MIKE RUTTER - Being Who God meant you to be [12 May 2013]

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DISCOVERING YOUR TRUE IDENTITY
“Being who God meant you to be”
Message Outline

“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!”
Psalm 139:14 (NLT)

“A person who fears God deals responsibly with all of reality, not
just a piece of it.” Ecclesiastes 7:18 (MSG)

“Life is like a hand of poker. You have to play the cards you’re
dealt.”

Five Factors that Influence my Identity

1. My __________________________

 2. My __________________________

3. My __________________________

4. My __________________________
“For as man thinks in his heart, so he is.” Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV)

“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.”
Proverbs 4:23 (NCV)

“What I have always feared has happened to me. What I dreaded
has come to be.” Job 3:25 (NLT)

5. My __________________________

Five Winning Choices

1. I can choose to ________________________________
“You made my body, Lord; now give me sense to heed your
laws.” Psalm 119:73 (LB)
2. I can choose to _________________________________
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.”
1 John 4:18 (NIV)

“Let love be your highest goal.” 1 Corinthians 14:1a (NLT)

“I pray that Christ will live in your hearts by faith and that your life
will be strong in love and be built on love.” Ephesians 3:17 (NCV)

3. I can choose to ________________________________________
“God knows us far better than we know ourselves... That's why we
can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked
into something good. God knew what he was doing from the very
beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who
love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands
first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and
intended shape of our lives there in him.” Romans 8:27-29 (MSG)

“I will praise the Lord no matter what happens.” Psalm 34:1 (LB)

4. I can choose what __________________________
“Don't copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God
transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”
Romans 12:2 (NLT)

“Dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this
letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true honourable and right. Think
about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about
things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”
Philippians 4:8 (NLT)

5. I can choose ________________________________
“When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new
person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!”
2 Corinthians 5:17 (LB)