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| Sheila Walsh: Identity Found in God | 5 Minutes With Jesus | June 16, 2026
- Did you know that the term christian
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- Actually only appears three times in the new testament,
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- Twice in acts and once in first peter?
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- For as the term in christ or in him
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- Occurs over 180 times.
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- I love what scottish theologian sinclair ferguson wrote.
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- Nobody in all the world is more privileged
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- Or has a more glorious identity than the man, or the woman,
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- Or the young person who can say, i am in christ.
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- That's who i am.
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- I love that i am in christ.
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- That's who i am.
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- That is our true identity.
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- That is who we are.
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- I read something online recently.
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- It was alarming.
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- It was all about identity theft.
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- The article asked,
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- What is identity theft and what are its warning signs?
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- Identity theft happens when someone uses your personal
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- Or financial information without your permission.
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- This information can include names
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- And addresses, credit card or social security numbers.
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- Bank account numbers.
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- Medical insurance account numbers.
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- Then it gave a heads up as to things to look out for.
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- Warning signs, you know,
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- Like bills for items you did not buy. debt
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- Collection calls for accounts you did not open, etc..
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- How could be a terrible thing to happen to an individual
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- Or a family and cause chaos in their lives?
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- But it made me think of something else.
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- What if you and i have chosen to live under spiritual
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- Identity theft?
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- So what do we mean by that?
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- When paul wrote this letter to the church in corinth,
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- Second corinthians chapter 517, he said this.
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- Therefore, if anyone is in christ,
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- The new creation has come.
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- The old has gone.
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- The new is here.
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- When you hear a text like that, how does it sit with you?
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- In my mind,
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- I initially go to the promise of being new, a new creation.
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- The old habits and ways of the past are behind me now.
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- That kind of troubles me.
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- Because you know what?
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- In my own life, i can still lose my temper.
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- The still sin in my life.
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- So what am i not seeing here?
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- That made me ask another question.
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- What if the two
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- Most important words in that text are actually these
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- Therefore, if anyone is in christ,
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- What does that mean to be in christ?
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- At the beginning of paul's letter to the church in ephesus,
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- He addresses them this way to god's holy people
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- In ephesus, the faithful in christ jesus.
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- He goes on to write.
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- Praise be to the god and father of our lord
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- Jesus christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms
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- With every spiritual blessing in christ.
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- For he chose us in him before the creation of the world,
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- To be holy and blameless in a sight in love.
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- He predestined us for adoption to sonship through jesus christ,
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- In accordance
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- With his pleasure and will, to the praise of his glorious grace
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- Which is freely given us, and the one he loves.
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- In him we have redemption through his blood,
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- The forgiveness of sins, in accordance
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- With the riches of god's grace that he lavished
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- On us with all wisdom and understanding.
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- He made known to us
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- The mystery of his will according to his good pleasure,
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- Which he purposed in christ to be put into effect.
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- When the times reached their fulfillment to bring unity
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- To all things in heaven and on earth under christ.
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- In romans chapter five, we read.
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- When adam sinned, sin entered the world.
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- Adam sinned, brought death.
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- So death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
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- If it stopped there, that would be our identity.
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- But it doesn't.
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- Paul goes on to write, yes, adam's one sin brings
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- Condemnation for everyone
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- But christ's one act of righteousness brings
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- A right relationship with god, a new life for everyone.
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- Because one person disobeyed god, many became sinners.
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- But because one other person obeyed god, many
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- Will be made righteous.
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- Did you know that the term christian
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- Actually only appears three times in the new testament,
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- Twice in acts and once in first peter?
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- For as the term in christ or in him
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- Occurs over 180 times.
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- I love what scottish theologian sinclair ferguson wrote.
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- Nobody in all the world is more privileged
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- Or has a more glorious identity than the man, or the woman,
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- Or the young person who can say, i am in christ.
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- That's who i am.
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- I love that i am in christ.
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- That's who i am.
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- That is our true identity.
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- That is who we are.
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- When god looks at my life, if it was defined
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- By in me, i would be in big trouble.
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- But when god looks at me, god looks at you.
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- When we are in christ, we are chosen or forgiven.
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- We are loved and were adopted by god
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- Will you take back your true identity?
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- Remember, you are in christ.
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- Let's pray.
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- For what a joy.
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- What a most remarkable, miraculous thing.
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- The ordinary men and women like us to be in you.
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- For because of the sacrifices and the choices that you made.
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- Once we've given our lives to you, we're no longer
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- Held accountable for everything that's going well, everything
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- That's gone wrong in our lives, but that we are in you.
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- Lord, help us to live
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- Every single moment of every day with a new awareness
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- Of what it means to be in christ and how that would shape
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- Our lives.
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- We ask it in jesus holy name, amen.
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