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Living in Your New Identity
November 24, 2025 · 29 min
Discover the renewal of spirit, soul, and body in your journey with Jesus.
Series Spiritual Growth November 24, 2025 · 29 min · Spiritual Growth
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Living in Your New Identity in Christ 0:14 Hello, friends and family and welcome back to today with Marilyn and Sarah. We're gonna have an amazing time today looking at 1 of my grandmother's classic teachings. But before we jump into that, I wanna take some time0:26 and thank our partners. Partners thank you so much for what you do. We are able to not only cover the earth with the word but connect everyone with the heart of God because of your prayers, your support, and your belief0:37 in what God is doing through this ministry. Thank you so much. From the bottom of our hearts, we are so incredibly grateful for you. Did you know when you became a son or a daughter of Christ,0:49 when you invited Jesus into your heart, you were made new? You are not the same person that you were. You have a new identity in Christ. See, scripture tells us that not only1:01 were you made new, but he renews your mind daily. Every single day the Holy Spirit teaches you that you are a new person. But sometimes I think we as people can get stuck in that place of1:12 identity before we became sons or daughters of Christ. We get stuck in that this place that says I'm not worthy, I'm not able, God doesn't want me to succeed in all these different areas. But the1:24 truth is you were made new. You are different than when you were before Jesus was living in your heart. And sometimes people say, well, Isabelle, how do I learn to live in this new1:36 identity? Well, my grandmother has a really amazing teaching on that from way back in the day, and we're gonna look at it today. Let's jump right in.1:45 You have a new identity in Christ and if you're born again, how many of you are born again? Wave at me. Well you have a new identity, but do you know what is his1:57 and do you live in it? And that is very key for us to know that. Now, in Thessalonians, and if you're watching this on television, you know in Thessalonians, most of2:09 you who are watching that God wants us to be whole, spirit, soul, and body. Paul prayed that, that our spirit,2:22 soul, and body would be whole. So you are a threefold being. Point to yourself, say I got 3 parts. Spirit, soul,2:34 body. Now notice he mentioned spirit first, and that's very key for you to know. Because so many times as Christians, we don't see the2:46 identity we have in the spirit. We try to identify through the soul with our relationship with God. Okay what is your soul? It is2:58 your mind, your emotions, and your will. So say that with me, Mind, emotions, and will. So we try to hear through our3:09 mind. We want our emotions to feel it. If this is really God, I need to feel it. Is that true? And we try to willfully do things, well I'm not going to smoke anymore, I'm3:21 not going to drink anymore, I'm not going to lose my temper anymore, you know, I'm not going to spend my money foolishly, on and on and on. And we try to do it3:33 through our soul. If I could just touch him, if I could touch him, if I could see him. But that's not really the way you3:45 contact God. You contact God through your spirit. You say, Well why did he do that? Because he is a spirit. God is a3:57 spirit. Is that true? Yes. And so we say he is a spirit being and when he made Adam and Eve, he made their bodies, made them in his image,4:09 and then he breathed into them his spirit. He didn't do it to the animals, he did it to Adam and Eve. Why? Because he is the spirit and he wanted to be4:21 1 with them. And he talked to them. He walked with them. You know, he was with them in the cool of the evening. It must have been the most marvelous time and they lived in paradise.4:33 Now the world to me is beautiful now, but what if we had been in paradise before the world fell? Wow. It I just cannot even4:45 imagine because I see the sunrise, the sunsets, the mountains, all and this time the green grass, hallelujah, the flowers, you know, all those things. But you think4:57 this is a fallen world and it's so gorgeous. What was the unfallen world? And so they walked with him, they talked with with him, he communicated because he5:08 put his spirit in them. So they're spirit, soul, and body. Now we know they were brilliant, absolutely brilliant,5:20 because when Adam could name every animal, every insect, every bird, and not forget their names, I mean and he put them in charge of this beautiful5:32 paradise that they were in. But the devil knows, the devil knows that if he could get their them to fall to5:44 sin, then they would no longer be connected with God.5:49 See we can try to follow God with our emotions or will power, but transformation happens through the spirit. God pours his spirit out on us and that is where transformation happens. If you're not seeing6:01 that transformation in your life, I wanna encourage you call or go on the website. We wanna pray with you that your spirit would listen to the Holy Spirit of God and would be transformed, would be renewed, and would6:12 begin walking in complete transformative identity. Let's jump right back in.6:17 And really the devil's number 1 tool is deception. That's his number 1 thing. So he came to Eve, you know the story, and he said now Eve, if you,6:29 God has said to you don't eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but actually God's just trying to keep something from you. And she said, no we're not to eat it, touch it, you know, we're not to have anything6:40 to do with that tree. Oh, he said, God is trying to hold something good back from you because he knows if you eat of that tree you will be as wise as he is. Well6:52 they were already walking in his wisdom because they were 1 spirit with God. But you know what she did? She ate of the tree, she got Adam to eat of the tree and they fell. Everybody7:04 say fall. So they lost their connection through the spirit because they're fallen. They're in sin. Dark, dark time.7:16 And so we know, you know that He had to work, we know it said she would have her children with pain, that He would work with the sweat of His brow, would not be a pleasant thing because he's7:28 disconnected. Everybody say disconnected. And so that was a great grief to God. Here the thing I've made in my image, I've given them my spirit and now7:40 they're disconnected from me and so their spirit is dead to me to speak to them. So it was a very very dark time and God began7:52 to unloose a plan. Because when Adam and Eve fell, Adam lost his dominion. Because his spirit was no longer connected to God's spirit.8:04 So he no longer had dominion and he had to leave paradise because he didn't have any dominion. And when God saw this, oh, he wanted8:16 a plan that he could get man connected to him again and have a spiritual relationship because that's where he talks to us, is in our8:28 spirit. And you have to get still most of the time. So he wanted to get man connected with him again. Desperately wanted to. So what did he8:39 do? He devised a plan because he's an all knowing God before the foundation of the world. He knew, because he's omnipotent, that this would happen. And it wasn't like, Oh,8:51 what a surprise. You know, Here, Adam and Eve fell. What can I do? I don't know what to do. He already had a plan. So put your hand on your heart, say I9:03 believe. I believe. God always has a plan. And I want his plan. So what did he do? He set up the plan to send his son9:15 who would die for our sins and would carry our sins. A perfect sacrifice, but he would not only die, because folks you can't be saved by only believing he9:26 died, you have to believe he was raised. Because it says if we believe in this life only that we have hope in Christ, we're of all men most miserable. We have to believe he was raised from the9:38 dead and that we have eternal life, right? So here God gets this plan and Jesus came, he died for our sins, he rose from the dead,9:50 took his blood into the presence of the father and the blood speaks forgiveness. So when we receive Jesus as our personal savior, how many of you have done10:02 that? Then what happens? We are now, we have a spirit that is alive. So point to your heart, if you're a Christian, say I have a10:13 spirit from God From God. That is alive That is alive. That is alive. And I can hear his voice. And I can hear his voice. And that's for every Christian. The newest, baby is Christian. You've been saved 510:25 minutes. You have a spirit that can hear his voice.10:30 Hey there. I wanna encourage you to download our app on your phone. You're like, really serious? Absolutely. We have some amazing things on our app, really convenient for you. We have today's program. We have10:40 opportunities to pray for you. We have places for you to give and partner with us. We also have things that'll help you know what events are coming up and group tours that you could join, as well as a bible reading plan,10:50 daily bible reading plan. This app is super relevant, very convenient, and super helpful for your daily living with Jesus.11:00 Are you stuck in old patterns of shame and fear? Have you forgotten who you are in Christ? If you've lost sight of your true identity, it's time to remember who God says you are.11:14 For your gift of any amount, you'll receive the Renew Your Mind booklet, a simple guide to help you stop negative thinking and focus on biblical truth. With your11:26 gift of 25 dollars or more, you'll receive Maryland's rebuild book, a new you 2 CD set, and our identity scripture card to keep God's promises with you daily.11:38 And with your gift of 85 dollars or more, we'll add the beautiful names of God Afghan and the complete names of God scripture card set to help remind you of who you are in him.11:51 God has already given you a new identity in Christ. It's time to live in it. Call or click today.11:59 Hey. Hey. We just came out with a brand new book that you totally wanna get called The Road Home. This book is about12:05 the prodigal son and you wanna get get a copy because you know prodigals in your life, maybe you're a prodigal. You want this book. You need to get in contact with your heavenly father, and this book will teach12:17 you how to do that. Buy it today because all of us need to know our chasing father who loves12:22 us dearly. I think we nailed that.12:24 That was super good, Isabelle. You did fantastic.12:26 Let's just go home. Welcome back to Today with Marilyn and Sarah. Real quick before we jump into the teaching, I wanna give you the offer of today's teaching notes. This is a12:38 free downloadable that you can get at our website or you can scan the QR code on the screen and you can get today's teaching notes. They'll help you follow along with what Mimi is teaching and I believe that they will12:50 really bless you and your heart. Did you know when you received the new identity from Christ that you also became empowered? You received authority. You can tread on serpents and scorpions.13:02 You can. And I believe right now many of you watching, you are not aware of the authority you have over circumstances, over your health, over your situation. I want you to call right now or go on the website. We wanna13:14 pray with you that you would receive the empowering, you would understand that God has given you authority to walk in victory and to walk in freedom. Again, call, go on the website. We want to13:25 pray with you. Now, this segment is enormously important because it's helping us learn that Jesus has set us apart and that you are made new in him. And when we13:37 receive this authority, when we we receive the empowerment of the Holy Spirit as part of our new our new identity, it means that we, as sons and daughters of Christ, have authority not only over our circumstance or13:49 situation, but our family as well. I believe that God has something special to say to you through this teaching. So pay attention. Listen up.13:59 And he says so clearly, and I love this scripture. And those of you who are watching on television, be sure you call for prayer. It says he has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed14:10 us into the kingdom of the son of his love. So what happened to you? Your sins are forgiven. Wow. You have a new nature,14:23 new nature. You're a new creation in Christ. Is that good? And you're not in darkness and and and you have dominion. Dominion14:35 is restored to you when you become a new creation in Christ. So what does that mean to you? When the devil comes to you and says you're gonna fail in this, says shut up devil. I'm always supposed to14:46 win. The bible says that we're always to triumph in Christ. Is that true? Yes. And how do you overcome the devil? By the blood of the lamb? You have the blood. By the word of your testimony14:59 that the word says I'm more than a conqueror, I always triumph in Christ. You speak the word to the enemy and you don't give up. You don't backslide and quit reading your bible and doing stupid things. Right?15:11 Because you were made to have dominion. And Jesus said to us, the same works that I do shall you do and greater works. Well where does that go15:23 on? In your spirit man. God talks to you, woos you, draws you. Now what happened when you got born again? And so I'm gonna give you a little15:35 example. Actually, you got grafted into Jesus. You are a new creation. Everybody say I'm a new creation. I'm a new creation. So you15:47 have a new identity. The things you once hated, well you wouldn't go to church on a Wednesday night, yuck. Now you're here and you're just so thrilled with the move of the spirit and the15:59 worship. Amen. And you're hungry for the word. Well what happened to you? You're a new creation. Everybody say a new creation. And so you know it says we're grafted into16:10 him. Now that's very interesting to me, grafted into him because that's what makes you a new creation. And it says he's the vine, you know we're the branches. So I16:22 wonder how do they graft trees in? And I don't know that much about it, but I asked somebody who really knows, they said well what they do is they cut the major16:34 tree they want to graft the new tree into. So they make a cut and then they take this tree they want to graft into it and they stick it in that cut16:47 because they want it to be 1 with this tree. And then they wrap cloth around it and leave that on it until this limb, extra limb grows in and16:58 becomes a part of the tree. And so here we are, We have been grafted in. But if you look at this, there's no grafting unless there's a wounding.17:11 So this tree had to be cut in order to put this 1 in. So Jesus knew to graft us in, he had to be wounded. And he was wounded17:23 for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. By His stripes we are healed. Without His wounding, dying and 7 places in His17:35 body He shed blood, we would never have been grafted in. But now we're grafted in. Our spirit man is alive. We're a new creation. We have authority over17:47 the stupid devil.17:48 Yeah.17:50 Are you stuck in old patterns of shame and fear? Have you forgotten who you are in Christ? If you've lost sight of your true identity, it's time to remember who God says you are.18:04 For your gift of any amount, you'll receive the Renew Your Mind booklet, a simple guide to help you stop negative thinking and focus on biblical truth. With18:16 your gift of 25 dollars or more, you'll receive Maryland's rebuild book, a new you 2 CD set, and our identity scripture card to keep God's promises with you daily.18:28 And with your gift of 85 dollars or more, we'll add the beautiful names of God Afghan and the complete names of God scripture card set to help remind you of who you are in him.18:41 God has already given you a new identity in Christ. It's time to live in it. Call or click today.18:50 You are not alone. Jesus loves you so much. I know in my life, I've struggled with depression and I was in a depressive season where I felt like there was no 1 around me and no 1 could help me, but19:01 Jesus revealed to me that he had never left me. You are not alone, Isabelle He said, and that 1 sentence changed my entire life. And so if you feel alone, if you've never prayed to ask Jesus to come into your19:13 heart, or if you have, and you want to pray this again, I invite you to pray with me. Say Jesus, I thank you right now for the opportunity to get to worship you, the opportunity to get to love you. I receive your love. I19:24 receive your relationship. I receive your companionship and I want to be in relationship with you. Jesus, would you come into my heart? Would you be Lord of my life? I submit it all to you. I submit my future. I submit19:36 my past and my present. Jesus, I love you. I chase after you. I desire you and I want you to be my best friend. We thank you and we praise you, in your name we pray Jesus,19:47 amen.19:49 We would never have been grafted in, but now we're grafted in. Our spirit man is alive. We're a new creation. We have authority over the stupid devil.20:02 Now in just a quick second, Mimi is gonna talk about how grafting comes through wounding. And of course grafting is when you put a new branch onto an old branch and it grows again. When we talk about20:14 the wounds that require a grafting, we're talking about the wounds that Jesus took on the cross for you. You don't have to be wounded. You don't have to have the shame and guilt20:26 of your sin lingering on you because Jesus was wounded so that that identity, that former person could be shed and you can walk in new identity. You can walk in who you20:38 are. And a large part of that comes from getting in the word of God. You need to be in your Bible. You need to be reading what God says about you and then speaking that over yourself. You are more than20:50 a conqueror. You're the head and not the tail. You are made different and new in Christ. There's no need for you to receive the wounding of poor identity and and poor choices and all these21:01 things because God has made you new. He's made you different. And Jesus was already wounded for you, for all your transgressions. Walk in that freedom today. Call, go on the website. We wanna pray with21:13 you to walk in that freedom. Now we're gonna jump right back into the teaching. Pay attention because God has something to say. Now21:21 remember grafting comes through wounding. Jesus was wounded. And the bible says lay aside all21:33 filthiness, I'm looking at James 1 21, all wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word which is able to save21:45 your soul. Implanted. It has to do with grafting. So what happens, we begin to read the bible. We don't understand everything but there are some things21:57 where it's starting to penetrate and starting to get hold of us.22:10 Read the word, but when the word begins to get hold of you, it wounds you. Come on people. Do you ever read a scripture that slapped you sideways? Yes. Do you ever think God why is that in22:22 the bible? That's not for me. That's for Sarah. Yeah. Okay. And so we began to feel that word being engrafted into us until it becomes22:34 a natural part of your living. Yes. And you know, I used to always think, well, you know, I can't do this, I can't do that. And then I began to get hold of that scripture. I am22:46 more than a conqueror. I thought, Well, you don't look like 1. You don't act like 1. But I would get up in the morning and look in the mirror and I would say, I'm more than a conqueror. I think, You don't look good at22:57 all. Yes. Because that word began to get engrafted in me. I can do all things through23:09 Right. Who? -And the more you get that word in you, it'll begin to deal with you. So look and see. What I love this scripture. I am wild23:21 over it in Hebrews 4 12. It's 1 of my favorite. For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any 2 edged sword, piercing even to the23:32 division of soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Now what is the word? It's a sword,23:44 everybody say a sword. Does it penetrate you? Do you feel like it cuts you sometime? And what is that cutting? That wounding, that word is beginning23:56 to graft you in to what God has for you. And you have a new identity. What am I saying? Jesus sets the captive free. Let the word come24:08 in there and cut these things out dividing what your soul says and get into your spirit man that you're more than a conqueror, that you have dominion over these things, that God has24:20 told you the devil is under your feet. So how do I do it? Well really it's quite simple according to the word of God. It says that the sharing and I24:32 give this in Philemon 1 6, that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.24:44 How do you make your faith effective? Effective is energy here. You give energy to your faith. And haven't you felt energy sometimes when God just dropped faith in your heart? You24:56 thought, Where's the devil? I'll ring his neck. I mean I have felt sometimes when I thought, Wow! Everybody's gonna get healed here tonight. Everybody. Everybody's gonna get the baptism of Holy25:08 Spirit. Now what what how do you make that faith effective? How can you keep your faith energized? And this tells you, this is 1 of the smallest books, but25:19 1 of the greatest truth for your new identity. It says, by acknowledging every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. Now25:31 most Christians I talk to, friends, they'll tell you what's wrong with them. Especially if they're good friends. Well, you know, I have a problem. I have a temper problem. Or I'm just sick of my wife. I'd like to slap25:43 her sideways. Or you know, I I overspend. I know God doesn't want me to do that. So they line up all their weaknesses and tell you. Yes.25:55 But that's not what that scripture says. It says you are to acknowledge every good thing which is in you. Well what's in you? Everybody say a new nature. New nature. What's in your26:07 new nature? Well I can tell you tonight some of it is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, and26:19 temperance. You say, Wow, when I received Jesus, I really got love. And see, I think that cloth that binds that limb into the new26:30 tree till it grows into it is love. He binds us into him with his love until we begin to be more and more like Jesus and think26:42 like him.26:43 What a powerful teaching about identity. You really are made new, made different in Christ. And if you need some encouragement to help you walk in that new identity, I have the perfect26:55 thing for you. This is my grandmother's book, Renew Your Mind. This is an amazing booklet that will help you to not only recognize the areas where Satan is trying to trap you and27:07 keep you in that old identity, but help you to walk in the new identity. I want you to get this booklet for a gift of any amount. So please call, go on the website right now and get your copy of Renew Your Mind. This27:19 incredible resource will help you and is great especially when used alongside the Word. We know that the Word of God is powerful. The truth of the gospel, the27:31 truth of your identity can be found in the Word of God. I wanna encourage you as you begin to pray and receive this new identity not only in your spirit but in power, Make sure you're staying27:43 in the Word. Make sure you have good people that you're listening to who are in the Bible and who are speaking life into you. And of course, make sure you get your copy of Renew Your Identity. It's very important that27:54 you know who you are and the only person who can tell you who you truly are is Jesus Christ. So, thank you so much for joining us. Today we learned about the importance of living in your new28:06 identity, not only in the spirit, but in the power of God. We'll see you next time.In this video 0:00 Living in Your New Identity in Christ
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