New Beginnings
One of the steps involved in becoming a “New Creation in Christ" is?
What is... Salvation, Leave behind behaviors and emotions that separate us from God, Admit your wrongdoings and repent, Believe that Jesus died to save you from your sins, Invite Christ into your life
Based on the Bible verse we focused on in the “what love does and doesn’t look like” Bible study, What is one thing love is AND one thing love isn't?
Love embraces: patience, kindness, truth, resilience, faith, hope, endurance, perseverence.
Love resists: envy, boasting, arrogance, rudeness, selfishness, anger, resentment, wrongdoing
What are the two seasons in life as described in the Bible?
Mountain top and valley seasons
Finish the verse: "Your kingdom come, your will be done..."
What is "...on earth as it is in heaven"
2 of the 3 steps to start your journey with Christ listed in the "Starting your Journey with Christ" bible study.
What is pray, read your Bible, stay motivated
Another phrase we use for being a “New Creation” (hint:“putting on…”)
What is... putting on the “new self”
True or False: a Godly relationship is one that glorifies God’s love and has God at the center of it
True
In which season does God typically speak to us the most?
During our valley seasons
Finish the verse: "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness..."
What is "and all these things will be given to you as well"
2 ways we can cultivate joy as a Christian.
What is discover God's purpose for you, find joy no matter your circumstances, remember that joy multiplies, look for God.
Name 2 (of the 7) benefits of being a new creation in Christ.
New Beginnings, New Relationship, New Identity, New Destiny, New Position, New Power, & New Purpose
What are 2 ways the Lord calls us to love our neighbors?
We are to love our neighbors as ourselves, love our neighbors through giving/selflessly, love our neighbors how God loves us, love them with the characteristics mentioned in 1 Cor 13: 4-7
Name 2-3 tactics that the enemy uses to draw us away from God
In adversity, the devil uses our mental space as his battlefield to wage war against us. One of his favorite tactics is to tell us lies and to speak them to us so convincingly that we view them as truth.
What is the first step to fostering a kingdom atmosphere?
Step #1 to Fostering a Kingdom Atmosphere is Fixing Your Thoughts
The fruits of the Spirit are found in verse...
What is Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
define being a “New Creation in Christ?”
What is... “Living as a new inclusive community of God, new creation means living in the freedom of the Spirit rather than entrapped in legalism [and religion]; lastly to be a new creation means being recreated and transformed into the image of Christ.”
What is the kind of love that God gives us called?
Agape love
What is spiritual warfare?
Essentially the spiritual war between the devil, God, & us in which the devil is trying to strip us away from the Holy Spirit and the Kingdom of God
What is the kingdom mindset?
A kingdom mindset is a mental framework that allows us to see things from God’s point of view
What is insecurity is rooted in the lie that we are not enough and that God is not enough
What was the Key Verse for the “New Creations” bible study?
2 Corinthians 5:17- “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new [person]. The old life is gone; the new has come”
Name the 9 fruits of the spirit
Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness, faithfulness, kindness, patience, self-control, Gentleness
Name that book! “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:”
The book Ecclesiastes
Name that book! “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit”
The book of Romans
The Bible verse that discusses why "two are better than one" is in the book... (hint: this verse was from our study on loneliness)
What is Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."