Foundations of the Faith T.E.A.M. Discipleship Seminar by Nigel Cross Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #1
God’sStory God’s Story Session I Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #2
Sessions God’sStory God’s Story God’sCharacter God’s Character God’sWord God’s Word God’sCreatedImage God’s Created Image God’sOpposition God’s Opposition God’sGrace God’s Grace God’sMission God’s Mission God’sVictory God’s Victory
Foundations/ Cornerstone Foundations / Cornerstone Manyfoundations; Many foundations; ONECornerstone … Jesus ONE Cornerstone … Jesus “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord.” Ephesians 2:19-21” Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #4
Why Study Theology? ‘Theo’ – ‘God’ ‘Theo’ – ‘God’ ‘Logy’ – ‘the study of’ ‘Logy’ – ‘the study of’ Theology – ‘the study of God’ Theology – ‘the study of God’ Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #5
Exodus 3 Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #6
Christ the Center ‘There are only two ways possible of encountering Jesus: man must die or he must put Jesus to death.’ ‘There are only two ways possible of encountering Jesus: man must die or he must put Jesus to death.’ Dietrich Bonhoeffer Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #7
Activity Think through the events in the Bible. Think through the events in the Bible. List 10 incidence that you think are the most important in being able to tell God’s story. List 10 incidence that you think are the most important in being able to tell God’s story. Share your list with members of your small group. Share your list with members of your small group. Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #8
In the beginning... Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #9
The Fall Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #10
The Flood Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #11
Tower of Babel Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #12
Into Egypt Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #13
Into Canaan Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #14
Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #15 RebuildingLife Rebuilding Life
Jesus Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #16
Anno Domini Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #17
The Eschaton Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #18
Who is this God? ‘The God of the Scriptures is not a God defined by abstract thought but the God who defines himself through personal encounter … The purpose of revelation is to produce a response, until it becomes revelation for the person it has not had its effect.’ ‘The God of the Scriptures is not a God defined by abstract thought but the God who defines himself through personal encounter … The purpose of revelation is to produce a response, until it becomes revelation for the person it has not had its effect.’ PaulJewett Paul Jewett Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #19
Closing Activity Share God’s story with your neighbor, practicing a simple presentation of what we believe. Foundations of the Faith, Session I, Slide #20