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Seach For The Real Jesus, Part I - Day of Discovery

Tuesday, December 18 THE CHRISTMAS MODEL FOR MISSIONS  “As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” — John 17:18 Christmas is a model for missions. Missions is a mirror of Christmas . As I, so you. For example, danger. Christ came to his own and his own received him not . So you . They plotted against him . So you. He had no permanent home. So you . They trumped up false charges against him. So you. They whipped and mocked him. So you . He died after three years of ministry . But there is a worse danger than any of these which Jesus escaped . So you ! In the mid-16th century Francis Xavier (1506–1552), a Catholic missionary, wrote to Father Perez of Malacca (today part of Indonesia) about the perils of his mission to China. He said, "The danger of all dangers would be to lose trust and confidence in the mercy of God … To distrust him would be a far more terrible thing than any physical evil which all the enemies of God put together could infl...

December 18: Into the Family Romans 8:1–17 As people once bound to sin and destined for death, our ability to approach God personally—to call Him our Father —should astound us. Yet we sometimes forget to pray. We can take it for granted that He looks out for our every need. The concept of approaching God as Father would have been a radical concept for the Roman community. In his letter to the church there, Paul discusses how our former lives without God were nothing but slavery to sin and death, the wages of sin. Christ’s work has set us free from this trajectory: “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, ‘ Abba ! Father !’ The Spirit himself confirms to our spirit that we are children of God , and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ , if indeed we suffer together with him so that we may also be glorified together with him ” ( Rom 8:15–17 ) . Paul’s ...

Israel: The Chosen People - Day of Discovery

Monday, December 17 THE GREATEST SALVATION IMAGINABLE “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah…” — Jeremiah 31:31 God is just and holy and separated from sinners like us . This is our main problem at Christmas and every other season. How shall we get right with a just and holy God ? Nevertheless, God is merciful and has promised in Jeremiah 31 (five hundred years before Christ ) that someday he would do something new. He would replace shadows with the Reality of the Messiah . And he would powerfully move into our lives and write his will on our hearts so that we are not constrained from outside but are willing from inside to love him and trust him and follow him . That would be the greatest salvation imaginable—if God should offer us the greatest Reality in the universe to enjoy and then move in us to see to it that we could enjoy it with the greatest freedom and joy possible. ...

December 17: Land and Deeds Jeremiah 32:1–44 Those of us who have purchased a home know the frightening feeling of closing day— “Am I signing my life away? Am I binding myself to this building forever? ” Imagine, on top of those feelings, knowing that the place you’re buying is about to be overrun by a foreign nation and may no longer belong to you. That’s what the prophet Jeremiah experienced. Yahweh tells Jeremiah that his cousin will arrive with an offer to purchase a field. So when Jeremiah’s cousin shows up, Jeremiah views it as Yahweh’s will that he purchase the land, and he does ( Jer 32:1–12 ) . Meanwhile, Jeremiah knows that the Babylonians are coming and that they will overrun the land of God’s people , including the land that he has just purchased. This is not a reckless act; this is a moment of faith. Jeremiah seizes the opportunity to proclaim Yahweh’s faithfulness . Turning to his assistant, Baruch, Jeremiah remarks in front of everyone witnessing the purchase,...

December 16 Lesson 3 PART OF ONE BODY IN CHRIST DEVOTIONAL READING: Romans 12:3–8 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : Ephesians 4:1–16 KEY VERSES "There is one body, and one Spirit , even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord , one faith , one baptism . " — Ephesians 4:4 , 5 LESSON AIMS After participating in this lesson, each student will be able to: 1. Identify the source, expression, and result of unity in the body of Christ. 2. Compare and contrast the unity of the body of Christ with the sense of fellowship expressed in nonreligious groups. 3. Identify one’s own role in the body of believers and make a commitment to fulfill that role in a manner that helps the body grow. LESSON OUTLINE Introduction       A.      Selfish Gifts       B.      Lesson Background           I.      Called to Unity ( EPHESIANS 4:1–6 )       A.   ...