Altar Ego

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

1. Laid down our feelings of inadequacy
2. Laying down need for control
3. Laid down our right to be offended
4. Laying down our longing for approval

Five specific signs you're longing for approval :

1. You worry about what other people think of you.
2. You are often overly sensitive.
3. You compromise your values.
4. You hesitate sharing your faith.
5. You have a hard time saying no.

Pleasing people is idolatry.
You cannot simultaneously please people and please God.

How do we overcome :

1. Focus on pleasing God instead of pleasing people!
If people were my goal I would not be Christ's servant.
I can't please everybody, but I can please God!

2. Live from the approval of God instead of for the approval of people.
Your worth is based on what God says about you!

You are a new creation in Christ
2 Corinthians 5:17

Your sins are forgiven and washed away
Ephesians 1:7

You are God's masterpiece
Ephesians 2:10

You are the light of the world
Matthew 5:14

You are powerful, you are joint heir
Romans 8:11
Romans 8:17

You are greatly loved by God!
Romans 1:7

Romans 12:2
Romans 12:1 makes 12:2 possible..you offer yourself as a living sacrifice.