Sunday Highlights

“Identity Crisis” by Justin Davis

We’re really good at treating symptoms of problems rather than the problems themselves.

Our problem is an identity crisis.  We don’t live out who God has called us to be.

Genesis 3:1-7

We buy into the lie that God is not enough.

A LIE believed as though it were truth, carries the POWER OF TRUTH in our lives.

Lies that we find our identity in:

Lie #1 – Who I am is how I look. The problem with this lie is that we’re looking at a broken image.  We spend more time cultivating an outward appearance than we do cultivating a heart for God.

Lie #2 – Who I am is what I accomplish. We settle for a false definition of value, significance and purpose.

Lie #3 – Who I am is found in my marital status. We live every day feeling incomplete.

Lie #4 – Who I am is who I’m related to.

God is not the REFLECTION of your earthly father; He is the PERFECTION of your earthly father.  He is everything your dad can’t be or isn’t.

Psalm 139:13-18

You have value because God created you.  You have value because you bear the image of God.

Your earthly VALUE was determined through God’s work in CREATION.

2 Corinthians 5:17, 21

Your heavenly VALUE was determined through Christ’s work on the CROSS.

God thought you were worth redeeming.

“Most people spend a lifetime trying to become what they already are.” Neil Anderson

You don’t need a New Year’s RESOLUTION; you need an identity REVOLUTION.

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At the end of the service Justin gave us time to reflect and then we finished with the song “Stop the World” by Matthew West. Reflect on these lyrics:

The TV is talking
The telephone’s ringing
The lights are all on
And the radio’s screaming
A million distractions are stealing my heart from You
I’m tired and empty
This life is relentless
It weakens my knees
And breaks my defenses
It’s wearing me down and I’m desperate to hear from You

Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

I need to be still before I make a move
I need to be humble with nothing to prove
I need Your Word to show me the truth
And I need time, precious time

Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me
Stop the world I’m ready to listen
Show me sign, give me a vision of heaven
I can hold on to
Stop the world I need some time with You

Before I can find my voice
I need to hear Your voice
Above all the senseless noise

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As you prepare for 2010, I challenge you to reflect on those last few lines of the song.  Find your identity in who God has made you to be!