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Key Thought:

How can embracing your identity in Christ transform the way you live and respond to challenges?



Key Quote

"Beliefs drive your life. They keep you stuck or propel you forward." – Pastor Bil Cornelius 



Start talking. Find a conversation starter for your group.
  • If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?
  • What’s your go-to dance move when no one’s watching?
  • If you could be any age for a week, what age would you pick and why?


Start thinking. Ask a thoughtful question.
  • What does it mean to let your Father define you instead of your failures?
  • How does the idea of "hammering plow-blades into swords" (Joel 3:10) encourage you to take action in your life, especially when you feel weak or defeated?


Start sharing. Choose questions that create openness.
  • When you make a mistake, is your first instinct to feel shame or guilt? How can you remind yourself of God’s unconditional love and grace in those moments, and how does that change your response to failure?
  • What area of your life do you feel the most stuck in right now? How can you take small, intentional steps toward transformation, and how can you use Scripture and prayer to fuel that change?


Start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
  • What’s one small belief you could change today to feel more confident in God’s plan for you?
    • Pick a Bible verse about your worth and repeat it to stay grounded/ encouraged this week.

Scriptures

“..if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1NIV

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NLT 

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV

“But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. At one time you were not a people, but now you are God’s people. In the past you had never received mercy, but now you have received God’s mercy.” 1 Peter 2:9-10 NCV

“Hammer your plow-blades into swords and your pruning-knives into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’” Joel 3:10 CJB

“And David was greatly distressed; for the people [spoke] of stoning him...but David encouraged himself in the LORD..” 1 Samuel 30:6 KJV

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV

“And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind.. having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude..” Ephesians 4:23 AMP


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