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Building Hope Class

Building Hope Class. Living Hope Lutheran Church Reunion, CO. “The Message of the Bible”. PowerPoint presentations prepared by Vicar Rob Guenther. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible. What is the Message of the Bible?.

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Building Hope Class

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  1. Building Hope Class Living Hope Lutheran Church Reunion, CO “The Message of the Bible” PowerPoint presentations prepared by Vicar Rob Guenther

  2. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the Message of the Bible? • God who is perfect in love made human beings to be his loving family on earth forever. (Genesis 1: 26-28; I John 4: 16)

  3. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the Message of the Bible? 2) Human beings have as a whole and as each individually rejected God’s plan and has chosen to live as they choose. (Genesis 3:1-6; Ecclesiastes 7:20)

  4. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the Message of the Bible? 3) God is just and must punish each and every sin. (Ezekiel 18:20)

  5. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the Message of the Bible? 4) God is love and wants all men to be spared eternal punishment. (1 Timothy 2:4)

  6. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the Message of the Bible? 5) God’s love and his justice met on the cross of Jesus Christ. (Romans 3:25-26)

  7. God’sLove Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the Message of the Bible? Jesus took our punishment and showed us his love. Now we have the opportunity to live forever through faith in him. (John 3:16) God’s Justice

  8. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the Message of the Bible? The message of the Bible is Jesus!John 5:39

  9. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What does the Bible say about all the problems I have in this life? 1) The Bible says they are all linked to my big problem of being a sinner. (James 4:1-4; Galatians 5:19-21)

  10. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What does the Bible say about all the problems I have in this life? 2) The Bible says the solutions for my problems are linked to Christ, the big solution to the big problem. (Colossians 2:1-4; Titus 2:11-14)

  11. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What does the Bible say about all the problems I have in this life? Example: If my problem is that I have been hurt by someone and cannot forgive, the Bible moves me in Christ to forgive. (Ephesians 4:32)

  12. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What does the Bible say about all the problems I have in this life? Example: If my problem is low self-esteem, the Bible reminds me of who I am as a believer in Christ. (1 Peter 2:9)

  13. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible How is the Bible arranged? The Old Testament Bookshelf Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings Ezra Nehemiah Esther Deuteronomy 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles The Books of Law (5) The Books of History (12) Job Psalms Proverbs Daniel Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Ecclesiastes Lamentations Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Song of Songs The Books of the Major Prophets (5) The Books of Poetry (5) The Books of the Minor Prophets (12)

  14. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible How is the Bible arranged? The New Testament Bookshelf Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Galatians Ephesians Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 1 Timothy Philippians Colossians 2 Timothy Titus Philemon 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians The Gospels (4) History (1) Letters by Paul (13) 1 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Hebrews James 2 Peter Revelation General Letters (8) Prophecy (1)

  15. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible What is the purpose of the Old and New Testaments? The purpose of the New Testament is to show us how Christ fulfilled the promise of a Savior and to teach us what salvation means for our lives. The purpose of the Old Testament is to show us how God kept the promise of a Savior alive until he came. OT NT

  16. Lesson One: The Message of the Bible Homework: Peter needed to pay his rent. He was 2 days from being evicted from his apartment, and he didn’t have the money. He asked his friends, James and John, to help him ‘raise’ the money. They got into illegal drug activity, landing all three in prison for 2, 3, and 3 years respectively. You are the Christian friend who visits him at visiting time at the county jail. What do you say? • Problem 2) Big Problem • 3) Big Solution 4) Solution

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