The Great Masterpiece - IDENTITY CRISIS, Part 5

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:13-14

All good things must come to an end.  Yesterday was the 5th and final message in one of the most eye-opening and life-transforming series' we've ever done at The Well - IDENTITY CRISIS: The Search for Me.

The subject?  THE GREAT MASTERPIECE (ie, YOU!).  YOU were formed and fashioned by the hand of God - the same hand that is holding the universe together as we speak.  You were not just created by God as part of some assembly line output; you were "knit together" in your mother's womb - ALL of you, warts and all.

Why?  Because YOU are not an ordinary creation.  YOU are a masterpiece...and you always will be!

More Than A Conqueror - IDENTITY CRISIS, Part 4

"We are MORE THAN CONQUERORS through Him who loved us."Romans 8:37

It's the one desire that is universal among us all - the desire to CHANGE.  We all have some area of our lives that we feel powerless to change.  It could be a bad habit, or an addiction, or a relationship that just won't seem to get back on track.  Whatever it may be, we often look at that circumstance and feel defeated.

But in the face of that, the Bible says we are "MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM."  How can that be?  What does that mean?  My eyes see failure all around; how can Jesus look at me and see a conqueror?

That's the topic of Part 4 in IDENTITY CRISIS: The Search for Meas we discover a) the authority that God has given to us as His children, and b) how to exercise that authority in our daily life.

Called to Sainthood, Ordained for Priesthood - IDENTITY CRISIS, Part 3

“But you are a chosen generation, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, a HOLY NATION, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”  (1 Peter 2:9)

How many people would identify themselves as a saint?  Or how about as a priest?  It doesn't sound like something we hear very often, but according to the teaching of the Scriptures, as a child of God, you are both!  As a believer, we are all CALLED TO SAINTHOOD and ORDAINED FOR PRIESTHOOD.

What does that mean?  Check out Part 3 in IDENTITY CRISIS: The Search for Meand see for yourself.  You'll discover that not only does God want to adopt us as children into His family (see Part 2), but He then desires a certain output from us as well.  He desires something for us to BECOME (a saint) and something for us to DO (royal priest).

Congratulations... you've now been ordained.  Welcome to the priesthood!

I Am My Father's Son - IDENTITY CRISIS, Part 2

“Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but BORN OF GOD.”  (John 1:12-13)

Week 2 of IDENTITY CRISIS: The Search for Meand the first characteristic that we need to understand is what it means to be a CHILD of God - a son or daughter of the Creator/King of the universe.

The most important thing you need to know about being a child of God is this: my identity is based on who HE IS more than it is based on who I AM or what I DO.  

What does that mean practically?  Check out the video above and see for yourself.  Trust me, of all the things you need to know about yourself and your identity, NONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS.  Enjoy!