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A Gift from Our Family to Yours
May 31, 2026 - For the Church at the St. John Church of Christ
Spiritual Discipline: Relinquish the False Self
Each of us has a beautiful true self inside of us. It is God’s gift to us. But many of us can hardly take this in. Somewhere life taught us that our true self wasn’t welcome or safe or wanted. Consequently, we learned to hide our true self. It its place we constructed a false self. The false self strives to cobble together an identity from secondary things: reputation, success, status, family, jobs, health; but an identity based on these things is rooted in idols, and idols can be lost! Things that can be here today and gone tomorrow provide a precarious mooring for the soul. Our truest identity can never be something we accomplish, earn or prove on our own. IT is a gift we receive from Jesus. It is not something we earn through performance; it is what we are given.
Scripture tells us that we are: chosen (John 15:16), beloved children of God (1 John 3:1), friends of Jesus (John 15:15), the temple of God (1 Cor. 3:16), God’s work of art (Eph. 2:10), fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). This is our truest self. We are not defective failures. We are treasured by the Lord of the universe, and this is why we can feel good about ourselves.
The disciplines of relinquishment detach us from the idols that vie for our attention, and attach us to our true identity in Christ. When we recognize the idols that consume our energy, time and hearts, we can ask God for the grace to “let go,” relinquishing our dependence on these things. God’s spirit of truth longs to help us detach from the lies that shape us. The Holy Spirit bears witness to the truth of our belovedness and our “Christ-in-me identity.” Pray for help in recognizing these idols in your life.
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We have bible classes for all ages at 10:00 a.m. Following classes, we meet together as a church family at 11:00 a.m. for worship services.
On the first Sunday of the month we enjoy a potluck meal together following worship service.
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