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Building Your Relationship With God
Lesson Introductions
Download Lessons
Lesson One, Who Is Jesus?
Have you really ever considered the incredible claims that the Bible makes
about this man, Jesus of Nazareth? What makes Him different from Buddha or
Mohammed? Is He different or is He just one of many "good" religious men throughout
history? In this lesson you will discover what the Bible claims about this
man so that you will be better prepared to make an objective decision of whether
or not to be one of His followers.
Lesson Two, Evidence of Christ's Resurrection
All the claims that the Bible makes about Jesus are either true or false.
The credibility of the Christian faith depends upon whether or not Jesus actually
came out of the grave as he claimed he would. If Christ did not rise from
the dead, the entire Christian faith is discredited, the Bible is false, and
those who follow Jesus as a religious leader are fools (1 Corinthians 15:17-19).
However, if the resurrection is true, then Jesus is Lord and all of the claims
about Him in the Bible are absolutely true. In this study, we will examine
four witnesses for cross examination. It is your task to be a jury member
and listen to the testimony presented. Ultimately, you must decide for yourself
if there is sufficient reason to believe the resurrection claim based upon
the evidence in existence.
Lesson Three, The Word Of God
Have you ever wondered about the difference between the Old and New Testaments
in your Bible? What covenant are we under today and why? In this lesson we
will examine how God gave us the Bible, what testament applies to us today,
and what attitudes are necessary in order to be pleasing to God as we read
the Bible.
Lesson Four, The New Testament Church
What is the church? Is there really a difference between the church in the
Bible and the churches of today? Which church did Paul start when he went
into a new city? Can we be like the church in the Bible today? If so, how?
In this lesson we will examine what the New Testament teaches concerning God's
church and how to identify it and be a part of it today.
Lesson Five, Obeying The Gospel Call
Have you ever wondered what a disciple really is? Jesus calls men and women
to be His disciples, yet many times we have not really considered what He
is asking or what He requires in order to answer His invitation. In this lesson,
we will examine what being a disciple of Jesus is all about and show from
the Bible what Jesus expects of those who desire to follow Him. Let's review
your relationship with Christ so you will have a clear idea of where you are
and what, if anything, you might do to improve this relationship.
Lesson Six, The Kingdom Of God
The kingdom of God has long been the topic of discussion among religious people.
Some teach that Jesus did not set up His kingdom the first time He was here
and is coming again to set up His kingdom in Jerusalem and will reign there
1,000 years. In this study we will examine what the Old Testament prophets
said in reference to the kingdom and then we will see what Jesus said in reference
to the subject.
Lesson Seven, The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is one of the personalities of the Godhead. He is Deity. Much
confusion and misunderstanding has occurred over the past two centuries regarding
the Holy Spirit, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, the Indwelling of the Spirit,
and the miraculous manifestations of the Holy Spirit. In this study we will
consider the Biblical teaching about the Holy Spirit and see that there are
three separate manifestations of the Spirit: the indwelling, the Baptism of
the Spirit, and miraculous manifestations. We will look specifically at the
miraculous manifestations in a separate study.
Lesson Eight, Miraculous Gifts of the Spirit
From our last study, we have seen that there are three measures or manifestations
of the Holy Spirit. We learned that the indwelling of the Spirit is for all
who are obedient to the Lord and become Christians. The indwelling is given
at the point of baptism (Acts 2:38; Ephesians 1:13-14; John 3:3-5) We have
also seen that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit occurred only twice (Acts 2
and Acts 10). Both occurrences introduced the gospel to a particular group
of people. We have also demonstrated that by the time that Ephesians was written,
there was only one valid baptism in effect at that time (Ephesians 4:4-5).
That one baptism was water baptism in the name of Jesus in order to receive
the forgiveness of sins (Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21). In this study we will
examine the miraculous manifestations of the Spirit.