MADE FOR THIS [iLead Part 1]

SETUP

Do you feel awesome?

Like a leader, innovator, overcomer, victor, creative, and blessed to be a blessing?

What if I told you that you were designed for GREATNESS?

Genesis 1:26–28 (NLT)

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

Each of us were created in God’s image, after His likeness, to be like Him, to rule and reign on this earth.

But most days I don’t feel so great/awesome/amazing/wonderful…

How can I live the way God made me to live?

SUBSTANCE

1. REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE

- I am a child of God

Galatians 4:4–7 (NLT)

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.

- I am the salt of the earth

Matthew 5:13 (NLT)

“You are the salt of the earth.”

- I am the light of the world

Matthew 5:14 (NLT)

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.”

- I am a royal priest

1 Peter 2:5 (NLT)

You are his holy priests.

What does a priest do?

Numbers 16:48 (NLT)

He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague stopped.

- I am a minister of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ

Ephesians 4:11–13 (ESV)

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

2. REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE

- I have the resources of heaven at my disposal

Matthew 28:18–20 (NLT)

Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

- I have the Spirit of God living in me

Romans 8:11 (NLT)

The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you.

Galatians 2:20 (NLT)

My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

3. REMEMBER WHY YOU ARE HERE

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live like today is the first day and last day of your life. Don’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshiping what’s right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Blaze new trails. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don’t try to be who you’re not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Don’t let fear dictate your decisions. Take a flying leap of faith. Live life fully, but don’t let life live you!

John 10:10 (NET)

I have come so that you may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Ultimately, the purpose of life is to live it, fully, enjoying Jesus and blessing this world by sharing the Gospel through my words, deeds, and life!

Deuteronomy 28:13 (NLT)

If you listen to these commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom.

SHUTDOWN

PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK

God, help me to discover and accept my true identity in Christ. Reveal to me the hidden sins of my heart and help me to faithfully obey you in all of my ways. Condition my heart so that my love for you will increase, and that I would seek your blessings not for my sake only, but so that the name of Jesus would be made known through my life.

YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS