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Secret Identities
Can you name the alternate identities of the following people?
· Clark Kent – (Superman)
· Bruce Wayne – (Batman)
· Steven Rogers – (Captain America)
· Matthew Michael Murdock – (Daredevil)
· Arthur Curry – (Aquaman)
· Mile Peterson – (BibleMan) (make this funny)
Why are we fascinated with this whole idea of secret identities?
Do you ever wish you had a secret identity?
What would your superhero name be?If you were living a secret identity, who would you trust enough to tell them your real identity?
Did you know that we all have a false identity?
Did you know that our false identity is so convincing that sometimes we don’t even know it’s fake?
We start to believe it’s who we really are!
We can come to church, play “nice Christian kid” for a few hours, and pretend like everything is OK.
We can post a picture of Scripture, or put a verse in our bio, and ...
We can fool a lot of people, but we can never fool God.
WE CAN FOOL A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT WE CAN NEVER FOOL GOD.
As we learned last time, God knows everything.
We can’t hide anything from him.
What this text is saying is, no matter where we go, or what we do, God sees everything, and knows everything.
We can’t hide anything from Him, so we might as well not even try.
Tonight, I want to talk about the idea of having a false identity.
As I said above, we all have a false identity.
I’m not saying we’re all secretly crime fighters in our superman pajamas, but what I mean is, there is this false version of ourselves, and of our value, that is always fighting to rule our lives.
This false identity is an identity that is wrapped up in superficial, shallow, and temporary things.
We all have a false identity that is wrapped up in superficial, shallow, and temporary things.
WE ALL HAVE A FALSE IDENTITY THAT IS WRAPPED UP IN SUPERFICIAL, SHALLOW, AND TEMPORARY THINGS.
For some of us, this identity is wrapped up in playing sports.
For some of us, it’s in our grades.
For others, it’s in our looks.
We all have certain things that “define us,” that we’re known by, or that make us feel valuable.
[Note: Get a whiteboard, chalkboard, or something you can write on in front of the students.
Beforehand, write the following four words across the top of the board:
1. Position 2. Appearance 3. Wealth 4. Skills
Then tape a piece of cardstock (or paper folded in half so they can’t see through it) on top of each word.
These words will remain covered until the students give all their answers.
Ask this question: What are some things that make people feel valuable at school?
As the answers come in, write each answer under the paper that best describes it.
For instance:
· If a student says “being on ASB or leadership,” write that under Position.
· If they say “having cool clothes,” write that under Appearance.
· If they say “having gum,” then write that under Wealth.
· If they say, “being good at football,” write that underneath Skills.
And so on.
After they have given you enough answers, say:]
I think that just about everything that makes us feel valuable can be summed up in 4 categories.
[Then take the papers off, and read them the categories.]
Position.
Appearance.
Wealth.
Skills.
Let’s look a little deeper at each of these categories.
1. Position - standing, popularity, who your friends are, how many people know you, how many likes your statuses get, your position on a team, or in leadership, your accomplishments.
People can get caught up in their positions.
They can feel really feel good that they’re not just a regular cheerleader, they’re the head cheerleader.
Or they’re 1st chair in the band.
Or captain of the football team.
They begin to feel they have value because of their position.
2. Appearance - how cool/cute your clothes are, how often people tell you you’re attractive, have the right make up, good hair, nice skin clarity, good weight etc.
People can really feel valued for their looks.
They get compliments all the time, a lot of attention, and they start to feel like they have value and that their identity is in being the attractive kid.
3. Wealth - how much money you have, what phone you have, how big your house is, etc.
People can feel valuable because they have money.
They feel like they are somehow worth more than others, that their time matters more than others.
4. Skills - how talented you are, how athletic, how smart, etc.
People can feel valuable because they are smart, because they are good at skateboarding, at football, singing, etc.
They feel valuable because they are talented.
These four categories determine whether or not we feel valuable and whether or not we feel good about ourselves.
These shape our identity.
If these are UP, then we feel good about ourselves.
Examples:
· Just made the football team – I feel great.
· Just got a fresh, new haircut – I feel great.
· Just aced my chemistry test – Feeling fantastic.
· Just got new shoes – Wow, I’m gorgeous.
· Just got a huge check at work – I’m Justin Timberlake
However, when these categories are down, then we feel bad about ourselves and like we have no value.
Examples:
· Just got cut from the team – I’m a loser.
· Got a bad haircut – I’m ugly.
· Failed my test – I’m stupid.
· I’m poor – I can’t do anything.
· Tons of pimples today – I think I’m gonna switch to homeschool.
To make things even more complicated, sometimes we’re high in some categories but low in others.
When this happens, we often try to overcompensate.
For instance:
· If for some reason we don’t feel very smart, we might put everything in to sports.
· Or if we’re not athletic, maybe we put everything in to our looks.
If we can’t be athletic, at least we will be attractive.
· Or maybe we’re not attractive, so we put everything in to grades and getting a job.
If we can’t be attractive, at least we will be rich.
And around and around it goes.
People spend all day chasing after these worldly things, just to feel valuable.
Their identity is totally caught up in these shallow and superficial things.
It honestly breaks my heart, seeing people feel completely destroyed and depressed because they don’t feel valuable.
I hate how much emphasis girls have to put on their physical appearance just to feel valuable.
I hate how much pressure gets put on kids to have perfect grades, extracurricular activities, etc., just so they can be successful.
I hate how students who come from poor backgrounds can feel worthless, like they have no future.
I hate how students who are not athletic get bullied and are made to feel like garbage just because they aren’t good at sports.
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