Go

Sermons

FILTER BY:

← back to list

Oct 20, 2019

Who God Says You Are

Who God Says You Are

Passage: Romans 8:1-39

Preacher: Dr. Steve Brown

Series: Identity Defined

Keywords: identity

Detail:

The lie: Who you ARE is determined by what you DO.

TRUTH: Who I am determines what I do.

 

Rom. 8:1

Rom. 8:10-11

Rom. 8:15-17

Rom. 8:30

Rom. 8:31-32

Rom. 8:37-39

Possible definers:

  • Past failures and mistakes
  • What a family member expects you to be
  • Current status of education or career
  • Social Media “likes” or followers
  • Career accomplishments or failures
  • Car you drive or the phone you have
  • Type of number of friends
  • Generation or Culture you identify most
  • Your physical shape: short, tall, small, larger, fit, unfit

 

WHODOISM: What I do determines who I am 

TRUTH: Who God says I am is who I really am!

 

  1. God says I am forgiven, no longer condemned.

Romans 8:1

 

Psalm 103:12

Isa. 43:25

Col. 2:13-14

 

  1. God says I am indwelt, not powerless.

 

Romans 8:10-11

2 Cor. 5:17

 

  1. God says I am adopted, not excluded.

 

Romans 8:15-17

 

  1. God says I am chosen, not rejected.

 

Romans 8:30

 

  1. God says I am a friend, no longer a foe.

Romans 8:31-32

 

  1. God says I am victorious, not defeated.

Romans 8:37

Romans 8:35

 

  1. God says I am loved, not ignored.

Romans 8:38-39

 

Romans 5:8