2.15.2013
2.05.2013
Bootylicious
A few months ago I was invited to be the guest speaker for a
weekend winter youth retreat happening in February, by a friend who is a pastor
along the Oregon Coast. In college
we used to live on the same dorm room floor, and co-hosted a radio show called
“The Blender”. We met at a Denny’s
near SeaTac last May to catch up and share with each other where our lives had
gone since being students in Chicago.
I was reluctant to say yes… Did I have the time to prepare
for three separate messages? Would
this be a wise use of my “Seattle time’? Could I do it? I agreed to do it, and God used it.
Truth is, this was a humbling opportunity to serve Jesus and His church. Rather than just some speaking
engagement, teaching is all about Jesus and a chance to tell others that life
and eternity is ultimately all about Jesus.
I knew that I myself would be going through the “Who Do You
Think You Are?” series at Mars Hill, so because it’d fresh to me, I figured
it’d be timely. Knowing your
identity really is as Ps. Mark says, “the one thing that changes everything.”
This is absolutely a core concept.
God let’s us receive our identity from Him, Satan wants you
to achieve one. We use many things
to explain us, but only one thing can define us. Your identity is not found in your stuff, your
relationships, your hopes, or your pain, but in Jesus. And it is so freeing.
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| Since we were on Mt. Hood, I used my identity issue issue of thinking "I'm so hood" to share the concept of true identity |
Shelley and I had perfect weather (…for February, 50 degrees
and clear sunny skies) as we traveled through Portland and onto Mt. Hood. We met up with the group, and had a
great time tubing in deep snow, playing games, and eating lots of food. Oh and Jesus let me get up and share a
few times, and all went well. I
was honest and challenged the students to do the same. I am praying it was a weekend they can
look back on and say “Jesus showed me who I am.”
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