Our Hope of Sharing God's Glory

Friday, December 19, 2014
Romans 5:1-5 KJV

1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What are we justified by? (1a)
2) What is the result of our justification? (1b)
3) Who and what grants us peace with, and access to, God? (1b-2)
4) Why do we "glory in tribulations"? (v.3-5a)
5) What does the indwelling Holy Ghost do for us? (v.5b)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) How do you typically respond to trouble in your life?
7) Give one example of how the Lord used your trouble(s) to conform you to the image of Christ? 

LIFE LESSONS
8) We are justified by faith in Jesus Christ.
9) By faith in the Lord Jesus, we have access to God and His grace.
10) By the grace of God, we can endure the trials of life.
11) God uses trials to grow patience, experience, hope, and the love of God in our hearts, through His Holy Spirit.
12) The Lord uses the trials of life to transform us to the image of Christ.

Sin and Forgiveness

Monday, August 4, 2014
Scripture Reading: Act 13:36-41 KJV

36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Paul was delivering this sermon in a synagogue in Antioch. What happened to King David? Why do you think that it was necessary for the Apostle Paul to remind his fellow Jews of this? (v.36)
2) What happened to Jesus? Why do you think that the Apostle Paul told his fellow Jews about what happened to Jesus (v.37)
3) What was Paul preaching through the life of Jesus Christ? (v.38)
4) What happens to everyone who believes on Jesus, as opposed to those who follow the law of Moses? (v.39)
5) What would befall those who did not believe on the Lord Jesus? (v.40-41)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Why are you justified (saved)?
7) Whom have you shared the Good News with?
8) What is the good news?

PRINCIPLES

1) Christians are justified by grace alone, through faith alone,  in Christ alone and no-thing else!

2) Every human has a choice, to believe Christ and live, or to reject Christ and perish!

3) Everyone who believes in Jesus will be resurrected and receive glorified (incorruptible) bodies!