- The Bedrock of Your Life: Building Your Personal Foundation
Summary: Building a personal foundation is a critical process of maturing in spiritual, emotional, and personal aspects before starting a family, with Jesus as the cornerstone of this foundation.
Key Takeaways:
- Our life foundation is critical to the stability of our relationships.
- Jesus is the cornerstone of our foundation.
- Any dissatisfaction or voids in life should be filled by Jesus, not another person.
Bible Verses: Matthew 7:24-27, 1 Corinthians 3:11, Ephesians 2:20
Application Questions:
- In what ways are you ensuring that your life foundation is strong?
- What areas of your life need strengthening? How can you address them?
- Discovering Your Divine Design
Summary: Our unique attributes, talents, and passions are God-given elements of our personal foundation and identity, and understanding them enhances our intimacy with God.
Key Takeaways:
- God has created us uniquely and it’s important to discover and embrace our individuality.
- Our divine mission and personal convictions guide our actions and decisions.
- Unfruitful relationships can be a distraction from God’s glory.
Bible Verses: Psalm 139:13-14, Romans 12:6, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6
Application Questions:
- What are your hobbies, talents, convictions, and callings? How do they align with God’s purpose for you?
- How can you ensure your personal identity isn’t shaped by another’s interests?
- Discovering Who I Am
Summary: Our identity, actions, and fruit (achievements) are interconnected, with our core identity in Jesus influencing our actions and, in turn, our results.
Key Takeaways:
- Our core identity should be based on being loved by Jesus.
- Our identity influences our daily actions, which produce our results or achievements.
- A solid relationship with Jesus ensures an unshakable foundation.
Bible Verses: Genesis 1:27, 1 John 3:1, Galatians 5:22-23
Application Questions:
- How does your identity in Jesus influence your daily actions?
- How are your actions reflecting your relationship with Jesus?
- Develop your identity
Summary: Developing our identity with God as our audience ensures a more solid and unshakable foundation.
Key Takeaways:
- Our core identity stems from our relationship with Jesus.
- Our actions reflect our identity and core beliefs.
- Fruitful lives result from mature identity and actions.
Bible Verses: Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 2:10, John 15:5
Application Questions:
- How are you developing your identity in Christ?
- What fruits or achievements can you attribute to your actions, grounded in your identity in Christ?
Small Group Questions
- From “The Bedrock of Your Life: Building Your Personal Foundation”: What do you do to grow in your faith? What part of your faith do you think needs more work?
- From “Discovering Your Divine Design”: Think about your special talents and passions. How do these help your relationship with God? Are you using these gifts fully now?
- From “Discovering Who I Am”: How does knowing you are a child of God affect what you do and what you achieve in life? Can you remember a time when this knowledge changed your actions?
- From the sections on “Core”, “Actions”, and “Fruit”: Have you ever seen how your belief in Christ, your actions, and your achievements all connect? Can you share an example of this? How does this connection help you with your relationships with God and others?