Jesus "Yes!" --- Christianity "No!": Session 1

STUDENT’S WORKBOOK

PRAYING WITH CHRIST OBVIOUSLY PRESENT AND ACTIVELY IN CHARGE

Jesus "Yes!" --- Christianity "No!"

Session 1

CHRIST DIED, ROSE AGAIN AND ASCENDED TO THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD SO HE COULD SHARE HIS NEW LIFE AND POWER WITH US.

"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory." Col. 3:1-4.

"But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with the wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Isa. 40:31

You have been given "exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature…" 2 Peter 1:4.

I. However, most Christians come ____SHORT_____ of this heavenly life.

"While religion is highly ___POPULAR________ in America, it is to a large extent ___SUPERFICIAL________." (Gallup Poll)
Ethics among Christians are ___ABOUT___________ the ___SAME___________ as in the unbelieving world.
Only about ___10______ percent of the population have "transforming faith."

II. Still there is hope. Many people hunger for ____PRAYER___ that changes their lives. They ask:

Is prayer bringing me ___CLOSER_______ to God?
Do I consistently try to ____KNOW_____ God personally?
Are my prayers helping me build a more ___LOVING_____ relationship with others?

III. Meeting with God in prayer need not be __COMPLICATED____.

God is not far off and He wants to ___LEAD_______ and ____EMPOWER____ us.

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