Week 11: I Am New

Week 11: I Am New

In Jesus Christ you are new. No longer are you alienated from God and walking in the futility of a darkened mind. The old is gone; the new has come. Put off the old self and put on the new self.

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Week 10: I Am Gifted

Week 10: I Am Gifted

Jesus is in heaven, serving the church and giving gifts. He gives us himself, the Holy Spirit, and other people. To each Christian he also gives spiritual gifts to be cultivated (1 Cor. 12; Rom. 12; Eph. 4; 1 Pet. 4). Some have multiple gifts and different levels of a gift. God gives gifts to equip the saints and build up the body of Christ.
Your gift is not your identity, but how are you gifted?

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Week 9: I Am Heard

Week 9: I Am Heard

In Christ you are heard. From Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesus, we learn that prayer is personal, relational, asking, yearning, expecting, and revealing.

Week 8: I Am Afflicted

Week 8: I Am Afflicted

Being in Christ means you will suffer. You will suffer trials that God allows and consequences for foolish choices. How will you respond? Don’t lose heart. Look to Jesus in your afflictions. God has three primary purposes for your suffering: Jesus’ glory, others’ good, and your growth and joy.

Week 7: I Am Reconciled

Week 7: I Am Reconciled

In Christ you are reconciled. Hostility is replaced with friendship. Jew and Gentile are reconciled, you and God are reconciled, and you and others are reconciled.

Week 6: I Am Saved

Week 6: I Am Saved

In Christ you are saved from eternal danger. From your sin, death, worldly living, Satan, yourself, and God’s eternal wrath. This salvation is accomplished by Jesus alone, not by your own works. It’s a gift of grace that results in good works for Jesus’ glory, others’ good, and your joy.

Week 5: I Am Appreciated

Week 5: I Am Appreciated

If you’re a Christian, Jesus appreciates you. When you know that Jesus appreciates you, you exchange grumbling for praying, competing for celebrating, bitterness for thankfulness, performing for serving, and boasting for encouraging.

Week 4: I Am Blessed

Week 4: I Am Blessed

In Jesus Christ you are immeasurably blessed. Blessed with holiness, obedience, predestination, adoption, redemption, salvation, forgiveness, grace, an inheritance, being sealed, and the Holy Spirit. And all of God’s blessing is fully in, through, and about Jesus.

Week 3: I Am a Saint

Week 3: I Am a Saint

If you are in Jesus Christ, your primary identity is “saint”, not “sinner”. Saint is your constant identity, sin is only your occasional activity. If you’re a Christian, God says you’re a saint.

Week 2: I Am in Christ

Week 2: I Am in Christ

Every aspect of your God-given identity is rooted entirely in Jesus Christ.

Week 1: I Am ________?

Week 1: I Am ________?

Who do you think you are? God says that you’re created and you’re an image bearer. You’re made to mirror Jesus. Therefore, your true identity is not yours to create. It’s given to you by God. The real question you need to know the answer to is, “Who does God say that I am?”

Ephesians: Who Do You Think You Are?

Ephesians: Who Do You Think You Are?

Who are you? How would you describe yourself? Who do you think you are? Whether you realize it or not, how you answer that question will have a profound impact on every area of your life.