BONUS EPISODE: Where Are You Empty? Living Out of Fullness

Voxology

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

How the biblical concept of identity, rooted in Paul's letters to the Ephesians and Colossians, can radically transform our daily lives and free us from the shame and lies of our inherited identity. In this exclusive Voxology solo episode, Tim Stafford introduces a powerful past sermon from Mike Erre that explores what it means to be "in Christ" and how our God-given identity is foundational to becoming who we were created to be. Despite being recorded several years ago, Mike’s reflection is more relevant than ever, challenging us to move from performance-based faith into a grace-driven reality of fullness.

Key Takeaways:
• Inherited Identity vs. In-Christ Identity – Unpacking the difference between the scripts the world writes for us and the indestructible identity we receive through Jesus.
• Becoming Who You Already Are – How Paul’s order of indicative (what Christ has done) before imperative (what we should do) is essential to a healthy understanding of growth and obedience.
• Identity in Ephesians and Colossians – Exploring profound truths from Paul’s letters about what it means to be sealed, adopted, raised, and filled in Christ.
• The Role of Grace in Formation – Challenging the belief that grace simply cleans up our past, instead showing how grace leads and sustains our transformation.
• Living From Fullness, Not Emptiness – How the false pursuit of "more" can be put to rest when we fully embrace the completeness we already have in Christ.

Resources Mentioned:
• Book of Ephesians – Ephesians 1–4
• Book of Colossians – Colossians 1–3
• "The Secret" – Referenced as an example of modern-day gnostic thinking
• Good Friday Activity Cards – Reflection prompts for listing false identities and embracing Christ’s truth
• Past Episodes with Tim Gombis – Exploring Kingdom dynamics vs. sin and death patterns

Let this episode be a pause to realign your understanding of grace, formation, and true identity. Join us in preparing for Good Friday by reflecting on the lies you carry and the truth Christ declares over you.

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to [email protected], and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.

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Learn more about the Voxology Podcast

Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify

Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon

The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio

Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the Vox podcast. I am not Mike Erie, nor am I Bonnie Lewis.
0:19.8	I am your friendly neighborhood producer Tim.
0:23.9	Flying solo for a minute here. I just literally walked in the house from Orange County
0:31.3	where we were doing some Vox activities, some cool stuff that we'll be sharing with you guys
0:36.4	pretty soon. It was the first time that Mike and Bonnie and I were actually in the same physical location.
0:43.3	It was pretty fun.
0:44.3	We were down there also for the heated conversation that Mike and Bonnie did on Friday night of last week.
0:52.3	And it was awesome. I apologize about the Facebook live feed that did not work.
0:57.0	That was a troubleshoot because the setup that we were planning on didn't quite happen.
1:03.0	And I tried to troubleshoot the last minute through my phone and a little external microphone,
1:09.0	but that obviously did not work. And since it was on my phone, a little external microphone, but that obviously did not work.
1:12.0	And since it was on my phone, I couldn't see everybody's comments, nor could I see all the
1:17.1	text messages that I was getting, telling me that it wasn't working.
1:21.2	So I apologize.
1:23.8	But that's the bad news.
1:25.8	The good news is there was a professional video crew there and a professional sound crew.
1:31.3	So it'll be up on YouTube, a much better version very soon.
1:36.3	And you guys can all tune in and see it, which I suggest you do because the conversation was awesome.
1:41.3	And it was a packed house and people brought great questions for Mike
1:47.2	and Bonnie around the topic of women in ministry. So tune in. We'll post it as soon as it comes
1:54.7	out. But it was pretty great. All that being said, the reason that you have just me right now is because we realized that we did not have an episode to release this week with all the traveling that was being done.
2:09.6	But I wanted to make sure that something went out, that something came out this week.
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