Part 1: Greater Identity
Message Notes Greater Part 1: Greater Identity Colossians 3:1-4 ® missing what’s in front of you
#1 Unfulfilled plans don’t have to mean an unfulfilled life.
Group Questions Greater Part 1: Greater Identity Colossians 3:1-4 1. When was the first time you realized that life wasn’t going to go according to your plan? How did you feel at the time? Over your life, how have you dealt with unfulfilled goals and dreams? What have you learned?
® set your mind and heart - Colossians 3:1-2
#2 The way you feel will be affected by the way you think. ® total perspective change - Colossians 3:1-3
2. Read Colossians 3:1-4. How would you explain the words, “set your heart and mind on things above?” What does it not mean?
3. You haven’t died yet. Judgment Day hasn’t come yet. What does it mean that you have already died and been raised with Christ? (Colossians 3:1,3)
#3 You are not who you used to be. You are not who others choose to see.
4. Where are you most tempted to find your primary identity? What are the negative consequences to that primary identity?
You are who God made you to be.
® identity changes things - Colossians 3:4
#4 There’s hope in every circumstance.
5. A Christian’s primary identity is “child of God.” What does that mean to you?
6. How does this primary identity affect the way you face difficult circumstances? Share an example if possible.
There’s fulfillment in every season. 7. How does this primary identity give fulfillment in every season? Share an example if possible.
8. Having a heavenly mindset while living on earth isn’t always easy. What are some things you could do to help keep that mindset?
#1 Unfulfilled plans don’t have to mean an unfulfilled life.
Group Questions Greater Part 1: Greater Identity Colossians 3:1-4 1. When was the first time you realized that life wasn’t going to go according to your plan? How did you feel at the time? Over your life, how have you dealt with unfulfilled goals and dreams? What have you learned?
® set your mind and heart - Colossians 3:1-2
#2 The way you feel will be affected by the way you think. ® total perspective change - Colossians 3:1-3
2. Read Colossians 3:1-4. How would you explain the words, “set your heart and mind on things above?” What does it not mean?
3. You haven’t died yet. Judgment Day hasn’t come yet. What does it mean that you have already died and been raised with Christ? (Colossians 3:1,3)
#3 You are not who you used to be. You are not who others choose to see.
4. Where are you most tempted to find your primary identity? What are the negative consequences to that primary identity?
You are who God made you to be.
® identity changes things - Colossians 3:4
#4 There’s hope in every circumstance.
5. A Christian’s primary identity is “child of God.” What does that mean to you?
6. How does this primary identity affect the way you face difficult circumstances? Share an example if possible.
There’s fulfillment in every season. 7. How does this primary identity give fulfillment in every season? Share an example if possible.
8. Having a heavenly mindset while living on earth isn’t always easy. What are some things you could do to help keep that mindset?
