Final Lesson this Month (Revelation Chap 1 and 3)

Revelation 1:9-13,17-18; 3:14-22

The above referenced passages are the core verses for this week. We will most likely look at other verses within those chapters as well.

Below is a list of some things we will discuss this week. Please be thinking about your input.

• What have you read in your quiet time recently that has warmed your heart?

• Has anyone had a spiritually significant conversation with an outsider in recent days?

1. What all do we know about the John who wrote Revelation?
2. Locate Patmos on a map. What was John doing on Patmos?
3. What did John see in this vision?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Also, I will be updating you later as to which classroom we will be moving to after I have confirmed with the church the date and location.

See you Sunday !!!

Easter Sunday Lesson (Ephesians 1:18-21; 2:4-9; 3:16-211)

Ephesians 1:18-21; 2:4-9; 3:16-211

Please review these verses for Sunday Morning. I hope everyone is having a great Good Friday and a Wonderful and Worshipful Easter Weekend and Morning.

See Below:

What Does Jesus Do for Us? Jesus Lives for Us

Scripture tells us the reason Jesus went to the cross was to pay the price for our sins. His resurrection assures us of His, and ultimately our, victory over death. Simply put, Jesus died so we would not have to experience eternal death; He rose again so that we could experience eternal life.

That is what Easter is all about. It’s about having come to a point in our lives where we understand that we are sinners in need of a Savior. It’s about recognizing that nothing can save us from the penalty of our sins except the blood of Jesus. And coming to that recognition, we must accept the forgiveness of sins Jesus offers and place our lives under His control, that’s what it means to be saved.

Many people have a superficial understanding of what it means to be a Christian. They think that holding to a certain moral or ethical code will get them into heaven. Others think that joining the church or being baptized will do it, but Scripture tells us we must be born again, we must be made new in Jesus, we must pass from the death of trespasses and sins into the new life found only through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. That’s what Easter is all about.

But not only is it a time to celebrate the new life we have in Jesus because of His resurrection, it is also a time for us to reflect upon what the resurrection means in our everyday experience.

Belonging to Jesus means you are no longer of the world. You may be in the world but you are no longer of the world and thus you will ever be at odds with the world.

The world hates us because our new life in Christ is such a contrast with the life they live. When we are surrendered to the point that the life of Jesus is seen through us, our lives serve to convict the world around us of their sin. Our lives force them to see themselves for what they really are and it’s not something they want to see.

We who were dead in trespasses and sins have been made alive in Christ, we have been born again, we live in a realm the lost world cannot understand and because we have this new life, because we have been spiritually raised from the dead, and our life is different from that of the world. The one distinctive which we should possess that makes us different is love.

If you really know Him, if you’ve really trusted Him, then live like Him. Don’t be a hypocrite. Don’t profess one thing and practice another. If you have really trusted Him, then your actions will demonstrate it.

Do you know Him? Is the evidence of His love visible in your life? Have you ever trusted Him? Are you walking in obedience to Him, or are claiming to be a Christian without any substantiating evidence?

Source: Whittman, Calvin. What Does Jesus Do for Us? Jesus Lives for Us. Retrieved March 11, 2008, from www.lifeway.com.

Living 3:16-Where God Is at Home

1 Corinthians 3:9-17; 6:12-13,18-20

The church Paul established in Corinth was filled with both Jews and newly converted Gentiles. Although he spent a year and a half with the church at Corinth, teaching them God’s Word and the attributes of godliness, they continued to struggle with self-discipline and were setting a poor example for their pagan neighbors. Paul felt responsible for this baby church filled with new Christians who struggled with previous worldly influence. Paul wrote a letter to them, admonishing them and encouraging behaviors that would honor God. A foundation of faith had been established for the church to build on, but many were straying from godly behavior and were beginning to look like the world.

Some questions we will discuss next week:

• What does it mean to be revealed by fire?
• What does it mean to live honorably?
• What is the cost of living honorably as unto God?

Please continue to pray for Revival and those we have been praying for in our class.... Especially our class members.

Ask God this week to open our eyes to a view of things more eternal.

God Bless !!!

How to Live - 3:16

Paul and Timothy were not only brothers in the ministry of sharing Christ, but they were friends. Second Timothy was written while Paul was imprisoned, and it was the last letter he would write before he was put to .

We can sense Paul’s urgency in his request for Timothy to come and in his words of exhortation to be steadfast as a Christian and a minister. Paul knew young Timothy would face trials, alienation, and possibly , so he reminded Timothy of the calling God placed on his life and then challenged him to be unashamed of the gospel, encouraging him to rely on God's power to face suffering that might come because of the gospel.

so..........

Half of All s Say Their Faith Helped Them Personally Handle the 9-11 Aftermath

Faith Made a Difference

Tens of millions of Americans turned to their faith to help process the tragedies. When asked if their religious faith made any difference in how they handled the attacks, one-fourth of all s (25%) said their faith has been "the single most important resource" they have relied on and an additional one-quarter (23%) said their faith has been "one of several important resources" that has enabled them to deal with the attacks. These figures represent about 100 million s who credit their faith with helping them to address the attacks.

Source: The Barna Research Group (2002, September 3). Half of All s Say Their Faith Helped Them Personally Handle the 9-11 Aftermath. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=120.

Let's Discuss tomorrow as we kick off our revival How to live.........

Living 3:16--By the Book