TEXT: MATTHEW 3:13-17
Matthew portrays Christ as our “Promised Messiah”! It links us up with the old testament.
EMBRACE - means to accept; to take in or include as a
part; to be equal or equivalent.
IDENTITY – who someone is; the name of person/thing.
If I asked you to show me an ID, you would reach in your
wallet and pull out a card with your picture, name, and address.
If the question was asked, “Who are you?”, what would you
say? “I’m a nurse, freshman, football
player, dancer, etc.".
Well, you have based your identity on what you do.
If that’s the case, then who are you when you quit doing
it? Basing your identity on your
performance, appearance, your abilities or anything else sounds good, but its
false identity!
God wants us to know our true identity! In order to
allow the power of God to reign freely in our lives and flow through us, spilling out into
ministry, we must accept certain spiritual truths!