I am CHOSEN for a Purpose - Louie Giglio

Main message: God has given believers a new identity in Christ — not the old self defined by past labels — and one of the central labels is that we are chosen by God. Being chosen is positional (in Christ), gives us assurance, and carries a purpose: to bear lasting fruit and proclaim Jesus.

Key points:

• Identity is positional, not performance: our new self is who we are "in Christ," and we live that out by renewing our minds and putting off the old self.
• The label this sermon focused on is "chosen" — God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world by his grace, not because of our works.
• Assurance of being chosen comes by responding to God's love: repentance and trusting in the finished work of Jesus (being "in Christ").
• Being chosen implies purpose: we are appointed to bear fruit that lasts and to be instruments who proclaim Jesus (to others near and far).
• Practical response: stop accepting inaccurate worldly labels, embrace the identity God gives, serve within the body (church/team), and ask how God wants you to use your gifts to advance his purposes.

Scriptures mentioned: Ephesians 1, Ephesians 4, John 15, Acts 9