3. “You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people”

4. God’s kingdom Privilege of being part of a body where we can be encouraged and where we can grow in our faith. Responsibility to participate in the life of the body with time, talent, and resources.

6. 1:5 God adopted us as His children; 1:13 we were included in Christ; 1:14 the Holy Spirit guarantees our inheritance; 2:6 we have been seated with Christ in the heavenly realms; 2:15 Christ has torn down the walls and made us one.

7. How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! 1 John 3:1 (NIV)