Message from Pastor Leo
November 15, 2009

The more you agree with God about your identity in Christ, the more your behavior will reflect your God given identity. There are three things to do...

1. Learn to see yourself as God sees you.
Accept what God says about you and become the spiritual person you are. God's opinion is the one that counts.

2. Lean on Him!
Understanding who you are in Christ will give you a strong foundation to build your life on. Knowing who you are in Jesus is the key to a successful Christian life. Your identity doesn't depend on something you do or have done. Your true identity is who you are in Christ.

3. Let yourself know when you are in Christ you are a new creation.
The old has passed away. It's time to stop living out of who people say you are and take hold of the truth of God's word. You need to know who you are in Christ so that you can know what to do, when to do it, where to go, and how to do it!

Who I am in Christ? Because you are in Christ, every one of the following statements is true of you:

I am loved. 1John 3:3
I am accepted. Ephesians 1:6
I am a child of God. John 1:12
I am Jesus' friend. John 15:14
I am a joint heir with Jesus, sharing His inheritance with Him. Romans 8:17
I am united with God and one spirit with Him. 1Corinthians 6:17
I am a temple of God. His spirit and his life live in me. 1 Corinthians 6:19
I am a member of Christ's body. 1 Corinthians 12:27
I am a Saint. Ephesians 1:1
I am redeemed and forgiven. Colossians 1:14
I am complete in Jesus Christ. Colossians 2:10
I am free from condemnation. Romans 8:1
I am a new creation because I am in Christ. 2Corinthians 5:17
I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved. Colossians 3:12
I am established, anointed, and sealed by God. 2Corinthians 1:21
I do not have a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. 2Timothy 1:7
I am God's co-worker. 2Corinthians 6:1
I am seated in heavenly places with Christ. Ephesians 2:6
I have direct access to God. Ephesians 2:18
I am chosen to bear fruit. John 15:16
I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. 1Peter 2:5
I have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God by which I share His nature. 2 Peter 1:4
I can always know the presence of God because He never leaves me. Hebrews 13:5
God works in me to help me do the things He wants me to do. Philippians 2:13
I can ask God for wisdom and He will give me what I need. James 1:5

Simply choose to believe what God says about you.

Try reading the above list every day for a month, preferably out loud. The more you know who you are in Christ, the more your behavior will reflect your true identity.

Train yourself to say the same things that God says in His word. Become who you are in Christ. God wants to do more in your life than you cam imagine.

Learn, lean and Let... God tell you who you are!
Pastor Leo A. Giovinetti