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Defining Moments and Identity in Christ 0:01 Welcome to the men's global live stream. If you have a Bible, I want you to hold 2 spots. 1 in Colossians chapter 3 and the other in Romans chapter 6. If you're joining us for the first time, we're in a Bible study0:11 called Fully Defined. Now, the concept is simple. Every man listening to this video podcast or watching the global live stream right now has had defining moments in their lives. What do I mean? It0:23 means you experience something or make a decision that fundamentally changes the trajectory of your life. Right? And those defining moments can be positive or negative. You know, you can meet a0:35 girl. You can get engaged. You can graduate college. You can lose a job. You can suffer a divorce. So defining moments are just choices and moments in your life that really0:47 change the arc of where your life is going, how you look at yourself, where you put your energy. Right? And the Bible says that of all the defining moments that you can have that0:59 change the arc, that change your life, that change the way you see yourself, the strongest defining moment a man can have is when he chooses to begin and eternally1:11 continue a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Right? Why? Because it changes his identity. How he answers the question, who1:23 am I? And whatever commands your identity, commands your energy. Right? There's a way to be. There's a way to believe. There's a way to behave in a1:34 certain identity as a man of God. And then what that manifests in is a new expression. Listen. In every dimension, in every space of your life, in every1:46 place where you are. And in part 1, we talked about God's ultimate intention in terms of fully defining us, and that is the process of being made like Christ. We've been given the1:58 gift of salvation through our faith in Christ, his person and work. We have received the gift of Holy Spirit implantation in our life. Well, what's what's the mission of2:10 God's spirit in our lives? It's to make us like Christ, and that is the first thing we need to know when it comes to how our relationship with God fully defines us. Right? In part 2, we began to connect life with2:22 God and life in God to the physical experience of Jesus Christ. Jesus lived a life. Jesus died a death. Jesus came2:33 alive again on Earth. Jesus is seated now at the right hand of the Father in power with full access and authority. Right? And then Jesus is coming again in glory. Those2:45 are and those will be our spiritual experience. In part 2, we talked about how Jesus died for sin and the man of God dies to2:57 sin. Right? We put sin to death. Right? Just as Jesus was put to death. And we see how our spiritual process mirrors his spiritual experience. Right?3:09 There's a process, there's a mindset, there's a lifestyle that is related to putting sin to death. Why? Because we are crucified with Christ. In part 3, we're gonna move to the next3:21 part of our relationship with Jesus and how that fully defines us, and talk about what it means to come alive again here on Earth just as Jesus came aliveComing Alive: The New Wardrobe in Christ 3:33 again here on Earth. So here's where we're headed. First, we're gonna see how life in God is more than just a no to sin. Boy, life would be a bummer if it was just no no no no no.3:45 Life in Christ, as he fully defines us, is more than just a no to sin. Because we have to understand that a no to sin at the same time is now a yes to3:57 God. Right? The old ways do go, but the new ways take their place. And then second, we wanna talk about what it means to come alive in God. You see,4:09 it's a theme in the scripture, putting away 1 way of doing life, 1 way of thinking, 1 way of living, and putting on a new way of4:21 thinking and living. And this is important because it goes to how you think about yourself and your life with God and in God. Talks about it in Colossians4:33 chapter 3 verses 9 through 11. I'm going to read that for us. Read along with me if you have the downloaded notes. You're done with that old life. It's like a filthy set of ill4:45 fitting clothes you've been stripped off and put in the fire. Now you're dressed in new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom made by the creator with his4:56 label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and5:08 uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on, everyone is defined by Christ. Everyone is included in5:19 Christ. Now what I love about this passage in the Bible is it sort of gives us a metaphor that we can all understand. Right? When you wake up in the morning, most of us, at least, go to a closet. Right, or5:31 we go to a drawer in the room. And we have a wardrobe, right, that we put on. And what the Bible is saying is that when a man decides to follow Christ,5:43 his wardrobe, right, his new life, he has a choice to choose the way he used to get dressed in his life, and now he has a new way, a new5:55 wardrobe closet, and that's what I want to talk about. The Bible says we have a new wardrobe, and I love these words. Every item of your new way of life is custom made by the6:06 creator with his label on it. Right? So the Bible says we're crucified with Christ, but it also says we're resurrected in Christ. What does that mean? That we're saying no to sin, but we're saying yes to6:18 God, and we're figuring out out of this new wardrobe closet of choices what our yeses are, and we're putting on this new set of clothes in Christ. From now on, the Bible6:30 says, everyone is defined by Christ and everyone's included in Christ. So let's look at our new wardrobe. Number 1, we get a new wardrobe of words. We have a new wardrobe of words.6:42 I remember becoming a believer and realizing that, okay, now the words that come out of my mouth matter more because I'm in God, and I'm with God,6:54 and God is in me, and present everywhere. So we get a new wardrobe of words. Right? We don't use words the same. We're not gonna use words to tear down, be harsh.7:06 We're gonna try to use more words to build up, be kind, show love, give wisdom. We get a new wardrobe of words coming from the Bible. Secondly, we get a new7:17 wardrobe of ways. Say, what kind of ways? Well, there's a way to be as a follower of Christ. There is a way to believe. Right? There's7:30 truth that we take in, truth from God's word, that we take in and we believe. And those beliefs now begin to shape our behaviors because7:41 behaviors are always a reflection of our beliefs. Right? So there's a new wardrobe of words, a new wardrobe of ways, a new wardrobe of beliefs. Write7:53 that down. Okay? And then third and then fourth, a new wardrobe of behaviors. So I just boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I went through them all.8:05 Right? So it's just a new you. You got a new wardrobe of words, a new wardrobe of ways, a new wardrobe of beliefs. It's all rooted in God's word, and those beliefs are shaping our behaviors. And8:18 the problem many times for us is because we live in a culture that's, let's just call it a consumer culture, where we kind of pick and choose, and then we8:30 blend, you know, our lifestyle into sort of this, this chemical mix of who we are. We try to do the same thing with God. We try to blend old words8:42 with new beliefs. We try to blend new beliefs with old ways. And if you're trying to do that, it's a huge disconnect for Jesus.8:55 He calls us to a new life. You're born again, and it's a whole new process. Right? And he doesn't want to have anything to do with the old you. Right? And so a9:07 message to the blenders from Jesus would be what, well, would be like what he says in Luke 6 46. He says this, why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I9:18 say? So do you see how there's an identity, right? Lord, Lord. We're we're followers. Jesus is God. Jesus is Lord. We're we're Christians. But then there's9:30 the activity, and the activity doesn't connect with the identity. Okay? I think all of us can relate to that. It's not overnight, but it is a9:42 strong process that we are told here to pursue. Our identity is supposed to define where our energy and activity9:53 goes. And if Jesus doesn't see that happening, then it's a disconnect for him. And so he does with us what he did with potential followers back then. He's like,10:05 well, why do you call me Lord, Lord, capital L, but then you don't do what I say. There's no There's no new words, no new ways, no new beliefs, no new behaviors.10:17 Right? In fact, the Bible and the book of Revelation talks about types of Christians, in the book of10:29 Revelation. And we see 1 of those descriptions in Revelation chapter 3. And, it's another message to those who think, well, I can just kind of blend my old life with my new life,10:40 you know, worldly ways with godly ways. Let the Bible speak to you and to us. Remind us right now. It says this, write to the to Laodicea, to the10:52 angel of the church, God's yes, the faithful and accurate witness witness. The first of god's creation says, I know you inside and out and find little to my liking.11:04 You're not cold. You're not hot. Far better to be either cold or hot. You're stale. You're stagnant. You wanna make me vomit. You brag, I'm11:16 rich. I've got it made. I need nothing from anyone. Oblivious that in fact, you're a pitiful blind beggar, thread bearer, and homeless. Here's what I want you to do. Buy your gold11:28 from me. Gold that's been through the refiner's fire. Then you'll be rich. Buy your clothes from me. There's that metaphor. Clothes designed in heaven. You've gone around half naked long enough and buy11:39 medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see. The people I love I call to account. Prod and correct and11:51 guide so that they'll live at their best. Up on your feet then, about face, run after God. Wow. If if that's12:03 not a picture of, hey, everything changes, you can't blend, run hard after God, I don't know what is. But relationship12:15 with God should drive everything. You're not your own creation. Right? And that's what the scripture says. So if you're trying12:27 to to blend your old life with your new life and kind of mix in a little a little relationship with God with a little relationship with the world and do what guys do really well, which is compartmentalize,12:40 it's not gonna it's not gonna work, number 1. You're never gonna experience the fullness of God. And here God's saying, hey, just value value this new life, value12:52 me, value this relationship, buy your gold from me, right, come to me, that's where the value is, then you'll be rich. And then and then he says, buy your clothes from me.13:04 How you accessorize your life. Right? I'm your guy. Right? In every dimension, in every space and place, come to me and, you know, get a13:16 new filter. Get get medicine from me, truths, that will change the way you see yourself, see other people, see your purpose. Right? Get medicine from me and the13:28 medicine of God is his truths because the truest thing about anything is what God says is true. Right? So I love this this foundation that we're laying13:40 because, yes, God wants us to become like Christ. What does that mean? His physical experience becomes our spiritual process. What does that look like? Well, part 2, we're crucified with Christ. Right? He13:52 dies for sin. We die to sin. We're also, the Bible says, resurrected with Christ. And that's where we're now gonna look at where it says that in the scripture and what it14:03 means, just like Jesus, to come alive again to God here on Earth like he did. Right? And we find that in Romans chapter 6. We'reShow more In this video 0:00 Defining Moments and Identity in Christ3:32 Coming Alive: The New Wardrobe in Christ14:15 Four Ways to Come Alive to God
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