Pastor's Letter January 2015 

Dear Friends
 
Happy New Year.  As we start 2015 I do so with a strong sense of optimism and excitement about the journey God has got planned for Liberty Church in 2015. I believe that in this year we will see significant growth in Liberty Church’s influence in Dunfermline and the surrounding community.  This growth will come as we live out our lives amongst our family, colleagues, friends and neighbours.  It will come as we seek the Kingdom of God for our own lives and for the lives of those around us.  It will come through our wonderful outreach ministries.  It will come as we step out in faith and obedience, and bring the presence and power of God into our daily situations.  It will come as we proclaim the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to those we know and love.
 
It will come to a people who know who they are in Christ and who live their lives secure in their own identity.  Last Sunday, the first of 2015, we spent some time declaring together what the Bible says about who we are.  I want to end this first Pastor’s letter of 2015 by giving you those statements again, that you would continue through this year to declare over your own life who you are in Christ.
 
I pray that you and those you love would know the power and presence of our amazing God through 2015.  Thank you for choosing to be a part of the Liberty family.
 
Love and Blessings
 
Jon

• I am a child of God (John 1:12)
• I am a friend of Christ  (John 15:15)
• I am a joint heir with Christ (Rom 8:17)
• I am a temple – a dwelling place of God.(1 Cor 3:16, 6:19)
• I am a new creation (2 Cor 5:17)
• I am reconciled to God and Iam a minister of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18,19)
• I am a saint (Eph 1:1, Phil 1:1, Col 1:2)
• I am God’s workmanship (Eph 2:10)
• I am righteous and holy (Eph 4:4)
• I am a citizen of heaven (Phil 3:20, Eph 2:6)
• I am an expression of the life of Christ (Col 3:4)
• I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (Col3:12,Thes1:4)
• I am a son of light and not of darkness (1 Thess 5:5)
• I am a member of a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession (1 Pet 2:9,10)
• I have been justified – completely forgiven and made righteous (Rom 5:1)
• I am free forever from condemnation (Rom 8:1)
• I have been bought with a price…I am not my own; I belong to God (1 Cor 6:19,20)
• I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me (Gal 2:20)
• I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing (Eph 1:3)
• I am chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him (Eph 1:4)
• I have direct access to God through the Spirit (Eph 2:18)
• I may approach God with boldness, freedom and confidence (Eph 3:12)
• I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.  The debt against me has been cancelled (Col 1:14)
• I have the right to come boldly before the throne of God to find mercy and grace in time of need (Heb 4:16)