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- Chapter 7 - One Thing About God Bible Study
Chapter 7 - God’s Thoughts About You
Summary
Having your thoughts about yourself aligned with what God thinks about you is key to living the Christian life. What God believes about you can be found in the heart of God. The heart is the belief system at the core of one’s being. God has spoken so well of you that it can’t really be expressed in words. What God believes about you and what He says about you can really only be found in Jesus.
Ch. 7 Outline - God’s Thoughts About You
- What God believes about you and what He says about you can really only be found in Jesus. He’s spoken so well of you that it can’t really be expressed in words.
- God Believes You Matter - One of the biggest reasons for people living without God is that they are trying to fulfill their need to belong, to be loved, to be accepted and feel they matter when they already are loved and accepted. Gen. 1:28 - Barak
- God Believes Your Worth His All - Parable of the Hidden Treasure - Matt. 13 - read it from God’s perspective, not with you as the main character.
- God Believes in His Image & Likeness - Gen. 1:26 - says we were made in His image and likeness
20 Things God Says About You - My Favorites - I am a friend of God. I can all things through Christ.
Scriptures
- Mathew 13:44-45
- Genesis 1:26
- Genesis 17
Questions
- Where do we find what God thinks and believes about us?
- When looking at the parable of the hidden treasure from God’s perspective, who is the treasure being referred to?
- What is the heart’s biggest need?
- How do people usually try to find love and acceptance? Share with others in your group about your experiences.
- How can we learn from our experiences of trying to find love and acceptance?
- What does the word bless mean in the original language? How does this signify God’s thoughts about us from the very beginning?
- How do we see God’s beliefs in action in the life of Abraham?
- How have you seen God’s belief in action in your life? Share your stories with your group.
- What is your favorite scripture regarding what God says about you?
- What are some practical things you can do to keep what God says about you in the forefront of your mind?
7 min - What God believes about you and what He says about you can really only be found in Jesus. He’s spoken so well of you that it can’t really be expressed in words.
- Chapter 6 - One Thing About God Bible Study
Chapter 6 - God’s Way of Doing Things
Summary
A big part of being drawn to God is understanding His way of doing things. When you understand His plan and how He operates it, it will facilitate a relationship with Him and make it much easier for you to want to go to Him. Jesus is our refuge. He is a safe place we can go no matter what. Jesus is God’s way of drawing us to Himself.
Ch. 6 Outline - God’s Way of Doing Things
- We say actions speak louder than words. Jesus is God’s action towards us.
- Jesus is God’s body language. If what you hear about God doesn’t line up with Jesus, then you’re at the least not hearing the whole story and at worst hearing the wrong story
- God is the most misunderstood person of all-time. In order for us to know who He is we needed an interrupter. He sent Jesus so we could understand Him, to show us His way.
- Many times we get into a bad habit of measuring God’s love for us based on what happens in this world. When you do that you are setting up stumbling blocks for yourself. Jesus is the measuring stick for how much God loves you.
- Jesus told the Pharisees all the scriptures point to Him. Types and shadows in the OT are awesome.
- Joshua 20
- Just another example of God’s character
Scriptures
- Ephesisans 1:4-5
- John 5:39
- Joshua 20
Questions
- What is the measuring stick for how much God loves you?
- What do we NOT want to base God’s love for us on?
- Think about a time when you might have based God’s love for you on a false belief. What effect did that have on your relationship with Him?
- What do all the scriptures point to?
- What is God’s way of drawing us to Him and into relationship with Him?
- Nobody wants to just be tolerated in a relationship. They want to be celebrated for who they are. How does Jesus signify God celebrating us and not just tolerating us?
- What are some types of shadows of Jesus in the Old Testament?
- What are the cities of refuge in Joshua chapter 20? What do their names represent and mean?
- How can we prevent ourselves from basing God’s love for us on the wrong things?
- What are some practical things you can do to ensure that you are basing God’s love for you on the correct belief?
6 min - We say actions speak louder than words. Jesus is God’s action towards us.
- Chapter 5 - One Thing About God Bible Study
Summary
This blog series focused on overcoming the 5 most common misconceptions about God; Distant God (far away, not interested), Grandfather God (nice but old and out of touch), Schoolteacher God (someone you need to please and avoid punishment from), Angry/Judgmental God (all about right and wrong), Mystical God (weird, works in mysterious ways, etc.). Your whole Christian life will flow from the image you have of God. These writings will give you a great foundation for a healthy relationship with God.
Scriptures
- Hebrews 5:12
- Romans 5:1
- Romans 3:22
- 2 Cor. 5:21
- Phillipians 3:7-9
- Hebrews 4:15
- Romans 3:20
- Hebrews 13:8
Ch. 5 Outline - The God I Wish You Knew
- Distant God (far away, not interested) - say he’s too busy like SNL
- Grandfather God (nice but old and out of touch) -
I understand the logic behind this reasoning. The fact that the Bible was written like 2,000 years ago. Society has evolved so it makes sense to people that Jesus’ teachings are no longer relevant to today’s cultureGod is a genius in all aspects of life. At least have the decency to be intrigued :).- Schoolteacher God (someone you need to please and avoid punishment from) - son or servant mentality?
- Angry/Judgmental God (all about right and wrong) - misunderstanding of why the law was given.
- Mystical God (weird, works in mysterious ways, etc.) - he works in different ways but they can be understood. He’s the same yesterday, today and forever. He is consistent. You can know Him, just a matter of giving Him time.
Questions
- What are the 5 most common misconceptions mentioned in this section? Do you agree? Any one of those you had to personally overcome in your relationship with God?
- What does eating do for us? Where do we get our strength from in the Christian life?
- What is the meat of the word of God? Why?
- Where does Jesus make His home? How does that make you feel?
- What was the purpose of the 10 commandments?
- Did God come after Adam & Eve in the Garden before or after they sinned? Christ died for us while we were yet what? What does this show us about the character of God?
- How do you determine the value of something? If a drop of Jesus’ blood was still available today, how much do you think it would sell for on Amazon? What does this tell us about the value God places on us?
- What is the main problem in terms of people coming to God? Why do you think that is? How can we help combat that?
- What is the difference between having a son and servant mentality? Which do you relate to and why?
- Is God more like a taskmaster or ice sculpture? Think about how you experience this in your life and share with your group.
8 min - One Thing About God Bible Study Chapter 4
Chapter 4 - The Real Thing
Summary
The chapter talks about how the one thing applies to us spreading the word of God and building the kingdom through evangelism. I related our evangelism efforts to my sales experience and made a statement that Christian evangelism is suffering from supplier indifference. In other words, we haven’t done a good job of separating ourselves from the other religions in the world. Our message blends in with the rest of the world’s religions when we mix our works and self-righteousness into the equation. The world still wants the real thing. The problem is the real thing is not being preached to them for the most part. We need to be preaching a clear consistent message, not only in church, but outside of it as well.
Scriptures
John 14:6
Romans 10:11-15
Philemon 1:6
Ch. 4 Outline -
The Real Thing Talked a lot about how this applies to evangelism and the state of Christianiity today The real thing song. My mission trip to Costa Rica Sales analogy - supplier indifference - blending in w the world Placebo analogy - that affect people bc they don’t the real thing but they think they do, then they think something must be wrong with God but it’s not God that is the problem, it’s the message they’re hearing
Questions
* How did you come to Christ? Share with the group your testimonies if you’re comfortable * What is the language God speaks? Share with the group how you feel God speaks to you and/or how you hear from God. * How is the message of Christianity different from other religions? * How is it that the devil gets Christianity to blend in with other religions? * What could help people understand what differentiates Christianity better? * Why are we afraid to tell people about God sometimes? * What could make our evangelism efforts more effective? * What do you think is the realest thing about God? The thing that just really does it for you and makes you feel loved? * How does the one thing apply to people knowing about the real thing? * If anybody if your group has been on a mission trip, have them share their experience. If not, discuss where you would want to go if you did go on one or would want to go as a group Download the book for free and read the entire chapter 4 here http://www.godneedsnewpr.com/onethingbook. #Jesus #God #Church #BibleStudy #OneThingBibleStudy #GodNeedsNewPR
6 min - Ch. 3 - One Thing About God Bible Study Summary
Summary
This chapter helps us realize the importance of being focused. It’s not about being busy but productive. Being productive in the Christian life is getting to know God better which facilitates a closer relationship with Him. It’s this root that will lead to fruit and actions such as kindness, giving, evangelism, etc. But the focus always needs to be on the root that produces the fruit.
Scriptures
- Luke 10:38-42
- Luke 9:16
- Psalm 127:1
- Gen. 3:1-7
Ch. 3 Outline
- “What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”
- Drumroll – God’s character. Now that’s a complex thing but we can see it embodied in Jesus. Jesus simultaneously speaks to us about who God is and our identity in Christ. So that’s the one thing you need to know about God because it makes everything else easier or unnecessary. When you know his love and so much easier to love others. When you know He wants to be your provider, it makes it unnecessary to constantly be concerned about money. The list goes on.
- Mary & Martha – Martha wasn’t an evil person. She was just distracted.
- “Success is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right.”
- How being distracted is effecting the church – we’re talking too much about marriage and finances and evangelism, etc. The thing I would say about that is if you want to talk about those things you can start a group outside the church, but at church the message needs to be focused on Jesus and a message that applies to all.
- It’s not about being busy it’s about being productive – being productive in a spiritual sense is getting to know God through Jesus. Simple. It will lead to all those other things but those things should never be focus.
Questions
Keep these questions in mind as you read Chapter 3 and come back to them after you read the chapter.
- Read Luke 10:38-42. Was Martha an evil woman? Why was she distracted? Who do you relate to in the story and why?
- What is the one thing that by knowing it makes everything else in the Christian life easier or unnecessary? Why do you think this is?
- What or who is God’s character embodied in?
- What does Jesus speak to us about God and who we are?
- Read Gen. 3:1-7. What lie did the serpent tell Eve? What was the result? How do you think this is relevant to our society today?
- Do you think people who don’t go to church are rejecting God? Could it be they are just rejecting an incorrect message they’ve heard about God? How can we combat this?
- How is success defined in the Christian life?
- What should be the focus of ministry?
- What is the best thing that can happen for a pastor?
- What do you think a church that only focuses on the one thing would look like?
8 min - 7 min
- Ch. 1 Summary - The One Thing You Need To Know About God
A summary of the first chapter of The One Thing You Need To Know About God book.
7 min
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