LV Book 2 How to Experience New Life

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s MaaIn Victory, the primary venue for discipleship

happens in a small group. It is called a Victory group.

We strongly encourage everyone to be involved since

these grups are speccall desged t help dscples

grow spiritually.

A Victory group meeting has three sections: cnne,

w, and pe, and ideally lasts from forty to

sixty minutes.

coNNEct (5-10 ms)

Victory group meetings begin with a time to relate with

one another. Depending on the people who comprise

the group, this can be done through a variety of ways:

Fusuch as a cebreaker actvt

Aswered praerssharg f testes

and updates Questssuch as thse prvded the

material, learning each others personal stories,

ad sharg feedback fr the weekl essage

Eective Questions During the Connect Portion:

Are delberatel fredl t rst-ters

Ask fr p r expereces Requre Bble kwledge

Have rght r wrg aswer

Are t ctrversal

Are preferabl cected t the eetgs tpc


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word (20-30 ms)

Teach the truth and relevance of Gods Word for life application. The

Vctr grup eetg s t prarl a Bble stud. Althugh teachg

and explanation of Scripture is involved, the goal is to minister, not

sh a ateral.

There is no need teach all the points in a material.

Wth ths sect, we lk at what the Bble sas, ts relevace t us

today, and its application in our lives.

wh: What does the Bible say?

Communicate and impart biblical truth clearly and concisely

16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,

correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God

may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.2 TimoTHy 3:16,17

Tips for Sharing the Word Eectively

Let the Bble speak fr tself.

Use llustrats ad tell stres t expla Bble verses.

Whe etertag clarcats, be watchful t t allw the

dscuss t g -taget.

The prar gal s t ster t the eeds f the peple, t t

sh a Bble less. Be led b the Sprt whe usg the ateral.

S wh: What is the relevance of the Word to my life?

Give participants the opportunity to discuss how the Word impacts

the way they live.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but betransformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test

and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will.

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N wh: How do I apply the Word to my life?

our prar reas fr sharg the Bble s s that peple wll kw

wh Gd s ad what He has de. i dg s, the partcpats wll

begin to discover who they are and what they should do.

If it is a promise, teach them to claim it. If it is a command or a

principle, encourage them to put it to action by Gods grace. If it is a

truth, let them embrace it willingly and not under compulsion. Allow

Gods grace and love to win them by the way

you teach Gods Word.

Ecurage specc, easurable act steps that are csstetwith the life change that the Scripture is bringing about. We do not

command people, but we spur them on toward love and good deeds.

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.

Do what it says.JAmES 1:22

Tips for Life-Changing Application yu a chse e f the S What ad nw What quests

or you may add your own.

A eectve stadb applcat quest s: What e act

step are u gg t take as a result f what u heard tda?

Desgate wh wll be the rst t aswer the quest asked.

D t allw see t argue r be crtcal f thers.

Red evere t appl the less t ther w lves, t tsomeone elses.

Ask Gd fr wsd t kw whe t balace r crrect strage

or unbiblical applications. Insensitive correction or criticism can

kll the grup, as ca uchecked heres.

Red evere that trasfrat s Gds wrk, t urs, ad

ur bedece s a respse t wh He s ad Hs lve fr us. it s

Gds grace that eables us t appl ad be Hs Wrd.


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pray(15-20 ms)

Praer s the st prtat part f the Vctr grup eetg. make

sure you have plenty of time left so your prayer time is not rushed. This

s t a clsg praer, but a te fr evere the grup t take

specc requests t Gd. Ths s where the act s. The gal s t createa venue where people will see God move on their behalf.

Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you

ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.mATTHEW 18:19

Tips for Powerful Prayer

Lste t the Hl Sprt carefull durg the Cect ad Wrdsections for things that may need prayer.

Sped ur te prag fr e ather, t sharg ad

dscussg praer requests.

Keep ur praers sple, scere, ad shrt. mst -belevers

have ever heard a rdar Chrsta just talk t Gd ad wll

be touched by the sincerity and simplicity of the prayer.

Pra, dt preach. Pra sple ad shrt seteces, t lgser praers.

Use cversatal praer, t cplcated r prfud,

intercessory prayer.

Expect Gd t aswer ur praers.


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Tell us about one of your earliest

childhood memories.

What event or time period in your life

wuld u lke t lve ver aga? Wh?

What wuld u d deret the secd

te arud?

Where is the farthest you have been from

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Sne i m n chs, i m ne en.Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the

old has gone, the new has come!2 CoRinTHiAnS 5:17

What has changed in your life since you received new

lfe Chrst?

Word

17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new

creation; the old has gone, the new has come!18All this is from God, who reconciled us to

himself through Christ and gave us the ministry

of reconciliation:19that God was reconciling

the world to himself in Christ, not counting

mens sins against them. And he has committed

to us the message of reconciliation. 20We are

therefore Christs ambassadors, as though

God were making his appeal through us. We

implore you on Christs behalf: Be reconciled

to God. 21God made him who had no sin to be

sin for us, so that in him we might become the

righteousness of God. 2 CoRinTHiAnS 5:1721

The moment we surrender our lives to Jesus Christ, a

superatural trasfrat takes place. We bece

a new creation. We get a new life, a fresh start, a new

destiny, a new set of priorities. We have a new purpose

lfe. i ths less, we wll lk at what t eas t be

in Christ.

What are some

of the old

things that are

now gone?

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Sne i m n chs, i m enle Gn He es n un m sns gns me.. . . that God was reconciling the world to himself in

Christ, not counting mens sins against them. And he has

committed to us the message of reconciliation.2 CoRinTHiAnS 5:19

Sne i m n chs, i hve mns enln n i m Hs mbss.18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself

through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:19that God was reconciling the world to himself in

Christ, not counting mens sins against them. And he

has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20We

are therefore Christs ambassadors, as though God were

making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christs

behalf: Be reconciled to God.2 CoRinTHiAnS 5:1820

What s a ster? Wh shuld be a ster

f recclat?

What is an

ambassador?

Who does an

ambassador

represent andspeak for? What is

our message?

What is

reconciliation?

Why do we need

to be reconciled

to God?

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What is

righteousness?

Sne i m n chs, i hve beme hegheusness G.God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in

him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 CoRinTHiAnS 5:21

Befre we were Chrst, we were s. nw we are

ew creats. Because Jesus ded fr ur ss, we are

now the righteousness of God. In other words, we are

in right relation with God. We are accepted by God,

t because f ur w wrks f rghteusess, but

because of the righteousness of God.

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So WhAtWh d we eed t bece a ew creat? What was

wrg wth the ld e?

Do you believe that God does not hold your sins

agast u w that u are Chrst? What des theBble sa abut ths?

Hw ca we be Chrsts abassadrs? Hw d u feel

abut beg Hs abassadr?

Thak Gd fr the ew lfe He has gve u.

Ask Gd t ctue t trasfr u ad ake u

t the pers He has called u t be.

Pra that u wuld be a eectve abassadr fChrst. Pra fr specc peple u kw wh are

t fllwg Chrst et. Ask Gd fr bldess ad

opportunities to share the gospel with them.

prAyer

Now WhAt

Are u a ew creat Chrst? if t, wuld ulke t fllw Chrst ad receve the ew lfe He s

erg u tda?

i tw r three utes, bre share hw Gd has

chaged ur lfebefre u receved ew lfe

in Christ, how and when you surrendered your life

t H, chages ur lfe sce u have bee

following Christ.Are u prperl represetg Chrst as Hs

abassadr? Are there areas, habts, prrtes,

relatshps, r atttudes that eed t chage? What

ca u d t better represet Chrst?

Are u fulllg ur callg as a ster f

recclat? What ca u d ths week t share

the message of reconciliation to your family andfreds, ad thse u ecuter?

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Whats one of the best gifts you have ever

receved? Tell us wh gave t ad what

you felt.

Hw d u respd whe thgs dt

g as plaed? Recall a specc stace

explaining this.

Do you have a hard time admitting your

stakes? Wh r wh t?


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the bss u gveness s he bl Jesus.This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for

many for the forgiveness of sins.mATTHEW 26:28

(SEE ALSo HEBREWS 9:22.)

God forgives our sin because of what Jesus did for us

the crss, t because f what we d fr H. Praer,generosity, penance, and other religious activities have

no power to forgive even the smallest of sins.

Word

Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been

forgivenfor she loved much. But he who has

been forgiven little loves little.LUKE 7:47

Here, Jesus explas wh se peple see t have

re lve fr the Lrd tha thers. Whever has bee

forgiven much loves much. And whoever has been

forgiven little loves little. The fact is: Anyone who has

been forgiven at all has been forgiven much. Too many

Christians do not realize how much they have been

forgiven. When we wrongly suppose that we had little

to be forgiven, we end up loving little. In this lesson, we

wll lk at what the Bble sas abut Gds frgveess

for us.

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Share about how

you came to

understand this

truth and how

Jesus sacrice onthe cross changed

your life.


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the e eeene gveness s ness u sns G.If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will

forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

1 JoHn 1:9

Confession is an honest admission of our guilt before

Gd. n excuses. n ratalzg. n blag thers.

the esul beng gven s eenne.God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and

Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of

sins to Israel.ACTS 5:31 (SEE ALSo LUKE 24:47.)

Repetace s a chage f d that results a chage

f drect. Repetace s lke a U-tur whe u

realze ure the wrg sde f a e-wa street, a

180-degree tur arud.

Why is

repentance a

natural result of

understanding

Gods

forgiveness?

Why is

confession

essential for

forgiveness?

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Does God limit or

put a condition

on who can

believe in Him

and be forgiven?

4 onl hse h hve h n chsn be gven.All the prophets testify about him that everyone who

believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his

name.ACTS 10:43

Belevg Chrst s re tha etall acceptg the

fact that He lved ad ded 2,000 ears ag. Real fath s

a complete transfer of trust from self to God.


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So WhAtWh ca we be frgve b Gd? Are there ss ur

life, past or present, that you are not sure God will

frgve? Hw des ur uderstadg f frgveess

der fr what the Bble sas abut t?Why is it hard for someone to confess their sins

t Gd?

What s the derece betwee repetace ad

peace? What des the Bble sa abut these?

Thak Gd fr Hs frgveess fr all ur ss.

Ask Gd t reew ur d that u a grw

ur uderstadg f H ad Hs lve.

Pra fr thse u kw wh have t et

expereced Gds frgveess. Ask Gd t reveal

Hself t the ad t use u t ster Hs lve

to them.

prAyer

Now WhAtHave u put ur trust Chrst ad have receved

frgveess fr all ur ss? if t, wuld u lke t

d that tda?

Are there sins that you have confessed and turned

away from, yet you are still strongly tempted to

partcpate ? What are se practcal was u ca

walk ut ur repetace ths week?D se f ur ss stll haut u? What ca u

do to hold on to the truth of Gods forgiveness in your

lfe ever da?

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Hw d u express ur lve ad

apprecat fr a pers? Gve exaples.

When people dont treat you well, how do

u respd? Recall a specc stace

explaining this.

D u have a hard te askg fr

frgveess? Wh r wh t?


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rel gveness mus me m he he.This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you

unless you forgive your brother from your heart.

mATTHEW 18:35

Sce ese perces the heart, t the head, ur

forgiveness must come from the heart. Insincere

forgiveness is not forgiveness at all. If we cant forget,

there is a good chance we havent really forgiven. If we

continually bring it up, we have not forgiven it.

Word

21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,

Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother

when he sins against me? Up to seven times?22Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times,

but seventy-seven times.mATTHEW 18:21,22

i the new Testaet das, t was custar t frgve

a eder up t three tes. A furth ese was

unforgivable. Peter thought he was being a spiritual

gat b erg t frgve t l the furth ese,but up t seve eses. Jesus quckl deated

hs self-rghteusess b sag that seve was t

enough. In other words, we should not put a limit on our

willingness to forgive. God didnt limit our forgiveness

t the rst seve, r eve the rst sevet-seve. i

this lesson, we will learn about sharing with others the

forgiveness we have experienced from God.

Tell about a

situation in your

life that required

heart-forgiveness.

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rel gveness eees eulh-flle e.24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,

believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.25

And when you stand praying, if you hold anythingagainst anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven

may forgive you your sins.mARK 11:24,25

Jesus said that we should forgive others before we

apprach Gd wth ur praers f fath. Ufrgveess s

whe we hld athg agast ae. Frgveess s

when we let it go.

Ungveness uses beness,n beness efles elnshs.14Make every eort to live in peace with all men and to be

holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15See to

it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter

root grows up to cause trouble and dele many.

HEBREWS 12:14,15

The wrter f Hebrews exhrts the belevers t lve

peace with all men. The opposite of living in peace is

lvg btteress. Ufrgveess causes btteress;

btteress causes deleet. The l wa t lve peace s t walk frgveess.

Which is

easierto

forgive or harbor

bitterness? Why?

Why is it

sometimes dicult

to forgive or let go

of an oense?

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So WhAtWh ca frgveess be s dcult? Wh ust real

frgveess ce fr the heart?

Why should we forgive others before we approach

Gd wth ur praers f fath? Hw des ths derfrom how we normally approach God and deal with

ur ufrgveess?

Hw d u value the relatshps Gd has gve

u? Hw d u feel abut ufrgveess ad

btteress delg these?

Frgve thse wh have eded u. Ask Gd fr Hs

lve t ll u s u ca share ths wth thers.

Thak Gd fr the relatshps He has gve u.

Pra fr wsd, lve, ad j t verw

your relationships.

Ask Gd t help u frgve easl ad t t let a

bitter root grow in your heart.

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Now WhAtis there ae u eed t frgve? Are u wllg

t frgve the fr the heart? What ca u d t

walk ut ths frgveess?

Hw shuld u deal wth future eses s that

the d t tur t btteress? Share se practcal

things you can do.is there ae fr wh u eed t ask

frgveess? Whe ad hw wll u d ths?

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If you could buy one thing today without

any consideration for the budget, what

wuld u get? Wh?

What d u d t rest ad relax?

Hw d u react whe u see bld?

Recall a stace explag ths.


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Beuse he bl Jesus,e belng G.. . . you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with

your body.1 CoRinTHiAnS 6:20

We were purchased with the blood of Jesus. Therefore,

we are t ur w. We belg t Gd. He bught us;

He ws us. Ad because He ws us, He has the rght

to rule and direct our lives.

Word

This is my blood of the covenant, which is

poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

mATTHEW 26:28

A c accusat hurled at the rst cetur

Christians was that they practiced cannibalism. The

bass f ths charge was a rur that the ate esh

ad drak bld at ther weekl gathergs. of curse

the accusers were referring to the sacrament of the

Lrds Supper. Ths rst cetur cfus shws thatit is impossible to understand Christianity, much less

become a Christian, without understanding the role of

the blood of Jesus in redemption. In this lesson, we will

lk at se f the beets f the shed bld f Chrst

on the cross.

What is a purchase?

How is a

purchase made?

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Beuse he bl Jesus,u sns e gven.In him we have redemption through his blood, the

forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of Gods

grace . . .EPHESiAnS 1:7

There is nothing we can do to forgive or remove our

w ss. But because f the bld f Jesus, ur lves

have been redeemed and our sins forgiven.

Beuse he bl Jesus,e hve been jusfe.Since we have now been justied by his blood, how much

more shall we be saved from Gods wrath through him!

RomAnS 5:9

Justed eas just-as-f-id ever sed. i ther

wrds, Gd t l frgves s, He lets us start verwith a clean slate, just as if wed never sinned. This

new start with a clean slate is not because of our good

wrks, but because f the bld f Hs S.

What are some

ways you

attempted to be

justied before you

were justied by

His blood?

Why is it important

to have our sinsforgiven? What

happens if our sins

are not forgiven?

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What is peace?

Why are we not

at peace with

God? How did

Jesus make peace

for us?

4 Beuse he bl Jesus, e e ee h G.. . . and through him to reconcile to himself all things,

whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making

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So WhAtif we belg t Gd, hw des ths aect ur thughts,

wrds, ad acts? What des t ea t trul belg

t H?

Hw s relg as attept t ear Gdsfrgveess? Hw s ths deret fr what Jesus dd

fr us the crss?

Wh s justcat ecessar? Hw d peple tr t

be justed apart fr Chrst?

Thak Gd fr Hs bld ad what He dd fr u

the crss. nw that u belg t H, ct t lve

fr H.

Pray for the Prince of Peace to rule in your life and for

the peace of God that surpasses all understanding to

guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.

Pra fr ur fal ad freds wh dt kw

Jesus et. Beleve Gd fr ther salvat ad fr

opportunities to show them Gods love.

prAyer

Now WhAtAre there areas in your life that need to be submitted

t Gds wershp? D u lve as f u belg t

Gd? What ca u d t full lve fr H ever da?

Are you at peace with God, or do you have inner

turl? Wh? What ca u d t experece a

greater easure f Gds peace ths week?D u kw ae wh at e te was at peace

wth Gd, but w sees t be rug fr H r

lvg rebell agast H? Pra fr the t be

restored to God.

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Who do you enjoy spending time with or

beg wth? Wh?

What s ur st valued pssess? Wh?

What was the most painful injury you have

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Beuse he bl Jesus, e e eem he e sn.. . . and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the

rstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the

earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins

by his blood . . .REVELATion 1:5

nt l are ur ss frgve, but the bld f Jesus

frees us from the power of sin. Will power, religious

association, and peer pressure cannot free a person

fr s. Freed fr s s l avalable thrugh the

blood of Jesus.

Beuse he bl Jesus, e hve henfene ne G.But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have

been brought near through the blood of Christ.

EPHESiAnS 2:13 (SEE ALSo HEBREWS 10:19,22.)

Word

This is my blood of the covenant, which is

poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

mATTHEW 26:28

Because f the bld f Jesus, we belg t Gd, ur

ss are frgve, we have bee justed, ad we are at

peace wth H. i ths less, we wll ctue t lk

at what the blood of Jesus has done for us.

What is freedom?

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We can come close to God not because we are worthy,

but because we are covered by the blood of Jesus.

Therefore, we can and should have full assurance and

cdece the presece f Gd. The bld leaves

room for spiritual insecurity and inferiority. Gods greatdrea s t have Hs peple clse t H. He has ade

Hs drea a realt b the bld.

Beuse he bl Jesus, e hve len nsene.How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who

through the eternal Spirit oered himself unblemished to

God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,

so that we may serve the living God!HEBREWS 9:14

It is only after we have a clean conscience that we can

really serve God. Much religious activity is done in

service to guilty consciences, not in obedience to God.

After our conscience is cleansed from the guilt of past

ss, the ur praer te, Bble readg, ad Chrsta

service can be done in true obedience to God, rather

than as penance to soothe a guilty conscience.

Give examples

of times you

have had a guilty

conscience.

When do you feel

far from God?

When do you feel

close to God?

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What does

it mean to

overcome? How

can we overcome

by the blood of

the Lamb?

Beuse he bl Jesus,e n veme.They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the

word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so

much as to shrink from death.REVELATion 12:11

The Christian life was not meant to be a life of defeat.

yes, there are bstacles. But because f the bld, we

ca verce ever teptat, tral, r trck that Sata

puts our way. Our victory in life is not dependent on

how strong we are, but on how powerful the blood is.

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So WhAtWh d se t have the cdece t apprach

Gd? Hw des the bld f Chrst gve us

the cdece?

Why is there no room for insecurity and inferiority for

thse wh are cvered b Chrsts bld? Hw d u

feel abut ths?

What des a clea cscece lk lke? Hw ca

u have a clea cscece? Wh s t dagerus

to perform religious activities because of a

gult cscece?

Thak Gd fr Hs bld that was shed the crss

fr u. Thak Gd fr a clea cscece. Ask Gd t

ake ths truth re real ur lfe ever da.

Apprach Gd wth freed ad cdece.

Ask H t help u verce ever stuat u are

going through.

Pra fr thse u kw wh are experecgdcult tes. Pra that because f the bld f the

Lab, the wuld verce. Fr thse wh dt

kw Chrst et, ask H t use u t ecurage ad

minister to them.prA

yer

Now WhAtAre u lvg freed fr s? Are there ss that

stll see t ctrl u? What ca u d t walk

freed ths week?

Are u lvg freed fr wrr r fear? What

ca u d t walk peace wth Gd ever da?D u have a clea cscece befre Gd? Wh

d u perfr relgus actvtes? if u d t

have a clea cscece, wuld u lke t pra ad

surreder ur lfe t Chrst tda?

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Recall e f ur st erable

birthday celebrations from your childhood.

What ade t s erable?

Who gives some of the best gifts you

kw? Gve exaples.

Recall a te whe see pted ut

ur stake r that u were wrg abut

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G s gheus.The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward

all he has made.PSALm 145: 17 (SEE ALSo PSALm 97:2.)

Everything God does is simultaneously righteous, just,

and loving. God, not man, is the standard for what is

righteous and what is not.

Word

Not having a righteousness of my own that

comes from the law, but that which is through

faith in Christthe righteousness that comes

from God and is by faith. PHiLiPPiAnS 3:9

i the ees f the rst cetur Jewsh relgus

establshet, Pharsee Saul (later kw as Apstle

Paul) was e f the st rghteus peple f hs

day, yet he realized that his own righteousness was

hpelessl adequate. i fact, whle casual bservers

were impressed with all his religious accomplishments,

Paul judged hself t be the wrst f sers

(1 Tth 1:15).

Hw culd ths a be the st relgus ad the

wrst ser at the sae te? Because a judges

the outside and God judges the heart. Paul, when

judging himself from Gods perspective, was not

pressed wth hs w rghteusess. He kew he

needed the righteousness that comes from God through

faith in Christ. To understand our need for the gift of

rghteusess, we ust kw that . . .

What does

righteousness

mean?

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Mn s n gheus.10There is no one righteous, not even one;11there is no

one who understands, no one who seeks God. 12All have

turned away, they have together become worthless; there

is no one who does good, not even one.RomAnS 3:1012

When we compare ourselves to one another, we can

alwas d see wh s re wcked, wh ca

ake us lk relatvel rghteus befre Gd. But

when compared to Gods righteous standard, we all fall

pitifully short.

Jesus chs s u gheusness.It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who

has become for us wisdom from Godthat is, our

righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is

written: Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.

1 CoRinTHiAnS 1:30

For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned

through that one man, how much more will those who

receive Gods abundant provision of grace and of the gift

of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus

Christ. RomAnS 5:17

The Bble sas rghteusess s a gft we ca receve

because of what Jesus Christ did for us. When we stop

trg t wrk ur wa t rght relatshp wth Gd

and instead put our faith in what Jesus did for us on

the cross, Jesus then becomes our righteousness, our

holiness, and our redemption.

What happens

when you compare

yourself to others?

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What is a gift?

What do you do

to deserve a gift?

There are three more points we need to understand and

remember about this gift of righteousness.

RighteousnessisagiftfromGodtoman,

n m mn G.2For I can testify about them that they are zealous forGod, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3Since

they did not know the righteousness that comes from

God and sought to establish their own, they did not

submit to Gods righteousness.RomAnS 10:2,3

Paul, after trying unsuccessfully to establish hisown righteousness, discovered a righteousness that

comes from God. Many zealous, but ignorant, reli-

gious people are still trying to establish their own

righteousness, rather than humbly submitting to

Gods righteousness.

Righteousnessisagiftreceived,nota

ge ene.For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned

through that one man, how much more will those who

receive Gods abundant provision of grace and of the

gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man,

Jesus Christ.RomAnS 5:17

What are some

of the things you

did in the past

in an attempt

to establish

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What is the

dierence between

a gift and a

wage? Why is

righteousness not

a wage?

Righteousnesscomesbyfaith,n b keeng he L.21But now a righteousness from God, apart from law,

has been made known, to which the Law and the

Prophets testify.22

This righteousness from God comesthrough faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.

RomAnS 3:21,22

The rst cetur Jews thught the culd ear

rghteusess b keepg the law. The were wrg.

Since righteousness is a gift, it cannot be earned.

Why is it

impossible

to become

righteous

by obeying

Gods law?

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So WhAtWhe we sa Gd s rghteus, what d u thk ths

eas? Wh s rghteusess a gft? Wh s Chrst ur

l rghteusess?

Reread Ras 3:10-12. Hw des ths der frhw we vew urselves?

What s the derece betwee self-rghteusess ad

true rghteusess? Sce rghteusess s a gft, hw

shuld ths aect the wa u lve?

Thak Gd fr Hs gft f rghteusess ad that we

ca be rght stadg wth H because f

Jesus Christ.

Pra that as u read Gds Wrd ths week, u

wuld kw H re ad walk Hs was

ever da. Ask Gd t help u alwas trust Hs

righteousness than in trying to gain righteousness onyour own.

Pra fr thse wh d t kw Chrst et, that the

wuld trust H rather tha ther w relgus

actvt r theselves. Beleve Gd fr pprtutes

to minister the gospel to them.prA

yer

Now WhAtDo you believe that we can only be righteous before

Gd because f Jesus Chrst? if t, wuld u

lke t ake a decs tda t receve Hs gft f

rghteusess ad frgveess?

Hw wll the truth f Gds rghteusess aect the

wa u lve ths week?Do you sometimes try to earn your own

rghteusess? What ca u d t walk Chrsts

rghteusess ur lfe ever da?

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H Eeene Ne Le s a ss s maas g ss

sg ss gw a

a sa wa cs s ss.

topicS include:

The New Life

Experiencing Gods Forgiveness

Real Forgiveness

The Blood of Jesus (Parts 1 & 2)

The Gift of Righteousness

Documents

LV Book 2 How to Experience New Life