The Strength of Identity

MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele

John: That You May Believe

The Strength of Identity

  • ‘Twas the Night Before…
  • Inner Strength Like No Other
  • Empowered for Mission  

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:

  1. Read John 13:1-11. What strikes you about Jesus’ actions?
  2. What is the source of Jesus’ strength as he faces imminent betrayal, denial, and death?
  3. How does knowing 1. The sovereignty of God; 2. The blessings of God; 3. Our identity in God; and 4. Our secure future in God strengthen us to endure hardship and sacrificially serve others?
  4. What can we do to be like Jesus? What feeds and supports our “knowledge” of all the goodness for us in God?   

Memory Verse of the Week:

2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence. (ESV)