Salvation Small Group Study by Joyce Webb 2011 Lesson 3 1. Do good works matter in our standing with God? Good works will not save us. Ephesians 2:8,9 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: It is a gift of God: not of works lest any man
Salvation Small Group Study Lesson 2 by Joyce Webb 2011 Lesson 2 1. How does sin change our relationship with God? Sin put a death penalty over our head. Death would come to the body. Death would come to the soul/spirit. Sin breaks our relationship with God. Choosing our will over God’s will is disobedience
Salvation Small Group Study Lesson 1 by Joyce Webb 2011 Lesson 1 1. What is sin? How does it change our relationship with God? How does it change our relationship with others? Sin began with Lucifer. Lucifer was Satan’s name before he sinned. Lucifer was the highest angel in heaven. But he decided he wanted
Two Things We Must Do to Please God By Joyce Webb 2011 Trust and Obey. Simple things—–but hard to do. Trusting and obeying go together. If we obey God, we trust Him. If we trust Him, we obey Him. You can not obey without trusting, and you can not trust Him and not obey. Some
Don’t Be Fooled! Know Your Bible! By Joyce Webb 2011 A few months ago, a preacher made an announcement that the “rapture” was going to happen in May. God was going to take all the Christians to heaven. The people left behind would go through a very bad time, and then the end of the
Divine Healing Small Group Study Joyce Webb 2011 1. How do we understand the teaching of divine healing with the fact that there are sincere, strong Christians who pray continually for healing but never get healed? Job 2: 3-8 New Living Bible In Chp.1, Satan comes before God. The Lord asks him if he has
Holy Spirit Small Group Study Joyce Webb 2011 Lesson #2 6 pages #4 What is the “baptism of the Holy Spirit” or what did John the Baptist mean when he said “One is coming who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire”? Matt.3:11, Mark1:8, Luke 3: 16, Acts 1:5 Jesus told
Holy Spirit Small Group Study Joyce Webb 2011 Lesson #1 5 pages Introduction: Work of the Holy Spirit: Convicts us of sin: Convict means to make a person feel they are wrong, feel shame, feel sorrow for one’s actions and thoughts.) John 16:8 ”And when he is come, he will reprove (convince, make them understand)
Husbands and Fathers and Wives Joyce Webb 2010 Almost all men seem to know this Bible verse: “ Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands…” Ephesians 5: 22 Submit means to yield to or be willing to come under the authority of another. Marriage vows written by someone many years ago uses the words—-Love, honor,
Fruit of the Spirit Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Meekness, Self-Control Galatians 5: 22, 23 Joyce Webb 2010 A “fruit” of the spirit is Paul’s way of making a picture for your mind about the way the Holy Spirit works in our lives. When we have the Holy Spirit working in our spirit