1. IDENTITY Dr. Dennis Morgan

2. goal: think about your identity

3. who am I?

4. identity can be many things

6. what verification?

7. Google

9. who can verify our identity?

11. man is imperfect

13. human view of identity

14. only physical

15. slug

17. animal

19. monism

20. one substance to identity

21. only physical

22. only brain and body

24. human self-examination

26. human perspective

28. get outside our experience

29. What’s it like to be a bat?

31. by sonar not by sight

32. we can’t relate to this

33. outside our experience

34. using ourselves to understand ourselves is inadequate

35. outside perspective needed

37. ultimate identity verification

40. physical plus non-physical

41. “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43

42. “My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.” Phil. 1:23 “Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home with the Lord or away, we make it our aim to please him.” 2 Corinthians 5:8-9

43. soul: the person in a body

46. what identity do you prefer?

47. only physical or something more?

48. in, but more than, a body

49. holistic dualism

50. a person in a whole person

51. not just a physical mechanism

52. physical, yet someone more

53. an identity with greater value

54. see beyond the faces

56. love for the real person

57. “you are of more value than many sparrows?” Matthew 10:31

58. more than your problems

59. your person can change your personal problems

60. Holy Spirit strengthening the person

61. “that he [God the Father] may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being.” Ephesians 3:16

62. who am I?

63. more than what I do

64. identity in who I am

65. answer to the question

66. who am I?

67. you are more than physical

68. identity: person in a body

69. more

70. more about who you are

71. after this life

72. recognize this song by Queen

73. Queen asked this question

74. who wants to live forever?

75. Freddie Mercury - Queen

76. sadly, Freddie died from Aids

77. who wants to live forever?

78. pointless question….because

79. our person will never die

80. to die is not our choice

81. who am I?

82. identity: person who will never die

83. ask the right question

84. we will live forever…somewhere

85. the question is, where?

86. “where forever?” is a question of belonging

87. belonging, not just to a place

88. but to whom do I belong?

89. who do I, as a person…

90. belong to forever?

91. either to a loving LORD, or…

92. in the words of Bob Dylan…

93. to serve = belong to

94. who am I?

95. identity: person who belongs to someone

96. to someone outside this world…forever

97. identity can be many things…

98. but true identity is:

99. I am person in a body

100. I am a person who will never die

101. I am a person who belongs to someone

102. to someone outside this world

103. forever

104. my true identity is: I am person in a body I am a person who will never die I am a person who belongs to someone outside this world forever

105. Jesus said, “come, follow me”

106. “belong to me”…

107. forever