{"id":533,"date":"2016-11-06T11:10:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T17:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2016-11-14T10:44:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T16:44:02","slug":"identity-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"Identity Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-533-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-6-16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-6-16.mp3\">http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-6-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><b>The word IDENTITY comes from the Latin word for \u201c__________________.\u201d\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Genesis 1:26-17, 31<\/p>\n<p><b>My original identity: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>I was ___________________________________________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Genesis 3:1-7<\/p>\n<p><b>My original identity became ___________________________________. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>2 Corinthians 5:17-21<\/p>\n<p><b>My true identity: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>I am a _________________________________ in Christ; I have become\u00a0 _______________________________________________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Implications:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>No wrong thing you\u2019ve ever done\u00a0 _______________________________.\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>No wrong thing you\u2019ll ever do __________________________________.\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>No wrong thing that\u2019s been done to you ___________________________ _______________________________________________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CONNECTION GROUP QUESTIONS<\/p>\n<p><b>CONNECTING QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been a victim of identity theft?\u00a0 How did it make you feel?\u00a0 What did it take to get it resolved?<\/p>\n<p><b>SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read Genesis 1:26-27, 31.\u00a0 How do you see yourself as being an image bearer of God?\u00a0 What thing in you are a unique reflection of Him?<\/p>\n<p>Read Genesis 3:1-7.\u00a0 Why do you think the enemy (Satan) is so effective in getting us to sin (disobey God)?\u00a0 What tactics do you see here?\u00a0\u00a0 What other tactics does he use?<\/p>\n<p>Read 2 Corinthian 5:17-21.\u00a0 In the message, it was said that God did more than restore us to our original image; He has made us into something better.\u00a0 How do you see this \u2019new creation\u2019 as the righteous ness of God\u00a0 as better than the original design?<\/p>\n<p><b>APPLICATION QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>What sinful actions or attitudes\u00a0 (from your past) have prevented you from embracing your true identity (as a new creation in Christ?)\u00a0 Why do you think you struggle with this?<\/p>\n<p>How have the actions of others (in your past) prevented you from embracing your true identity (as a new creation in Christ)?\u00a0 Why do you think it has affected you so deeply?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word IDENTITY comes from the Latin word for \u201c__________________.\u201d\u00a0 Genesis 1:26-17, 31 My original identity: I was ___________________________________________________. Genesis 3:1-7 My original identity became ___________________________________. 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 My true identity: I am a _________________________________ in Christ; I have become\u00a0 _______________________________________________________. Implications: No wrong thing you\u2019ve ever done\u00a0 _______________________________.\u00a0 No wrong thing you\u2019ll ever &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=533\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Identity Theft<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-identity","post_format-post-format-audio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":544,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions\/544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}