Our Identity in Christ

This series is about our identity in Christ. Why start with the identity? Because it’s easy to deceive someone if they aren’t confident of who they are. I remember hearing Louie Giglio remind us at Passion 05 that we are NOT simply sinners saved by grace, but we are saints. We are more than just sinners because Christ’s blood covers us. A few years ago during one of the darkest moments of my life I had someone say that the Enemy wouldn’t try to convince me that I’m not a Christian because that would drive me toward Jesus. In fact, I’ve heard that more than a few times. The problem is that the Enemy absolutely can and will try to convince us that we’re not Christians because of how completely and utterly paralyzing it can be. The Enemy will do everything in his power to convince us that we are just sinners, that we will not accomplish anything as followers of Jesus, and that we will never amount to anything in God’s eyes. We’re just sinners, you know.

But the truth is that those of us who are follow Christ belong to him. We are a new creation with a new life. The old has gone, the new has come. And we have a Counselor to guide us through this life. Without this truth deeply inserted into our hearts and minds, we can be easily deceived and led into a lifestyle that denies Christ. During this series I’ll cover some of the descriptions of Christ-followers found in the New Testament. Among them are: the children of God, disciples, Christians, sheep, the people of God, part of the Church, members of the body, saints, exiles, priests, and soldiers.

January 28, 2007: Introduction
January 30, 2007: Children of God
February 2, 2007: People of God
February 6, 2007: Part of the Church
February 16, 2007: Members of the Body
April 24, 2007: Disciples
November 7, 2007: Sheep

After nearly a year working on this series, I’ve decided to restart the whole thing from the beginning.  Consider it a remix of the original.

May 14, 2008: Re-Introduction
May 16, 2008: A New Creation
May 20, 2008: We Are Sheep
May 22, 2008: People of God [Part 1]
May 27, 2008: People of God [Part 2]
May 29, 2008: We Are the Church
June 2, 2008: Disciples of Christ
June 4, 2008: Saints and Priests
June 6, 2008: Being Exiles
June 10, 2008: Soldiers of Christ
June 12, 2008: Concluding Thoughts