{"id":538,"date":"2016-11-13T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=538"},"modified":"2016-11-14T10:39:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T16:39:50","slug":"identity-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=538","title":{"rendered":"Identity Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-538-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-13-16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-13-16.mp3\">http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-13-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><b>The word IDENTITY comes from the Latin word for \u201cSAMENESS.\u201d\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>John 1:12-13<\/p>\n<p>Ephesians 1:3-6<\/p>\n<p>John 17:23<\/p>\n<p>1 John 3:1<\/p>\n<p><b>My true identity:\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>I am a ______________________ and I ________________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Implications:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>You don\u2019t have to____________________&#8230;_____________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Romans 8:15<\/p>\n<p><b>You don\u2019t have to____________________&#8230;_____________________.\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Romans 10:11-12<\/p>\n<p><b>You don\u2019t have to____________________&#8230;_____________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Matthew 28: 20<\/p>\n<p>CONNECTION GROUP QUESTIONS<\/p>\n<p>CONNECTING QUESTIONS<\/p>\n<p>Make a list of 10 words that you feel describe you (your identity).\u00a0 Which ones do you think are least obvious to others?<\/p>\n<p>SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS<\/p>\n<p>All people are God\u2019s creation but we only become his children when we choose to follow Jesus.\u00a0 Assuming you have taken that step of faith, what does it mean to you personally to know you have been accepted by God and that you belong to him?<\/p>\n<p>John 17:23\u00a0 Do you ever think about how God loves you in the same way he loves Jesus?\u00a0 How does that make you feel?<\/p>\n<p>APPLICATION QUESTIONS<\/p>\n<p>Read Romans 8:15\u00a0 What things in life are you most afraid of?\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 How does knowing you are a child of God give you strength to face those fears?<\/p>\n<p>Read Romans 10:11-13\u00a0 What aspects of your life are you most ashamed of?\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 How does knowing you are a child of God help you deal with you shame or embarrassment?<\/p>\n<p>Read Romans 8:31, 35, 37-39 How does knowing that God is always with you help you to face your life\u2019s circumstances?\u00a0 Can you think of specific instances where this has been obvious to you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word IDENTITY comes from the Latin word for \u201cSAMENESS.\u201d\u00a0 John 1:12-13 Ephesians 1:3-6 John 17:23 1 John 3:1 My true identity:\u00a0 I am a ______________________ and I ________________________. Implications: You don\u2019t have to____________________&#8230;_____________________. Romans 8:15 You don\u2019t have to____________________&#8230;_____________________.\u00a0 Romans 10:11-12 You don\u2019t have to____________________&#8230;_____________________. 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