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Do Not Get Distracted!

Attempt made to distract Jesus- Luke 4:1-13 (NASB) Identity, value, purpose, and responsibility - Obtained through our inheritance to the Kingdom of God through our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ of Nazareth. IDENTITY: "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NASB) Paul accepted his identity; "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Galations 12:20 (NASB) Reference (https://www.openbible.info/topics/our_identity_in_christ) VALUE: How do you place your value? In Jesus’ hierarchy of value, people held a higher place than the rest of the creation. Consider the full text of the first part of the passage from the Sermon on the Mount, partially quoted above: "‘Look at the birds of the air;