Experiencing DISCIPLESHIP Experiencing DISCIPLESHIP Adult Sabbath School Lesson PowerPoint Presentation February 23, 2008 1st Quarter 2008, Discipleship.

ExperiencingDISCIPLESHIP

ExperiencingDISCIPLESHIPAdult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationFebruary 23, 2008

Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationFebruary 23, 2008

1st Quarter 2008, Discipleship

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Teaching Approach

Christ’s disciples need to experience God personally

Memory Verse

MARK 8:34“And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

EXPERIENTIAL DISCIPLESHIP

STEPS WE NEED TO MAKE• Accept Jesus as

your personal Savior

• Depend totally upon God

Accept Jesus as your Savior

STEP ONESTEP ONE

Jesus as Our Savior

A. What does it mean to eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ? John 6:43-58

• To eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ is to receive Him as our personal Savior

Jesus as Our Savior

“To eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ is to receive Him as a personal Saviour . . . What food is to the body, Christ must be to the soul. Food cannot benefit us unless we eat it . . . So Christ is of no value to us if we do not know Him as a personal Savior.”—EGW, Desire of Ages, p. 389.

QUOTATION

Jesus as Our Savior

B. Why does Jesus use the analogy of eating His flesh and drinking His blood to show the importance of abiding in Him? John 15:5

• Our physical bodies cannot survive without food and water, we cannot survive spiritually without Christ

Depend totally upon God

STEP ONESTEP ONE

Dependence Upon God

• Children are teachable• It takes humility to have a

teachable spirit

A. What is it about children that make them such good examples of discipleship? Matthew 18:1-4

Dependence Upon God

• Death to self• Willingness to Lose

everything for the sake of the gospel

B. What does it mean to bear our cross for Jesus? Mark 8:33-38

SUMMARY

We can have a personal experience with Jesus

By Depending totally upon God

By Accepting Jesus as your personal Savior

Christ’s disciples need to experience God personally

APPLY

How can this lesson about discipleship affect my life today?

Do I have the desire to accept Jesus as our Savior everyday?

Do I have the desire to depend totally upon God?

Q

PLAN

How can we use this lesson about discipleship this coming week?

• What are the practical things we can do to maintain our personal relationship with Jesus?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTH

What changes do I need in my life?

• What biblical principle from the lesson can we use today?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTH

What changes do I need in my life?

We need to maintain our personal relationship with God

We are so busy

1.By daily surrender of ourselves to God2. By spending time in prayer and Bible Study

This coming week I will continue to study Christ’s life from the Bible and from the books of the Spirit of Prophecy

PRINCIPLE

APPLICATION

PROBLEM

DECISION

Let’s make the decision!

Q

ASSOCIATE truth – Why should I study this lesson?DISCOVER truth – What does the Bible say about this truth?APPLY truth – How can this truth affect my life today?PLAN using the truth – How can I use this truth today?TRANSFER truth to life – What changes do I need in my life?

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