Today’s Scriptures
Romans 7:19; 1 John 1:8; Romans 8:1; Romans 1:7; Matthew 5:25-34; 1 Peter 2:9
1. Your Identity is NOT - Your
According to Forbes magazine, less than 50% of U.S. workers like their jobs.
2. Your Identity is NOT - Your
“For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.” —Romans 7:19
“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves.” —1 John 1:8
“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” —Romans 8:1
“To all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” —Romans 1:7
Tools Satan Uses to Define Us
If Satan can get you insecure about who you are and wounded and separated from the flock of Christ, he can control you.
If Satan can get you resentful, if he can get you bitter, if he can get you angry, he can control you.
A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse–after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. For she thought, “If I just touch His garments, I will get well.” Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My garments?” And His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’” And He looked around to see the woman who had done this. But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.” —Matthew 5:25-34
3. Your Identity IS in
“But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.” —1 Peter 2:9-10
Your conversion is not the
You will never accomplish the things God has for you wihtout embracing your new idenity
2. Discuss in a Life Group
DISCUSS:
Describe a moment in your life that made an impact on your identity.
What does it mean to be a saint? Does it mean we’re perfect?
Why is living in the identity that Christ designed you for important?
3. Pray Together
Pray for each other and record any prayer requests here.