THE
CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE
WEEK
47 – SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 2018.
TOPIC: THE NEXT LIFE
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: Revelation
2:10-11
Memory Verse: If
only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all
men. – 1 Corinthians 15:19
Introduction
The Bible teaches us that
when we die, our immaterial souls and spirits will be separated from our
physical bodies. It is also clear from the Scriptures that there is judgment
that will determine our eternal destiny. Many individuals encounter near death
experiences and give similar accounts. They talk about seeing themselves leave
their bodies, and this gives us an indication that, life surely does not end at
death. Many Christians assume that after receiving Christ all that remains is a
joyful entrance into heaven at death. Our study today seeks to throw more light
on the need to be faithful servants of Christ in order to receive eternal
rewards from Him. Our main text reveals the forms of reward believers will
receive from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Questions for Discussion
1. Why are the believers
encouraged not to be afraid? Verse 10
2. How faithful are believers
expected to be? Verse 10
3. What form of reward
are believers going to receive after death? Verse 10
4. Why will overcomers
not be hurt by the second death? Verse 11
5. How can believers
receive this reward and also escape from the second death?
Conclusion
One of the most important
aspects of our salvation as Christians is that, salvation does not end here on
earth. Our study today assures us that, no matter the challenges we go through
to please our Saviour, there is a reward for us if we remain steadfast till the
end. This crown of life is only one of the five crowns to be given to
believers. Our faithful pursuit of God will surely yield fruitful results in
the Next Life. The lesson for the believer is that, each of us will give an
account of our time here on earth. As believers, we should not be afraid of
death. One day, we will all meet again as saints. Therefore, what awaits the
believer after death is a glorious future. We have to live our lives with this
assurance in mind.
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THE
CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 HOME CELL OUTLINE
WEEK
47 – SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, 2018.
TOPIC: HEAVEN – OUR ETERNAL HOME
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: Revelations
21:1-8
Memory Verse: Then
I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away, and the sea was no more. – Revelation 21:1
Introduction
There are several
meanings to the word Heaven as used in the Bible. The Heavens could describe
the space within which the clouds, sun, moon and stars are located (Gen. 1:1.
Psalm 8:3). Also, Heaven is used to indicate the abode of God and the angels.
However, the focus of today’s study is Heaven, the promised eternal home of the
redeemed where God will make His dwelling among them. The scriptures provide
the clearest and most convincing argument for the existence of this eternal
home. We shall therefore examine what is revealed in God’s word concerning the
eternal home of the saved.
Questions for Discussion
1. What will happen to
the present heaven and earth? Verse 1
2. How do you understand
the ‘Holy City’ or ‘New Jerusalem’ in verse 2?
3. What did the voice
from the throne say? Verse 3
4. How will life in
Heaven be like?
5. What is your personal
conviction about the reality of Heaven?
Conclusion
The present heaven and
earth will give way to the new heaven and earth (Rev 21:1). Out of the new
heaven, God will usher in the Holy City or New Jerusalem on the new earth which
will be the eternal home of the saved (Rev. 21:11-13). This Holy City or New
Jerusalem as described by the Scriptures shines with the glory of God. The city
has no need of a temple, sun or moon, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are its temple and the glory of God gives it light. God will make His dwelling
among men here and there will be neither sorrow, weeping nor death (Isa. 25:8).
The unsaved, impure and anyone who does what is shameful will not enter the New
Jerusalem. Those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter
Heaven. The reality of Heaven is a call for all to work out their salvation in
eager expectation of the coming of Jesus Christ.
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READ
THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR GUIDE
Week
47 (Sunday 25th November to Saturday 1st December, 2018)
- Sunday: Acts 20-23
- Monday: Acts 24-28
- Tuesday: Romans 1-3
- Wednesday: Romans 4-7
- Thursday: Romans 8-10
- Friday: Romans 11-13
- Saturday: Romans 14-16
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