New Believers 1: Daily Bible Reading
Next Steps To Growing In Faith and Relationship with God
Lesson #1: READ YOUR BIBLE DAILY TO:
1. KNOW GOD: 2 Timothy 2:15…. Do your best to present yourself to God as one
approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
Look up Scriptures: Matthew 4:4, 1 John 4:6-7
2. GROW IN YOUR FAITH: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 …. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Look up Scriptures: Romans 10:17, Hebrews 11:6
3. RECEIVE GUIDANCE IN LIFE’S DECISIONS: Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight".
Look up Scriptures: Psalms 32:8, James 1:5
4. STAND AGAINST AND RESIST TEMPTATION: Romans 10:13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Look up Scriptures: Matthew 4:4, James 4:7
5. RENEW YOUR MIND: Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Look up Scriptures: Ephesians 4:23-24, Philippians 4:8
6. BRING STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT: Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Look up Scriptures: Isaiah 40:29-31, Psalms 73:26
7. WALK IN FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD: 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Look up Scriptures: John 15:7, 1 John 1:6-7
New Believers 2: Daily Prayer
Next Steps To Growing In Faith and Relationship with God
Lesson #2: LET’S TALK DAILY PRAYER:
1. PRAYER DEVELOPS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD: Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Look up Scriptures: James 4:8, Jeremiah 29:13
2. PRAYER PROVIDES SPIRITUAL STRENGTH: Isaiah 40:31 “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength…”
Look up Scriptures: Philippians 4:13, Philippians 4:6-7
3. PRAYER BRINGS OPORTUNITIES FOR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM: Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight".
Look up Scriptures: James 1:5, Psalms 111:10
4. PRAYER PROVIDES STRENGTH OVER TEMPTATION: Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation…”
Look up Scriptures: Colossians 1:11, Ephesians 6:12-18
5. PRAYER BRINGS PEACE AND COMFORT IN TROUBLED TIMES: Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition…the peace of God…will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Look up Scriptures: John 14:27, 1 Peter 5:7
6. PRAYER ALIGNS OUR WILL TO GOD’S WILL: Luke 22:42 “Father…no my will, but yours be done.”
Look up Scriptures: Matthew 6:10, 1 John 5:14-15
7. PRAYER IS A TIME TO PRAY FOR OTHERS…INTERCEDING: 1 Timothy 2:1 “I urge…that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people.”
Look up Scriptures: Ephesians 6:18, James 5:16
New Believers 3: Why God Created the Church
Next Steps To Growing In Faith and Relationship with God
Lesson #3: Why Did God Create The Church?
The Church Mission Is To:
1. GLORIFY GOD: Ephesians 3:21 “To him be glory in the church and Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Look up Scriptures: Matthew 5:16, Colossians 3:17
2. BE THE BODY OF CHRIST: 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it”
Look up Scriptures: Ephesians 1:22-23, Romans 12:5
3. PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL: Matthew 28:19: "Go and make disciples of all nations…".
Look up Scriptures: Mark 16:15, 1 Peter 3:15
4. MAKE DISCIPLES AND GROW BELIEVERS: Ephesians 4:12 “God desire…to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up…”
Look up Scriptures: Acts 1:8, Mark 16:15
5. BE A SPIRITUAL FAMILY: Ephesians 2:19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Look up Scriptures: John 1:12-13, 1 John 3:1
6. GOD'S CHURCH IS A LIVING EXAMPLE OF GOD'S GRACE: Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Look up Scriptures: Ephesians 2:8-9, Ephesians 4:32
New Believers 4: Baptism and Communion
Next Steps To Growing In Faith and Relationship with God
Lesson #4: Baptism and Communion
The 1st ordinance of the Church is BAPTISM
1. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Look up Scriptures: Acts 2:38-41, Hebrews 10:22
2. WHAT DOES IT SYMBOLIZE? Romans 6:4 “We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death…just as Christ was raised from the dead…we too may live a new life”
Look up Scriptures: Colossians 3:1, 1 Peter 3:21
The 2nd ordinance in the Church is COMMUNION (The Lord’s Supper)
1. WHAT IS COMMUNION? *It is a time where believers remember the death of Jesus by partaking of bread (representing His body) and the cup (representing His blood)* Matthew 26:26-28 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
2. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Luke 22:19-20 “And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
Look up Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16–17
3. WHAT DOES IT SYMBOLIZE? 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
Look up Scripture: Mark 14:22–25
4. HOW SHOULD WE TAKE COMMUNION? 1 Corinthians 11:28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
New Believers 5: Learning to Tithe
Next Steps To Growing In Faith and Relationship with God
Lesson #5: Let’s Talk about TITHING
Really Quick why is tithing important in the Bible?
1. TITHING IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP Proverbs 3:9 “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.”
Look up Scriptures: 1 Chronicles 16:29, Matthew 6:21
2. TITHING BEGAN BEFORE THE LAW Genesis 14:20 “Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.”
Look up Scripture: Genesis 28:22
3. TITHING WAS COMMANDED IN THE LAW Leviticus 27:30 “A tithe of everything…belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.”
Look up Scripture: Numbers 18:21, 24, Malachi 3:8-10
4. TITHING SUPPORTS GOD’S WORK Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse…Test me in this… and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven…”
Look up Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:58
5. TITHING TEACHES US TO TRUST GOD…ACT OF TRUST & FAITH Deuteronomy 14:23 “…The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives.”
Look up Scriptures: Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:19
6. JESUS AFFIRMED THE PRINCIPLE OF TITHING Matthew 23:23 “You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.”
Look up Scriptures: Numbers 18:26, Deuteronomy 14:22
New Believers 6: Your Call to Share and Care
Next Steps To Growing In Faith and Relationship with God
Lesson #6: What is EVANGELISM?
-It means sharing the good news of Jesus Christ
Evangelism Important?
1. IT IS A COMMAND FROM JESUS: Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Look up Scriptures: Mark 16:15, 2 Timothy 4:2
2. IT’S HOW PEOPLE ARE SAVED: Romans 10:14 “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?”
Look up Scripture: Romans 1:16
3. IT DEMONSTRATES LOVE: 2 Cor. 5:20 “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
Look up Scripture: John 13:34-35
4. IT GROWS THE KINGDOM OF GOD: Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Look up Scriptures: Mark 16:15
New Believers 7: Connect Groups