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Slide1

FREEDOM TRAINING

Worth & IdentitySlide2

Overview

Identity

Children, co-heirs, servants, friends, royalty,…

Wrong identity

Works, education, pride, self-hate,…

Abuse, neglect, life circumstancesSlide3

VALUE & WORTHSlide4

Relational: worth and identity

B

oth

worth and identity

are defined best relationally (us and God)

There

are many that try to discover their worth and identity outside of

God

Incomplete: “I

am worth it” and “I deserved to be loved well”

Complete: “I

am worth it because

I am created in the image of God, additionally Christ

set my value with His blood” and “I deserve to be loved well because I was created by a

loving

Father to be in a loving relationship with

Him”

As

His

creation,

He

defines us (identity)

and

valuates us (worth) Slide5

Worth: created ones

All

humans

(believers and unbelievers) were created by God in His image (before the fall); humans are a special creation

“So

God created man in his own

image, in

the

image of God

he created

him; male

and female he created them

.” Gen 1:27

God created according to His will

“Worthy

are you, our Lord and

God, to

receive glory and honor and

power, for you created all things,

and

by

your will

they existed and were created

.” Rev 4:11Slide6

Worth: created us

“For

you

formed

my inward

parts; you

knitted

me together in my mother's womb

.

 

I praise you, for I am

fearfully and wonderfully

made

. Wonderful

are your

works; my

soul knows it very

well. My

frame was not hidden from

you, when

I was being made in

secret, intricately

woven in the depths of the

earth. Your

eyes saw my unformed

substance.” Ps 139:13-15

Fearfullly

and wonderfully made: if you have a birth defect, this should be attributed to the fall or

satan

, but not GodSlide7

Worth: Christ’s blood

Our value is also determined by how much we cost: Christ’s blood

“For God so

loved

the

world,

that

he gave his only

Son” John 3:16

“knowing

that you were

ransomed…

not with perishable things such as

silver or gold

,

but

with the

precious blood of Christ

, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot

.” I Pet 1:18-19

“For

one will scarcely die for a righteous person

—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—

but

God shows his

love

for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for

us.”

Romans

5:7-8Slide8

Value of human life

Value of human life is worth Jesus’ blood…

“And for your

lifeblood

I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man

...

’Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for

God made man in his own image

.’” Gen

9:5-6

We should not be like Cain, who was of the

evil one and murdered

his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's

righteous…Everyone

who

hates

his brother is a

murderer,

and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him

.” I John 3:12,15

“For

the commandments,

‘You

shall not commit adultery, You shall not

murder

, You shall not steal, You shall not covet

,’

and any other commandment, are summed up in this word:

‘You

shall

love your neighbor

as yourself

.’” Rom 13:9Slide9

Worth: continuing love

God’s ongoing love:

“Christ

Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is

interceding

for us

.”

Romans 8:34

“the

Spirit

intercedes

for the saints according to the will of

God” Romans 8:27

 

And he is before all things, and in him all things

hold together

.” Col 1:17Slide10

Group repentance: murder

Black and white: Murder, genocide, infanticide, abortion, euthanasia, suicide

Gray areas (talk it out with God)

Removing life support or feeding tubes

P

opulation control (world claims: people are the problem with the earth, it would be better off without us)

Certain forms of birth control (cause silent abortion

)

Repent – change your mind and actions to be in line with God’s

“God we agree with you that life is valuable. We ask for forgiveness for all the times we have devalued others. We specifically repent of any murder or thoughts of hate towards those made in your image. I repent of ever agreeing with the enemy of worthlessness and purposelessness.”Slide11

IDENTITYSlide12

Relational Identity

Our

spiritual identity

is defined from relationship with God

Father and child, Christ and co-heir

Creator and created ones

Friends

King and royal priesthood

Bridegroom and bride

Lover and beloved

Master and

servant

Commander and army

The righteousness of Christ

Created in God’s image

Temple of the Holy SpiritSlide13

Identity: children of God and co-heirs with Christ

“But

to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become

children of

God

” John 1:12

“For

you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as

sons

, by whom we cry,

‘Abba

! Father

!’ The

Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are

children of God

,

and

if children, then heirs—

heirs of God

and fellow

heirs with Christ

, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him

.” Romans 8:15-17

“For

the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the

sons of God

.” Romans 8:19Slide14

Identity: r

oyal priesthood

“But you are a

chosen race

, a

royal priesthood

, a

holy nation

,

a people

for his own possession, that you may proclaim the

excellencies

of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light

.” I Peter 2:9

“Beloved, I urge you as

sojourners and exiles

to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul

.” I Peter 2:11

“Jesus

Christ

… made

us a

kingdom

,

priests to his God

and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever

.” Rev 1:5-6

“you [Jesus]

ransomed people for

God

 from every tribe and language and people and

nation, and

you have made them

a kingdom

and

priests to

our God

,

and

they shall reign on the earth

.” Rev 5:9-10Slide15

Identity: friends of Christ

Greater

love

has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

You

are my

friends

if you do what I command you.

No

longer do I call you

servants

,

for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you

friends

, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

You

did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.” John 15:13-16 Slide16

Identities of the church

Body of Christ

: “And

he is the head of the

body

, the church

.” Col 1:18

Bride of Christ

: “

 

Husbands, love your wives,

as Christ

loved the church and gave himself up for her,

that

he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word

,

 

so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without

blemish.”

Eph

5:25-27

Army of God

: “Put

on the whole armor of

God…”

Eph

6:11

Family of God

: “For

through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

So

then you are no longer strangers and

aliens,

but

you are fellow citizens with the saints and

members of the household of

God

.”

Eph

2:18-19

Temple of the Holy Spirit

: “do

you not know that your body is a

temple of the

Holy Spirit…

” I

Cor

6:19Slide17

Spiritual identity

”There

is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither

slave

nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

And

if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring,

heirs according to promise

.” Gal 3:28-29

Our primary linage is spiritual (Abraham)

 ”

While he [Jesus] was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.

 

But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

 

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother

.” Matthew 12:46-50Slide18

Identity

Spiritual identity before physical identity

“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the

outward appearance

, but

the Lord looks on the heart

.’” I Sam 16:7

“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God

 from every tribe and language and people and nation

, and you have made them

a kingdom

and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” Rev 5:9-10

Our gifts and callings are not our identity

Love never ends. As for

prophecies

, they will pass away; as for

tongues

, they will cease; as for

knowledge

, it will pass away.” I

Cor

13:8Slide19

Levels of Identity

Primary identity: deepest

identity is found in relationship: son/daughter, creation of God, co-heir with Christ,

royalty, and

friend of God

Secondary identity (possibly wrong identities)

Ethnicity, culture,

nationality, genealogy,…

Gender, sexual orientation, marital status,

Performance: vocation, education level, boss, successful, sin/addiction, …

Physical body: beauty, strength, capabilities, weakness

, DNA,…

Emotional makeup: personality type, leader, introvert, bossy,…

Mind: intellect, smart

, stupid,…

Brokenness: our sin, addiction, disability, illness, victim, orphan, lie…

Roles:

g

iftings

, callings, roles in the church,

or mother

, father

, eldest child,…Slide20

Wrong identity

“I’m Irish, we fight” or “my people are stubborn; thus I am”

“I hate my own gender” or “it is in my DNA to be this way”

“I am a man and therefore lust” or “women are just good at being bitter”

“I am an alcoholic” or “I am a sinner” (correct: “I was a sinner”)

“I am ugly” or “stupid”

I am defined by my illness or disability – “I am deaf”

“I will never measure up”

“I am a victim” or “I am powerless” or

“I am an orphan

“I am an introvert and therefore bad (unloving) with people”Slide21

No arguing with God

We have no right to disapprove of what God made

Woe to him who strives with him who formed

him, a

pot among earthen

pots! Does

the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making

?’ or

‘Your work has no handles

’? Woe

to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting

?’ or

to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor

?’” Thus

says the

Lord

,

 the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him

: “

Ask me of things to come

;

 will you command me concerning my children and the work of my

hands?

 

I made the

earth and

created man on

it; it

was my hands that stretched out the

heavens, and

I commanded all their

host.” Is 45:9-12

(

Fearfullly

and wonderfully made: if you have a birth defect, this should be attributed to the fall or

satan

, but not God)Slide22

Critical judgments (word curses)

Disapproving of what God made

In the future, Satan “the

accuser

of our brothers has been thrown down, who

accuses them day and night before our God

.” Rev

12:10

“But

now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,

slander

, and obscene talk from your mouth

.” Col 3:8

Negative self talk and self condemnation (beating up oneself)

(“

Look at yourself, you are so

fat” …

is not motivational

speech)

Confess and repent

What do you say about yourself that is derogatory? appearance, temperament, personality… (is that what God is saying about you?)

Parent: “that kid is so strong-willed” (not meant in a good way)Slide23

Attacked Identity

Our agreement with the critical words/actions is what matters

“Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a

curse

that is causeless does not alight

.”

Prov

26:2

If we are secure in our identity then other’s words/actions have little effect

Adults may not agree with everything said about them or done to them

Childhood abuse (while identity is still forming)

physical, mental, emotional abuse, neglect, rejection, critical words, …

can deeply define who we are (I am a bad or dirty child, not worth healthy love, small, insignificant, victim,…). We believe lies about ourselves…Slide24

Broken identity: broken world

Childhood trauma

Death of a loved one (parent)

Divorce of parents

Abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, mental,…)

Neglected or orphaned

Rejection – 1000 slights or one time

action

Inner vows as a child – never get hurt again, never trust anyone, be self reliant,…

Circumstances define us

(discern circumstances, not all are from God)Slide25

Missing Identity

Where are the areas that

true identity

has not been instilled and formed in you? (abuse, neglect, family beliefs,…)

Insecurity

,

powerless, unloved

, unworthy,

untrusting, self-abasing

,…

Prideful,

arrogant, believe

too much of

yourself,…

How do we work with God to get solid identity in Him?

Renew our minds daily (or more often)

Meditate and memorize Biblical the identity statements (do art about them, write about them,…)

Review childhood circumstances with Christ’s perspective of usSlide26
Slide27

Questions

Relationship with God

Do

you

ever feel

you aren't good enough to meet His standards?

Do

you see Him as a loving

father

or a dictator

?

Do

you feel God's love in your life?

Do

you feel like your sins are forgiven? Or do you feel guilty?

Do

you feel that God is angry or upset with you

?

Works

Do

you believe that it's only by the Blood of Jesus that your sins are forgiven? Or do you feel you need to earn your forgiveness in any way

?

Do

you feel that doing good things, you earn God's love and acceptance?Slide28

Identity statements

Time to memorize some identity statements and make them your new internal dialog. Anything competing with these ideas need to be tossed out immediately.

“I am a child of God and dearly beloved” and “the opinions of man will never matter as much as my heavenly Father’s thoughts toward me which are innumerable”

and “I am royalty”

“I have been washed clean by the blood of Jesus and I will not be reminded of my past”

“What people did to me was wrong but I forgive them” (ask Jesus to show you the situation with Him in it)

“I am never alone or forgotten” and “I have a new spiritual family with many brothers and sisters to love”

and “I am a co-heir with Christ”

“I am capable and powerful with the Holy Spirit in me”Slide29

Activation: Identity

Is my God given identity my primary internal voice? (“I am a child of God, dearly beloved” “I have been fully washed by His blood and am clean”)

Is my spiritual identity more important than cultural, family, or gender identity?

Where has my identity been lost or stolen?

What situations in life have I let define me? (powerless, insignificant, pride,…)

What did people do to me or say to me or the way they treated me that made me believe something contrary to what God thinks about me?

Are there failures that I let define me? (loser, not capable, failure,…)

Are there successes (career, education, spouse,…) that have redefined my identity? Should my identity be wrapped in these fleeting things?