SHiFT College & Young Adult Ministry SHiFT Young Adult

We started this series with this statement: "Your life is God’s window of opportunity. But what opportunity does God have to express himself through you if your window is closed?"

Throughout this series, our focus has been on our identity being found in Christ. Remember when Jesus asked "who do men say that I am?" And then he asked his disciples who do they say he is? And Peter responded - You are the Christ. Jesus responded with Peters identity. He identified Peter as a rock (small rock). That lets me know that our identity is found in Jesus. If we don’t allow Christ to define our identity, we will look to others or allow what we do to define us. But we are defined in Jesus! We must understand that we are simply worthy because God said so

Have you been sitting on your gift? Have you been waiting for someone to identify and validate your gift before you accept it? When God calls you, he IMMEDIATELY confirms the gift He placed in you! You don't need someone to validate what God has already confirmed. It's time to stir up the gift on the inside of you. Let's dive in!

Whatever seems to be impossible is only an impossibility because you are relying on your own ability to get it done. Nothing is impossible to him who believes. And knowing that ALL things are possible through Christ, what's stopping you? Let's dive in!

What does it mean to restore to factory settings? Simply put, each of us have been "recalled" back to our "new" factory condition. This condition is our new condition in Christ. We have been made new creations in Christ, and its time that we become familiar with the "new" us. Let's dive in!

What happened in the garden of Eden was the beginning of mankind trying to be like God without God. But who told you that you can be like God without God? Where did you get that from? We love being in the know, and some of us love being "know-it-alls", but thirsting for knowledge without checking the source can lead you down the wrong path. Let's dive in!

"Being consumed by what people think of you is the fastest way to forget what God thinks of you." — Craig Groeschel

When someone asks, “who are you?” we typically respond with what we do. We sometimes associate what we do with who we are insomuch that if we aren’t “doing something”, we find ourselves asking, “who am I?” But our identity isn’t defined by what we do. Our identity is defined by God.

But when we don’t allow Christ to define our identity, we will look to others or what we do to define us. Let's dive in to the message.