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About this theme
"Who God says I am defines who I am and changes how I live."
We all believe certain things about ourselves and those beliefs come from a variety of places - our parents, our backgrounds, our experiences, etc. And increasingly our culture encourages us to look within to discover who we are. But the child of God looks in a different direction to know who they truly are. Not within themselves, nor to the opinions of others, but to our Father in heaven - to what he says about us and especially who we are because of our trust in Jesus. An identity that is received, not achieved. This is our privilege - to know who we are in him, to know that he knows us, loves us and delights in us; to understand that the reason we were created was to see and know who God truly is; to find our deepest meaning in the joy of knowing him, experiencing his presence and being assured of our ultimate security in him.
Week 1
This starter question is for a new group that has just formed, it is designed to help you get to know one and other better.
Ask each other: “What is your life story?”
Ask each other questions and pray for each other.
All other weeks
Section A: Accountability & how are you doing? - 15 minutes
Think back to the ‘Action and Share’ section you went through last session. How did you get on this week with putting into practice what you said last week? Who did you share with?
What has brought you joy and satisfaction recently? What has been challenging you recently?
If you finish a theme and there is no theme to continue onto please keep catching up with your group using this Section A.
Section B: What is God saying through his Word - 40 minutes
Read the Bible passage and use these questions as conversation starters:
What are the key truths about a) God, b) you, c) the life God desires for us?
What questions do you have about this passage?
Section C: Action and share - 10 minutes
Through this passage, what is God saying you should do / change / stop? “Therefore I will ____”
Think together on how and with whom you could share what you've learned this week.
Bible passages:
Week 1, I am CHOSEN - Ephesians 1:3-10 & Romans 8:14-17 - I am chosen by the Father, predestined for adoption, before he created the world!
Home - Ephesians 1:11-14 - I am marked and sealed by the Holy Spirit, guaranteeing my inheritance.
Week 2, I am LOVED - Ephesians 3:14-19 - His love for me is colossal, limitless, of great depth and intimacy and can fill me to overflowing with the fullness of God.
Home - 1 Corinthians 6:19&20 - I have been bought with a price; I belong to God.
Week 3, I am JUSTIFIED - Romans 3:21-24 - God has declared me no longer guilty for all my sin.
Home - 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 - Jesus exchanged my sin for his righteousness
Week 4, I am A CONQUEROR - Romans 8:31-39 - I am an overcomer; victorious because nothing can separate me from the love of Christ.
Home - Romans 8:17 & Ephesians 2:4-7 - I am a co-heir with Christ, seated with him in the heavenly realms.
Week 5, I am FILLED - Acts 1:8 & Ephesians 1:18-21 - The presence of the Holy Spirit is with me. He wants to fill me with his immeasurably great power.
Home - John 15:1-8, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 6:9&10 - By his presence and strength I am called to be fruitful and see his Kingdom advance on the earth .