What does Tribe teach about christian identity?
Drawn from the message where it was actually addressed: the words said from the front, the passages taught, and where to hear the whole thing.
At Tribe, the teaching on Christian identity is woven into nearly every series Pastor Brian preaches. He names identity in Christ as one of seven core themes that run through the church's teaching, which means it surfaces regularly rather than being confined to a single standalone series.
The episode in this collection where identity touches down most concretely is the opening message of the 'Unbreakable' series, where Brian works through what it means that God has written Israel's name on the palms of his hands. His point is that God's commitments define the identity of those he claims, and that Protestant preaching often rushes past what a text says about God's specific people in order to land on personal application. Understanding who Israel is to God, Brian argues, is inseparable from understanding who the church is to God.
Brian also frames right thinking about Israel as a defining issue for this generation of believers, the way earlier generations had to settle questions about the divinity of Christ or the authority of scripture. How a Christian answers that question, he suggests, is not a footnote to their identity in Christ but a test of whether their theology is built on the whole counsel of scripture or only the parts that feel comfortable.
Taught from Isaiah 49:16 · Jeremiah 31:35-37 · Jeremiah 31:1-22
The passage taught · Isaiah 49:16
16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. your walls are continually before me.
World English Bible
Messages that go deeper
- January 18, 2026 Unbreakable: God's Commitment to Israel Brian Hunter opens a multi-week series on God's unbreakable covenant with Israel, exploring why this subject matters deeply for every believer's faith and understanding of God's heart.