Identity - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 01:48:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg Identity - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 Down to Earth – Week 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/down-to-earth-week-1/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:47:44 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5037 What does true humility look like? In ⁠John 13:1–17⁠, we see true humility. Jesus, fully aware of His identity and authority, took a posture of a servant and washed His disciples’ feet. His example challenges our ideas about strength, success, and status. Pride can quietly shape the way we see ourselves and others. Humility begins with security in who we are in Christ! Jesus invites us to lay aside self-importance, serve others freely, and discover the blessing that comes from […]

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]]> What does true humility look like? In ⁠John 13:1–17⁠, we see true humility. Jesus, fully aware of His identity and authority, took a posture of a servant and washed His disciples’ feet. His example challenges our ideas about strength, success, and status. Pride can quietly shape the way we see ourselves and others. Humility begins with security in who we are in Christ! Jesus invites us to lay aside self-importance, serve others freely, and discover the blessing that comes from living a life shaped by His humility.

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]]> Following Jesus – Week 6 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-6/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:58:46 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4980 What comes to your mind when you think of authority? Today, in our reading from the Gospel of⁠ Matthew, chapter 9⁠, we are introduced to a level of authority that only God possesses. Jesus is clear: He has the authority to forgive sin. But He also has the authority to heal and to transform your identity to be a child of God. Allow Jesus to be your good shepherd; He has the authority to do that too. He calls you, […]

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]]> What comes to your mind when you think of authority? Today, in our reading from the Gospel of⁠ Matthew, chapter 9⁠, we are introduced to a level of authority that only God possesses. Jesus is clear: He has the authority to forgive sin. But He also has the authority to heal and to transform your identity to be a child of God. Allow Jesus to be your good shepherd; He has the authority to do that too. He calls you, “Follow me.”

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]]> Following Jesus – Week 2 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-2/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:36:10 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4949 The synoptic gospels present Jesus’ temptation immediately following His baptism. We can expect challenges after spiritual peaks. The wilderness motif is common in scripture. It represents a dry and discouraging time that grows and matures us. It is a time that we must be dependent on God (⁠1 Peter 1:6-7⁠). Today in ⁠Matthew 3:13-4:11⁠, we look at the temptations of Christ. We must understand that temptation is not a sin. Jesus was tempted, just like we are (⁠Hebrews 4:15⁠). Temptation […]

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]]> The synoptic gospels present Jesus’ temptation immediately following His baptism. We can expect challenges after spiritual peaks. The wilderness motif is common in scripture. It represents a dry and discouraging time that grows and matures us. It is a time that we must be dependent on God (⁠1 Peter 1:6-7⁠). Today in ⁠Matthew 3:13-4:11⁠, we look at the temptations of Christ. We must understand that temptation is not a sin. Jesus was tempted, just like we are (⁠Hebrews 4:15⁠). Temptation comes when we are most vulnerable, but it is not because we are in sin; it is a call to battle. Jesus battled temptation with the Word of God, the power of the Spirit, and by knowing His identity. These are the weapons that you, children of God, are called to use against the lies of the deceiver as well.

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]]> How to Grow – Pt. 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/how-to-grow-pt-1/ Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:57:48 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=2954 As Christians, we want to emulate Jesus, but why is it that so often we don't act the way he would? The solution to this problem is in our identity and our training. Peter tells us that we have been given a new identity by the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Because of our new identity, we are encouraged to practice new habits.

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2 Peter 1:5-11

1 Timothy 4:7-8

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]]> Ephesians – Sit, Walk, Stand – Pt. 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/ephesians-11-14/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 04:10:28 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=2746 Who do you think you are? Our identity is a very important part of our humanity. Know who you are. You are a adopted by Christ. This should impact everything.

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]]> Hope and Holiness – Pt.1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/hope-holiness-pt-1/ https://liferoads.org/sermons/hope-holiness-pt-1/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2017 14:34:28 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=827 Our identity should begin with being a Christian. We are chosen and our faith is the structure that we see the entire cosmos through. The outcome of our faith is the salvation of our soul.

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Rom 8:18-24

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