BOOK 2

Won by One
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Before you begin
We would like to let you know that we are excited
for whats in store for you as you step into the
greatest adventure of your lifefollowing Jesus
Christ! What you will find in this study is a guide for
advancing in your journey with Jesus.

You will learn about spiritual habits that when

practiced diligently through Gods enablement will
help you know Jesus more. You will also discover
opportunities to obey His will for your life. We are
confident that the more you know Jesus, the more
you will love God. The more you love God, the
more you would want to live your life for him. A life
lived for God is the greatest adventure of all! So
welcome to the next step of your journey with our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
 Whats Inside ...
Whats Inside...

06 Session 7
One Connection: Prayer

12 Session 8
One Basis: The Bible

22 Session 9
One Family: The Church

28 Session 10
One Step: Baptism
34 Session 11
One Focus: Worship

42 Session 12
One Task: Witnessing

48 Whats Up Ahead:
The Next Step

50 APPENDIX
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ONE CONNECTION
PRAYER
If you had the opportunity to meet personally with the President
or the highest official of your country, what would you say to
him? We probably have all dreamed of what to say or how to
act if we ever had the chance. But how many people really get
the opportunity to spend an extended time of conversing with
someone in such a high position? Very few.

Amazingly, we all have the opportunity to speak to someone in

an even more important position -- none other than the Lord
and Creator of the whole universe. Wherever we are, we have a
hotline to Him through prayer. Yet many of us never benefit from
this great opportunity because we neglect to pray.

Jesus Teaches His Disciples

How to Pray
If you are not yet very comfortable with prayer, you are in good
company. Even the disciples needed some instruction on how
to pray. Turn in your Bible to Matthew 6 and see what Jesus
taught them when they asked Him how to pray.

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PRAYER 7
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How are we not to pray? What attitude

Read should we have about God when we
Matthew 6:5-8 come to the Lord in prayer? Why?

Read Who is the central focus of the first part of

the Lords prayer? What does this teach us
Matthew 6:9-10
about how we should talk to God in prayer?

Read What elements are seen in the second half

of the prayer? What does that tell us about
Matthew 6:11-13 how to talk to God in prayer?

Why do you think Jesus included verse

Read 14 in His instruction concerning prayer? If
there is sin in your life, or if your heart is not
Matthew 6:14 right with the Lord, what should you do?
What role does our heart attitude play in
prayer?

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Aspects of the Lords Prayer

From this passage we can see that there are at least five
aspects of prayer implied:

1. Praise and worship: acknowledging

God as both Lord and Father (verse 9)
2. Intercession: praying for Gods will and
work to be accomplished not only in our own lives
but for others (verse 10)
3. Supplication: praying for our own needs
(verse 11)
4. Confession: acknowledging our need for His
forgiveness and grace to purify our hearts (verse 12)
5. Seeking guidance: asking God to keep
us following His will and walking in His way. (verse 13)

Prayer is much more than asking for things. While God is pleased
as a loving Father to give us many of the things we ask Him for,
His real purpose in granting us the privilege of prayer is to build
the Father/child relationship with Him. More than just giving and
receiving; it is building an intimate relationship with Him.

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There are many amazing promises in the Bible about what God
will do when we pray. To see how God will answer if we meet
the proper conditions of prayer, read the following verses and
fill in the chart:

VERSE CONDITION PROMISES

John 14:13

1 John 5:14-15

Philippians 4:6-7

John 15:7

Luke 11:5-10

James 5:16

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APPLICATION
1. When you pray, what do you spend most of your time
talking about? How does your normal prayer compare
to the pattern Jesus gave us?

2. Take some time to plan your prayer time. Try applying

the pattern used by Jesus when He prayed. When will
you have your regular prayer time?

3. Begin a Prayer Notebook. Write down your specific

requests then note how and when God answers that
prayer. The Prayer Notebook can be organized as
follows:

DATE REQUEST DATE ANSWER

ANSWERED

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ONE BASIS
THE BIBLE
When we receive Christ into our lives we are brought into a
personal relationship with Him. In any growing relationship
there must be good two-way communication. Last session
was about prayer how we are able to build a relationship
with Him through prayer. In this session we will learn about
how God also speaks to us through His Word, the Bible.

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Is the Bible REALLY

Gods Word?

For Christians, the Bible is our primary source for knowing God
and His ways. It is a living book in which God Himself speaks
to us through it for our instruction, inspiration and direction.

But are we certain that it is really Gods Word? Can it be relied

upon? Consider the following facts:

The Bible is unique in human literature. It was written by over

40 authors, in three languages, on three continents, over a
period of 1500 years, yet is without contradiction or error.
Imagine reading three newspapers today that describe the
same event yesterday they almost certainly would not agree,
even on important details. So the unity of the Bible is amazing!

The Bible chronicles hundreds of prophecies that have already

come to pass, many of them in ways that are beyond human
control. For instance, Psalm 22 predicts the manner of Jesus
horrible death on a cross with amazing precision. Yet it was
written by King David hundreds of years before the Romans
invented the use of a cross for capital punishment! Such a
prediction would be impossible apart from the knowledge of
God Himself.

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The ancient manuscripts attest to the Bibles accuracy. The

more numerous the copies and the closer they are to the
original writing, the more certainty we have of the accuracy of
a material. There are thousands of ancient manuscripts and
fragments (more than 600 years old) of the Bible, some from
within a hundred years of its writing. By contrast, the earliest
manuscripts of ancient classics like Aristotle or Caesar date
from more than a thousand years after their writing, and are
attested to by only a handful of manuscripts. No ancient
document comes close to the Bible in manuscript evidence.

The Bible has survived repeated attempts to stamp it out of

existence. In AD 303, the Roman emperor Diocletian decreed
that all Bibles should be burned. Less than a generation later,
however, Christianity was accepted as the true religion of
Rome! Voltaire was quoted as having predicted that the Bible
would be relegated to the junk heap of history within 100 years
of his death. Ironically, Bibles were being printed on a printing
press in his own home fifty years later. More than two hundred
years after his death, demand for the Bible shows no evidence
of waning. These facts show us that, yes, the Bible is the
reliable and infallible (without error) Word of God.

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Why follow Gods Word?

Read How does the Word of God help us?

Psalm 119:105

Read How does Paul describe the benefits of the

Bible? In what ways do these relate to our
2 Timothy 3:16-17 lives?

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{ How do I learn
Gods Word? }
1 Through Bible
Reading
Read Deuteronomy 17:18, 19
What was the instruction given for kings to do when they
begin their reign? Why do you think they had to write the
whole Law (the Bible) down by hand? Why is regular
reading of the Bible important to our lives?

2 Through personal
Bible Study
Read Ezra 7:9, 10
Why was the hand of God with Ezra? What did Ezra
commit himself to do? What were the three elements of
his commitment?

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The Obedience-Based
Bible Study (OBBS) Method
The Obedience-Based Bible Study is a simple, easily
reproducible process of not just studying but applying Gods
Word. Here is how it works:

Take a blank piece of notebook paper and fold it into thirds

(like a three-fold brochure). At the top of the left section write,
Gods Word. At the top of the middle section write, My
Words. At the top of the right section write, I will.

GODS MY I WILL...
WORDS WORDS

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1. Begin by writing out word for word the verses you or

your group will study in the Gods Words (left)
section of your paper. It takes time but it will help you
look carefully at the passage.

2. Write down a paraphrase of the passage in the My

Words (middle) section. Pretend you are retelling
the passage to a friend. Use your own words, and
make sure you cover everything in the passage.
Retelling it helps you make sure you really
understand what it means.

3. Write down what you will do as a result of what you

have learned in the I Will (right) section. This is the
most important part of OBBS! This should always be
written in the form, I will _______. That makes it a
commitment between you and God to obey what you
have learned. Then commit to the Lord that you will
indeed do it, and ask Him for the power and strength
through the Holy Spirit to do so.

OBBS in a DGroup
When doing OBBS in a DGroup or D12, follow the same
process. After each person in the group has completed the
My Word section, ask several people to share their My
Words paraphrase.

After several group members retell the Scripture, you can

study the passage together. Your discussion must be
question-driven to facilitate the discovery process. No one in
the group should dominate the discussion or teach about the
passage.

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Below are some questions to encourage interaction

with Scripture:

Did anything in this passage capture your
attention?

What did you like about this passage?

Did anything bother you? Why?

What does this passage tell us about God?

What does this passage tell us about Man?

What does this passage tell us about living
to please God?

In a group setting, each person should share their I Will
statement for accountability. Make sure that action plans follow
the SMART Goals Principles and that each member commit to
confidentiality.

SMART GOALS
PRINCIPLES
Simple Measurable Appropriate

Realistic Time bound

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Examples:

COMMON
STATEMENT:
SMART
I will be more loving toward my GOAL:
wife and tell her that I love her.

I will buy my wife roses this week.
I will control my temper.

I will count to ten before reacting
when a car cuts me off in traffic on
I shouldnt gossip. EDSA this week.

I will politely change the subject
when Bing calls me up tonight to
tell me about the terrible things her
sister did to her.

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Finally, each member of the group should determine who they

will share this with. The best way to internalize a lesson is to
share it with someone else. And when you do, you will also
begin the habit of helping others know and follow Christ too!

APPLICATION
1. Practice OBBS on Matthew 7:24-29. What does the
passage show about the importance of obedience?

2. Begin an annual reading program with the goal

of reading the entire Bible in the next 12 months.
Check out the Bible reading plans at
www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/

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SESSION 9: ONE FAMILY

ONE FAMILY
THE CHURCH
Many people have been raised attending a church regularly.
Whether you were raised in a religious family, or had few
experiences with church life, you probably have some idea of
what a church should be. Most of our beliefs and
expectations regarding the church have been based on what
we were familiar with through our upbringing as children.

Yet the church, which the Bible describes, is very different from
that which many of us are familiar with. How is the church
described in the Bible, and how should we, as believers in
Christ, relate to the church?

The First Church

What are four elements which character-
Read ized the life of the New Testament Church?
Acts 2:40-49 What were some evidences that God was
at work among them?

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Biblical Definition of Church:

called-out assembly of genuine
believers; not a building

Wouldnt it be exciting to be a part of something so dynamic?

The kind of church this passage describes is probably very
different from most churches we have known. But this is the
way God intended the church to be! Lets continue to look in
the Bible to see what the church is supposed to be.

Paul and the New Testament

Churches

Read What did Paul do on this trip to plant

churches? Who were the people who
Acts 14:21-23 remained behind to lead the churches?

What do you think it means that they

Read gathered the church? What does this
Acts 14:26-27 passage tell you about the nature of the
church?

Where did Paul meet with and teach the

Read new believers? Why do you think it was
Acts 20:20 more effective for Paul to teach in this
context (home)?

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DGroups and the Early Church

Although the Bible doesnt use the term Dgroup or Discipleship
Group, much of what took place during the birth and growth of
the early church during the New Testament times is very similar
to the groups that we meet in today. In the small group, there is
fellowship, teaching, worship, evangelism, all of the basic
components of a church. Yet it is an intimate group where there
can be open communication, personal care and accountability.
This is the heart of what the Bible describes as the church in
the first century...it should also be the central focus of our church
involvement today.

Paul Teaches about the Church

1 The Church as a body

Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-16
How does the idea of a body help us to understand how the
church works?

Read Ephesians 1:22-23

Describe the composition of the church. What are the
implications of having Christ as head and us as the body?

2 Different members, different gifts

Read Ephesians 4:11-13
In verse 11, what did God give to the church? Why did God
give these gifts to the leaders of the church? Who is
supposed to do the work of the ministry?

3 The Church Leader

Read Titus 1:5-9
According to verses 6-8, what are some of the qualifications
for the leaders?

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The Church in Summary

The Church is Christs Body
Jesus is the Head of the Body
We are all parts of the Body
We each have an important role to play in the Body
We need leaders to train us for those roles
Leaders are elders, deacons and overseers
Elders are chosen because of their maturity
Sound doctrine is critical for the life of the Church

{ }
The New Testament Church
As we have seen, the church as it is described in the Bible is not
a place, but a community of people with a new relationship with
Jesus Christ. It is a source of teaching from the Bible by those who
are more mature in their walk with Christ; an opportunity to meet
and grow together with other brothers and sisters in Christ; a new
web of relationships where love and support can be given and
received; and it is where we worship the Lord together. It is also a
place where every person has a valuable part to play to keep the
church healthy and growing. You are part of Christs church, and
you should make it a high priority in your life.

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APPLICATION
1. Do you belong to a local church fellowship? If not,
would you prayerfully consider about being part of a
church fellowship and Dgroup? What benefits do you
think this can bring?

2. If you are part of a church fellowship or small group,

recall a time when the church body has extended help

}
and support to you during a time of need. What impact
did it make on your walk with Christ?

3. In view of the church being a body, what part would

you say you are? Given your gifts, what are you able to
contribute to the body?

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SESSION 10: ONE STEP

ONE STEP
BAPTISM
There are many changes that happen in our lives when we
come to know Jesus as Savior and Lord. Many of those
changes take place on the inside in our hearts. But the Bible
shows us one step of obedience that all true followers of Christ
are expected to take water baptism. As we will see, water
baptism is an outward symbol of those inward changes. In this
lesson, we will be looking at what the Bible teaches about
taking that step of obedience to Jesus.

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Following Christ
First we must look at what it really means to follow Jesus.
What does obedience look like according to the Bible? What
does it mean to really follow Christ?

What is a clear sign that a person

Read really loves Jesus? Why is that a sign of
John 14:15 being a real follower of Christ?

In verse 28, what does Jesus say we

need to do before we decide to build
something? When it comes to following
Read Christ, what does it mean to calculate
the cost?
Luke 14:26-28; 33
In verses 26 and 33, what are some of the
things we must count as less important
than following Christ?

Not everyone that follows Christ literally gives up family and

possessions. But Jesus point is that we must be willing to
give up everything to truly be Christs follower. We must be
willing to obey everything that He commands us to do.

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Jesus Step of Obedience

Although Jesus was the Son of God, He submitted Himself

to the Father by being baptized by John. Jesus did not need
to be baptized to take His sins away. He was baptized as an
act of obedience to the Fathers will. The Father expressed His
pleasure by declaring that Jesus was His beloved Son. It was
only after Jesus publicly submitted to the will of the Father by
being baptized that He began His public ministry.

(Luke 3:21-22)

Step of Obedience for Early Believers

The following passages describe people responding to the

gospel in the early days of Christianity. Look up each passage
and describe in your own words what happened to the early
Christians as soon as they believed in Jesus.

Acts 2:41

Acts 8:12

Acts 8:35-37

Notice the sequence in these passages. First they believed,

then after believing they were baptized. Baptism is not the way
people become saved. It is an outward expression of the faith
they have in Christ.

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Remember the formula for salvation we learned earlier:

(good works, religion, baptism)

Faith
in Christ
nothing Salvation changed life,
good works

(including obeying and being baptized)

Why should we be baptized?

1 Because it is part of obedience to

Christ as His disciples.
Read Matthew 28:18-20
What were the disciples to do as they made disciples?

2 Because it is a picture of what happened

to us when we were saved.
Read Romans 6:3,4
What happened to us when we were spiritually baptized into
Christ? What does physical baptism (being immersed into water)
represent?

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{ So what is Baptism? }
The baptism the early disciples practiced was different than what
many people today go through as babies. In the New Testament,
baptism was practiced by people who had chosen to place their
faith in Christ and become His followers. It was a choice that
believers themselves made to publicly identify themselves as
followers of Jesus Christ by obeying Him in baptism.

Baptism in the Bible comes from the Greek word, baptizo.

According to the Thayer Smith Greek Lexicon, it means to dip
repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk) to cleanse by
dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash
ones self.

One of the earliest uses of the word described the process of

making pickles in the second century BC. First a cucumber was
washed (from another Greek word, bapto), then it was immersed in
vinegar (baptizo) until it had absorbed the flavor of the vinegar and
spices and became a pickle. The cucumber became completely
identified with the new aroma and flavor of what it was immersed in.

That is what happens to us when we are baptized into Christ we

become completely identified with Him. When we place our faith in
Christ, we are spiritually baptized (immersed in and united with Him)
in His death, burial and resurrection. When we obey Him by being
baptized physically, we declare publicly what happened to us when
we believed in Christ for salvation.

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APPLICATION
1. What are some areas in your life that you need to
count the cost in following Jesus?

2. Are you willing to be baptized as an outward step of

declaring that you want to follow Jesus? If so how and
when will you take that step of obedience?

3. Who can you share this decision with so they will

understand your commitment to follow Jesus?

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ONE FOCUS
WORSHIP
One of the most important elements of our new life in Christ is
worship within the church. What is worship and how should we
worship the Lord?

{ }
What is biblical worship?

Worship is our proper response to God for who He
is, what He has done, and what He continues to do.

In John 4:20-24, the Samaritan woman asked Jesus

about worship. This was their discussion:
Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you
Jews claim that the place where we must worship is
in Jerusalem. Jesus declared, Believe me, woman,
a time is coming when you will worship the Father nei-
ther on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans
worship what you do not know; we worship what we
do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is
coming and has now come when the true worshippers
will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for they are
the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit,
and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.

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Jesus tells her several important things about worship:

1. The object of their worship is the Father. Both of them

agreed that God was the only true object of worship. Their
only point of discussion was how that worship would be
done.

2. Before, the temple in Jerusalem was the only place

where sacrifice for sin could take place. But when Jesus
died on the cross, the requirement for sacrifices was done
away. Today, we dont have to be in a special building for
worship. Through the blood of Christ, we can enter into
direct fellowship with God wherever we are!

3. True worshipers are characterized by two things:

they worship...

In spirit and

In truth

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In the rest of this lesson we will discover what these two

characteristics are about, and how they apply to our
worship today.

1. Worshipping In Spirit

In the Bible, spirit often means the innermost part of our lives.
Worshipping in spirit relates to the way that we regard the Lord
in the inner recesses of our lives.

According to Jesus, what is the

Read greatest commandment? What does
Matthew 22:36-37 that tell us about our worship of God?

Read How should our heart be as we draw

Hebrews 10:19-22 near to God?

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The Old Testament contrasts two people who were the first two
kings of Israel: David and Saul. Both of them worshipped God,
but the results were very different in each case.

David: Whole Heart Saul: Half Heart

2 Samuel 8:5, 12-14 1 Samuel 13:8-14

Action Sacrifices, dancing, singing Sacrifices

Out of gratitude Out of obligation

Attitude to please God wanted blessing, victory

Focus God Enemies

Manner With all his might In his own way

Gods Established his kingdom Removed his kingdom

Response

What was in Davids worship that was not in Sauls that

pleased God? Why do you think Saul was unable to show
this?

Is it possible to do religious ceremonies while our hearts are

far from God? How can we avoid this?

What about idols and images?

Worshipping God in spirit means recognizing that God is spirit.
This means we cannot see Him. We cannot imagine what spirit
is like, so often we are tempted to make visible objects which
will allow us to think about God in our terms. The Bible has a
number of very clear passages regarding this:

Read What caused the Lords anger to burn?

What did God intend to do with them
Exodus 32:4-10 because of this great sin?

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Notice that the word gods is actually the same word as ascribed to
God Himself, and they were making an image to sacrifice to so they
could worship the god that brought them out of Egypt. Actually, they
thought they were worshipping God through the use of the idol that
they made, very similar to the type of idols that are common today.
But the Lord was not pleased.

Read What do these passages say about idols

Exodus 20:4-5, and images? Why do you think they are
Psalm 135:15-18 very displeasing to the Lord?

Images and Idols

One of the least known of the original Ten Commandments is the second
commandment (Exodus 20:4-5). In fact, many people are not aware it is a
commandment. Yet the Bible is clear that God is not pleased when we bow
down or worship anything but Him. When we make an image or an idol, it
does not do justice to the greatness of who God is. We are tempted to think
that something made by human hands has spiritual power in itself. God is
not pleased when we dishonor Him in this way.

The good news is that now, in Christ, we do not need extra spiritual power.
We have the Holy Spirit living inside of us, and He is God Himself!

2. Worshipping In Truth

Not only are we to worship God in spirit, but we are also to

worship Him in truth. This means that our minds are very much
a part of the worship that God wants from His people. It is not
enough just to be devoted. We must worship God as He truly is.

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Read In these two passages, how are we led

Acts 2:42 and to the truth?
John 16:13-16

In order to worship in truth, it is important for us to worship in

the way prescribed by the Bible.

In the past, Israel had a physical temple

Read where worship was to be carried out.
1 Corinthians 6:19 Where is the temple of God today? What
does that tell us about where we can
worship God?

While it is possible to worship the

Read Lord alone, this verse indicates that
worshipping with others is vital. Why
Hebrews 10:24-25 is it important to fellowship regularly
together with other believers?

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Worship should also be in the assembly of the upright

(Psalm 111:1). We are admonished by the Lord to meet
together regularly to worship so that we can encourage one
another. There are no lone ranger Christians -- we need each
other so that together we may worship the Lord in Spirit and in
truth.

APPLICATION
1. Pause for a moment and examine how you worship.
Is it more like Davids or Sauls?

2. What changes in your action, attitude, focus or

manner can you make in your worship for it to be more
pleasing to God?

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SESSION 12: ONE TASK

ONE TASK
WITNESSING

How did you come to know Jesus? For most of us, it was
because another follower of Christ loved us enough to want us
to know Him too.

Maybe you saw something in that person that made you

wonder why they were different. Maybe they prayed for you,
or showed you special concern. Perhaps at some point they
brought you to where you could meet Christ, or shared the
message of the gospel to you personally. However it
happened, now you are a follower of Christ too!

Now it is your turn! Just like God used someone else in your
life to bring you to Jesus, He wants to use you to do the same.
He has put you exactly where He wants you so you can bring
your family, relatives, friends, classmates, officemates, and
neighbors to Him. Jesus wants you to connect others to Him!

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1. Gods Heart
Read 2 Peter 3:9
What is Gods desire for those who dont know Him?

Read Luke 19:10

Why did Jesus come to earth? What does that tell us about
His priorities? How would you compare your priorities to His?

2. Our Part
Read Acts 1:8
What did Jesus promise would happen when the Holy Spirit
came upon them? What would be the result?

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{ What is a witness? }
A witness is someone who recounts what they have
personally seen and heard. Some people fear that if they tell
people about Christ, they will not know enough about the
Bible to answer all the questions they may get. So they choose
to stay silent. They say they will just be silent witnesses.
But God wants us to tell something about Him.

It is not the job of the witness to know everything. In court, a

witness does not have to be a lawyer or work in a crime lab to
be credible. A witness just needs to accurately recount what
they saw and heard. It is up to the judge or jury to come to a
conclusion based on the eyewitness testimony they hear.

That means anyone is a perfect candidate to be a witness

and that includes you! Your role is to tell people what you have
experienced how you met Christ, and what He has done in
your life. People can debate theology, or opinions about the
meaning of a Bible passage, but they cannot contest your per-
sonal experience. You are an expert when it comes to sharing
about your own life. To be a witness, you just need to share
what God has done in your life no one can debate with that!

Read What do people need to do to be saved?

What is our role in that process?
Romans 10:13-15

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How can you be an effective

witness for Christ?

1 Through your life

Read Matthew 5:16
How should your life affect those around you?

2 Through your story

Read John 4:39

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What did the Samaritan woman do after she met Jesus?
What was the result?

Sharing Your Story

Paul gives us a good example of how to tell your story. In Acts 26, while Paul was still in
prison, he was invited to speak before King Agrippa. He used the opportunity to tell the
story of his life.

He began by telling about who he was before meeting Christ his zealous commitment
to Judaism, and his hatred for Christians. Then he told the story of his conversion how
Jesus appeared to him on the road to Damascus, and how he surrendered his life to
Christ. Then he told of the changes in his life after meeting Jesus how his life was now
dedicated to bringing the gospel of Christ to the whole world.

At the end, King Agrippa was so impacted he said he was afraid

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Paul might convert him too!

Through the gospel

Read Romans 1:16
How did Paul feel about sharing the gospel to others?
How do you feel about sharing about Christ with others?

Read 2 Corinthians 5:20

What does Paul call us? As ambassadors of Christ, what
are we supposed to do?

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SESSION 12: ONE TASK

A Simple Action Plan:

PRAY, CARE, SHARE

Pray Pray for people, and pray with people. First make a list of 10
people that you will begin praying for that they will come to Christ. Then
look for opportunities to pray with them. While some people may not be
immediately open to talking with you about spiritual things, many will be
willing to allow you to pray for them. Simply ask them, What can I pray for
you? When they tell you, pray for them. Then check back and see how
God has answered your prayer.

Care Show tangible concern for people. Look for ways that you can
go out of your way to do something kind for them. There are many ways
treating them out for coffee, bringing food when they are sick, giving them
a small gift or sending an encouraging text. They may wonder why you are
doing it if they ask, tell them that you just love them, and wanted to show
your love in a tangible way.

Share Share the gospel with them when the Lord gives you the
opportunity. There are many ways to share. Here are two:

1. Won by One. Now that you have gone through Won by One,
you can help others who dont yet know Christ by going through
it with them. The first two lessons explain the gospel, and how a
person can put their faith in Christ.

2. Gods Way to Heaven. CCF has developed a simple presen-

tation in a booklet form that you can read through with a friend to
explain the message of the gospel, and lead a person to faith in
Christ.

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APPLICATION

1. Write down your story in the following format:

a. Life Before meeting Christ

b. How you came to Christ

c. Your Life After Knowing Christ

2. Make a list of ten people with whom you will practice

Pray, Care, Share.

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 { Whats Up Ahead }
We trust that by Gods grace, you have had a good start in this
exciting adventure of following Jesus! As you know by now,
this journey began here in your earthly life when you decided
to put your trust in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. But
you are not bound for earth, but for eternity with God and His
family, the church.

In fact, Jesus final command to His followers before He

ascended into heaven after His resurrection was for each of
us to make disciples of all the nations with the promise that
He will be with us always until the end of time. We are to make
disciples of Jesus by teaching them to obey everything I
(Jesus) have commanded you (see Matthew 28:18-20).

Why do you think Jesus wants us to make other

Christ-committed followers? How are we to do this? What
should be our motivation for doing so? How does this mission
relate to Gods will for our lives? You will discover the answers
to these questions and more, in the next stage of your journey.

We invite you to take your next step with us.

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Whats next after GLC 1:
Won by One?

To guide and equip you for your journey with Jesus, continue
on with the GLC leadership training program.

Go to our website at www.glcequip.com and Facebook page

(Global Leadership Center). You may also register for GLC
online at www.glcequip.com/school.

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 SESSION 7 ANSWERS
Matt. 6:5-8 He is not impressed with repeated or fancy words, nor
does He like meaningless repetition. We should come to God as our
loving Father because we want to meet with Him to talk to Him from
our heart, not to impress the people around us.

Matt. 6:9-10 It focuses on who God is. It talks about how God is
our Heavenly Father, how God is someone to revere, and that we
want His will to be done. We should talk to God as our Heavenly
Father.

Matt. 6:11-13 It focuses on what we should pray for. We should

pray for our daily needs, for forgiveness if we have sinned against
God, and guidance to stay away from sin.

Matt. 6:14-15 He wants us to forgive others. If we sin against God,

we should ask forgiveness. But if we do not forgive others, we will
not experience His forgiveness. If our attitude is not right, it will affect
our prayers.

VERSE CONDITION PROMISES

Ask in Jesus name He will do whatever
John 14:13 for His glory, not ours we ask

Ask according to He will hear us and give us

1 John 5:14-15 His will whatever we ask

We will experience
Dont be anxious but
Philippians 4:6-7 pray about everything
supernatural peace in
our hearts

Abide in Christ, be
Ask anything, and He
John 15:7 always connected
will answer your prayers
to Him
Everyone who asks, receives;
Persist in asking, everyone who seeks, finds;
Luke 11:5-10 seeking, knocking everyone who knocks, the door
will be opened for him/her.

Confess sins to one

James 5:16 another; pray for You will be healed
each other

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SESSION 8 ANSWERS
Ps. 119:105 Gods Word gives us guidance and direction for our
lives

2 Tim 3:16-17 The Bible teaches us, tells us what to do, tells us
what we are doing wrong, and trains us to honor God in the way we
live our lives. These are all important to help us be more like Christ,
and to be ready to serve the Lord.

Deuteronomy 17:18-19 The instruction was for the king to write

down a copy of the Law. Writing it down by hand would help them
learn what it says and remember more accurately. Regularly reading
the Bible will help us fear the Lord, stay humble, follow the path that
God wants us to follow, and be blessed by the Lord when we obey.

Ezra 7:9-10 Because he had set his mind to study the Law, to obey
it, and to teach it.

SESSION 9 ANSWERS
Acts 2:42-47 Eating together, learning from the apostles teaching,
fellowship, and prayer. Sense of awe because of signs and wonders
God was doing; selling their things to help others in need; worship
and thankful hearts; good reputation with the community; many
more people came to know Christ.

Acts 14:21-23 He preached the gospel, made many disciples and

helped people grow by visiting and encouraging them. Paul
appointed some of the people from those places who had become
disciples to become elders (leaders), and he prayed for them and
committed them to the Lord.

Acts 14:26-27 He gathered all the believers to meet together. The

church was the people, not an organization, a place or a building.

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 Acts 20:20 Both in public and from house to house. Because in a
smaller group there could be more personal involvement and care.
They could enjoy greater intimacy and really encourage each other
to follow the Lord.

1 Cor. 12:12-16 It helps us understand God has given everyone a

gift and all are essential to the proper functioning of the body. Each
one is important.

Eph. 1:22-23 Jesus is the Head of the Church. That means He is in

control, and the parts of the Body should do what He directs them
to do.

Eph. 4:11-13 Prophets, teachers, evangelists, pastors and

teachers. They were given so they could equip the members of the
church to serve the Lord. The saints (the believers) are supposed
to do the work of the ministry.

Titus 1:5-9 Good reputation, married, children follow the Lord, not
proud, doesnt have a bad temper, doesnt abuse alcohol,
hospitable, self-controlled, obeys the Lord, and is disciplined. He
follows sound doctrine and can teach people the truth in a
persuasive way.

SESSION 10 ANSWERS
John 14:15 They will obey Him. If people dont actually do what He
says, it seems they really arent His followers at all.

Luke 14:26-28; 33 V. 28 We must count the cost of following Him

to see if we really are going to follow through on our commitment.
Things that must be less important than following Christ: our families
and loved ones, and even our own lives.

Acts 2:41 They believed and were baptized.

Acts 8:12 They believed and were baptized.

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Acts 8:35-37 He heard the good news and was immediately
baptized.

Matt. 28:18-20 To baptize, and to teach them to obey everything

that He commanded them.

Rom. 6:3, 4 We were baptized into His death and resurrection. It

represents being with Him when He died, when He was buried and
then when He was raised again from the dead. It means our old life
is dead and gone, and we now live a brand new life.

SESSION 11 ANSWERS
Matt. 22:36-37 The greatest commandment is to love the Lord
completely with everything we are. That tells us that worshipping
God is not only important but it should be a central part of our lives.

Heb. 10:19-22 We should enter Gods presence with confidence;

we should have full assurance of faith that we can meet with God
because of Christs sacrifice for us.

David vs. Saul

Davids worship was from a whole heart, with gratitude, with all
he had.

Sauls worship was half-hearted. He was more concerned with

what he would get out of worship than what he would give to God in
his worship.

It is possible to do religious ceremonies even though our hearts

are far from God. We need to examine our hearts or motives in
everything that we do. Our motivation for what we do should be
love for Jesus.

Exodus 32:4-10 The people of Israel made an idol in the shape of

a calf, and worshipped it as if it was a god. Because of that, God
wanted to destroy them all and start building a new nation through
Moses.

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 Exodus 20:4-5 We should not make any kind of idol, and we should
not bow down to or serve any idol or image. God is not pleased
because He wants us to worship Him, not idols. When we do, we
are attributing diety to the one we pray to.

Psalm 135:15-18 Idols are not alive and cant do anything. Those
who make idols will become like them unable to hear, see, speak
or even live. God is not pleased because idols are not even alive,
and He is. Why waste our effort to worship something dead and
without power when we can worship the living God?

Acts 2:42 and John 16:13-16 We are led to the truth by being
taught about the Word of God, and through the guidance of the
Holy Spirit.

1 Cor. 6:19 Our bodies are now the temple of the Holy Spirit He
lives in us. That means we can worship God anywhere, because He
is always with us and in us.

Heb. 10:24-25 We encourage each other to love one another and

to do good to others when we gather together.

SESSION 12 ANSWERS
2 Peter 3:9 He wants them not to perish, but to repent so they can
know Him.

Luke 19:10 He came to seek those who are lost. That was His
highest priority. We should have the same priorities as Jesus has.

Acts 1:8 He promised that they would receive power from the Holy
Spirit. The result would be that they would be witnesses, telling
people everywhere about Christ.

Rom. 10:13-15 They need to hear the Word of God and call upon
the name of the Lord. We can be the person that God uses to tell
people about Christ.

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Matt. 5:16 People will glorify the Father when they see the way we
live our lives.

John 4:39 She went and told others in her village about what Christ
had done. The result was that many people believed in Christ
because of her testimony.

Rom. 1:16 Paul was not ashamed of the Gospel because it has
power to bring salvation.

2 Cor. 5:20 Paul calls us Christs ambassadors. As Christs

ambassadors, we are to urge people to be reconciled to God.

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