Lecture Notes: Identity, Fatherhood, and God's Vision

Introduction

• Speaker emphasizes the beauty of not returning to the orphanage state but finding a place at the family table.
• Differentiation between orphan mentality and sonship/daughtership mentality.
  • Orphan: What can I get?
  • Son/Daughter: What can I give? How can I add value?
• Jesus didn’t die to make us valuable, but because we are already valuable.
• Emphasis on understanding that the death of Jesus was an act of love, not just a sin issue.

Themes of Revelation

• The concept of “chair” positions to illustrate different postures in life.
  • Chair 1: Identity found in love and acceptance by the Father.
  • Chair 2: Orphan mentality, up and down, insecure.
  • Chair 3: World’s perspective, opinions of people.
• Importance of Simon’s revelation of Jesus in Matthew 16: Jesus is the anointed Son.

Special Sauce Identity

• Christ’s identity and our identity as anointed sons and daughters are tied to what the Father says about us.
• Our view of Jesus influences how we reflect Him to others.
• Example of viewing Jesus as a lion vs. a lamb.
• Emphasis on understanding our identity as anointed heirs (sons/daughters) and acting from that position.

Illustrative Activity

• Activity with volunteers to demonstrate the transmission and distortion of actions/commands.
• Similar to passing down identity and the challenge of maintaining the essence of what was originally given.
• Issues of fear, interpretation, and misunderstandings in the process.

Understanding and Value

• Key steps: Understand → Value → Steward → Multiply → Authority.
• Without understanding, we can’t value, steward, or multiply effectively.
• Mark 4:13’s parable of the sower, seed, and soil as fundamental for understanding all kingdom principles.

Inheritance and Identity

• Setting: Genesis 1 with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as a family and the model of honor.
• Lucifer’s fall and the introduction of the orphan spirit: Doubt of God's goodness and self-worth.
• Emphasis on the eternal family: How the Father loves the Son and the unity within the Trinity.

Creation and Rest

• Creation of man in God’s image to reflect the family of God on earth.
• Adam's relationship with God: Seeing God’s face, hearing His voice, feeling His love.
• Eve created and beginning of relational dynamic reflecting God’s love and honor.
• Blessing to “be” (love, joy), not just to do.

Living from Identity

• Example of Jesus feeding the multitudes from a position of blessing and abundance (Chair 1) rather than scarcity (Chair 2).
• Orphan world focuses on what’s missing, while sons/daughters operate from fullness and rest.
• Dominance and stewardship stem from love and identity, not from orphan-driven dominance.

Personal Testimony

• Speaker shares his own journey from operating with an orphan spirit to understanding sonship.
• Walked through dark periods, addiction, and restoration through the revelation of God’s love.
• Importance of authenticity, vulnerability, and receiving the Father’s blessing.

Conclusion

• Emphasis on sonship and the importance of resting in God's love and presence.
• Building and functioning from a place of identity and love, not performance and fear.
• Invitation to embrace being an anointed son or daughter and sharing that identity with others.

[Applause][Break for Q&A and demonstration]