Identity

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:.5in;text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt" align="center">Colossians 1:15-20, 24-29 We tend to find our identity in…   1. ________________  (____________)    Gospel Antidote: We don’t have to find our identity in __________ because Christ declared _______________   We tend to find our identity in…   2. ________________  (____________)    Gospel Antidote: We don’t have to find our identity in ____________ because in Christ _______________________   We tend to find our identity in…   3. ________________  (____________)    Gospel Antidote: We don’t have to find our identity in ___________ because Christ ________________________________    Works Cited and/or For Further Study: <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">PROOF: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> by Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">New Morning Mercies <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">by Paul David Tripp <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Article on “Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ’s Affliction” by John Piper <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Articles on “Identity in Achievement”, “Identity in Spirituality”, “Identity in Relationship”, and “Identity in Creation” by Paul David Tripp <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">The ESV Study Bible Questions for Discussion…   <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">In what ways are you tempted to find your identity in achievements? <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">In what ways are you tempted to find your identity in possessions? <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">In what ways are you tempted to find your identity in relationships? <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Who in your life is struggling to find their identity in one of these areas? How could you share the Gospel with them this week? <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">What difference does it make in our approach to life, whether we’re trying to change into who we should be vs. maturing into who we already are? <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">How can we as a group help each other remember who we are in Christ?