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Defined - Bible Study Book: How God Has Identified You
Defined Bible Study Book includes content for eight sessions, personal study between group sessions, applicable Scripture, "How to Use This Study," tips for leading a group, a leader guide, and a family-discipleship page.
When you introduce yourself to someone for the first time, you have an opportunity to define yourself. You disclose your name, profession, and interests. These factors help our culture define us, but are those answers enough? People are struggling in ten thousand ways because of identity issues. They can't help but ask, who am I? and why do I matter? Can our culture really provide meaningful answers to those questions, or do we need something deeper and more significant?
Before asking, who am I? we need to be able to answer, who is God? If we can't answer the first question, we will never answer the second. The problem with our search for identity is that we are looking in all the wrong places. Scripture teaches that we are all made in the image of God. We do not define ourselves--the Creator does. We were all created to be known and loved by God. Once those answers are clear, we can move forward and discover all God has called us to be.
Session topics:
1. Uniquely Created by God
2. Uniquely Broken by Sin
3. Transformed by the Gospel
4. Who We Are in Christ
5. What We Have in Christ
6. Living Out Our Identity
7. Walking in the Spirit
8. Walking in Mission
Features:
- Videos and session previews featuring Alex and Stephen Kendrick
- Eight small-group sessions
- Personal-study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth
- Promotional video
- Social-media assets for the group leader
Benefits:
- Answer the questions "Who is God?" and "Who am I?"
- Define yourself by God's standard.
- Learn how sin has uniquely broken you.
- Discover how you can be transformed by the gospel of Christ.
- Understand what it means to be created for good works.
- Develop a deeper appreciation for the Book of Ephesians.
- Learn to walk with Christ in stronger faith and assurance.
- Use the unique way God has gifted and created you to serve others.
- Take hold of the grace available to you in Christ.
- Find purpose and meaning in Christ.
- Define yourself by the Creator's call instead by a cultural identity.
When you introduce yourself to someone for the first time, you have an opportunity to define yourself. You disclose your name, profession, and interests. These factors help our culture define us, but are those answers enough? People are struggling in ten thousand ways because of identity issues. They can't help but ask, who am I? and why do I matter? Can our culture really provide meaningful answers to those questions, or do we need something deeper and more significant?
Before asking, who am I? we need to be able to answer, who is God? If we can't answer the first question, we will never answer the second. The problem with our search for identity is that we are looking in all the wrong places. Scripture teaches that we are all made in the image of God. We do not define ourselves--the Creator does. We were all created to be known and loved by God. Once those answers are clear, we can move forward and discover all God has called us to be.
Session topics:
1. Uniquely Created by God
2. Uniquely Broken by Sin
3. Transformed by the Gospel
4. Who We Are in Christ
5. What We Have in Christ
6. Living Out Our Identity
7. Walking in the Spirit
8. Walking in Mission
Features:
- Videos and session previews featuring Alex and Stephen Kendrick
- Eight small-group sessions
- Personal-study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth
- Promotional video
- Social-media assets for the group leader
Benefits:
- Answer the questions "Who is God?" and "Who am I?"
- Define yourself by God's standard.
- Learn how sin has uniquely broken you.
- Discover how you can be transformed by the gospel of Christ.
- Understand what it means to be created for good works.
- Develop a deeper appreciation for the Book of Ephesians.
- Learn to walk with Christ in stronger faith and assurance.
- Use the unique way God has gifted and created you to serve others.
- Take hold of the grace available to you in Christ.
- Find purpose and meaning in Christ.
- Define yourself by the Creator's call instead by a cultural identity.
144 pages, Paperback
Published August 6, 2019
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About the author
Stephen Kendrick
93 books230 followersStephen Kendrick (born June 10, 1974) is an American film writer and producer, co-writer of the book The Love Dare with brother Alex Kendrick, and former senior associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. Stephen, Shannon and Alex Kendrick comprise Kendrick Brothers Productions.
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September 11, 2022
Used this as a church wide study. It’s a great book and study guide for small groups with a wide range of experienced believers, but your more experienced will find most of this book a little “basic.” Have to give it a 3 since I didn’t find it insightful for myself; however, for newer Christians, this could be a 4+ book to read.
February 22, 2020
I felt like these were the men preaching during the Salem witch trials. Very old school teaching . I could see the man telling his adopt child daily that she doesn’t deserve them but they love her anyway. If you believe in a vengeful hateful God, go for it.
March 5, 2020
Excellent - love the Kendrick brothers.
July 5, 2020
This really deserved a 3.5 rating. Good Bible study...
February 23, 2021
Excellent study! Highly recommended. Would do it again. Very eye opening to understanding who we are in Christ. Demystified the book of Ephesians for me.
August 21, 2022
By far one of if not the best study that I have participated in in quite some time ! Not to be missed where ever you are in your faith walk.
February 25, 2024
No matter where you are in your faith walk this book is a beautiful reminder of who we are in Christ. Because sometimes we need to be reminded.
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