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Drawing a comparison between Zerubbabel rebuilding the temple (Zech 4:6) and our lives, we are encouraged to not lose heart when we experience delays. We are to remember that God has not forgotten us and is always working behind the scenes of our lives. God has equipped us with the right tools and will empower us to take the next steps to get the job done. 

Having received God's great salvation, we enter into the start of a life-transforming journey with God as He begins the work of restoring our lives, building them up one brick at a time into the image and likeness of His Son, Jesus Christ.

Through Adoption we are children of God, united with the family of God by the Spirit of God with the purpose of being conformed to the Son of God, as mature sons by abiding in Him and walking in His ways. 

Continuing along the theme of Adoption, we look at the journey of fellowship into the family of God which starts with being joined together, Jesus Himself being the Chief Cornerstone. We, the family of God are held together by the love of the Father, are established in the Word and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

In this final message on Soteriology, we learn about the first of 3 aspects of Sonship: being children of God. As new creatures in Christ we are adopted by Father God as His children, and, as those dearly loved children, we are to abide in Him and walk in His ways.

As new creatures in Christ we are discovering everything that Jesus has already done for us, through His death, burial and resurrection. We were in Christ at His death and burial, and we were also in Him when He was raised from the dead. Our old man is dead and our new man has been infused with the very nature of God.