The Most Overlooked And Rejected Blessing In Scripture

Study Outline

Jn 8:31–32 (NKJV) — 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

This passage carries a message you should keep in mind as you review the sermon. When you come to know who you are in Christ, you will begin to experience a new life of freedom from the cares of this world, overcoming challenges that others are constantly enslaved to.

My desire is that you not only hear the sermon but also allow it to shape your walk with God. So, I prepared this study guide to help you get the most benefit from the lesson by providing the scriptures on which the message is built.

Now, use it in this way:

• Listen to the sermon on YouTube with an open heart.

• Pause whenever I mention a scripture or when the Holy Spirit brings one to mind, and consider it carefully and relate it to the topic. This is God’s direct way of speaking to you.

• Look up each passage for yourself. Even if you already know it, read it again, and the context around it.

• Read slowly and let each Word settle in your heart, giving the Holy Spirit time to renew your thinking.

• Follow up with any additional scriptures personally, as the Holy Spirit leads you specifically.

As you do this, I believe the Holy Spirit will begin to deepen and enlighten your understanding so that you come to know the truth of who and what God created you to be in Christ. He will then begin conforming you more and more to the image and likeness of Christ so that you can reach the ultimate goal of achieving your divine potential. 

When God’s truth becomes alive in you, you will begin to walk with a new confidence—a confidence that comes from the Holy Spirit of God, a confidence that reminds you that you are a child of God, created to be free, not enslaved according to the dictates of this perishing world.

Think of it like this: When a doctor prescribes medication, you take it as directed because you trust it will help you heal over time. The Word of God is far more certain. It shall accomplish the purpose for which God sent it, and His Word is Life and Health to all of our flesh. 

Finally, my prayer is that you hear the sermon as a diagnosis of the spiritual condition we all suffer with. And may this study guide serve as the prescription the Holy Spirit has given me to give to you, Something you can take in faith as His medication, for your edification and transformation.

Message Summary

This message declares that the greatest blessing in all of Scripture—our adoption as children of God—is also the most overlooked and rejected. Many believers live defeated because they do not know who they are. Hosea says we perish for lack of knowledge, and Jesus offers us the right to become children of God. This new identity is not based on the flesh, the past, or human opinion, but on God’s sovereign choice. Yet many still cling to the world’s labels instead of God’s truth. When we accept Christ, we receive a new creation identity, a spiritual mindset, and a place in God’s family that carries authority, honor, and security.

As children of God, we possess greater dignity than earthly kings, greater inheritance than the world can offer, and a destiny that stretches into eternity. God calls His children precious, blessed, His jewels, His heirs, and even writes His name upon them. He grants them authority, prepares an eternal home, seats them with Christ, and promises a crown of glory and a robe of righteousness. The world may despise us, but heaven celebrates us. Angels serve God, but His children reign with Him. Though our full identity is not yet visible, it will be revealed when Christ returns. Every person must choose: life or death, heaven or hell, to remain a child of man—or to receive the right to become a child of God.

Scriptures and key points as they occur in the message.

• The knowledge of God’s Word will make you free. John 8:31-32.

• The blessing most overlooked and most rejected in all of Scripture, John 1:12-13.

• Ignorance of God’s word will harm you, Hosea 4:6.

• You have the ability to see things others cannot see. Proverbs 25:2.

THE OFFER OF ADOPTION

• You can do the same work as Jesus and even greater. John 14:12.

• God has done something entirely new with you. 2 Corinthians 5:17.

• You must no longer view things according to the flesh. 2 Corinthians 5:16.

• You are in the world but not of it. John 17:14-16, Philippians 3:20.

• You must learn to see things with a spiritual eye. Romans 8:5-6

• Do not become discouraged by what you see. 2 Corinthians 4:16.

• Old things have passed away. Strive to gain the new things God has for you. Philippians 3:13-14.

THE HONOR OF GOD’S CHILDREN

• You hold a greater honor than all earthly heads of state. Malachi 3:17.

• You are known in heaven, and your name is written in the book of life. Philippians 4:3, Revelation 3:5.

• You have been given authority with your words. Matthew 18:18.

• You will never be forsaken. Psalm 27:10.

YOUR ROYAL INHERITANCE

• God has prepared a city especially for you. Hebrews 11:16.

• God has claimed you and given you his name. Revelation 3:12.

• You are of the royal blood of heaven. Romans 8:14-17.

• Nothing in this world compares to what God has in store for his children. Philippians 3:8.

• Nothing or no one can defeat you and keep you from your divine potential. Romans 8:37.

• Though you may experience hardship, you will always come out victorious. 2 Corinthians 4:7-10.

• You are a light to the world. Matthew 5:14.

• You are Kings and priests in the eyes of God. Revelation 1:5-6, 1 Peter 2:9-10.

• You have great authority on this earth. Luke 10:19-20. 

• God will not withhold any good thing from you. Psalm 84:11.

• The world may have material possessions, but you have the birthright and the blessings. Genesis 27:28-29, Hebrews 12:16-17.

• You will inherit what Christ will inherit. Romans 8:17.

• You will share in his glory when he appears. Colossians 3:4.

• Your body may be weak here on the earth, but you have a house eternal in the heavens. 2 Corinthians 5:1.

• Jesus himself guarantees your place in eternity. John 14:1-2.

• You have the ability to love as Christ has loved. John 17:26.

• One day, you will sit with Christ on his throne. Revelation 3:21

YOU HAVE HONOR ABOVE ANGELS

• You have the same honor as the Angels. Luke 20:36.

• However, God treats you differently than he does the Angels. Hebrews 2:16.

YOUR FUTURE GLORY

• You will wear a crown and a white robe. 1 Peter 5:4, Revelation 6:11.

• Your Majesty is not fully seen now, but will soon be revealed. 1 John 3:2.

• You will appear with Christ in glory. Colossians 3:4.

• You will return to judge the nations. Jude 14-15. Psalm 149:4-9.

• You should make a choice to accept this offer, the most rejected blessing of God. Deuteronomy 30:19, John 1:12-13

Questions That Can Strengthen Your Walk as God’s Child

• What identity have you accepted from the world that conflicts with what God says about you as His child?

• How would your confidence change if you truly believed God honors you more than earthly kings?

• What blessings or privileges of being God’s child have you overlooked, ignored, or failed to use?

• Which areas of your life still reflect the old creation instead of the new one God has made you to be?

• How does knowing your name is written in the Book of Life affect the way you face fear, rejection, or insecurity?

• What decisions would you make differently if you believed you carry the authority Christ has given His children?

• How should your view of suffering change when you remember that God’s children are heirs, conquerors, and destined for glory?

• What does it mean for you personally that God writes His own name on His children and never forsakes them?

• How does realizing you are royal—an heir of God and joint heir with Christ—influence your purpose, expectations, and behavior?

• What step can you take today to reject the world’s identity and live boldly as the child of God you have been called to be?