What is the gospel? It is 1) the Good News, 2) the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus, 3) the Power of God to Salvation. Each hearer will be able to answer the question, “What is the gospel?” I want to communicate that the gospel is God’s plan for salvation through Jesus Christ.
In this lesson we will study the question, “What must I do to be saved?” In the scriptures this question was asked three times and we will study each of these circumstances and the answer to the question in each of these circumstances understanding this: that if the same question is asked today, it should be answered in the same way. The hearer should be able to know where these passage are and be able to use them to answer the same question for those who ask in the world today. The aim of this lesson is to empower each individual Christian to be able to answer this most critical question.
In this lesson we will seek to answer the question “What is love?” We will note: 1) its origins in God, 2) that it is a free act, 3) its currency in relationships, 4) that it is a gift. We seek to learn more about the nature and character of love.
We should all desire understanding from God and to understand the Bible. Understanding comes from 1) Effort, 2) Knowledge, 2) Unity. The hearer should understand how we should desire understanding. The aim of this lesson is to set forth ways for desiring understanding.
Being In the Resurrection means 1) We have a resurrected life, 2) We will have a resurrected body, 3) We will live forever in heaven. The hearer should be able to understand the importance of the resurrected life as it relates to eternal resurrection and life in heaven with God and Christ.
Let us not be ashamed 1) To suffer as a Christian, 2) To teach and preach the gospel, 3) To own Jesus as our Lord. Each Christian ought to be more emboldened to act according to God's will, take the gospel message to others, and follow the example of Christ in their life. This lesson is designed to encourage the membership to be zealous in their Christianity.
In this lesson, we will discuss several practical things that we can do to help one another get to heaven. The objective of this lesson is that each would examine his own life to see if there is more that he/she may do to serve the Lord and help one another get to heaven.
In this lesson, we will study through Psalm 22 noticing how the cry of the cross is echoed in this Psalm. The Cry of the Cross is a 1) Cry of Ultimate Trust, 2) Cry of Death, 3) Cry of Praise, and 4) Cry of Victory. Each hearer should understand the significance Psalm 22 has in relationship to the cross of Jesus. This lesson should impress upon each listener the attitudes that Jesus faced when He went to the cross.
Being self-satisfied opens us to sins of 1) Pride, 2) Greed, 3) Laziness. Each hearer would resolve to test themselves to ensure they are in the faith.
In this lesson, we will look at the fact that God speaks to our friends and some things that God has to say to our friends. Each should be able to tell their friends some basic things God has said to them. I want to help make our members more confident about evangelizing their friends.
A miracle is an obvious work of God that is outside the normal laws of nature. God is able to do miracles because He is powerful. One of God’s names in the Bible is El Shaddai which means God Almighty.
This lesson will discuss the three reasons the Hebrew writer gives for running the Christian race in Hebrews 12:1-11. This lesson is designed to encourage to brethren to run the race with patience.
Christians are followers of the Anointed One, Jesus, and the word “Christ” is a title, not Jesus’ last name. What an honor it is, then, to share the title “Christ” with Jesus as “Christians.” This was Peter’s point.
In this lesson we will study through Revelation 12 and note how the dragon fails: 1) To Destroy the Messiah, 2) To Take Over Heaven, 3) To Conquer God’s People. Each hearer should be encouraged that Satan cannot conquer us as long as we remain in Christ.
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The Bible speaks of complaints that are unwarranted, but also of complaints that are warranted or righteous. We will look at these two areas and then examine some of the results of both warranted and unwarranted complaints. Each should understand the difference between righteous and unrighteous complaints and their results. This lesson is designed to help us understand how to handle complaints and the proper role of repentance in complaints.
We often refer to the church as the family of God, and it is, but what does it mean that Jesus is our brother?
When God’s word has place in our life, it will manage our relationships to the best. We should trust in God’s word to manage our relationships.
In this lesson we will see that to engage in evangelism is 1) Loving God, 2) Loving Your Neighbor, and 3) Loving Yourself as God Loves You. Each person should understand that to love our friends and family as God wants us to love them, we must engage in personal evangelism.