"HOW TO BE ABRAHAM'S HEIR" --- Galatians 3:26-29"...if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise." --- Galatians 3:29(NAS-1995 ed.)
I. YOU MUST HAVE FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS...v26
a. Christ Jesus is the object of your Faith.
b. Your trusting Christ Jesus qualifies you as God's Child.
II.YOU MUST "PUT ON" CHRIST JESUS...v27
a. "Clothing yourself" with Christ is your choice.
b. Baptism is a picture of the choice you made.
III. BEING "IN CHRIST" ELIMINATES ALL DISTINCTIONS...v28
a. Human distinctions do not impress God.
b. Godly distinctions are limited to Ownership and Location.
IV. PASSING THE OWNERSHIP TEST QUALIFIES YOU AS "ABRAHAM'S HEIR"...v29
a. The question of your "Paternity" is the Issue.
b. With ownership comes your inheritance.
Sermon Outline for Sunday August 29, 2010