On Lock
Core question Where do I truly belong?
Session recap
- Main truth
- Belonging is received through Jesus, not earned by performance.
- Key takeaway
- My belonging isn’t by doing things. I belong to Christ.
Truths
- You are not auditioning for God’s love.
- Belonging is the place where you no longer have to perform to keep your place.
- You do not obey to belong. You obey because you belong.
- God knows the person behind the performance.
Discussion questions
- Where in your life do you feel the strongest pressure to be “on” or perform for other people?
- What do you feel like you have to do or be for people to accept you?
- What are you afraid might happen if you stopped “being on”?
- Have you ever felt like you had to perform for God? What did that look like for you?
- What would stepping off the stage and trusting that you belong to Christ look like for you this week?
- Who is one safe person you could be more honest with? What is one thing you could honestly tell that person or Jesus?
Prayer prompt
Jesus, help me stop performing for a place and rest in the fact that I belong to You.
Unlocked
Core question Who am I?
Session recap
- Main truth
- My identity is not determined by what I accomplish, what others call me, or how I feel.
- Key takeaway
- My identity in Christ is secure.
Truths
- Your experiences may describe your story, but they do not have the authority to define you. Jesus does.
- The loudest voice in your life should not be the crowd, your past, or your insecurity. It should be the voice of the One who created you.
- Belonging answers “Whose am I?” Identity answers “Who am I because I belong to Him?”
- In Christ, I am loved, forgiven, chosen, known, made new, not alone, and God’s workmanship.
Discussion questions
- What labels have other people, culture, or your own thoughts put on you?
- Which label has been the hardest for you to let go of or stop believing?
- Has a positive label ever made you feel like you had to keep proving yourself? What did that feel like?
- When you remember that you belong to Christ, how does that change the way you answer the question “Who am I?”
- Which truth about your identity in Christ do you most need to believe right now?
- What voice do you need to turn down this week, and what truth from God do you need to turn up?
Prayer prompt
Jesus, help me reject false labels and believe what is true about who I am in You.
Lock In
Core question Why am I here?
Session recap
- Main truth
- Purpose begins by faithfully following Jesus where I am right now.
- Key takeaway
- My purpose flows from who God says I am.
Truths
- My purpose is to live out who God says I am.
- My purpose flows from who God says I am.
- You do not have to know everything about your future to be faithful today.
- Purpose begins by faithfully following Jesus where I am right now.
Discussion questions
- When you think about your future, what creates the most pressure for you right now?
- Do you ever feel like your purpose is something waiting for you later? Why?
- When you think about purpose, do you mostly think about a career and success, or about following Jesus now? Why?
- What would faithfully following Jesus where you are right now look like for you this week?
- What gifts, opportunities, or relationships has God already placed in your life that you can use with purpose right now?
- Who could encourage you, pray with you, or help you stay faithful as you live with purpose?
Prayer prompt
Jesus, help me stop obsessing over the whole future and take the next faithful step with You today.
Series progression
- 01Belonging: I am His.
- 02Identity: I know who I am.
- 03Purpose: I live for Christ.