Beginning Your New Life in Christ

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BEGINNING YOUR NEW

LIFE IN CHRIST

But his delight is in the law of the Lod!

and on His law he "editates da# and night$

He is li%e a tee &lanted '# stea"s of wate!

that #ields fuit in its season! and its leaf does not withe$ In all that he does! he

&os&es$



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),,Beginning You New Life With Chist

E.e# Chistian /an ha.e the assuan/e that a ight elationshi& e0ists 'etween hi"self and God$ Without

this /onfiden/e it is i"&ossi'le fo one to e0&eien/e tue ha&&iness and /o"&lete fulfill"ent in life$

The "o"ent that #ou! as an a/t of faith! e/ei.e 1esus Chist into #ou life to 'e #ou Lod and Sa.io! He

/o"es in$ This is what He (o"ises in Re.elation -*+2

3Behold! I stand at the doo and %no/%4 if an#one heas "# .oi/e and o&ens the doo! I will /o"e in to hi"$$$

3

Ha.e #ou e/ei.ed Chist into #ou life in this wa#566666666666666666666

If so! whee is 1esus ight now in elation to #ou5 666666666666666666666

On the 'asis of Re.elation -*+2! how do #ou %now that Chist is in #ou life5

Now that #ou ha.e e/ei.ed 1esus Chist into #ou life! #ou ha.e esta'lished a &esonal elationshi& with

Hi"$

You ha.e now 'e/o"e a Chistian$ You do not 'e/o"e a Chistian '# li.ing a good life o '# 'eing 'on

into a Chistian fa"il#$ The Wod 3Chistian3 "eans 3Chist in one3 ,, Chist li.ing in #ou$

The Bi'le tells us that "an# things ha&&en when Chist /o"es to li.e in #ou$

7 NEW REL7TIONSHI(

)$ What does the esue/tion &o.e to us a'out 1esus Chist5 8Ro"ans )*9:

+$ Who is 1esus Chist5 8I 1ohn ;*+2:

-$ What would 'e the esult fo us if Chist had not isen fo" the dead5 8I Cointhians );*)-,)<:5

9$ a$ What did #ou 'e/o"e when #ou e/ei.ed Chist5 81ohn )*)+:



'$ Sin/e othe Chistians ae also God=s /hilden! what is #ou elationshi& to the"5

Sal.ation is God=s fa.o feel# gi.en to "an when he &uts his faith in 1esus Chist as Sa.io esulting in thefogi.eness of sin$

;$ a$ Is sal.ation the ewad of a "an=s good wo%s5 8E&hesians +*>:66666666666666666666666666666

'$ How is sal.ation o'tained56666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666

?$ Ha.e #ou e/ei.ed fogi.eness fo #ou sins5 8Colossians )*)-! )9:

<$ a$ Will Chist e.e lea.e #ou5 8He'ews )-*;:6666666666666666666666666666666666666666

'$ Sin/e Chist has &o"ised ne.e to lea.e #ou! how "an# ti"es do #ou ha.e to in.ite Hi" to/o"e into #ou life5666666666666666666666666666666

7 NEW LIFE

)$ Read I 1ohn ;*)),)-

+$ Whee is etenal life found5 8I 1ohn ;*)):666666666666666666666666666666666666666666

-$ If a &eson has Chist in his life! what %ind of life does he ha.e5 8I 1ohn ;*)-:

9$ a$ Can a &eson %now that he has etenal life ight now5 8I 1ohn ;*)-:66666666666666666666666666

'$ @o #ou %now that #ou ha.e etenal life5 666666666666

/$ How do #ou %now5

7 NEW 7@AENTURE

)$ Now that #ou ha.e Chist in #ou life! what ha.e #ou 'e/o"e5 8II Cointhians ;*)<:

+$ What /an se&aate #ou fo" Chist5 8Ro"ans >*->,-:

-$ Who /an ta%e #ou awa# fo" Chist5 81ohn )2*+<,+:

CONCLUSION

)$ On the 'asis of this stud#! what ae so"e of the things that #ou %now ae tue of #ou life ight now5

+$ Would #ou li%e to than% God ight now fo what He has done fo #ou5



Than%ing God de"onstates faith

SUGGESTE@ RE7@ING1ohn -



BIBLE AERSES CONT7INE@ IN THIS LESSON

)$ Ro"ans )*9 37nd who though the S&iit of holiness was de/laed with &owe to 'e the Son of God '#His esue/tion fo" the dead* 1esus Chist ou Lod$3

+$ I 1ohn ;*+2 3We %now also that the Son of God has /o"e! and has gi.en us undestanding! so that we

"a# %now Hi" who is tue$ 7nd we ae in Hi" who is tue,,e.en in His Son 1esus Chist$ He is the tue

God and etenal life$3

-$ I Cointhians );*)-,)< 3If thee is no esue/tion of the dead! then not e.en Chist has 'een aised$ 7nd if

Chist has not 'een aised! ou &ea/hing is useless and so is #ou faith$ Doe than that! we ae then found

to 'e false witnesses a'out God! fo we ha.e testified a'out God that He aised Chist fo" the dead$ But

He did not aise Hi" if in fa/t the dead ae not aised$ Fo if the dead ae not aised!

then Chist has not 'een aised eithe$ 7nd if Chist has not 'een aised! #ou faith is futile4 #ou ae still in

#ou sins$3

9$ 1ohn )*)+ 3Yet to all who e/ei.ed Hi"! to those who 'elie.ed in His na"e! He ga.e the ight to 'e/o"e

/hilden of God$3

;$ E&hesians +*>! 3Fo it is '# ga/e #ou ha.e 'een sa.ed! though faith,,and this is not fo" #ousel.es!

it is the gift of God,,not '# wo%s! so that no one /an 'oast$3

?$ Colossians )*)-!)9 3Fo He has es/ued us fo" the do"inion of da%ness and 'ought us into the

%ingdo" of the Son He lo.es! in who" we ha.e ede"&tion! the fogi.eness of sins$3

<$ He'ews )-*; 3ee& #ou li.es fee fo" the lo.e of "one# and 'e /ontent with what #ou ha.e! 'e/ause

God has said! =Ne.e will I lea.e #ou4 ne.e will I fosa%e #ou$=3

>$ I 1ohn ;*)),)- 37nd this is the testi"on#* God has gi.en us etenal life! and this life is in His Son$ He who

has the Son has the life4 he who does not ha.e the Son of God does not ha.e life$ I wite these things to

#ou who 'elie.e in the na"e of the Son of God so that #ou "a# %now that #ou ha.e etenal life$3

$ II Cointhians ;*)< 3Theefoe! if an#one is in Chist! he is a new /eation4 the old has gone! the new has

/o"e3

)2$ Ro"ans >*->! - 3Fo I a" /on.in/ed that neithe death no life! neithe angels no de"ons! neithe the

&esent no the futue! no an# &owes! neithe height no de&th! no an#thing else in all /eation! will 'e

a'le to se&aate us fo" the lo.e of God that is in Chist 1esus ou Lod$3

))$ 1ohn )2*+<,+ 3D# shee& listen to "# .oi/e4 I %now the"! and the# follow "e$ I gi.e the" etenal life!

and the# shall ne.e &eish4 no one /an snat/h the" out of "# hand$ D# fathe! who has gi.en the" to "e!is geate than all4 no one /an snat/h the" out of D# Fathe=s hand$ I and the Fathe ae one$3



+,,Beginning You New Life in Fellowshi& WithChist

E.e# Chistian /an e0&eien/e fellowshi& with God "o"ent '# "o"ent as he leans to /onfess sin in

his life$ To li.e in fellowshi& with 1esus Chist is to e0&eien/e a full and a'undant life$

When #ou e/ei.ed 1esus Chist! #ou esta'lished a &esonal elationshi& with Hi"$ You 'e/a"e a /hild

of God 81ohn )*)+:$ You e/ei.ed His life so now #ou 'ea His na"e 3Chistian$3

7 /o""on uestion that "an# Chistians as% is! 3What ha&&ens when I sin and do things that ae dis&leasing to

God53 In othe wods! 3Is "# elationshi& 'o%en53 3@oes 1esus lea.e "# life53

The answe to this uestion /an 'est 'e undestood if we distinguish 'etween ou elationshi& to God

and ou fellowshi& with God$

REL7TIONSHI(

We /an illustate the diffeen/e 'etween ou elationshi& to God and ou fellowshi& with God '# the

fathe,son elationshi& in a hu"an fa"il#$ When a 'o# is 'on into a fa"il#! he is the son of his fathe

'e/ause he has his fathe=s life in hi"$ He then 'eas his fathes na"e$

Let=s su&&ose the son de/ides to lea.e his ho"e and does "an# things to disga/e his fathe$ Is he still his

fathe=s son5 The elationshi& of the fathe and son is &e"anent$ This elationshi& e0ists egadless of

the 'eha.io of the son$

FELLOWSHI(

Howe.e! what would ha&&en to thei fellowshi&5 Be/ause of the a/tion of the son! thei fellowshi& has

'een 'o%en$ What "ust the son do to estoe thei fellowshi&5 The son "ust go to this fathe! ad"itting

his wongs and as%ing fo fogi.eness$

Let us elate this illustation to ou elationshi& with God$ Ou elationshi& with God! ou Fathe! is

&e"anent$ We ae His /hilden$ The elationshi& ne.e /hanges$ But when we sin and do things that ae

dis&leasing to God! ou fellowshi& is 'o%en$ So! in ode fo ou fellowshi& with God to 'e estoed! we

"ust tell Hi" that we ha.e 'een wong and a//e&t His fogi.eness$

We /an illustate the diffeen/e 'etween ou elationshi& and fellowshi& with God using thee /i/les$Wite the answes in the 'lan%s 'elow$ Fist! ead I Cointhians +*)9,-*-$

)$ How is the non,Chistian des/i'ed in I Cointhians +*)95 66666666666666666666666666666666666

+$ How is the Chist,die/ted "an des/i'ed in +*);

-$ How is the self,die/ted "an des/i'ed in -*)5



Relationshi&

Fellowshi&

Now! let us e0a"ine ea/h /i/le to see whi/h one has 'oth a elationshi& and

fellowshi& with God$ Wite the answes on the /oes&onding 'lan%s$

While the natual "an is not a Chistian! Chist is in the li.es of 'oth the

s&iitual and /anal "an! the# ae Chistians$

@oes the natual "an in /i/le ) ha.e a elationshi& with God5

@oes the natual "an in /i/le ) ha.e fellowshi& with God5

@oes the s&iitual "an in /i/le + ha.e a elationshi& with God5 66666666

@oes the s&iitual "an in /i/le + ha.e fellowshi& with God5 66666666

The /anal "an is a Chistian who is li.ing a self,die/ted life 'e/ause of sin$

@oes the /anal "an in /i/le - ha.e a elationshi& with God5 66666666

@oes the /anal "an in /i/le - ha.e fellowshi& with God5 66666666

The /anal "an in /i/le - /an estoe his fellowshi& with God '# /onfessing his sins$ Confession in.ol.es

thee things* ageeing! than%ing! and e&enting$

8Chist,die/ted life:

Relationshi&

6 Fellowshi&

8non,Chistian: 8Self,die/ted life:



When we /onfess! we 7GREE with God that we ha.e sinned$ We also TH7N God that this sin has

'een &aid fo '# 1esus Chist=s death on the /oss$ Confession also in.ol.es RE(ENT7NCE$

Re&entan/e is a /hange in attitude whi/h will esult in a /hange of a/tion$

The Chistian needs to undestand that when he does sin and ta%es o.e the die/tion of his life on/e

again! he should i""ediatel# /onfess his sin and God will estoe hi" to fellowshi&$

Read ) 1ohn )*

)2$ 7//oding to this .ese! what ae we to do with ou sins5

))$ What did God &o"ise to do when we /onfess ou sins5

SUGGESTE@ RE7@ING

I 1ohn )


)$ I Cointhians +*)9 3The "an without the S&iit does not a//e&t the things that ae fo" the S&iit of God!fo the# ae foolishness to hi"! and he /annot undestand the"! 'e/ause the# ae s&iituall# dis/ened$3

+$ I Cointhians +*);! )? 3The s&iitual "an "a%es udg"ents a'out all things! 'ut he hi"self is not su'e/t

to an# "an=s udg"ent* =Fo who has %nown the "ind of the Lod that he "a# instu/t Hi"5= But we ha.e

the "ind of Chist$3

-$ I Cointhians -*),- 3Bothes! I /ould not addess #ou as s&iitual 'ut as woldl#,, "ee infants in Chist$ I

ga.e #ou "il%! not solid food! fo #ou wee not #et ead# fo it$ Indeed! #ou ae still not ead#$ You ae still

woldl#$ Fo sin/e thee is ealous# and uaeling a"ong #ou! ae #ou not woldl#5 7e #ou not a/ting

li%e "ee "en53

9$ I 1ohn )* 3If we /onfess ou sins! He is faithful and ust and will fogi.e us ou sins and &uif# us fo" all

unighteousness$3



-,,Beginning You New Life in the

Hol# S&iit

E.e#da# /an 'e an e0/iting ad.entue fo the Chistian who %nows the ealit# of 'eing filled with the

Hol# S&iit and who li.es /onstantl#! "o"ent '# "o"ent! unde His ga/ious /ontol$

Fo thee #eas the dis/i&les had wal%ed and tal%ed with 1esus$ The# %new Hi"! tusted Hi" and lo.ed

Hi"$ On one &ati/ula night! howe.e! 1esus told His dis/i&les so"e .e# u&setting news* He would

soon die.

(ut #ouself in the dis/i&les= &la/e$ How would #ou feel5 Confused5 Fightened5 Hel&less5 The# &o'a'l# did! too$

But then i"agine heaing 1esus tell #ou that as a esult of His going to 'e with God the Fathe! anothe

fiend would /o"e ,, one who would 'e with #ou! one who would 'e in #ou$

The fiend who was to /o"e is the Hol# S&iit$ 7n a"aing thing that 1esus told His followes was that

the Hol# S&iit would eside in the"$ E.en 'ette! He would 3'e with the" foe.e$3 I"agine the

en/ouage"ent this offeed to those indi.iduals$

God would "a%e His ho"e within the li.es of those &eo&le who would lo.e and e/ei.e Hi"$

In this wa#! the dis/i&les would not 'e left with the i"&ossi'le tas%s of t#ing to i"itate the /haa/te ofChist and atte"&ting to /ontinue His "ission$ Instead! though the Hol# S&iit! the .e# life of Chist

with all His /haa/te! authoit# and stength /ould 'e li.ed though thei indi.idual li.es and

&esonalities$

Twent# /entuies late! Chist=s &o"ise still holds tue$ He offes ho&e to those who ae to li.e as He

li.ed$ 7n#one who has sin/eel# atte"&ted to ea/h that goal %nows that! woth# as it is! it is a ho&eless

ideal$ Onl# 1esus Chist /an a/t li%e 1esus Chist$

7nd that! of /ouse! is the uniueness of Chistianit#$ Instead of fustating us with the ine.ita'le failue

of atte"&ting to li.e u& to i"&ossi'l# high standads! the onl# &eson who e.e &efe/tl# fulfilled all

those standads offes to do it again ,, though ea/h of us$ On/e 1esus has enteed into a life that &eson

has the &otential to let Hi" li.e out His life in and though hi"$ This is a.aila'le to an#one

It sounds good! doesn=t it5 The o'.ious uestion is 3How /an I e0&eien/e the esue/ted Chist li.ing

His life though "e53 The following lesson will hel& to e0&lain$

Tun to the 'oo%let entitled 3Ha.e You Dade the Wondeful @is/o.e# of the S&iit, filled Life53 Read it

though 'efoe &o/eeding with the est of this lesson$

)$ Who is the /anal Chistian el#ing on5 8(age <:



+$ Who is the s&iitual Chistian el#ing on5 8(age ;:6666666666666666666666666666666666

7 s&iitual Chistian 'e/o"es /anal when he efuses to /onfess sin in his life$

-$ What ae the two as&e/ts of s&iitual 'eathing5 8(age );:

a$

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9$ What thee things ae in.ol.ed in e0haling 8/onfession of sin:5 8(age );:

a$

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;$ What does inhaling "ean5 8(age );:

?$ We /an %now that we ae filled with the Hol# S&iit '# faith 'ased on His6666666666666and

SUGGESTE@ RE7@ING

The Gos&el of 1ohn



9JBeginning You New Life of Gowth in ChistRe/ei.ing 1esus Chist as &esonal Lod and Sa.io is the "ost i"&otant de/ision of life$ The a/t of

e/ei.ing 1esus Chist '# faith stats a whole new life$ 1ust as &h#si/al life euies ai! food! est! and

e0e/ise! so the s&iitual life has its euie"ents fo gowth and de.elo&"ent$

The "o"ent #ou e/ei.ed Chist! #ou wee 'on into God=s fa"il# and #ou e/ei.ed e.e#thing #ou

need to li.e the a'undant Chistian life$ S&iitual gowth esults fo" tusting 1esus Chist$ 3The

ighteous "an shall li.e '# faith3 8Galatians -*)):$ 7 life of faith will ena'le #ou to tust God

in/easingl# with e.e# detail of #ou life$

The nouish"ent fo S&iitual well,'eing is &o.ided in the following (in/i&les of Gowth*

)$ (a#e

+$ Bi'le Stud#

-$ O'edien/e

(R7YER

(a#e is the ins&iing e0&eien/e of tal%ing and shaing with God$ Failues in the Chistian life /an

"ost often 'e ta/ed to &a#elessness$

)$ How does "an s&ea% to God5

+$ Read (hili&&ians 9*?,<

a$ What ae we told to do5

'$ What should we &a# a'out5

/$ 7s we &a# a'out e.e#thing! what

doesGod &o"ise we will e0&eien/e5

We tal% to God though &a#e as illustated in the diaga"4 He tal%s to us though the Bi'le$

BIBLE STU@Y

(h#si/al food is ne/essa# fo &h#si/al life$ Without food! one 'e/o"es wea% and e.entuall# ill$ This is tue

s&iituall# as well$ The Bi'le is ou s&iitual food$

GO@

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)$ How does God s&ea% to "an5

+$ How will eading the Bi'le hel& us5 8II Ti"oth# -*)?,)<:

-$ How does faith gow5 8Ro"ans )2*)<:

9$ When should we ead the Bi'le5 87/ts )<*)):

7s we ead God=s Wod! the Bi'le! God tal%s to us as illustated in the diaga"$

7s we &a#! we tal% to God$ We need to /onstantl# &a/ti/e 'oth$

It is ne/essa# to ead God=s Wod dail# fo dail# stength$

OBE@IENCE

The %e# to /ontinual gowth in the Chistian life is o'edien/e to the will of God$ To %now the i"&otan/e of

&a#e and Bi'le Stud# is of little .alue unless the# ae a&&lied to ou li.es$

Bi'le Stud#

D7N

@ail# Reading fo @ail# Stength

)$ Read 1a"es )*++

a$ 7//oding to this .ese! is it enough to ead the Bi'le5

'$ 7fte we ha.e ead the Bi'le! what ae we su&&osed to do5

+$ How /an we &o.e that we lo.e 1esus5 81ohn )9*+):

GO@D7N

(a#e Bi'le

Stud#

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CONCLUSION

)$ In light of ou stud# and dis/ussion! what thee things do #ou thin% God wants #ou to do dail#5a$

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+$ Realiing that &a#e and Bi'le stud# ae essential fo "# s&iitual gowth! I a" going to set aside fo"

8ti"e: to6666666666668ti"e: ea/h da# to &a# and stud# the Bi'le$

-$ What will 'e the esult of %ee&ing Chist=s /o""and"ents5 81ohn );*)2:

9$ Whee do we get the &owe to o'e# the will of God5 8(hili&&ians +*)-:

SUGGESTE@ RE7@ING

Gos&el of 1ohn


)$ (hili&&ians 9*?!< 3@o not 'e an0ious a'out an#thing! 'ut in e.e#thing! '# &a#e and &etition! with

than%sgi.ing! &esent #ou euests to God$ 7nd the &ea/e of God! whi/h tans/ends all undestanding!

will guad #ou heats and #ou "inds in Chist 1esus$3

+$ II Ti"oth# -*)?!)< 37ll S/i&tue is God,'eathed and is useful fo tea/hing! e'u%ing! /oe/ting and

taining in ighteousness! so that the "an of God "a# 'e thooughl# eui&&ed fo e.e# good wo%$3

-$ Ro"ans )2*)< 3Conseuentl#! faith /o"es fo" heaing the "essage! and the "essage is head though

the Wod of Chist$3

9$ 7/ts )<*)) 3Now the Beeans wee of "oe no'le /haa/te than the Thessalonians! fo the# e/ei.ed the

"essage with geat eageness and e0a"ined the S/i&tues e.e# da# to see if what (aul said was tue$3

;$ 1a"es )*++ 3@o not "eel# listen to the Wod! and so de/ei.e #ousel.es$ @o what it sa#s$3

?$ 1ohn )9*+) 3Whoe.e has "# /o""ands and o'e#s the"! he is the one who lo.es "e$ He who lo.es "e

will 'e lo.ed '# "# Fathe! and I too will lo.e hi" and show "#self to hi"$3

<$ 1ohn );*)2 3If #ou o'e# "# /o""ands! #ou will e"ain in "# lo.e! ust as I ha.e o'e#ed D# Fathe=s

/o""ands and e"ain in His lo.e$3

>$ (hili&&ians +*)- 3Fo it is God who wo%s in #ou to will and to a/t a//oding to His good &u&ose$3

;,,Beginning You New Life in



God=s Wod

The Bi'le is God=s ins&ied Wod to "an$ He has so"ething to sa# to #ou$ Du/h of the ad.entue of the

Chistian life /o"es fo" dis/o.eing though the Bi'le "oe of what God is li%e and what His &lans ae

fo #ou$

Thoughout histo# God has desied to /o""uni/ate with the &eo&le of His /eation$ Befoe 1esus /a"e!

God s&o%e to and though the /o""itted &eo&le of the Old Testa"ent who e/oded His Wod$ God then

sent His Wod to eath &esonall#! in the &eson of 1esus Chist 81ohn )*)9:$ While 1esus was on eath! as

well as afte His death and esue/tion! God again die/ted /o""itted "en to e/od the wods and

"inist# of the Son of God$ The esult of thei faithfulness and a.aila'ilit# is the New Testa"ent$ The

Bi'le is the entie e/od of God=s /o""uni/ation to us$ It has 'een gi.en to us '# God who desies ou

fellowshi& and woshi&$

This lesson will hel& to e0&lain how to undestand and eno# the Bi'le$

LE7RNING TO LISTEN TO GO@

The Bi'le is the "ost i"&otant 'oo% one /ould ead$ Dan# &eo&le do not %now how to listen to what God

is sa#ing to the" in His Wod$ 7 "eaningful elationshi& with the Lod is de&endent on heaing and

undestanding what He is shaing with us$ Following ae so"e hints to hel& #ou 'egin #ou stud# of God=s

Wod$

Undestand that eading the Bi'le is not li%e eading an# othe 'oo%$ The Bi'le is God=s ins&ied Wod

to "an$ In this 'oo%! God has so"ething to sa# to #ou$ Theefoe! ead with the attitude! 3Lod! this is

You &esonal lette of lo.e and instu/tion to "e$ Hel& "e to undestand and o'e# You /ounsel and

/o""ands$3

(RE(7R7TION

In addition to the Bi'le! #ou will need a &en o &en/il! &a&e and a uiet &la/e to stud#$ (a# and as% the

Hol# S&iit to guide #ou in #ou stud#$ You stud# will no"all# in.ol.e thee ste&s* O'se.ation!

Inte&etation and 7&&li/ation$

I. OBSERA7TION

In this ste& #ou o'se.e in ode to find out what the &assage sa#s$ You "a# need to ead the &assage

se.eal ti"es o #ou "a# wish to wite out the &assage /on/entating on 3What does the &assage sa#53

II. INTER(RET7TION

The se/ond ste& in.ol.es the uestion! 3What does this &assage "ean53 7s%* 3What does it sa# a'out God

and "an53

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&l# the thee ste&s as #ou stud# the Bi'le dail#$ Conside 'u#ing a note'oo% to e/od #ou Bi'le studies$



?JBeginning You New Life in (a#e

(a#e is tal%ing with God$ E.e# Chistian has the &i.ilege of /o""uni/ating die/tl# with God$ If we desie a .ital and fulfilling Chistian life! we need to lean to tal% with God$ Though &a#e! we

/an a&&o&iate all of God=s esou/es fo us in 1esus Chist$

7n# fulfilling elationshi& in.ol.es two,wa# /o""uni/ation$ 7 loo% at the 'ioga&hies of &eo&le

e/oded in the Bi'le /leal# shows the i"&otan/e of /o""uni/ation 'etween God and His &eo&le$

7s long as these indi.iduals listened to God! o'e#ed Hi" and &a#ed! thei s&iitual li.es wee

adiant$ When these sa"e &eo&le! howe.e! failed to hea and o'e# God and tal% with Hi" though

&a#e! s&iitual &o'le"s /owded in$

The sa"e thing /an ha&&en to us toda#$ God /o""uni/ates with us though His Wod! the Bi'le$ If we

desie a i/h and fulfilling Chistian life! we also need to lean to tal% with God$ To &a# is si"&l# to

/on.ese o tal% with Hi"$

(a#e was an i"&otant e"&hasis in the life of 1esus Chist$ His desie to see% His Fathe=s &esen/e and

%now His will though &a#e is a&&aent thoughout His eathl# life$ The life of Chist was a li.ing

/on.esation with God the Fathe4 &a#e was the 'a/%'one of Chist=s life and "inist#$ To 'e/o"e li%e

Chist! we need to lean to &a#$

(a#e should in/lude the following ele"ents* Woshi& and (aise! Than%sgi.ing! Confession! and

S&e/ifi/ Reuests$

WORSHI( 7N@ (R7ISE GO@

)$ In (sal"s ;*? we ae told to666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666

+$ 7//oding to (sal"s ;*<! wh# should we woshi& God5 66666666666666666666666666666666666

-$ 7//oding to (sal"s )-;*-! wh# should we &aise God5 666666666666666666666666666666666666

God is woth# of ou woshi& and &aise$ 7s His /hilden! we should &aise Hi" fo His lo.e! "e/#!

&atien/e! holiness and &owe$

9$ Read I Choni/les +*))! )+$ What does this &assage tell us a'out God=s /haa/te5

Woshi& and (aise God Though (a#e

Ta%e a few "inutes to woshi& and &aise God now$ Tell Hi" how "u/h #ou a&&e/iate Hi" and wh#$

Consideing the /haa/te of God des/i'ed in I Choni/les +*))! )+! tell God #ou thoughts a'out Hi"$

If #ou ae stud#ing this lesson with a fiend! &a# togethe$ Ta%e tuns tal%ing aloud to God$TH7N GO@ IN EAERYTHING



)$ Read (sal" )2?*)$ 7//oding to this .ese! what should we do5

+$ Read I Thessalonians ;*)>$ 7//oding to this .ese! fo what should we than% God5

-$ Read Ro"ans >*+>$ 7//oding to this .ese! wh# /an we than% God fo e.e#thing5

Than% God in E.e#thing though (a#e

)$ Ta%e a few "inutes and in the s&a/e 'elow list .aious things that God has done in #ou life fo whi/h #ou

wish to than% Hi"$

+$ Now list an# un&leasant e0&eien/es and diffi/ult aeas in #ou life fo whi/h #ou ha.e not than%ed God$

Now than% God fo these things$

CONFESS YOUR SINS

)$ 7//oding to (sal"s ??*)>! what ha&&ens when we &a# and when thee is un/onfessed sin in ou li.es5

+$ 7//oding to I 1ohn )*! what does God sa# He will do when we /onfess ou sins5

7e #ou awae of an#thing in #ou life that is not &leasing to God5 If so! /onfess #ou sin*

7$ 7gee with God that what He has e.ealed to #ou as sin as sin$

B$ Than% God fo His fogi.eness on the 'asis of what Chist has done on the /oss$

C$ Re&ent,/hange #ou attitude and a/tion$

Confess #ou sin though &a#e Ta%e a few "inutes and as% God to show #ou what is not &leasing to Hi"$ (i.atel# list these on a

se&aate sheet of &a&e$ Now &a# and /onfess this sin$ Clai" the &o"ise of I 1ohn )* and wite this

.ese a/oss #ou sheet$ Then desto# #ou list$S(ECIFIC REUESTS

)$ 7//oding to 1a"es 9*+'! wh# ae the needs of so"e Chistians not "et5

+$ 7//oding to Datthew <*<! what does 1esus sa# will ha&&en when we tell God ou needs5



-$ 7//oding to I Ti"oth# +*)! fo who" should we &a#5

S&e/ifi/ (a#e Reuests

Ta%e a few "inutes and list #ou s&e/ifi/ needs and euests$ When #ou euests to God ae s&e/ifi/! #ou

will %now when He has answeed the"$ Than% God when He does$

Reuests 7nswes

(R7Y REGUL7RLY

(a#e /an 'e/o"e eno#a'le when #ou wite #ou euests e.e# da# in #ou de.otional note'oo%$ This

&o.ides a &e"anent e/od of #ou euests$ It is also e0/iting to e.iew #ou euests &eiodi/all# and

see the "an# wa#s God has answeed and a/ti.el# in.ol.ed Hi"self in #ou life$

SUGGESTE@ RE7@ING

Boo% of (sal"s




)$ (sal"s ;*? 3Co"e! let us 'ow down in woshi&! let us %neel 'efoe the Lod ou Da%e$3

+$ (sal"s ;*< 3Fo He is ou God4 and we ae the &eo&le of His &astue! the flo/% unde his /ae$3

-$ (sal"s )-;*- 3(aise the Lod! fo the Lod is good4 sing &aise to His na"e! fo that is &leasant$

9$ I Choni/les +*))! )+ 3Yous! O Lod! is the geatness and the &owe and the glo# and the "aest# and

the s&lendo! fo e.e#thing in hea.en and eath is #ous! Yous! O Lod! is the %ingdo"4 #ou ae e0alted

as head o.e all$ Wealth and hono /o"e fo" #ou4 #ou ae the ule of all things$ In #ou hands ae

stength and &owe to e0alt and gi.e stength to all$3

;$ (sal"s )2?*) 3(aise the Lod$ Gi.e than%s to the Lod! fo he is good4 His lo.e endues foe.e$3

?$ I Thessalonians ;*)> 3Gi.e than%s in all /i/u"stan/es! fo this is God=s will fo #ou in Chist 1esus$3

<$ Ro"ans >*+> 37nd we %now that in all things God wo%s fo the good of those who lo.e hi"! who ha.e

'een /alled a//oding to His &u&ose$3

>$ (sal"s ??*)> 3If I had /heished sin in "# heat! the Lod would not ha.e listened4 'ut God has suel#

listened and head "# .oi/e in &a#e$3

$ I 1ohn )* 3If we /onfess ou sins! he is faithful and ust and will fogi.e us ou sins and &uif# us fo" all

unighteousness$3

)2$ 1a"es 9*+' 3You do not ha.e! 'e/ause #ou do not as% God$3

))$ Datthew <*< 37s% and it will 'e gi.en to #ou4 see% and #ou will find4 %no/% and the doo will 'e o&ened

to #ou$3

)+$ I Ti"oth# +*) 3I uge! then! fist of all! that euests! &a#es! inte/ession and than%sgi.ing 'e "ade fo

e.e#one$3



<,,YOUR NEW LIFE IN REL7TIONSHI(

WITH THE O((OSITE SEK

Re"e"'e, 7s #ou gow in #ou elationshi& with God! He will e.eal His /haa/te and His will$ The

Hol# S&iit ena'les us to li.e a life whi/h efle/ts 'oth$

7 fathe will tell his son not to tou/h a hot sto.e to&$ He does so not 'e/ause he wants to suel/h his son=s

/uiosit# o ta%e awa# his fun$ Rathe! he gi.es the &ohi'ition 'e/ause he %nows that the sto.e will 'un

his /hild$ His "oti.ation is to &ote/t his son fo" ha" as well as &o.ide safet#$

1ust as this is tue with eathl# fathes! so it is tue in ou elationshi& with ou Hea.enl# Fathe$God=s guidelines fo elationshi&s ae an e0&ession of His lo.e$

)$ HY W7IT FOR SEK5 BEC7USE GO@ S7YS TO W7IT Read* I Thessalonians 9*),>

The a&ostle (aul was /o"&li"enting the Thessalonians on thei wal% with God$ Be/ause thei desie was

to wal% and &lease God! (aul was en/ouaging the" 3to e0/el still "oe$3 His e"&hasis was in the aea of

&uit# in elationshi&s and! s&e/ifi/all#! the se0ual aea$

B# whose authoit# is this /o""and"ent gi.en5

What is God=s will5

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7$ God desies ou /o"&ehensi.e san/tifi/ation$ In othe wods! it is His will that we de.elo& His

/haa/te in e.e# aea of ou li.es$ (uit# and holiness ae &at of God=s /haa/te$

3Fo this is the will of God! #ou san/tifi/ation4 that is! that #ou a'stain fo" se0ual

i""oalit#$$$3 I Thessalonians 9*-

B$ God desies Chistians not to defaud ea/h othe in elationshi&s$ We defaud so"eone when we

/ause the" to ste& outside the 'oundaies God has esta'lished$

3$$$See that no "an tansgesses and defauds his 'othe in the "atte$$$3 I Thessalonians 9*?

On the sufa/e! the Bi'le a&&eas to 'e full of negati.e /o""and"ents whi/h see" i"&osing and

dea#$ Howe.e! we need to e"e"'e that God onl# has one "oti.ation,,lo.e$ When we undestand

that He alwa#s see%s what=s 'est fo us! these /o""ands 'e/o"e &ositi.e$

+$ GO@=S CODD7N@S* BOTH TO (ROTECT YOU 7N@ (ROAI@E FOR YOU



Behind e.e# negati.e /o""and ae two &ositi.e &in/i&les$ One is to &ote/t us4 the othe is to &o.ide fo us$

In othe wods! when God sa#s! 3=Thou shall not /o""it adulte#!3 He is not 'eing a /os"i/ %illo#! as we will

see$God=s /o""and to wait fo se0 until "aiage is gi.en in ode to*

(ote/t* You "ind fo" the i"ages of &ast

elationshi&s$

(ote/t* You fo" "istust and sus&i/ion in

elationshi&s$

(ote/t* You fo" /onfusing the intensit# of se0

with the inti"a/# of lo.e$

(ote/t* You fo" the fea and /onseuen/es of

se0uall# tans"itted diseases$

(ote/t* You Chistian testi"on#$

(ote/t* You fellowshi& with God$

(o.ide* Feedo" to eno# #ou futue s&ouse

without deta/ting "ental i"ages$

(o.ide* 7 foundation of tust fo #ou /uent and

futue elationshi&s$

(o.ide* You with inti"a/#* tue %nowledge of the

othe &eson outside of the &h#si/al$

(o.ide* You &ea/e of "ind as #ou ente a "aiage

/o""it"ent$

(o.ide* Integit# in #ou Chistian witness that

"inistes to othes$

(o.ide* The a'undant life

Wh# do #ou thin% God wants to &ote/t and &o.ide fo #ou5 Loo% at the following .eses and answe in

#ou own wods$ Ro"ans >*->,-! (sal" )2-*)<,)>! @euteono"# )2*)+

God &ote/ts us '# gi.ing us 'oundaies and li"itations to ou a/ti.ities$ The# ae an e0&ession of His

lo.e and wisdo"! to %ee& us fo" doing ousel.es ha"$ Not onl# do His /o""ands %ee& us safe fo"

ha" 'ut the# ae also tageted to &o.ide fo us in s&e/ifi/ wa#s$

-$ CLE7N HE7RT FOR 7 NEW ST7RT



One of the geatest "ista%es &eo&le /an "a%e is to assu"e that sin/e the# ha.e failed to %ee& God=s

/o""and egading se0! God wants nothing to do with the"$ That is si"&l# not tue$ God is well awae

of ou sinful tenden/ies* that is wh# 1esus Chist /a"e$

Fo ing @a.id! what 'egan with a stae led not onl# to adulte#! not onl# to an unwanted &egnan/#!

'ut also to "ude$ @a.id eall# 'lew it! 'ut /onside what ha&&ened ne0t$Read* (sal" ;)*),)<$

@a.id ad"itted his sin and as%ed God fo fogi.eness$ Li%e @a.id! we /an e/ei.e God=s /o"&lete

fogi.eness and "a%e a /lean stat$

Hee ae se.eal i"&otant ste&s to ta%e$

A. Confess the sin$S&e/ifi/all# na"e #ou sin 'efoe God and as% His fogi.eness$ ) 1ohn )*

B. Fogi.e #ouself$

If #ou ae not willing to fogi.e #ouself! #ou ae sa#ing two things to God*

8): Chist=s death was not enough fo #ou sins4 and

8+: You ae a highe udge of what /an 'e fogi.en than God is$ God=s ga/e is e0tended to #ou out

of His heat of lo.e$ When #ou do not fogi.e #ouself! #ou thow God=s ga/e ight 'a/% into

His fa/e$ If God=s ga/e /an=t /o.e #ou sin! it /an=t /o.e an# sin$ Ro"ans )*>

C. Be filled with the Hol# S&iit$7llow God=s S&iit to fill #ou with His &owe to sa# no to futue te"&tation$ E&hesians ;*)>

D. Show fuits of e&entan/e$

Re&entan/e "eans tuning aound! /hanging one=s "ind$ Datthew -*> sa#s! 3Bea fuits woth# of

e&entan/e$3 This "ight "ean 'ea%ing off a elationshi& o &eha&s "a%ing a de/ision not to 'ealone togethe$ It "ight 'e so"ething else$ Whate.e it is! #ou a/tions should show #ou ha.e

/hanged$ The indi.idual who &ofesses to 'e a Chistian 'ut who /ontinues to &a/ti/e sin should

ealie that he "a# not 'e a Chistian at all$ 1ohn )9*+)! I 1ohn +*-

God=s /o"&lete lo.e and fogi.eness ena'les us to "a%e a /lean stat and li.e a life &leasing to Hi"$

9$ OUR NEW LIFE IN REL7TIONSHI(S

Ou new life in elationshi&s 'egins with a de/ision to li.e a life &leasing to Hi"$

Read @aniel )*>3But @aniel "ade u& his "ind that he would not defile hi"self with the %ing=s /hoi/e food o with wine

whi/h he dan%4 so he sought &e"ission fo" the /o""ande of the offi/ials that he "ight not defile

hi"self$3

EY WOR@*

@efile* to 'e/o"e i"&ue$



What was @aniel=s de/ision5

What was the esult5 Read @aniel ))*,)- Read: Hebrews 11:4.

Stating toda#! is it #ou desie not to defile #ouself and e"ain &ue until "aiage5

@o I want to defile "#self5 @o I want to e"ain &ue5

The following will hel& #ou "aintain elationshi&s that &lease God$

A. (a#e and Bi'le Stud#

Regulal# s&ending ti"e with God will hel& #ou undestand and li.e out His &ioities fo #ou life$

(sal" )*),-4 E&hesians ;*>,)24 1ee"iah *+-! +9$

B. S&iit Filled Life

The Hol# S&iit e"&owes us to ha.e a life &leasing to God$ Galatians ;*)?$

C. 7//ounta'ilit#

Ou a//ounta'ilit# to anothe &eson hel&s "aintain ou a//ounta'ilit# to God$E//lesiastes 9*! )24 (o.e's +<*)<4 E&hesians ;*+)$

D. Fellowshi&

See% fellowshi& with godl# &eo&le who su&&ot and stengthen #ou /on.i/tions$He'ews )2$+9! +;4 II Ti"oth# +*++$

7s #ou gow in Chist! #ou will see how God=s /o""and"ents ae gi.en with #ou 'est inteest in

"ind$ Be/ause this is tue! /hoosing to wait is the "ost ewading de/ision we /an "a%e$

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