Defined: Who God Says You Are

by Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick

Overview

Inspired by the Kendrick brothers’ new movie OVERCOMER, and written by the #1 New York Times best-selling author team behind The Love Dare and The Battle Plan for Prayer, comes an exciting new resource about discovering your God-given identity and embracing the wonder of who you were created to be. 

At this very moment, what you believe about your own purpose and value affects almost every area of your life—including how you think and feel, the way you react to circumstances, and how you approach God and your relationships. But what is guiding your core beliefs? Are they healthy and founded upon solid truth? Or are they constantly shifting with the opinions of others or your own emotions?

Based upon powerful insights from the scriptural book of Ephesians, and seasoned with personal stories and practical wisdom, Defined challenges you to let the One who knows you best be the One who guides your heart the most. It’s time for all of us to live in the amazing light of His acceptance, abundance, and strength.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781535948920
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/06/2019
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	617,077
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Stephen Kendrick is a speaker, screenwriter, and producer whose film credits include Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, and Courageous.  Stephen co-authored the New York Times bestsellers The Love Dare and The Resolution for Men. He is an associate pastor of preaching and prayer at Sherwood Church and serves on the board of the Fatherhood CoMission. Stephen and his wife, Jill, have six children.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Identity Matters 9

2 The Confusion of Your Identity 19

3 The Source of Your Identity 28

Part I Intentionality: How Your Story Begins

4 You Are Created with Purpose: Uniquely Designed 39

5 You Are Extremely Valuable: Made in God's Image 47

6 Once upon a Design: The Parable of Fred 55

7 You Are Broken and Imperfect 58

8 You Are Sought by God: Lost and Found 69

9 You Are Able to Test Your Faith 79

10 You Are Part of God's Epic Plan 90

11 Once upon a Divide: A Parable of Twins 100

Part II Identity: Who You Are in Christ

12 You Are Defined at Your Core 109

13 You Are Beloved as God's Adopted Child 118

14 You Are Blessed as God's Spiritual Son 125

15 You Are Saved as God's New Creation 130

16 You Are Forgiven as God's Redeemed Saint 136

17 You Are Prized as God's Dwelling Place 143

18 You Are Gifted as God's Specialized Worker 149

Part III Inheritance: What You Have in Christ

19 You Have Resources and a Rich Inheritance from Your Father 159

20 You Have Access and Authority through the Son 165

21 You Have the Seal and Strengthening of the Holy Spirit 171

22 You Have Hope and a Home in Heaven 177

Part IV Imperatives: Embracing Your Identity

23 You Must Renew Your Thinking 187

24 You Must Upgrade Your Speaking 193

25 You Must Cleanse Your Heart 200

26 You Must Walk by the Spirit 205

27 You Must Walk in Love at All Times 213

Part V Immovable: Standing Strong

28 You Can Be Strong during Spiritual Attack 223

29 You Can Be Triumphant during Temptation 231

30 You Can Be Constant during Criticism 236

31 You Can Be Faithful after Failure 243

32 You Can Be Loyal after Loss 247

33 You Can Be Glorifying to God at All Times 252

34 You Can Be True to the End 261

Group Discussion Questions 269

Interviews

• Christians seeking to understand their identity in Christ, no matter what trial they are facing
• Past viewers of Kendrick films and purchasers of bestselling books The Love Dare, Fervent, The Resolution for Men, The Resolution for Women, and The Battle Plan for Praye