Identity
Building Block
Another important building block of Discipleship DNA is understanding and being comfortable and confident in one’s IDENTITY! Identity is a buzz word in our culture today because it has lots of different meanings and contexts, which then leads to lots of confusion. As Christians we have such a firm identity in who we are as image-bearers, as new creations, and as followers of Jesus, but we often fail to realize or live within it. The problem is very few things can shape a person so dramatically as having a firm sense of their identity.
Below are some resources/tools to help us to realize and live out the identity that the Lord has given us individually as followers of Jesus!
“The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.” (Tim Keller)
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Pie vs. Wheel
When we assess our life as followers of Jesus it is easy to compartmentalize the different parts, pieces, and aspects that makes up who we are and how we spend our time, but Jesus calls us not to compartmentalize (pie chart) our lives but allow the gospel and our relationship with Jesus to interact with…
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Identity, Vocation & Calling
Part of who we are is also who God made us to be. This would be considered our purpose, our vocation, and our calling. Below is a tool/resource to help followers of Jesus discover what their’s is.
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Spiritual Gift Assessment
Each of us as followers of Jesus have been given spiritual gifts. Each of us has also been given certain gifts that Paul mentions in Ephesians as the 5 fold gifts, which are Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd, Teacher (APEST acronym) Below is a tool/resource to help followers of Jesus figure out which of these gifts…
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Spiritual Gifts (pt. 1)
Woven into who we are as people and as followers of Jesus are different God-given and anointed gifts. These aren’t just talents or passions, but actual gifts. Below is a tool/resource to help followers of Jesus explore what gifts God has blessed and entrusted to us.
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Identity Statements
One of the beautiful aspects of learning our identity from the Bible is that the Bible is full of identity affirming statements. We as people are often prone to forget the beautiful and wonderful identity we have been given, but God has given us His Word to remind us of the things He says and…
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Identity of a Disciple
Part of what makes us who we are as Christians is recognizing we are Jesus’ disciples in a long line of disciples going back to the original twelve. There is much more to our identity as followers of Jesus and this tool/resource will help us realize and explore this reality.
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Identity & Image of God
Questions of identity are a natural part of the society and world we live in. This tool/resource is designed to help connect followers of Jesus to their most basic identity of being made in the Image of God!