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Identity Check
Contributed by Steve Wright on Nov 11, 2014 (message contributor)
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1. Living As New World People/ Part 1 Of Identity Check
Contributed on Nov 11, 2014
Touching base afresh with who God says you and I are supposed to be in Christ.
We're going to begin a brand new series this morning called Identity Check. Really what this is all about is going back and touching base with who God says you and I are supposed to be. Who are we supposed to be? How are we supposed to be living? Where are we headed? Those kinds of things. An ...read more
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2. Living As A Reflection Of God's Future Kingdom/ Part 3 Identity Check
Contributed on Nov 11, 2014
Reflecting God's Future Kingdom
Living as a Reflection of God's Future Kingdom Matthew 18:2-3; Acts 17:6; Matthew 18:22 We're going to continue this morning in part three of Identity Check as we travel through the book of 1 Peter. I hope you have been reading that book, and I hope that book has been reading you. As always, ...read more
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3. Created For The Work Of His Purpose/Identity Check Part 4
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
You were created to be used for His purpose
We continue this morning with part four of Identity Check. What I want you to do with me… If you have a copy of the Scriptures, I want you to go with me to the book of Revelation, chapter 4, and I want you to go with me down to verse 11. It reads like this. It says, "Worthy are you, our Lord ...read more
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4. Living Your New Identity In A Pagan World/Identity Check Part 5
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
Living your new identity in these broken world.
We come to part five of Identity Check: Living a Verified Life. I hope you've been reading through the book of 1 Peter, and I hope it has been reading through you, because again, like I always say, that's exactly how our lives are changed. It's not just reading a Word. It's allowing that Word to ...read more
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5. One Day It Will All Be Set Rright/ Identity Check Part 13
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
One Day It Will All Be Set Right
Psalm 34:19 reads like this. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all." That's all of it. That's everything. I love that about God. As we get ready to close this book, there is one thing I can promise you, and it's this. You and I may suffer for a little ...read more
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6. Living The Perfect Pattern/Identity Check Part 6
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
Living The Perfect Pattern
Today, what we do is we come to Part 6 of Identity Check: Living a Verified Life. If you have your Bible, I want you to open with me to the book of 1 Peter and go down to chapter 2, and I want you to find verse 18. In verse 18, it says, "Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not ...read more
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7. Submission: Radical Then And Radical Now/Identity Check Part 7
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
Submission: Radical Then and Radical Now
If you have your Bible, I want you to turn with me to the book of 1 Peter, and I want to begin to read. I want to read verses 1 through 7 this morning into your hearing. Beginning with verse 1 of chapter 3 of 1 Peter, it reads like this: "Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that ...read more
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8. Loving Like Christ Loved Us/Identity Check 12
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
Loving Like Christ
If you have your Bible, I want you to open with me to the book of 1 Peter, and I want you to go to chapter 5. Identity Check, Part 12. It has been a long, long journey. I know. We have one more message in this series, but today, most of this Scripture is about me as a pastor and about me as a ...read more
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9. The Call Of Compassion/Identity Check Part 8
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
The Call of Compassion
If you have your Bibles, I want you to open with me to the book of Romans, chapter 12, verse 17. In Romans 12:17, it reads like this. "Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all." Now I don't know about you guys, but when I read a verse like that, I get ...read more
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10. Suffering For Christ/Identity Check Part 11
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
Suffering for Christ is most beautiful when it leads to serving others
We're going to continue with our series, Identity Check. We're in part 11. We have another message or two and we'll be done with that series. This morning, if you have your Bible, I would like for you to turn to the book of 2 Timothy. I want you to go to chapter 3 of 2 Timothy, and I want you to go ...read more
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11. Be Good/ Identity Check Part 10
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
I want you to understand this morning that God's primary focus in your life is not for you just to feel good; he wants you to be good.
If you have your Bible, I want you to open with me to the book of Acts. We're going to go to chapter 5. We come out of our Easter series, and I want to finish up Identity Check, Part 10. We're going to be in 1 Peter 4:1-11 today, but I want to open this morning with the book of Acts. I want you to ...read more
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12. A No U-Turn Decision/Identity Check Part 9
Contributed on Nov 21, 2014
A No U-Turn Decision
We're going to continue with our series Identity Check. I tell you, I don't know what part it is. I think it's part nine. We have a long way to go still, but if you have your Bible, I want you to open with me, and I want you to go with me to the book of 1 Peter, chapter 3. I want to pick back up ...read more
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13. Live The New Future/ Part 2 Of Identity Check
Contributed on Nov 11, 2014
Live The Future Identity In The Now
Identity Check – Part 2 1 Peter 1:13-21 We're going to continue this morning in part two of Identity Check. If you have your Bible, I want you to open with me first to the book of Galatians, chapter 3. In Galatians 3:13, it reads like this. "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by ...read more