Becoming Who You Are 1 John 3:1, 1 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 3:18, Adoption, Children of God, Christlikeness, Ephesians 4:13-16, Galatians 3:26, Growth, John 1:12, Maturity, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 2:13, Philippians 3:12, Sanctification This video from Oprah Winfrey shows those first moments when a baby bird is nudged out of the nest by its mother and takes… READ MORE
Spiritual Identity 1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:10, Children of God, Daughters, Galatians 3:26, Identity, John 1:12, Matthew 5:9, Romans 8:16, Romans 8:17, Sons, Spiritual Identity Knowing what the Scriptures proclaim about our identity as sons and daughters of God is vital to our Christian life. When we know the… READ MORE
Spiritual Ancestry 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ancestry, Children of God, Christ's Sacrifice, Colossians 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:5, Family, Genesis 1:27, Grace, Identity, Jeremiah 1:5, John 1:12, Our Future, Past, Restoration, Romans 15:7, Romans 6:6 In recent years, discovering family trees has grown in popularity. People want to know where they come from to help them understand who they… READ MORE
Past Acceptance 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 John 3:1-2, Abundance, Acceptance, Colossians 2:9-10, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, John 1:12, Life, Love, Movie, Past, Promise, Romans 15:7 In the movie Hitch, Will Smith’s character says, “You can’t really know where you’re going, until you know where you’ve been.” In Christ, we… READ MORE
Identity Theft 1 John 3:1-2, 1 Peter 2:9, Belief, Ephesians 1:5, Faith in Christ, Galatians 3:27-28, Genesis 1:27, Identity, Influence, John 1:12, Life Lived, Perception, Relationships, Respect, Romans 15:7, Romans 6:6, View According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, an estimated 17.6 million people age 16 and up were victims of identity theft in… READ MORE
Shifting Identity 1 Corinthians 12:27, Accomplishments, Colossians 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:5, Genesis 1:27, Identity, Identity in Christ, Insecure, Jeremiah 1:5, John 1:12, Purpose, Romans 15:7, Self-Confidence, Value, Worth All other sources for our value, worth, and purpose are transient and unstable except for our identity in Christ. We might be tempted to… READ MORE