Sermon Notes:
1. Our unshakable identity in Jesus comes from heaven, not from this world.
2. Satan does his best to push us away from our unshakable identity in Jesus.
3. Our unshakable identity in Jesus consist in being called children of God.
Application Points:
1. Our unshakable identity in Jesus means that you are loved beyond what you can accomplish.
2. Our unshakable identity in Jesus means I become free from my past sins defining me.
3. Our unshakable identity in Jesus I can be confident that the problems I will encounter will be used for my good.
Follow-up Questions from Sunday:
Quick Review:
Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you?
Digging Deeper:
1. As a group read Ephesians 1:1-23.
2. When you were growing up in junior high and high school, what did you put your identity in?
3. As you look around, what do you see most people put their identity in today?
4. How important do you think “identity” is to a person’s life? Why?
5. What do you think a person’s “perceived identity” provides for them?
6. According to Ephesians 1:1-14, what does God say is your true identity?
7. Which of these things is the hardest for you to understand or apply to your life? Why do you think that is?
8. Read Ephesians 1:17-18. What is it that Paul prays for in these passages? When were you first “enlightened” to your true identity in Christ? How did this happen and how did it change, or is changing, the way you think and live?
9. When you reflect on Ephesians 1, what does it tell you about the heart of God?
Taking it Home:
Memorize Ephesians 1:18
Spend some time this week reflecting on and praying over who you are as a child of God. Ask God to help you understand who you truly are in His eyes. May you see yourself more clearly and live your life more powerfully as His child.
Prayer request:
Pray for your group that the eyes of their hearts would be enlightened to know God better and to know their true identity in Christ!