THE
CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE
WEEK 3 – SUNDAY MORNING,
JANUARY 21, 2018.
TOPIC: REMAIN
IN ME (GET CONNECTED)
Review of Previous Week’s
Lesson (5 Minutes)
a. What did you learn
last week?
b. How did you apply it
to your life?
Main Text: John
15:1-10
Memory Verse: I
am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will
bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
– John 15:5
Introduction
The Old Testament uses
the vineyard as a symbol to describe Israel, the people of God (Isa. 5:1-7;
27:2-6). God always expected fruitfulness from them as His treasured
possession, but their failure to remain obedient to Him always caused Israel to
be fruitless. In some cases, they produced wild fruits that displeased God and
made Him angry. In this passage, however, Jesus describes himself as the True Vine
and the disciples as the branches. To bear the right kind of fruit of a tree,
the branches on which that fruit hangs must get connected to the tree. It is
only when we get glued to Christ that we can produce His nature.
Questions for Discussion
1. Who is described in
the passage as the True Vine? Verse 1
2. What is the source of
fruitfulness of the branches? Verse 4
3. How do you understand
the statement “Apart from Me, you can do nothing”? Verse 5
4. What will you do to
ensure your life is fruitful to God?
5. In what ways can we
get connected to Christ?
Conclusion
God, the Master
Craftsman, created each one of us for good works (Eph. 2:10) which are godly.
Since He created us, we can only truly know and accomplish His purpose for our
lives on earth if we remain connected to Him. Jesus, who is God incarnate,
therefore becomes the only source of our existence and meaning in life. People
can toil for material possessions on earth but these things are meaningless if
they do not glorify God. Jesus says, “Apart from Me you can do nothing”. This
means that anything we can do is equal to NOTHING if we are not connected to
Christ. We, therefore, have to make every effort to remain in Him so that our
works will be fruitful.
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THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST –
2018 HOME CELL OUTLINE
WEEK 3 – SUNDAY EVENING,
JANUARY 21, 2018.
TOPIC: DO
NOT WORRY
Review of Previous Week’s
Lesson (5 Minutes)
a. What did you learn
last week?
b. How did you apply it
to your life?
Main Text: Matthew
6:25-34
Memory Verse: Do
not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your request to God. – Philippians 4:6
Introduction
Worry is like slow poison
and if not checked can lead to serious health challenges. It is the state of
being troubled over an actual event or a potential one and may lead to stress,
high blood pressure and depression. According to the World Health organization
(WHO), worry leading to stress is one of the leading causes of death in the
world today. Jesus took His time to list some of the things that we ought not
to worry about in life. As Christians, we are blessed to have the Son of God
who has full knowledge of the past, present and future; He is our Teacher and
Instructor. Let us take note of Jesus’ teaching on worry in today’s passage.
Questions for Discussion
1. What does it mean to
worry?
2. What does Jesus mean
when He says we should not worry about life? Verse 25
3. How can we do away
with worry and actually receive that which we ask from God? Verse 33
4. How different is
Jesus’ statement that we should not worry about life from apathy and idleness?
5. Discuss briefly, with
an example, how you have disobeyed this command from the Lord.
Conclusion
It is clear from today’s
study that no matter how much we worry, we cannot add anything to our lives.
Jesus expects us not to worry about life. This is because He is our source of
life. The worries of life will destroy us if we do not deal with them. God’s
sure guarantee for our daily provision is to first seek His Kingdom and
righteousness. This is the surest way to do away with worry and receive our
needs from the Lord. It needs to be understood that, Jesus is not advocating
for a life of idleness and apathy. Rather, He expects us not to be excessively
preoccupied with this life.
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READ
THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR GUIDE
Week
3 (Sunday 21st to Saturday 27th January, 2018)
- Sunday: Genesis 46-47
- Monday: Genesis 48-50
- Tuesday: Exodus 1-4
- Wednesday: Exodus 5-7
- Thursday: Exodus 8-10
- Friday: Exodus 11-13
- Saturday: Exodus 14-16
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