Knowing Jesus Series
Beginning Your New Life Series
Follow-Up 1: Beginning Your New Life in Christ
Look Back
How are you?
As you read/reviewed the Four Laws, who is Jesus to you?
Were you able to share the Four Spiritual Laws Booklet with your Friends?
Imagine how will it impact the lives of your friends and classmates if all of them heard the gospel of Jesus. How will it impact our school and community? Today, we will learn more about our newfound relationship with Jesus and how we can communicate Him with others. Our first follow up lesson is entitled "Beginning your New Life in Christ." Let's pray.
Look Up
The Christian life, as God intended it to be lived, is not a mere standard of performance, a code of ethics or a life of ritual, but a vital, personal relationship with the living creator God as He has revealed Himself to man through the person of the Lord Jesus Christ.
This is one in a series of six follow-ups designed to help a believer grow in his relationship with Jesus Christ.
Every Christian can have the assurance that a right relationship exists between himself and God. Without this confidence it is impossible for one to experience true happiness and complete fulfillment in life.
The moment that you, as an act of faith, receive Jesus Christ into your life to be your Lord and Saviour, He comes in. This is what He promises in Revelation 3:20.
Have you received Christ into your life in this way?
If so, where is Jesus Christ right now in relation to you?
On the basis of Revelation 3:20, how do you know that Christ is in your life?
Revelation 3:20
“Behold! I stand at the door and knock, if any man hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him”.
Now that you have received Jesus Christ into your life, you have established a personal relationship with Him.
You have now become a true Christian. You do not become a Christian by living a good life or by being born into a Christian family. The word “Christian” means “Christ in one” Christ living in you. The Bible tells us that many things happen when Christ comes to live in you.
A New Relationship
What does the resurrection prove to us about Jesus Christ? (Romans 1:4)
Who is Jesus Christ? (1 John 5:20)
If Christ had not risen from the dead, what would be the result for us? (1 Corinthians 15:13-17)
Salvation is God’s favor freely given to man when he puts his faith in Jesus Christ as Savior, resulting in the forgiveness of sin.
Romans 1:4
"and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. "
1 John 5:20
"We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. "
1 Corinthians 15:13-17
"13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. "
4. What did you become when you received Christ? (John 1:12)
Since other Christians are also God’s children, what is your relationship to them?
5. a. Is salvation the reward of man’s good work? (Ephesians 2:8, 9)
b. How is salvation obtained?
6. a. Have you received forgiveness for your sins? (Colossians 1:13,14)
b. How many of your sins were forgiven? (Colossians 2:13)
7. a. Will Christ ever leave you? (Hebrews 13:5)
b. Since Christ has promised never to leave you, how many times do you have to invite Him to come into your life?
John 1:12
"Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God"
Ephesians 2:8-9
"8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. "
Colossians 1:13-14
"13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. "
Colossians 2:13
"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[a] alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins "
Hebrews 13:5
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. "
A New Life
Read 1 John 5:11-13.
Where is eternal life found? (1 John 5:11)
If a person has Christ in his life, does it mean he also has eternal life? (1 John 5:13)
a. Can a person know that he has eternal life right now? (1 John 5:13)
b. Do you know that you have eternal life?
c. How do you know?
d. When did eternal life begin for you?
e. If you were to die tonight, how sure are you that you spend eternity with God?
____0% ____25% ____50% ____75% ____100%
Knowing Jesus Christ is the most exciting relationship you can have. It is the beginning of a life of adventure with an all-loving, all-powerful God.
1 John 5:11-13
11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
A New Adventure
Now that you have Christ in your life, what have you become? (2 Corinthians 5:17)
What can separate you from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:38-39)
Who can take you away from Christ? (John 10:27-29)
2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!"
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, either the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 10:27-29
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
Conclusion
On the basis of this study what are some of the things that you know are true of your life right now?
Would you like to thank God right now for what He has done for you? Thanking God demonstrates faith!
Throughout this week, begin to make these truths part of your life as you grow in Christ:
You are forgiven. (Colossians 1:13, 2:13-14; Hebrews 10:15-18)
You are a child of God. (John 1:12-13; Romans 8:15; 1 John 3:1)
You are indwell by Christ. (Revelations 3:20; Galatians 2:20)
You have new life. (2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:4,5)
You have eternal life. (1 John 5:11-13; John 5:24; John 10:27-29)
Take one truth each day and reflect on it. Read the verses listed by each truth. Thank God that this is now true of you. Knowing these essential truths is critical to your growth in Christ. Also, tell someone this week that you have a relationship with Christ.
Suggested Readings
Transferable Concept 1, “How To be Sure You Are a Christian”
Answers
Beginning Your New Life in Christ
Expected answer: Yes
In my heart/life
Because He said that if I open the door of my life, He will come in. / Because of His promise.
A New Relationship
Son of God or God
True God and Eternal Life
Our preaching is useless (v. 14); Our faith is useless (v. 14, 17); We are false witnesses. We are liars (v. 15); We are still in our sins. We did not receive forgiveness (v. 17)
Child of God, Brothers and Sisters
a. No
b. By faith in Jesus Christa. Yes
b. All (past, present and future sins were already paid for by Jesus Christ through His death on the cross.a. No
b. Once
A New Life
Read 1 John 5:11-13
In His Son, Jesus Christ
Yes
a. Yes
b. Yes
c. Because I have Christ in my life, I also have eternal life. Because of His Promise
d. The moment I received Christ
e. Expected answer is 100%
A New Adventure
New creation
Nothing
No one
Look Forward
Now, let's have a practice on how you can effectively share the gospel to your friends using the 4SL. Let's read through it and practice the left and right responses.
How many of your friends would you like to hear the gospel through this booklet this week before we meet again?