Identity Lesson #2
Who is God ?
Intro: What is one question that you would like to ask God when you get to heaven?
Study
- Col 3:1-4, 1 Peter 2:9 One of the most important issues facing this generation in all parts of the world is the question of Identity.
- Mark 8:27-29 Many youth and young adults are not only searching for their own identity, they are also asking the question “Who is God ?”
- Rom 12:2, Jer 9:24 There are many who are confused about the identity of God because of who the world, friends, parents or teachers say God is.
- John 16:33 There are others who have a wrong idea of who God is because of people who have hurt them, or because of bad things that have happened to them.
- Matt 16:13-16 This generation is asking many questions about God, they want to know is God real? Who is God to me? Can he change my life and heal my pain?
- Mark 8:27-29 Many youth and young adults are not only searching for their own identity, they are also asking the question “Who is God ?”
- 1 Cor 4:4, John 8:44 The devil is lying to this generation, he wants to deceive people into thinking God is not faithful, that God doesn’t care, or even that God isn’t real.
- Rom 1:20-21 We are living in a world that is confused about the reality of God, and the identity of who God is.
- Psalms 111:10 The way that we discover the identity of who God is begins with our personal salvation, when we accept Christ we gain true wisdom.
- Jer 29:11-14, Prov 8:17 We continue to discover the truth of who God is as we seek him in prayer, trust him, obey him, and surrender areas of our lives to him.
- 2 Cor 5:20, 2 Cor 4:7 God wants us to then communicate the true identity of who he is to the lost and dying world around us.
- Rom 1:20-21 We are living in a world that is confused about the reality of God, and the identity of who God is.
Discussion
- What are some of the main questions that this generation is asking about God in our world today?
- What are some of the reasons you believe there are so many today who are confused on who God is?
- What are some wrong perceptions that people can have about God because of bad things that have happen in the world, or happen to them?
- What are some ways that we can communicate the truth about who God is to the lost and dying world around us?
End: Pray for any who are currently struggling with the identity of God, pray for any who need to accept Christ, or rededicate their lives to Christ, then take requests.