18th Feb 24 AM - 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 and Revelation 21:1-5 - Rob Dunn

Sunday morning was full of praise, prayer, fellowship and to listen to God's Word. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 In the last of our series on human identity, entitled “Who am I?” Rob Dunn spoke on our new identity in Christ. As we come to Christ, we become part of the a new creation, where the old has gone and the new has come. Quoting John Stott, we were reminded that to be “in Christ” is to be organically united to Christ, as a limb in the body or a branch is in a tree. It is this personal relationship with Christ that is the distinctive mark of his authentic followers.” As we come to Christ we are reconciled with God. We can have intimacy with him. We saw that the reality of Eden before the fall, with God walking in the garden with his people, will be marked by the new creation as revealed in Revelation 21:1-5. Every tear wiped away, the old has gone, the new is here – “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.” We now belong to the New Creation. In Christ, the old is gone, we are made new, and He has given us the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of all that is to come. Head to our dedicated sermon series page to go deeper: www.ccsurbiton.org/sermons