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FAITH IN THE MESSIAH

SESSION OUTLINE

1. Faith in Christ changes a person’s standing before God (Rom. 5:1-2).
2. Faith in Christ changes a person’s relationship with God (Heb. 11:1-6).
3. Faith in Christ changes a person’s actions for God (Jas. 2:14-26).

Background Passages: Romans 5; Hebrews 11; James 2

WHAT WILL MY GROUP LEARN?

Faith in Christ is the only means of salvation
and relationship with God.

HOW WILL MY GROUP SEE CHRIST?

Salvation is a free gift of God
that comes only through faith in Christ.
Through His sinless life, His death, and His resurrection,
Jesus did all that is needed to provide salvation
for all who place faith in Him.

HOW SHOULD MY GROUP RESPOND?

Because God has provided salvation from sin
through our faith in Christ,
we seek to live out that faith,
showing the watching world the difference the gospel makes.

GROUP TIME

INTRODUCTION

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Setting:

True discipleship in action involves obedience to Jesus Christ,
confession of our sinfulness, and a desire
to follow Jesus, leaving all else behind.
Simon and the other disciples did just that.
They demonstrated true faith in the person of Jesus.
We are still on the topic of faith, but now we move to some of the letters
of Jesus’s disciples to learn more about what faith truly is
as taught to the early church.

Explain:

There are a lot of things we can say about what faith in Christ looks like.
Fortunately, we have inspired writings and letters from Paul
and other disciples to show us what they wanted to teach Jesus’s early disciples
in the church.

Discuss:

• If you had to explain the basics of Christian faith in a letter,
  what would you include?
• (the reality of humankind’s sin;
• the penalty of death and separation from God that sin causes;
• the death of Christ as the only sufficient provision for salvation;
• faith in Christ as a means of salvation;
• loving God and others)

Transition:

There are many who claim the label of Christianity.
Yet there is more to the Christian faith
than simply stating that you are a Christian.
Wearing a religious badge is not the same as following God in faith.
Christian faith is more than a mere acknowledgment that God exists—
it is a declaration of our sin,
our need for a Savior, and our dependence on Jesus, the only One who can save.
It is this faith in God’s grace that God uses
as a means to change a soul’s situation for eternity.