(Part 1)
• Watch Acts:1-8_promo video
1. Who is Christ and what was His main mission?
READ each verse then answer
• Luke 1:30-35
• Luke 2:10-11
• Matthew 1:20-23
• John 1:29
• John 3:16
• 2 Corinthians 5:18
He is Savior; God’s Son; God with us; Lord.
His Main Mission: To establish His kingdom and preach the Good News of the Kingdom — that salvation is available for all humanity that has been alienated from the life of God because of sin — through faith in the Son of God and His finished work on the cross = reconciling us to Himself — bring us back into relationship with God.
Q. What’s our part? What’s our mission?
• Matthew 28:18
Make disciples of ALL the nations — all people groups
• Acts 1:8 [Jesus said]
Be witnesses: Make disciples, empowered by the Holy Spirit, all over the world
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
LOOK what I found!
Last week at work I found a discarded magazine I had never heard of, but it got my attention. It's "Campus Life's IGNITE your faith magazine." I nearly laughed aloud because it is nearly the same name as our class! Oh, well. Nothing new under the sun, right?
Here's the link in case you want to check out their website.
Here's the link in case you want to check out their website.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
BEING A DISCPLE part II
Worksheet for: Being a disciple of Christ Part II: Is being a disciple optional for the believer?
Q. Can a person believe in Christ (be saved), and not be a disciple? Let’s investigate:
Matthew 7:17-27
Q. According to these verses, is it possible for someone to absolutely believe they are saved (entering heaven when they die), and yet not be?
____________________________________________________________________
Q. Is it possible to be involved in spiritual work, even having/claiming miracles, and not be saved? ________________________________________________________
Q. What is the main characteristic of a true believer, one who will enter heaven?
_____________________________________________________________________
John 14:21-24
Q. If we love Jesus, what is the natural outpouring of that? _____________________
John 15:1-8
Q. According to Jesus here in John 15, what is another characteristic of a disciple?
_____________________________________________________________________
** We are not talking about sinless perfection. That is not possible.
James 2:14-26
• James’ point is that true faith, real faith, naturally produces results in your life — it shows up in what you say and what you do, and what you think.
Analogy of a cross-country runner that shows up, is suited up, but never runs.
Point: we can show up to church every week, carry a Bible, look Christian, sound Christian, go to church events, even get involved to a degree in church stuff… but if we have never put our unqualified YES! on the table before Jesus, we are just playing church.
Core lesson: A true Christian/disciple bears fruit — real faith has natural outpourings of good things that Jesus is producing through you.
View video "Seize Your Divine Moment" and contemplate the role of the Christian that put his "YES!" on the table, and was used of God.
Q. Can a person believe in Christ (be saved), and not be a disciple? Let’s investigate:
Matthew 7:17-27
Q. According to these verses, is it possible for someone to absolutely believe they are saved (entering heaven when they die), and yet not be?
____________________________________________________________________
Q. Is it possible to be involved in spiritual work, even having/claiming miracles, and not be saved? ________________________________________________________
Q. What is the main characteristic of a true believer, one who will enter heaven?
_____________________________________________________________________
John 14:21-24
Q. If we love Jesus, what is the natural outpouring of that? _____________________
John 15:1-8
Q. According to Jesus here in John 15, what is another characteristic of a disciple?
_____________________________________________________________________
** We are not talking about sinless perfection. That is not possible.
James 2:14-26
• James’ point is that true faith, real faith, naturally produces results in your life — it shows up in what you say and what you do, and what you think.
Analogy of a cross-country runner that shows up, is suited up, but never runs.
Point: we can show up to church every week, carry a Bible, look Christian, sound Christian, go to church events, even get involved to a degree in church stuff… but if we have never put our unqualified YES! on the table before Jesus, we are just playing church.
Core lesson: A true Christian/disciple bears fruit — real faith has natural outpourings of good things that Jesus is producing through you.
View video "Seize Your Divine Moment" and contemplate the role of the Christian that put his "YES!" on the table, and was used of God.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Being a disciple of Christ — worksheet
Worksheet for: Being a disciple of Christ: exploring what being a true disciple is and how that impacts our spiritual habits
Watch Timothy Abraham’s video for homework, posted below.
His testimony in text form: http://web-ministries.org/testimony/abraham.html
Q. What did it cost Timothy to follow Christ?
Q. WHO IS CHRIST? And WHY IS HE WORTHY OF FOLLOWING?
Q. What do you think being a disciple of Christ means?
Q. What does the Bible have to say about being a disciple? Let’s explore:
The original word used in the Bible for “DISCIPLE” is the Greek word mathētēs.
It is defined simply as: a learner, pupil, disciple.
Luke 9:23-26
(All Scripture references are NKJV unless otherwise noted)
• A disciple must deny himself.
• A disciple must “take up his cross daily”
• A disciple must follow Jesus
Luke 9:57-62
• A disciple must be willing to sacrifice the comforts of home or even a place to call “home.”
• A disciple must be willing to put their relationship with Christ first, even over family.
• A disciple must be willing to make God’s kingdom work a priority.
Luke 14:25-33
Q. Is Jesus really asking us to hate our loves ones? WHAT is He saying?
Q. What is Jesus’ point about counting the cost?
Q. What IS the cost? Everything
Read John 8:31
Q. What other notable characteristic do disciples have?
Q. Why do you think Jesus made this point?
Q. What do you think the result was of the difficulty of following Christ in His day?
Core lesson:
1. Put your YES on the table, withholding nothing from God.
2. If you are unwilling to do so, He says you cannot be His disciple. That’s the simple, somewhat painful, very radical conclusion.
Watch Timothy Abraham’s video for homework, posted below.
His testimony in text form: http://web-ministries.org/testimony/abraham.html
Q. What did it cost Timothy to follow Christ?
Q. WHO IS CHRIST? And WHY IS HE WORTHY OF FOLLOWING?
Q. What do you think being a disciple of Christ means?
Q. What does the Bible have to say about being a disciple? Let’s explore:
The original word used in the Bible for “DISCIPLE” is the Greek word mathētēs.
It is defined simply as: a learner, pupil, disciple.
Luke 9:23-26
(All Scripture references are NKJV unless otherwise noted)
• A disciple must deny himself.
• A disciple must “take up his cross daily”
• A disciple must follow Jesus
Luke 9:57-62
• A disciple must be willing to sacrifice the comforts of home or even a place to call “home.”
• A disciple must be willing to put their relationship with Christ first, even over family.
• A disciple must be willing to make God’s kingdom work a priority.
Luke 14:25-33
Q. Is Jesus really asking us to hate our loves ones? WHAT is He saying?
Q. What is Jesus’ point about counting the cost?
Q. What IS the cost? Everything
Read John 8:31
Q. What other notable characteristic do disciples have?
Q. Why do you think Jesus made this point?
Q. What do you think the result was of the difficulty of following Christ in His day?
Core lesson:
1. Put your YES on the table, withholding nothing from God.
2. If you are unwilling to do so, He says you cannot be His disciple. That’s the simple, somewhat painful, very radical conclusion.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The cost of being a disciple
Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 25 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
Check out Timothy Abraham's touching story of converting from Islam to being a disciple of Christ. Part I
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
Check out Timothy Abraham's touching story of converting from Islam to being a disciple of Christ. Part I
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