3. Who is God?
God is eternal.
God is holy.
God is creator.

4. How DOES God ACT?
God loves.
God rules.
God judges.

5. Sin =
missing the mark

6. What is sin? Denying God exists. Determining who God is.
Disobeying what God says.

7. What ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN?
Immediate damage
Everyone is guilty
Separation from God
Death for eternity

8. Substitution =
JESUS IN MY PLACE

9. JESUS CAME TO SAVE. Jesus is sinless. Jesus died for the sins of man.
Jesus rose victorious over sin.

10. JESUS can save me. Jesus is my only hope.
Jesus is my provided substitute.
Jesus is my path to justification.

11. Accept
God hates my sin.
God will judge my sin.

12. BELIEVE I embrace that Christ died for my sin.
I choose Christ as my substitute.

13. CONFESS I proclaim my sins are forgiven in Christ.
I declare I will follow Christ.

14. You were dead in sin.
You have life in Christ.
You will receive eternal life.

16. Position – Alive through Christ
I am new in Christ.
My old self is crucified with Christ.
I choose to live through Christ.

18. PRACTICE – LIVING OUR NEW IDENTITY
Connecting with Jesus
Submitting to Jesus
Becoming like Jesus

19. PURPOSE – FINDING TRUE LIFE IN CHRIST
I have a ministry.
I have a message.
I am Christ’s representative.

21. GOD’S WORD IS AUTHORITATIVE It is inspired. It is inerrant.
It is reliable.

22. BIBLE Caesar 100−44 BC AD 900 1000 YEARS 10 Plato 427−347 BC AD 900
When Written
EARLIEST COPY
TIME SPAN
MANUSCRIPTS
Caesar
100−44 BC
AD 900
1000 YEARS 10
Plato
427−347 BC
AD 900
1200 YEARS 7
Aristotle
384−322 BC
AD 1100
1400 YEARS 49
HomeR
900 BC
400 BC
500 YEARS
643
BIBLE
AD 40−100
AD 125
25 YEARS
25,000

23. GOD’S WORD IS SUFFICIENT Sufficient for revealing God.
Sufficient for life and godliness.

24. ABIDE IN GOD’S WORD CONSISTENTLY.

25. APPLY GOD’S WORD.

26. SHARE GOD’S WORD WITH OTHERS.

28. WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? Because Jesus did it.
God is all about relationship.
It is both a practice and producer of faith.

29. WHO SHOULD WE PRAY TO? Should we pray to angels? No
Should we pray to Mary? No

30. WHO SHOULD WE PRAY TO? We pray to the Father.
We pray in the name of Jesus.
We pray with the help of the Holy Spirit.

31. How SHOULD WE PRAY? Pray confidently. Pray honestly.
Pray persistently.
Don’t pray to impress.
Don’t pray empty words.
C.A.T.S.

33. What is the local church?
The church is not a building but the body of Christ.
The head of the church is Jesus Christ.
The church facilitates God’s glory.

34. What is the local church?
The church is not filled with religious spectators, but participants in uncommon community.
Jesus Christ prayed for unity in the church.

35. What is the local church?
The mission of the church is not to be comfortable, but to make disciples.

36. OUR CHURCH RECOGNIZES TWO BIBLICAL ORDINANCES:
Baptism of the believer
Communion

37. OUR CONVICTIONS
Sound doctrine
Regular attendance

38. OUR COMMUNITY We are united in Christ.
We live out the Biblical one anothers.

39. OUR COMMUNITY We resolve conflict quickly and completely.
We grow in our walk with Christ through small groups.

40. OUR Mission by Being a Good Steward of:
My time through intentional living.
My talent through regular service to the Lord.
My treasure through generous giving of tithes and offerings.

41. Church Distinctives
The mission of our church is …

43. Worship =
Ascribing value

44. I should worship God Because:
God deserves it.
God demands it.
God desires it.

45. TRUE WORSHIP OF GOD: Starts with renewal Leads to conviction
Results in affection

46. Who (or what) do I worship?
Power?
Pleasure?
Love?

48. When I walk with God, I: Study God’s Word Pray expectantly
Serve others selflessly
Embrace community

49. ELECTION justification sanctification GLORIFICATION
In grace, God chose those who would be saved solely based on His sovereign, good pleasure.
justification
God declares sinners righteous based on Christ’s righteousness.
sanctification
We cooperate fully with God’s desire to transform us.
GLORIFICATION
God finally removes sin from the life of the believer.

50. AM I CONSISTENTLY GROWING IN SPIRITUAL MATURITY?
Am I increasingly directed by God’s Word?
Am I more loving?
Are spiritual disciplines growing in my life?

51. AM I CONSISTENTLY GROWING IN SPIRITUAL MATURITY?
Am I quicker to forgive?
Am I participating in the church?
Am I grieving my own sin?

53. I am gifted to serve. My gift is given and empowered by God.
My gift has a purpose.
My gift can be developed or neglected.

54. I am NOT A CONSUMER. My life is not my own.
My desires don’t rule my life.
My time isn’t for serving myself.

55. I am A NEIGHBOR.
Living sacrifice
Loving servant
Learning steward

56. Working for Christ is both an example of and an acceleration for my walk with Christ.