PPT-Faithfully Following Christ:

Unexpected Insights from Psychology On Being the Body of Christ Faith is Relational Christianity is more than a set of doctrines God not only forgives sin but adopts us drawing us into relationship with him. Christians in Culture. The Path We’ve Traveled. We’ve discussed terms that are changing. Such as move to the “spiritual”. Impact on our children. Erratic ways our faith works out. How we use faith well and not so well under stress and in suffering. 7:. To faithfully participate in its ministries by their prayers, their . presence. , their gifts, their service, and their witness. Why faithfully coming to church is important:. “. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. and our Blessed . Redemption. Matthew . 1:21-23. John . 1:14. Humanly speaking, no one anticipated God’s intervention into human history by the birth of a child, born in a manger. . . INCARNATION - the gracious voluntary act of the Son of God in assuming a human body and human nature. The Lord Jesus Christ is one person with two natures indissolubly . what ways can we hold faithfully to God's ideal?. 2. In . what ways can we hold faithfully to God's people?. 3. How . can we improve our ability to . act with wisdom . and love . in our classrooms, . I. How do we see the Holy Spirit operating in the life of Jesus in His earthly walk?. The Holy Spirit was a big factor in Christ’s . personal experience.. 1. Christ was . foretold. by the Spirit though prophecy (Luke 24:26-27; I Pet. 1:11; II Pet. 1:21).. Life. Matthew . 16:13-25. Confessing Christ. …. Who do they say I am? . Who . do you say that I am? . Confessing Christ. …. He is the righteous warrior king . He is God . A new community . …the cruciform life . 1 Corinthians 4:1-21. “Paul has the dubious distinction among the earliest Christians of irritating everyone at some point.” . Richards and O’Brien. ‘Fools for Christ’ - . 1 Corinthians 4:1-21. Jesus began to reestablish His relationship with His followers. Some things were not different, the still saw the supernatural occur when they were with Jesus. But now Jesus was different, the resurrected King and Lord of all!. I. How does the Bible compare the relationships in marriage to that of Christ and the Church?. . . The key passage in the Bible that speaks of this relationship is found in Ephesians 5:22-33.. “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, 53 who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it. …to die is gain. Philippians . 1.18-26. I . am not ashamed of . the . gospel, for it is the power of God for . salvation. to everyone who . believes.... —Romans . 1.16. Confident & unashamed in the gospel. Lesson 7: . Jesus Christ. —God’s Only Begotten Son in the Flesh. Flagstaff, AZ LDS Institute of Religion. Instructor: Christina G. Hibbert. www.GrowWithScriptures.org. . Joseph & Mary. Read Matt 1:18-19. Responding Faithfully. 18 So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 The LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, because all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” 20 Then Moses took his wife and sons and put them on a donkey and headed back to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand. . Esteem something above all others. Magnifying Christ. Matt. 23:5, Lk. 1:46, Acts 19:17. The Passion of the Christian. Magnifying Christ. Philippians 1:20. Magnifying Christ…. Christ is Proclaimed – Gospel Preached (Phil. 1:12-18, Col. 4:3).