YOUTH GROUP LESSON ON IDENTITY
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This lesson is a part of a larger series called Royalty. We have an entire sermon series library loaded with resources like this at youthpastor.co.
Lesson Overview
• One of the biggest questions humanity has always asked is: “Who am I and what is my purpose in life?” Without a firm understanding of our identity in Jesus Christ, we feel aimless and hopeless! This youth group lesson unpacks how we find our identity in Christ.
Breakdown
• Main Scripture: Galatians 3:26; 2 Corinthians 6:17-18; 1 John 3:9-10
• Bottom Line: I am a child of God.
Capture: Grab their attention with an illustration.
• Illustration/Story: Have you ever had an identity crisis before? A moment where you didn’t know who you really were? Share a personal identity crisis story or show a video to help illustrate this point. It’s so hard to live life when we don’t have confidence in who we are.
• A lot of things will dictate our identity if we let them — sports, relationships, hobbies, academics, etc. At some point, you will reach a place where that identity will fail you because our identities are not meant to be built on what we do, but on who we are.
Connect: Connect them to God’s word.
• Tension Question: Do you know who you really are? Tonight, if you feel stuck in the middle of an identity crisis, God wants to show you who you really are to Him.
• Scripture: Galatians 3:26 — When we believe in Jesus Christ, we are adopted into the family of God as His children.
Consider: What does this mean for us today?
• Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 — God wants more than a distant relationship with you. His plan is to be your Father, as we are His sons and daughters.
• The world wants to tell us that we are lost and alone. It will pollute our true identity with distractions and pain. However, God says you are more than that! You are royalty! You are the sons and daughters of the King of Kings!
• Scripture calls us to “come out from among unbelievers and separate yourselves from them.” We are called to live a set-apart lifestyle!
• If we want to follow Jesus well, we must look like Him. Don’t allow the world to dictate your identity any longer — know who you are! You are a child of God!
• Bottom Line: I am a child of God.
Collide: How do we apply this in our lives?
• Scripture: 1 John 3:9-10 — If we do not live as children of God, we identify ourselves as children of the world — namely, the enemy.
• As children of God, we should look like our Father! Do you look more like a child of God or a child of the world?
• Being a child of God is more than just our identity — it’s our responsibility to live as His children! If we are truly God’s children, we can’t continue to live in sin.
• Scripture calls us to live righteously and love other believers — this is what it means to be a child of God! Write this simple phrase down and repeat it throughout the day as a reminder for our next step as children of God: live right and love others!
• Application: Live right and love others as a child of God.
Call: How do we respond to the message?
• Altar moment: If you aren’t living right or loving well, come to the altar and let God remind you of your true identity in Him.
• Small Group Questions:
1. Have you ever experienced an identity crisis? Share about why it happened.
2. Do you know who you really are? How can you really know?
3. Do you see yourself as God’s royalty — as His child? Why or why not?
4. How can you live right and love others well this week?