Embracing Who I Really Am
Embracing Who I Really Am
“What are people that you should think of them … ? Yet
You made them only a little lower than the angels and
crowned them with glory and honor.” HEBREWS 2:6-7 (NLT)
At creation God made us with …
“And God said, ‘Let there be light… ‘And God said, ‘Let
there be an expanse … ‘And God said, ‘Let the water …
‘And God said, ‘Let the land … ‘And God said, ‘Let there be
lights … ‘ And God said, ‘Let the water … ‘ And God said,
‘Let the land … ‘ And God said, ‘Let Us make human
beings in Our image … ‘ God saw all that He had made,
and it was very good.”
GENESIS 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26, 31 (TNI)
God made us with …
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… inherent value
God made us with …
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… inherent value
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… inestimable worth
God made us with …
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… inherent value
… inestimable worth
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… singular goodness
“When the cool evening breezes were blowing,
the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking
about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD
God … Then the LORD God called to the man,
‘Where are you?’ He replied, ‘I heard you
walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid
because I was naked.’” GENESIS 3:8-10 (NLT)
That I’m intentionally created by
a personal God, tells me …
 how I came to be
– my origin
That I’m intentionally created by
a personal God, tells me …
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how I came to be
– my origin
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who I am
– my identity
That I’m intentionally created by
a personal God, tells me …
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how I came to be
who I am
– my origin
– my identity
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why I exist
– my purpose
That I’m intentionally created by
a personal God, tells me …
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how I came to be
who I am
why I exist
– my origin
– my identity
– my purpose
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what drives me
– my motivation
That I’m intentionally created by
a personal God, tells me …
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how I came to be
who I am
why I exist
what drives me
– my origin
– my identity
– my purpose
– my motivation
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where I am going
– my destiny
Since I am “in Christ,” no matter …
“Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation.”
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 (GWT)
Since I am “in Christ,” no matter …
1.
… how heavy I feel, I am without condemnation
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those
who are in Christ Jesus.”
ROMANS 8:1 (NIV)
Since I am “in Christ,” no matter …
1.
… how heavy I feel, I am without condemnation
“Now [God] has brought you back as His friends …
and you are holy and blameless as you stand before
Him without a single fault.”
COLossians 1:22 (NLT)
Since I am “in Christ,” no matter …
1.
… how heavy I feel, I am without condemnation
2.
… how little my net worth, I am valued
"You have been bought and paid for by Christ, so you
belong to Him."
I CORINTHIANS 7:23 (TLB)
Since I am “in Christ,” no matter …
1.
… how heavy I feel, I am without condemnation
2.
… how little my net worth, I am valued
"I have called you by name … you are precious to me.
You are honored and I love you.” ISAIAH 43:1, 4 (NLT)
Since I am “in Christ,” no matter …
1.
… how heavy I feel, I am without condemnation
2.
… how little my net worth, I am valued
3.
… how plain I be, I am a masterpiece
“For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us
anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good
things He planned for us long ago.”
EPHESIANS 2:10 (NLT)
Since I am “in Christ,” no matter …
1.
… how heavy I feel, I am without condemnation
2.
… how little my net worth, I am valued
3.
… how plain I be, I am a masterpiece
“This is the new being which God, its Creator, is
constantly renewing in His own image, in order to bring
you to a full knowledge of Himself.” COLOSSIANS 3:10 (TEV)