: For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

 His house

●Foundation of apostles and prophets

●Jesus the cornerstone

●Carefully joined together

 1 Peter 2: You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor. 5And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.

●Becoming a temple ●A dwelling where God lives by his Spirit ●A manifestation of God’s presence in the earth today ●Becoming a temple ●A dwelling where God lives by his Spirit ●A manifestation of God’s presence in the earth today

Interactive Time  If there is no wall of separation – how ought we to respond to one another racial and culturally, by class, and by gender? How may this revolutionize relationships among Christians?  How do the images used in verses – citizens, members of the household, and dwelling of God – help round out our understanding of the church?  Why is the idea of being a dwelling place for God so important?  If there is no wall of separation – how ought we to respond to one another racial and culturally, by class, and by gender? How may this revolutionize relationships among Christians?  How do the images used in verses – citizens, members of the household, and dwelling of God – help round out our understanding of the church?  Why is the idea of being a dwelling place for God so important?