Find Your Beautiful Identity In Christ Not In What You Do
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· 6 viewsResist letting cultural pressure, finances, popularity, or success become the source of your identity and find your identity in Christ.
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Introduction (5m)
Introduction (5m)
Janet
Janet
Gent in park - always smiling.
Because of her faith in Jesus - not a line!
General and Commissioner Bronwyn
General and Commissioner Bronwyn
Something different about them.
Prioritise being as much as doing.
It’s Not What You Do But Who You Are That Counts in the Kingdom
It’s Not What You Do But Who You Are That Counts in the Kingdom
Explanation (5m)
Explanation (5m)
Peter and John had done a big thing
Peter and John had done a big thing
Healing > believers to 5,000.
They could have described themselves in many ways, but identity challenged by Sanhedrin
They could have described themselves in many ways, but identity challenged by Sanhedrin
v.7 = Who are you?!
Prejudice and arrogance threatened their identity
Prejudice and arrogance threatened their identity
Written off as ordinary men, no Scripture training.
But their boldness and courage - who they were - could not be ignored
But their boldness and courage - who they were - could not be ignored
v.13: They had been with Jesus.
Something different about them.
Boldness and courage, focused not on what they had done, but who they were.
Focused only on glorifying God.
That was the difference between the Sanhedrin and Peter and John
That was the difference between the Sanhedrin and Peter and John
Sanhedrin - wealth, position, authority.
Peter and John - identity in Christ.
Like difference between Richard Burton and his old vicar.
The evidence of a life spent with Jesus is incontrovertible
The evidence of a life spent with Jesus is incontrovertible
v.14 - healed man there, so they couldn’t say anything.
Love, joy (smile!), peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control - all incontrovertible evidence.
Application (5m)
Application (5m)
We often speak of this place being a beacon of light to those around us
We often speak of this place being a beacon of light to those around us
That is only possible if we are people who spend significant time with Jesus.
When you spend prolonged and deep time with someone, you can’t help talk about them - Gail, Harley, SSCA Staff.
That’s how it should be with Jesus.
Daily devotions, prayer, Bible Study, worship, Growth Groups, living a holy life - all so that we become more like him - “he/she has been with Jesus”.
What evidence is there in your life to show others you have been with Jesus?
What evidence is there in your life to show others you have been with Jesus?
Love, joy (smile!), peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control - all incontrovertible evidence.
Next Steps
Next Steps
SB 717 - Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me
SB 717 - Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me
Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me,
All his wonderful passion and purity,
O thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine,
Till the beauty of Jesus be seen in me.
Albert Orsborn (1886-1967)
© The General of The Salvation Army.
Used By Permission. CCL Licence No. 135015
Copied from The Song Book of The Salvation Army
Song Number 717