Cultivating the One New Man

The Sovereign’s Assembly

Series Arc: One New Man → Cultivating Identity → From Identity to Order

Big Idea: Identity is not a statement you repeat—it’s a life you submit to. Authority doesn’t rest on confession alone; it rests on cultivated obedience.

 Primary Scriptures

·        Torah: Genesis 2:15 — “to tend and keep it” (identity requires stewardship)

·        Writings: Psalm 37:23 — “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD…”

·        New Testament: Colossians 2:6 — “As you therefore have received… so walk in Him”

 The Charges

1.      Stop treating identity like a slogan. Covenant identity must become embodied identity.

2.      Cultivate what God called you—daily. Gardens don’t grow by agreement; they grow by guarding and tending. (Genesis 2:15)

3.      Your reactions reveal your formation level. Pressure doesn’t create your nature—it exposes it.

4.      Obedience is the proof of identity. Walking confirms receiving. (Colossians 2:6)

5.      Order follows identity, not the other way around. Government cannot be entrusted to the immature. (Hebrews 5:13–14)

6.      Community tests identity. Unity and submission expose whether identity is real or performative.

 What This Means for the Week

·        One daily act of obedience you don’t feel like doing (train the will).

·        One restraint (guard your mouth, impulses, appetite, or reaction).

·        One act of honor toward someone in your house/assembly (identity shows up relationally).

·        One review at night: “Did I live who I say I am?”

 Closing Charge

You don’t “find” identity—you keep it. And what you don’t guard, you will lose.

 Next Step: Members can access the full sermon notes and the one-week cultivation practice in the members area.