Esther - When Darkness Threatens
Main Point: Your circumstances shape your identity, or your identity shapes how you handle your circumstances.
What’s one idea from the message that stood out to you? Why do you think it grabbed you?
Share a time you went with the crowd or took the path of least resistance.
What do you consider to be your primary identity? Does your life reflect that answer?
Read: Esther 4:12-17, Matthew 10:32-33.
Why is the question, “Who am I?” such an important question?
How do you feel about Mordecai’s words that salvation for the Jews would come whether or not Esther did what she was supposed to? How does this fit with the idea that privilege and providence go hand in hand?
Do you have an example of someone choosing their identity in Christ at the cost of losing something, such as job or friends? If so, how does that encourage you?
Share a time when you’ve seen circumstances shape someone’s identity.
If you are baptized, what was it like to announce your identity is with Christ? If you are not baptized, what is preventing you from making that commitment?
What choices will you make this week because your identity is in Christ?
Prayer: Pray that you will remember your identity in Christ when faced with opposition and hard times.