{"id":546,"date":"2016-11-20T11:08:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T17:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2016-11-21T08:46:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T14:46:03","slug":"identity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"Identity Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-546-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-20-16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-20-16.mp3\">http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11-20-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><b>IDENTITY CRISIS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Romans 7:15-23<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>A spiritual IDENTITY CRISIS can be the result of<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>_________________\u00a0 (We need to ________________ our true identity.)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>_________________\u00a0 (We need to ________________ our true identity.)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>_________________\u00a0 (We need to ________________ our true identity.)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>John 14:1-3<\/p>\n<p>1 Peter 1:3-4<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years.\u201d\u00a0 Martin Luther<\/p>\n<p>Philippians 3:20<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world.\u201d\u00a0 Vance Havner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>My True Identity:\u00a0 I am a _____________________________________;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>and I am ________________________________________with God.\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>IMPLICATIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>I should be _______________________________________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Colossians 3:1-2<\/p>\n<p><b>I should be _______________________________________________.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Matthew 6:19-21<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.\u201d\u00a0 Jonathan Edwards<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>CONNECTING QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Did you ever spend time in a foreign country (if ever)?\u00a0 If so, describe how it felt.<\/p>\n<p><b>SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read Philippians 3:20.\u00a0 What does it mean to you that you are <i>already <\/i>a citizen of heaven?<\/p>\n<p>Read Colossians 3:1-2.\u00a0 How difficult is it for you to keep focused on eternity as you go through life?\u00a0 What aspects of your life are the most difficult?\u00a0 The easiest?<\/p>\n<p>Read Matthew 6:19-21.\u00a0 What specific ways (if any) are you actively working for eternity?\u00a0 What areas of life could you be more purposeful in doing that?<\/p>\n<p><b>APPLICATION QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Identify 10 practical ways that a Christian\u2019s <i>character<\/i> should reflect his\/her citizenship in heaven. Then Identify 10 practical ways that a Christian\u2019s <i>conduct<\/i> should reflect his\/her citizenship in heaven.<\/p>\n<p>How are you personally most likely to experience a spiritual identity crisis?\u00a0 Would it be\u00a0 a result of:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A) understanding your identity in Christ<\/li>\n<li>B) embracing your identity in Christ<\/li>\n<li>C) living out your identity in Christ?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Why do you believe that is so?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDENTITY CRISIS Romans 7:15-23 A spiritual IDENTITY CRISIS can be the result of _________________\u00a0 (We need to ________________ our true identity.) _________________\u00a0 (We need to ________________ our true identity.) _________________\u00a0 (We need to ________________ our true identity.) &nbsp; John 14:1-3 1 Peter 1:3-4 \u201cI would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=546\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Identity Crisis<\/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-546","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\/546","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=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":549,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/549"}],"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=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}