Sermon Tone Analysis

Welcome

I am so excited to be here with you today

I am so excited to be here with you todayGod has been doing, is doing, and will continue to use this conference to greater define the masterpiece that you are.

Today I get the privilege to talk to you about IdentityMaybe today will be a redirection To a God Glorifying identityGenesis 1:27 proclaims that God created us in His own imageThat is, that humanity has been created in light of who God isIf you look aroundWe can proclaim God’s beautyWe can say yes and amen to God’s DiversityWe can say that God is purposeful However what if we decided to flip the script on that for a secondWhat if we looked at Genesis 1:27 and saw it as an actionable itemWhat if we looked at Genesis 1:27 and said God, you haven’t just created me in your imageGod, you want me to bear your image here on this earthGod, you want me to proclaim who you are, in every area of my lifeGod, you want me to be a representation of who you are, no matter what my surroundings look like.

God, you want to weave the fabric of your identity into my world.

Today may be a revealing of that thing you cant shakeEcclesiastes 3:11 declares that humanity has been built with a curiosity for Eternal Things.Maybe today, you will have greater clarity of who you really areEphesians 2:10 calls us His Poeima, His workmanship, His MasterpieceCreated & Crafted, in Christ Jesus for Good WorksMaybe, just maybe, today you will make decisions that will cause your potential in Christ to be seen as achieveableMaybe today we will look at 1 Peter 1:13-16 and say “God, I cant, but you can, so Let’s Go”

I am so excited to be here with you todayGod has been doing, is doing, and will continue to use this conference to greater define the masterpiece that you are.

Today I get the privilege to talk to you about IdentityMaybe today will be a redirection To a God Glorifying identityGenesis 1:27 proclaims that God created us in His own imageThat is, that humanity has been created in light of who God isIf you look aroundWe can proclaim God’s beautyWe can say yes and amen to God’s DiversityWe can say that God is purposeful However what if we decided to flip the script on that for a secondWhat if we looked at Genesis 1:27 and saw it as an actionable itemWhat if we looked at Genesis 1:27 and said God, you haven’t just created me in your imageGod, you want me to bear your image here on this earthGod, you want me to proclaim who you are, in every area of my lifeGod, you want me to be a representation of who you are, no matter what my surroundings look like.

God, you want to weave the fabric of your identity into my world.

Today may be a revealing of that thing you cant shakeEcclesiastes 3:11 declares that humanity has been built with a curiosity for Eternal Things.Maybe today, you will have greater clarity of who you really areEphesians 2:10 calls us His Poeima, His workmanship, His MasterpieceCreated & Crafted, in Christ Jesus for Good WorksMaybe, just maybe, today you will make decisions that will cause your potential in Christ to be seen as achieveableMaybe today we will look at 1 Peter 1:13-16 and say “God, I cant, but you can, so Let’s Go”

LET’S READ THE THEME VERSE OF THIS CONFERENCE

Today I get the privilege to talk to you about Who You Really Are

LET’S READ THE THEME VERSE OF THIS CONFERENCE

As Junior Highers

I believe that this camp is going to set in place a pattern that can effect your Personal Value which will in turn effect the Eternal Population

I believe you have the ability to be used in such a way that can change the course of our cultures future

Together, we are going to look at two truths

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The Truth about you apart from the Bible

The Truth about you in light of the Bible

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1

​The New King James Version Chapter 113 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

​The New King James Version Chapter 113 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

proclaims to us that we have been created in the image of God

That we were created to reflect who He is

We were created to mimic his characteristics

Our entire journey is a lifetime of molding and shaping our character, our soul, our identity into that of Jesus Christ

This work is best described in your Camp Verse.

2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Whether you are committed to following Jesus or have yet to make that decision, God is actively pursuing your undivided attention

Did you know that you don’t have to work for God’s Attention?

Did you know that God is so in love with you that He knows every detail of your life?

Did you know that He looks at you as his most precious son and daughter?

It is almost like He is stalking you on Social Media

Liking

Commenting

DM’ing you for no reason

Because He wants to show you that He is your biggest fan

Anything and everything you post

Because He wants to show you that He is your biggest fan

In fact

He displayed how much He loves you

He showed you how much He cares for you

He demonstrated to the whole world how big of a fan He is

By sending His Only Son to die on the Cross for your sins

This should grab our attention

This Changes everything

Friends, if our value is best defined by what God has done for us, why would we ever seek for value elsewhere?

Why would we strive to feel loved, if no greater love was ever shown on your behalf than that which Jesus displayed on the cross?

Why would we look to a career, a position at church, marriage, parenthood, sports for greater value

The Reality is, we do this all the time

We do this subconsciously

We do this every day on our phone

Ultimately we say this:

God, I know you you love me

God, I know you care

God, I know I’ve been created in your image

But I really need more than your love, care, and identity

In doing so, we hinder what God has been working on for our entire life.

I think we have yet to tap into this Bible Truth

9 But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

Nor have entered into the heart of man

The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Church, God has prepared the unbelieveable for you to live into

God has something so special, that if He told you, you wouldnt believe it

Your heart cant even handle it

So where can we start?

We need to value ourselves only alongside the Masterpiece that Jesus wants to create in us.

We need to find out what 1 Cornithians 2:9 means by participating in God’s Will

We need to actively seek 1st the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness that consequently we would be amazed by the things that Christ begins to do through us

But the sad part is that we are looking elsewhere for a value that only God can provide

FACTS ABOUT IDENTITY

How do we vaue ourselves?

Appearance:  59%

Ability in some activity:  49%

Intelligence:  38%

Size:  35%

Age:  21%

Race:  13%

Gender:  13%

Family economic status:  12%

Religion:  6%

Sexual Orientation: 6%

This is the current value system for your generation

This is why we are so obssesed with Selfies

This is why we are so obssesed with Sports

This is why we are so obssessed with Academics

Interesting to note that Religion and Sexual Identity rank identical to each other in how people find their self worth.

So how can we fix this?

2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

What does the Bible offer to help us correctly align our identity?

What can we do today to put in place a rhythm of victory in the name of Jesus?