Foundations (Teacher Edition)

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TEACHERS EDITION

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FOUNDATIONSDISCIPLESHIP SERIES

ByAustin Gardner

Published byBCWE Publishing, Inc.

Copyright 2008

All Scripture Quotations are from theKing James Version of the Bible

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ContentsA Review of Biblical Salvation..........................................................................5

Bible Terms that Refer to Salvation.................................................................8

Eternal Security of the Believer.....................................................................12

Baptism..........................................................................................................15

New Testament Church Part 1.....................................................................19

New Testament Church Part 2 ...........................................................................23

Your Daily Time with God Bible Reading ..........................................................27

Your Daily Time with God - Prayer .......................................................................30 The Lords Supper ..................................................................................................33

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A Review of Biblical Salvation

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Instructions to the Teacher

This is the first lesson to go over with someone who has just made a

profession of faith.

You should never be in a hurry but rather make super sure that they

understand salvation.

Do not make all statements rather ask questions to see if they really do

understand.

You must be sure first that they understood their need for salvation.

They must understand how to be saved.

In the following lessons we will go over more about what salvation means but

right now they need to be asked the questions and to be sure that they

know what it is that they have done.

Understand your condition before salvation.

You were a sinner. (Romans 3:10-23)

There is not one righteous person.

For all have sinned.

There is not a person that does not sin. (I Kings 8:46)

Every person has taken his own ________ rather than Gods way. (Romans3:12, Isaiah 53:6)

The Scripture concludes that all have sinned. (Galatians 3:22)

Sin is the transgression of the law. (I John 3:4)

Sin includes violating any of Gods rules, commandments or laws. (James

2:9-10)

Are you certain that you sinned against a Holy God? Do you really

believe that you do not deserve to go to Heaven but should spend

eternity in Hell?

Sin carries a penalty.

Sin brought death to the entire human race. (Romans 5:12)

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The wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23)

These people will not inherit eternal life or go to Heaven. (I Corinthians 6:9-

10, Revelation 21:8)

Sin separates man from God. (Isaiah 59:2)

God is angry because of sin.

Wrath is coming. (Matthew 3:7)

Gods wrath abides over those that do not believe on the Son of God. (John

3:36)

His wrath is against all ungodliness. (Romans 1:18)

The wrath of God is coming on all the children of disobedience. (Ephesians

5:6)

Mankind is incapable of saving himself or paying for his sin. (Ephesians 2:8-

9)

It is not by works of righteousness that we have done. (Titus 3:5)

There is only one way to God and that is through the person of Jesus Christ.

(John 14:6, Acts 4:12)

Do you acknowledge that there was nothing you could do to save yourselves without what Jesus did for you on the cross?

Jesus paid our sin debt.

He loved us while we were yet sinners. (Romans 5:8)

God the Father placed our sins on Jesus. (Isaiah 53:5-6)

He became the propitiation (full payment) for our sins.

(I John 2:2)

Do you accept by faith that the only way you can have eternal life is by

a gift give to you by the grace of God?

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We as believers placed our faith and trust in Jesus Christ and received the

gift of eternal life.

We believed that He died for our sins paying our sin debt.

We believed from the heart and confessed with our mouth that Jesus is the

Lord. (Romans 10:9-10)

Has there ever been a time that you repented of your sins, believed on Jesus

as your Lord and Saviour, and received the gift of eternal life?

Bible Terms that Refer to Salvation

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a. Peace made between God and man by the work of Jesus Christ on

the cross.

b. A return to communion with God not based on my own merit.

IV. Justification (Romans 3.24-28)

a. Being made just or right before God.

b. Not just being made as though I had never sinned but rather being

made just as right and pure as Jesus Christ because I am now in

Him.

V. Regeneration (Titus 3:5)

a. Being born again and given new life. (John 3:1-16)

b. Being born into the family of God through Jesus Christ.

c. Being made a new creature in Christ Jesus. (II Corinthians 5:17)

VI. Imputation

a. To get to Heaven you must be righteous. (Matthew 25:46, 5:20)

i. We were told to be perfect as our Father is perfect. (Matthew

5:48)

ii. Follow holiness and peace or you will not enter into the

kingdom of Heaven. (Hebrews 12:14)

iii. Nothing dirty will enter. (Revelation 21:27)

iv. This leaves us in a bankrupt stateno way to pay.

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b. Men are not righteous nor can they make themselves righteous.

i. The best we do is as filthy rags. (Isaiah 64:6)

ii. There is none righteous no not one. (Romans 3:10,

Ecclesiastes 7:20, Proverbs 20:9)

iii. We are so deep in debt that we can do nothing to rescue

ourselves.

c. Jesus is and was completely righteous. (I Peter 2:22)

i. There was no sin in Him. (I John 3:5)

ii. He is the very image of the invisible God. (Colossians 1:15, John 14:9)

iii. Jesus Christ is the end of the law. (Romans 10:3-4)

iv. We do not seek to have our own righteousness but rather the

righteousness of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 3:9)

v. He has all that He needs and more.

d. Imputation is a mathematical accounting termit is the crediting or

charging to an account.

i. He bore our sins on the cross and healed us so that we could

live unto righteousness. (I Peter 2:24)

ii. Faith is counted to him as righteousness. (Romans 4:5)

iii. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputed not iniquity.(Psalms 32:1-2)

iv. Abrahams faith is imputed to him for righteousness. (Romans

4:22-24)

v. The just died for the unjust to bring us unto God. (I Peter 3:18)

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vi. Not counting our trespasses to us. (II Corinthians 5:17-21)

vii. He takes our sin and places it on His account and then takes

his righteousness or perfection and places it on our account.

e. Robe of Righteousness

i. He takes the filthy garments and replaces them with other

garments. (Zechariah 3:3-5)

ii. He clothes us with salvation and righteousness (Isaiah 61:10)

iii. Those of us who are saved have put on Christ. (Galatians

3:27)

iv. Over comers are clothed in white raiment. (Revelation 3:5).

An over comer is one who is born of God. (I John 5:4-5)

v. White robes given to His. (Revelation 6:9-11, 7:9-10)

vi. Those in white robes are those that have been washed and

made white in the blood of the Lamb. (Revelation 7:13-17)

vii. We not only put on Christs righteousness, we are in Christ, He

is in us, and we become His very righteousness.

(II Corinthians 5:21)

f. The story of Onesimus - book of Philemon

i. Philemon had a runaway slave called Onesimus who gets

saved under Pauls ministry.

ii. Philemon had also been saved under Pauls ministry.

iii. Paul sends Philemon back and tells him to put all the wrongs

that Onesimus has committed on his account.

iv. Paul reminds Philemon how much he owes him.

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Eternal Security of the BelieverI. Before we talk about eternal security you should examine and prove

yourself. (II Corinthians 13:5)

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a. Many are deceived into thinking that they are saved.

i. By their religion. (Matthew 7:21-23)

ii. By their good works. (Isaiah 64:6, Philippians 3:9, Revelation

3:17)

iii. Even by what they feel in their own heart. (Jeremiah 17:9)

b. We can be 100% sure that we are saved and that we will go to

Heaven. (I John 5:13)

i. If you are born again, there will be evidence of the new life.

ii. Salvation is not a process but a crisis, instantaneous

happening. (John 3:1-16)

c. Evidences that you are truly born again, saved, on your way to

Heaven.

i. You will have a desire to do Gods will rather than your own.

(Psalm 40:8)

ii. Your life style has changed in relation to sin. (I John 3:9)

iii. You have a desire to purify yourself and to be holy. (I John 3:3)

iv. We will be like Him. (I John 3:2)

v. You will have a love for the Word of God. (I John 2:3-6,

Psalm 119:97, Joshua 1:7-8)vi. You will enjoy and want to have fellowship with other

believers. (I John 4:7, John 13:35)

vii. God will discipline you when you sin. (Hebrews 12:6-8)

viii. The Spirit of God confirms your salvation in your heart.

1. Our heart will reprove us. (I John 3:19-21)

2. His Spirit bears witness with our spirit. (Romans 8:16)

II. Why do we doubt our salvation?

a. To some degree we are trusting in our own good works so we might

have messed something up.

b. Possibly we have not studied the Bible enough to know for sure

what it says.

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c. Possibly we are not living holy lives and our conscience and the

Holy Spirit are making us very uncomfortable.

d. There is always the possibility that you have not been saved so

review this lesson very carefully.

III. Remember that salvation is by the grace of God.

a. Even the faith to be saved was a gift from God. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

b. We are His workmanship. (Ephesians 2:10)

c. Our salvation has to be either one or the otherit cant be both.

(Romans 11:6)

d. Since your salvation is a gift and doesnt depend on you then you

can do nothing to get it nor anything to lose it. (Romans 6:23)

e. The Bible words are eternal and everlasting lifejust exactly what

do those words mean? (I John 5:11, John 3:16)

IV. Review how we got saved briefly.

a. God placed our sins on Jesus. (Isaiah 53:6)

b. He became sin so that we could be made the righteousness of God

in Him. (II Corinthians 5:21)c. He remembers our sins no more. (Hebrews 10:17)

V. Bible Promises

a. He gives us eternal life, we will never perish and no one will pluck

us from the Fathers hand. (John 10:28)

b. You are sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption.

(Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30)

c. You are kept by the power of God. (I Peter 1:5)

d. He will never leave you nor forsake you. (Hebrews 13:5)

e. Nothing can ever separate us from the love of God. (Romans 8:35-

39)

f. He will not cast us out or reject us. (John 6:37)

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g. It is impossible for God to lie and He has promised us eternal life.

(Hebrews 6:18-19)

VI. What if I dont feel saved?

a. Examine your heart and life to see if there are evidences that God is

working in your lifesee the first point letter c.

b. Understand that our salvation is not based on how we feel but upon

the factual truth of the Word of God. (John 5:24)

i. We already have everlasting life.

ii. We shall not come into condemnation.

iii. We have passed from death to life.

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BaptismI. Bible Examples of Baptism

a. John the Baptisti. No one could be baptized of John who was not making a firm

decision. (Matthew 3:6)

ii. Baptized where there was much water. (John 3:23)

b. Jesus was baptized. (Matt. 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22)

i. In the Jordan River. (Mark 1:9, Matthew 3:13)

ii. He did it to fulfill all righteousness. (Matthew 3:15)

iii. He came up straightway out of the water. (Matthew 3:16)

iv. God was pleased with Him. (Matthew 3:16-17)

c. The Day of Pentecost

i. They that gladly received His word were baptizedobviously

adults. (Acts 2:41)

ii. They were added that same day. (Acts 2:41)

d. The Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:36-39)

i. They came to a body of water. (Acts 8:36)

ii. He had to believe with all his heart before he could be

baptized. (Acts 8:37)

iii. They both went down into the water. (Acts 8:38)

e. The Jailer (Acts 16:25-33)

i. Got saved Acts 16:30-31

ii. Was baptized in the same hour Acts 16:33

f. Principles to be learned from the examples.

i. Jesus was baptized as an example for us.ii. They were all adults or old enough to make their own

decision.

iii. They all were baptized after making a decision to follow

Christ.

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iv. They were baptized in water not with water.

v. They were baptized very soon after salvation.

II. What is Baptism?

a. An ordinance of the churcha tradition, precept, teaching that God

has commanded us to do.

i. The church was commanded to go, teach, and baptize in the

name of the God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy

Ghost. (Matthew 28:18-20)

ii. The early church immediately baptized the new converts.

(Acts 2:41)

iii. Philip baptized those that had believed after they heard the

gospel preached. (Acts 8:12)

iv. Peter commanded those of the house of Cornelius to be

baptized after it was obvious that God had saved them. (Acts

10:48)

b. Baptism is often called the first step of obedience because it

happened so soon after and was so closely associated with

receiving salvation.i. In every instance of salvation that we find in the Bible when

they got saved they were immediately baptized.

ii. Mark 16:16 links salvation and baptism very close together

though not a part of salvation it is completely linked.

c. An external revelation of an internal realityour public confession

and testimony that we have been saved by the grace of God.

i. I have been saved by the grace of God.

ii. I love Him more than I love anything else.

iii. I have died to my old way of life, repented of my sin, and

believe that Jesus is the Lord. (Romans 10:9-10)

d. Is a picture of the gospel which is the death, burial, and resurrection

of Jesus Christ. (I Corinthians 15:1-4)

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e. These same truths are illustrated in Romans 6:1-6.

i. Our death with Christ to sin and our old life. (Rom. 6:1-3)

ii. Our burial with Him. (Romans 6:4)

iii. Our being raised to walk in newness of life Romans 6:5

III. Why should a person get baptized?

a. Because Jesus gave us this example Luke 3:21-22 and God the

Father was pleased.

b. Because it is the example that we see from those who got saved in

the New Testament. (Acts 2:41; 8:38; 9:17,18; 10:48; 16:15, 33;

18:8; 19:4,5)

c. Because the Great Commission gives the church the command to

go, teach, baptize and then teach more. (Matthew 28:18-20)

d. It is a means of public testimony and identifying ourselves with

Jesus Christ II Corinthians 5:17, in Christ. (Romans 6:3)

IV. Who should get baptized?

a. The Bible teaches that baptism is for Believers everyone who gets

baptized in the Bible does so after they have believed. (Acts 8:36-37)

b. People who have been born again by faith and are sure of their

decision to place their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.

c. People who wish to be identified with Jesus Christ and His teachings.

(Romans 6:3-5)

d. People who want to give testimony of their faith in the finished work

of Jesus Christ on the cross.

V. When should a person get baptized?

a. Only when you are old enough to make your own decisiononly

those old enough to make a decision were baptized.

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b. After salvationit is very important that you realize that salvation is

by grace and that you will receive no merit, no points, no good

works by getting baptized. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

c. What if a person got baptized and later realized that they werent

saved what should they do? Following the Biblical pattern they

would have to be baptized after salvation as a profession of their

faith.

VI. How should a person be baptized?

a. By immersion in much water. (Acts 8:38-39) They went down into

and came up out of the water.

b. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. (Matthew

28:19-20)

c. In a way that adequately portrays the death, burial, and

resurrection of Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 6:1-6)

VII. Precautions to take into account.

a. Baptism does not wash away our sins. (Ephesians 2:8,9; Galatians

3:11)

b. What actually cleanses a sinner from his sin is the blood of Jesus

Christ? (Ephesians 1:7; 1John 1:7; Colossians 1:20)

c. We gain no points with God by being baptized or having done this

religious work.d. Baptism is not the principal work rather the preaching of the gospel.

Paul said that he was sent to preach the gospel not baptize. (I

Corinthians 1:13-18)

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New Testament Church Part 1I. The Place of the Local Church

a. The church is central in every teaching of the New Testament.

i. The word church or churches is found in 114 verses in the

New Testament.

ii. The book of Acts is written about Gods working in the church.

iii. Romans through II Thessalonians are 9 letters written to

churches.

iv. I Timothy, II Timothy, and Titus are letters written to church

leaders.

b. Jesus founded the church.

i. The first mention of the word church in the Bible is Matthew

16:18 and there Jesus is saying that He will build His church.

ii. The only other gospel mentioning of the church is Matthew

18:17 and there they get instructions on church discipline.

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c. He placed great value on the church. It is His church. (Matthew

16:18, Acts 20:28)

d. He empowered and authorised the church to do His work

i. Wait on the Holy Spirit to be endued with His power. (Luke

24:49)

ii. After that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. (Acts 1:8)

II. The Purpose of the Church

a. He commanded the church to fulfil a certain ministry.

i. He gave the Great Commission to His church. (Matthew 28:18-

20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:46-48, John 20:21, Acts 1:8)

ii. "People who don't believe in missions have not read the New

Testament. Right from the beginning Jesus said the field is the

world. The early church took Him at His word and went East,

West, North and South." -- J. Howard Edington

b. Failure on our part to lead our churches to do the best we can in the

ministry He left is a shameful failure. (1 Corinthians 15:34)

i. "There is nothing in the world or the Church, except the

church's disobedience, to render the evangelization of the

world in this generation an impossibility. - Robert Speer

ii. "The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it isa command to be obeyed" - Hudson Taylor

iii. Christs last command should be our first concern

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iv. The unfinished task is to evangelize all individuals, to

proclaim the gospel to all peoples in all the geographical

regions of the world and to disciple them.- Avery T. Willis, Jr.

c. The Great Commission

i. Mark 16:15. We are to take the gospel to Every Creature.

That means that we will have to reach more than

6,600,000,000 people with the gospel message!

ii. Luke 24:46-49. We are to take the gospel (repentance and

remission of sins in His name) to All Nations. Nations refers to

people groups and not entire countries. We have the

Cherokee nation in the nation of the USA.

iii. Matthew 28:19-20. Teaching all nations.

1. Since we already have the command to go to all nations

let us consider the words teach and teaching.

Which means (according to Websters Dictionary) to

show how to do something, to give instructions to, to

train, give lessons to (a student or pupil), to guide the

study of, to instruct, to hold classes in, to provide with

knowledge, insight.

2. Synonyms: impart, direct, instruct, informer, counsel,

admonish, educate, inculcate, enlighten, advise,

indoctrinate, and train.

3. The word teach makes it clear that I must disciple ortrain all nations. It is not enough to get them to pray a

prayer. They must be taught enough to be saved, then

baptized, then trained to live the gospel. (Romans

10:13-15)

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iv. Acts 1:8. Gives us the geographical context. We are to go to

the uttermost. Every country is to hear the gospel.

v. John 20:21. We are sent as He was sent. This is the

incarnation. This is becoming one of them to reach them inthe context of where they live and the language they speak.

d. The Great Concern

i. They are condemned already. (John 3:18)

1. The Creation leaves them without excuse, because it

shows them that God does exist. (Romans 1:20)

2. Their Conscience shows them that they need this God.

(Romans 2:15)

3. The Church fulfilling its Great Commission will show

them how to get to know this God. (II Corinthians 5:18-

20.)

a. the ministry of reconciliation

b. the word of reconciliation

e. Our conviction that we are responsible before God to get the gospel

to all the world.

i. Ezekiel 33:6. The blood of the uninformed is required at the

hand of the watchmen. Bloody Hands.

ii. Acts 20:26. Paul felt that responsibility because he said thathe was free from the blood of all men.

iii. I Corinthians 15:34. It is our shame if there is someone in the

world that doesnt have the knowledge of God.

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iv. Revelation 21:4. Tears will be wiped away after having seen

the horrible Great White Throne judgment. See also I

Thessalonians 4:17.

f. The continual sorrow that we should feel. (Romans 9.1-3, 10:1-3)

g. The horrible condition of man.

i. The Great White Throne (Revelation 20:11-15)

ii. Deceived by religion (Matthew 7:21-23)

iii. Dead in Sin (Ephesians 2:1)

iv. A literal burning eternal hell (Luke 16:19-31)

v. Blinded and deafened

h. The compassion of God. (John 3:16, Romans 5:8, II Peter 3:9, I Tim.

2:3-6, Hebrews 2:9, I John 2:2, John 10:11-18)

i. The church must realize that it is personally responsible for the

world. It must then pass this burden on to its people so that all will

feel responsible to get the gospel to the world

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New Testament Church Part 2I. What is a New Testament church?

a. A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is

i. a local body of baptized believers who are

ii. associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the

gospel

iii. observing the two ordinances of Christ

iv. committed to His teachings, exercising the gifts, rights, and

privileges invested in them by His Word, and

v. seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth.

vi. This church is an autonomous body, operating through

democratic processes under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

vii. In such a congregation members are equally responsible.

viii. Its Scriptural officers are pastors and deacons. (1 Timothy 3:1-13)

b. According to Hebrews 10:25 the church is an assembly. We are not

to forsake the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of

some is.

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c. A building is never a church. The New Testament church didnt

even have dedicated buildings for their meetings. We are actually

the temple of the Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 6:19-20)

d. The church is referred to as the body of Christ. (I Corinthians 12:27,

12-13, 17-27)

i. Each member (part) of the body of believers has a different

function - each ministering to each other's needs as a whole.

ii. No one member can function alone - we need each other!

When a Christian is not committed to others, especially to

other believers, then they are hindering Christs work in the

world today.

iii. Each member's contribution is vitally important to the well-

being of the entire body of believers - we cant go it alone!

iv. A properly functioning body operates as a single unit - unified.

e. Jesus is the Head of the church. (Ephesians 5:23)

II. How do you become a member of the church?

a. You must be a born again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ! (Acts

2:47, Colossians 1:1-2)b. To be a member you must be baptized in the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:41-42)

c. You must be determined to live out your new life in Christ.

(Ephesians 5:15, Matthew 18:15-17)

d. As you see in the definition members covenant together to love God

and to serve Him. Together they want to fellowship and to honour

and obey God. With this membership come great privileges but

also responsibilities!

OUR CHURCH COVENANT

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord

Jesus Christ as our Saviour, and, on the profession of our faith, having been

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baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, we

do now, in the presence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly

and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in

Christian love, to strive for the advancement of this Church in knowledge,

holiness and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its

worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and

regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the Church, and the

spread of the Gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to educate our

children in the Christian faith; to seek the salvation of our kindred and

acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings,

faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment, to avoid all

tattling, backbiting and excessive anger; to seek God's help in abstaining

from all drugs, drink, and practices which bring unwarranted harm to the

body or jeopardize our own or another's faith.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember

one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to

cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to

take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of

our Savior to secure it without delay.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place, we will, if

possible, unite with a church of like faith where we can carry out the articles

of this confession and the spirit of this covenant.

III. What are the characteristics of the type of church (a New Testament

Church) that I should join?

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a. Carrying out the Great Commission will be the main goal of this

church both locally and around the world. (Acts 1:8)

b. There will be careful Bible preaching and teaching, caring for the

flock, and not just a people pleasing ministry. (Acts 20:28-31, 2

Timothy 4:2-4)

c. There will be a marked separation from the world in attitudes and

actions. (2Corinthians 6:14-17, 1 John 2:15, Titus 2:13-14)

d. The Word of God will be central to everything, believed, preached,

practiced, and not handled lightly or frivolously. (2 Timothy 3:15-17,

Acts 24:14, Luke 24:25)

e. Discipleship will be a primary ministry as new believers are taught

and trained and Gods people are carried on to a ministry that God

would have them do. (1ITimothy 2:1-3)

f. They will practice Biblical baptismonly for believers, by immersion

and in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost!

(Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 8:36-38)

g. They will desire to meet together to encourage each other and to

worship the Lord Jesus. (Hebrews 10:25)

IV. What is your role in the church?

a. Come and learn all that you can so you can grow and mature in

your new life in Christ Jesus.

b. Get involved, participate don't just be a hearer. (James 1:22-25)

c. Learn so you can help and teach others. (2 Timothy 2:2)

d. Get in the ministry

i. Teaching a Sunday School Class or helping another person

teach it.

ii. Going out soul-winning regularly with other believers.

iii. Helping the pastor with secretarial tasks like sending out

birthday cards, etc.

iv. Start up a Bible study at your workplace during lunch.

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v. Correspond with missionaries to encourage them and pray for

them.

vi. Singing special music and/or sing in the choir.

vii. Playing a musical instrument.

viii. Holding Bible clubs and/or studies in your home.

ix. Visiting people who are sick and in the hospital.

x. Helping in the childrens ministry; a puppet ministry, etc.

xi. Picking up folks who need a lift to church.

xii. Ministering to older folks by mowing their grass, or repairing

their homes.

xiii. And the list goes on Just add your own ideas!

V. What are the ordinances of the local church? (see the lessons on each

subject)

a. Baptism (Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:41)

b. The Lords Supper (I Corinthians 11:23-34)

Your Daily Time with God Bible

Reading

I. Why you should make this a priority in your life!

A. It is profitable for us (2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 1:1-3)

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B. It gives the Christian victory! As a powerful weapon, the Bible will give

you victory over sin, and temptation (Psalm 37:31, 119:11).

C. The Bible is a guiding lamp or light to the Christian (Psalm 119:105). It

provides instructions on how to go through life, where to go, why go a

certain path, and even when to go (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)

D. The Bible and His knowledge of the Word of God is what Jesus used to

defeat Satan three times though He is God (Matthew 4:4, 7, &10)!

II. Practical steps to your daily quiet time

A. Choose a convenient time.

1. I strongly suggest that you consider the early morning hours. Get

alone with God before you begin your day. You can literally start

with as little as 5 minutes a day but I would like to suggest between

15 and 30 minutes a day

2. If you wait until later you may get caught up in the daily hustle and

forget to get in the Bibleyour day takes over

3. There is nothing spiritual about doing it in the morning and evening

would be fine but due to my laziness I find that if I take care of it in

the morning then I get it done. If I wait till evening I am often tiredor just rush through

4. There is no convenient time and the Devil and the flesh will see to

that

B. Be consistentmake it your daily habit including Sunday. Make it a

very important part of your day (Job 23:12).

1. Do not be legalistic with yourselfthis is not a forced thing we get

in the Bible because we want to and we love God2. If you miss a day do not feel guilty or like a failure just get back to it

the next day.

3. Do not even try to catch up necessarily just work at being

consistently in the Word

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C. Always begin with prayer asking God to open your eyes and show you

great things from His Word (Psalm 119:18)

D. Read the Bible like any other book

1. Never use the hunt and poke method

2. Read it in order at least by the book of the Bible you are reading

3. You will need to read about 15 minutes and 4 chapters a day to

finish the Bible in just under a year

E. Mark your Bible

1. Do not be afraid to mark things in your Bible

a. You can use different colored pens but that never worked for me

because I couldnt remember what each color meant

b. I love to use a wide margin Bible because I can write there

c. I do not worry about filling it up or marking it all up because I will

simply buy a new Bible

d. This is the most used book that I have in my house and lifeI

love it and every time I read it and mark it I learn more and it

causes me to remember more

2. Mark sins to avoid and make yourself a note (Colossians 3)

3. Mark promises and pray for them (Jeremiah 33:3)

4. Mark examples that you should follow (1 Peter 2:21-23)

5. Mark commands that you should obey (Ephesians 4:31-32)

6. Keep a list of things like this maybe in the back of your Bible or in

your notebook

F. Pray the Scriptures as you read them

G. Take notes as you read

1. Write down the date2. Write down the passages you read

3. Make at least one short note about what God said to you and how

you can apply it to your life

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4. Write down any questions you would like to ask another disciple of

the Lord Jesus Christ

H. Be praying as you start, while you read and when you finishthis is

God talking to you and your saying His own words back to Him

III. Basic principles that will make your Bible time truly worthwhile

A. Read it to obey it (James 1:22)

B. Know that your time in the Bible will produce faith (Romans 10:17)

C. Read it believing that God will speak to you (Hebrews 1:1)

D. Read it believing that its every word is true (1 Thessalonians 2:13)

E. If you do not believe as you read it will not profit you (Hebrews 4:2)

F. Constantly ask the Holy Spirit to teach and guide you (John 16:23)

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Your Daily Time with God - Prayer

What is prayer?

What it is not!

It is not the repetition of the same words or prayers over and over again!

(Matthew 6:7)

Prayer is not just an emotional release or good therapy.

Prayer is not a way to force God to do what we want

Prayer is not a show of our spirituality (Matthew 6:5-6)

What it is!

Prayer is talking to God

Prayer is offering up desires and burdens to God with humble confidence

that we shall obtain the help we need because of Jesus (Hebrews 4:15-

16)

Prayer is our worship addressed to the Father, in the authority of the name of

Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1. Finally, prayer is God's answer to need! By praying, we should know

that we already have the answer to our need (Matthew 6:7, & 8; 1 John 5:14, &15)!

Why should we pray?

Jesus told His disciples to ask! (John 16:24)

We are commanded to pray! (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

We have not because we ask not! (James 4:2)

We are told to cast all our cares on Him! (1 Peter 5:7)Samuel said that he would sin against God if he failed to pray for them! (1

Samuel 12:23)

What should we pray for?

Wisdom (James 1:5)

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People in authority over us (1 Timothy 2:1-3)

Courage (Acts 4:23-32)

All of our needs (Philippians 4:6, Psalm 34:6, 55:22)

To avoid anxiety (Philippians 4:6-8)

What hinders our prayers from being answered?

Not asking with faith (James 1:5-7)

Asking for the wrong things! (James 4:3)

Not having a right relationship with your spouse (1 Peter 3:7)

Un-confessed sin in our lives (Psalms 66:18)

Bitterness and unforgiving spirit (Hebrews 12:15, Mark 11:25-26)

Willful disobedience

Not believing God

Not asking in Jesus name or authority

Many misunderstand this great promiseit is not a magical formula to get

what you want

It is knowing what He authorizes you to pray for (John 14:13-14)

His name is His authority and relationship to God

We are to ask according to His will! (1 John 5:14-15)It is delighting in Him and what He wants so that you get the desires of your

heart (Psalm 37:4)

The Model Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)

Our Fatherprayer starts with a relationship with God

Which art in Heavenrecognizes who He is Godand not to be taken lightly

Hallowed be thy nameWe come recognizing that we honor and know that

His name is Holy and we want it recognized so

Thy kingdom comewe come not seeking our own will but His and we desire

for Him to return to earth and reign soon

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heavenrecognizes that it is all about

Him and His will not me and my will. We are saying that we want Him to

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be Lord and decide how and what happens in my life on earth as much

as He does in Heavenwe come respecting Him and desiring to obey

Him as much as they do where there is no sin or self will

Give us this day our daily breadwe come and lay before Him our needs for

the DAY not the WEEK because prayer is an everyday continual part of

our livesbecause we know that He who takes care of today will also

take care of tomorrow

And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtorswe come asking

forgiveness for our failures as His children and we acknowledge and live

that the forgiven forgive

And lead us not into temptationwe ask for His direction in our lives and

express our desire not to sin

But deliver us from evilwe ask for His protection and deliverance from

anything bad that might happen

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Again we recognize that it is all about Him, who He is, what He is about,

we seek His power in our lives and know that it is all of Him, without Him

we could do nothing, we desire His glory and that is even the motive of

our prayers

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The Lords Supper

I. Scriptural Basis for the Lord's Supper

a. The Lords example

i. (Matthew 26:26-30, Mark 14:22-26)

1. Jesus said that the bread was His body

2. The cup was His blood of the new testament

3. Jesus said He would not drink of the fruit of the vine

again until He could do so with us (the apostles or the

foundation of the New Testament Church) in His

Fathers kingdom

4. They sang a hymn and went out to the mount of Olives

ii. He greatly desired to eat with them before He suffered (Luke

22:14-20, 15)

iii. The Lord speaks indirectly about the Lords Supper that He

will institute later (John 6:48-54, 63)

1. The Lords supper is a symbol of the salvation that we

have in Christ Jesus

2. His body was broken

3. His blood was shed

b. Pauls instructions

i. The church was told to keep the ordinances or traditions that

we have received from the Lord (1 Corinthians 11:2)

1. We consider that the Lord Jesus has given us two

ordinances the first being baptism (Matthew 28:18-20)

2. The second being the Lords Supper which we are

studying

ii. Paul said that he had received it and was delivering it to the

church (1 Corinthians 11:23)

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iii. Examine yourselves before you take the Lords Supper (1

Corinthians 11:28)

iv. Take the supper fearfully or respectfully

1. You could be guilty of the Lords body and blood (1

Corinthians 11:27)

a. Liable or showing a disrespect for this solemn,

sacred act

b. Showing the same disrespect for the person and

sacrifice that those who crucified Him did

c. Eating unworthily without taking seriously this

privilege and bringing judgment and punishment

on yourself (1 Corinthians 11:29-32)

2. You could drink damnation or judgment to yourself (1

Corinthians 11:29)

3. God has punished others who took the supper lightly (1

Corinthians 11:30)

II. Purposes of the Lords Supper

a. To remember what He did for us (1 Corinthians 11:24)

i. He took upon Himself our sins (Isaiah 53:6)

ii. He became sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21)

iii. He became our sin payment (1 John 2:2)

b. To show forth the Lords death till He come (1 Corinthians 11:26)

i. We are to never forget what He did for us

ii. We are never to consider that we could have been saved by

any other way

iii. The words till He come are an important purpose of the

Lords supper (1 Corinthians 11:26)

1. We are to eagerly anticipate His return or love His

appearing (2 Timothy 4:8)

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2. He waits to eat with us once again in His kingdom

(Matthew 26:29)

c. To examine ourselves (1 Corinthians 11:28)

i. Are you sure of your salvation (2 Corinthians 13:5)

ii. Are you a doer and not a hearer only (James 1:23-27)

iii. Are you striving to grow more like Him (1 John 3:3)

III. The Ingredients for the supper( Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25, Luke

22:18)

a. The other ingredient is the bread. (Matthew 26:26, Mark 14:22)

b. Leaven in the Bible is a symbol for sin so we do not use leavened

breadno yeast (1 Corinthians 5:6-8, 5:8, Matthew 16:6)

c. The fruit of the vine would also be in its natural state without the

addition of yeast

d. The drink was the fruit of the vine. This is not wine, but grape juice.

The purpose of the juice is to present the Saviour, plucked from the

vine in the prime of His life, and crushed, pouring out his blood for

us.

IV. Who can take the Lords Supper

a. Only those that are born again

i. We are doing it in memory of what He did for us (1

Corinthians 11:24)

ii. We are showing forth His death for us till He come (1

Corinthians 11:26)

iii. We are waiting on His soon return (1 Corinthians 11:26)

b. Only those that are living in obediencedoing what we have been

commanded to do

i. (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16)

ii. Those that gladly received His Word were baptized (Acts 2:41)

c. Only those that have examined themselves (1 Corinthians 11:27-28)

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d. If you take the supper without examining yourself you will be judged

(1 Corinthians 11:31-32)

i. This judgment is because you are His child (Hebrews 12:8)

ii. You will be chastened of the of the Lord so as to not be

condemned with the world (1 Corinthians 11:32)

V. How often are we to take the Lords Supper

a. The Bible is not clear about how often we are to take the Lords

Supper

b. It only says as oft as ye drink (1 Corinthians 11:25)

c. As often as ye eat (1 Corinthians 11:26)

VI. How should I approach the Lords Supper

a. It is not a time of feasting or satisfying oneself but of remembering

what Jesus did on the Cross of Calvaryit is a sacred time (1

Corinthians 11:20-22, 34)it is a symbolic time

b. I should desire to take the supper like He desired to take it with His

disciples before suffering (Luke 22:15)

c. I should confess my sins and come with a clean heart! I should not

use the excuse of my sin not to desire to spend this time with the

Lord remembering what He did for me and in my life (1 Corinthians

11:28)

d. Understanding what it is about

i. Not to be taken lightly

ii. Not something to gain merit with God or for salvation

e. Never feeling like I deserve what I have received of graceit took

His death on the cross to pay for my salvation and I want to

remember that seriously

VII. Precautions about the Lords Supper

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