What Is My Identity?

The “BEDROCK” Series

WHAT IS MY IDENTITY?

(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

A. What Do We Mean By “Identity”?

1. Our of .

2. Our of .

B. Two Common Sources of Identity

1. What about .

a. We tend to focus upon our …

b. We tend to focus upon our …

c. We tend to focus upon our …

2. What about .

C. The Biblical Source of Identity

Today’s “Big Idea”…

is rooted in .

1. We are by God, in of God.

“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27)

2. We are by God.

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.” (Ephesians 1:7-8a)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

3. We are by God.

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will…” (Ephesians 1:3-5)