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Studies in the Life of Jesus Christ. Shaping Hearts For God Series. High School Bible Class Vegas Drive Church of Christ Las Vegas, NV www.vegasdrivechurchofchrist.com/. www.shapingheartsforgod.org/. STOP…LOOK…LISTEN. LESSON TEN Today’s Lesson: Connecting With Jesus
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Studies in the Life of Jesus Christ Shaping Hearts For God Series High School Bible Class Vegas Drive Church of Christ Las Vegas, NV www.vegasdrivechurchofchrist.com/ www.shapingheartsforgod.org/
STOP…LOOK…LISTEN LESSON TEN • Today’s Lesson: Connecting With Jesus • Theme: Jesus connected with people, calling them to change and follow Him. Each person must decide to follow Jesus. • Objective: To learn • Key passages: John 15:1-11; 3:16; Luke 5:1-11 • “Actions speak louder than words”
STOP…LOOK…LISTEN • Individuals and groups • What are some groups you are in? • What are some things we do as a group? • Do members of a group ever act individually? • Do we follow Jesus as a group or as individuals or both? • What are some things the individual can do that a group cannot do? • Does God place specific duties on individual Christians that He does not place on the local church? Give examples. • Does God place specific duties on the local church that He does not place on individual Christians? Give examples.
STOP…LOOK…LISTEN • Connecting With Jesus(John 15:1-11; Rom. 11:17-24) • Who is the vine? • Who is the vinedresser? • Who are the branches? • In order to bear fruit, what must branches do in relation to the vine? • How do you “get connected” with Jesus? • What happens to branches that do not bear fruit? • Can branches be grafted in that were not part of the original root?
STOP…LOOK…LISTEN • Believing in Jesus (John 3:16) • What does it mean to “believe” in something or someone? For example, what do we mean by saying, “I believe I can make a good grade on this test”? • What do we mean by, “I believe in our team”? • What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? • Think back to the Samaritan woman from the previous lesson. How did her knowledge of Jesus develop? What did she come to believe about Jesus?
STOP…LOOK…LISTEN • Believing: Thinking and Doing • How is “believing” what you think? • How is “believing” what you do? • Is believing a work? (John 6:29) • Following Jesus (Luke 5:1-11) • What did Peter mean when he said, “But at your word I will let down the nets”? • After hearing Jesus’ words and seeing His works, what did the fishermen decide to do? • What does it mean for you to “follow Jesus”?
STOP…LOOK…LISTEN • “Actions speak louder than words.” • Next time: lesson 11!