ZOOM EDITION

THE BASICS OF THE FAITH

STUDY MATERIALS

01: FINDING GOD: My Journey To Faith

BEFOREHAND

1 Look at https://www.the310course.com/journeys-to-faith

Q1 Which spiritual ‘underground tube line’ are you on? Which did you start from? Atheist Agnostic Christian Heritage Other Spiritual

Which station are you at just now? Q2 Look at the Questionnaire on HOW GOD REVEALED HIMSELF TO ME Who took the initiative? You God Q3 What was the thing that caused you to seek God?

2. Look at the Journeys to Faith taken by people who met Jesusa. In the Bible https://www.the310course.com/people-in-the-bible-met-jesusb. In history https://www.the310course.com/historical-conversionsc. Today https://www.the310course.com/people-today-met-jesus

Q1 What do all these faith journeys have in common? Q2 Can you identify with any of the stories of their journeys to faith in Jesus Christ? Q3 Who took the initiative?

Q What’s Your Story? Can you write down your journey to faith so far? ph/14/04/20

HOW HAS GOD REVEALED HIMSELF TO YOU?God always takes the initiative in revealing himself to individuals in some way.

Having everything the world has to offer and still feeling an emptiness inside

The impact of a friend who is a Christian and the authenticity of his/her faith

Through reading the Bible and realising I needed to repent of my sin

Having messed up my life badly with wrong choices and desperate to know forgiveness

Receiving an answer/answers to prayer for God to reveal himself

Realising the immensity and beauty of the universe around us suggests a Creator

Realising no matter how hard I try, I still can’t live up to my standards, never mind God’s

Experiencing God’s amazing grace and power in healing me physically

Being delivered from an addiction eg alcohol; drugs; eating; exercise; gambling; sex;smoking

Being set free from demonic bondage resulting from previous involvement in the occult

Experiencing a tremendous peace when I prayed and cried: “O God, help me!”

A deep gnawing longing for intimacy that no human being has been able to fill

Seeing the way a Christian family member or friend faced death and dying

Hearing/watching a sermon on the internet or in church

Being ‘miraculously’ delivered from certain death in an accident or from an illness

Being scared by an evil presence after being involved in the occult and crying out to God

Listening to a Christian sharing how s/he had a personal encounter with Jesus

Had a personal encounter with Jesus when I was a child

Watching the film “The Passion of the Christ” and realising what Jesus did for me

Listening to music and realising it was inspired

Being struck by the mystery of life and death through the death of a close friend

Other experience that has shown me God is real…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ph 15 04 20

02: TROUBLE IN THE GARDEN CENTRE: Why Jesus Died

BEFOREHAND

Look at the 3:10 website sections listed below.

Why Did Jesus Die? https://the310course.com/why-did-jesus-die

The Supernatural Origin Of Evil & Suffering https://the310course.com/origins-of-evil-1

Human Origin Of Evil: Trouble in the Garden https://the310course.com/origins-of-evil-2

Jesus’ Death & Resurrection Were To Reverse The Results Of The Fall https://the310course.com/jesus-died-to-reverse-the-fall

Q1 Where did the problem of evil and sin originate? How? What was the result?

Q2 What did Satan persuade the first man and woman to do? How did he do it?

Q3 What three things resulted from their rebellion?

Q4 When Jesus died on the Cross, what did he mean when he said: “It is finished!”

Q5 Why did Jesus have to die?

Q6 Watch and listen to the REND Collective

Video: Nailed To The Cross by going to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLk6v7US3I Q7 How do you respond to this painting?

Q8 Jesus’ death on the Cross was for………………….

…………………………………………………………………….?

Q9 Jesus’ resurrection was to prove his victory

over……………………………………………………………..?

Q10 Jesus’ Death & Resurrection did what? https://www.the310course.com/changed-lives

Watch a short video by Andy Bannister at https://www.solas-cpc.org/shortanswers32/

03 WOMBS, TOMBS & HEAVENLY ROOMS: How Do I Get Right With God?

WELCOME

BACKGROUND MATERIAL

Look at the topics listed below by clicking on the links to the website.

A Secret Visitor At Night https://the310course.com/a-new-creation

The Meaning of ‘Being Born anothen’ https://the310course.com/born-again-2

https://the310course.com/the-meaning-of-being-born-again

How To Be Be Born Again https://the310course.com/born-again-from-above

Evidence Someone Has Been Born Again https://the310course.com/evidence-of-being-born-again-1

https://the310course.com/evidence-of-being-born-again-2

Paul says that Baptism in Water is A Picture of Being Born Again https://the310course.com/the-meaning-of-water-baptism

Baptism in the Holy Spirit can happen in three ways https://the310course.com/baptism-in-water-and-in-spirit

Jesus’ Promise of Eternal Life in Heaven https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A1-4&version=NIV

The Guarantee of Eternal Life https://the310course.com/christian-grief-5

Q1 How do many people try to get right with God? Why can’t these attempts succeed?

Q2 Why did Nicodemus visit Jesus secretly at night?

Q3 Why was Nicodemus confused by Jesus’ statement about how to get into heaven?

Q4 What did Jesus mean by the need to be ‘born anothen ?

Q5 What do I need to do to get right with God?

Q6 What evidence might we expect when someone says s/he has been born again?

Q7 Which of these features can you identify with?

Q8 How is believer’s baptism in water a picture of being born again?

Q9 What is the meaning and purpose of baptism in the Holy Spirit?

Q10 What does Jesus promise if we have been born again? ph 16 04 20

Can You Pray the Prayer Inviting Jesus Christ To Be LORD Of Every Area Of My Life? https://the310course.com/prayer-inviting-jesus-to-be-lord

Watch a Video of Dr Brown on How To Be Born Again https://the310course.com/the-new-birth-videos

04 GETTING LIFT-OFF & SOARING WALKING WITH JESUS DAY BY DAY

BEFOREHAND Look at the topics listed below by going to the links:

The Battle between The Flesh vs The Spirit ROMANS 7 https://the310course.com/the-battle-between-the-two-natures https://the310course.com/the-battle-between-the-two-natures/2-uncategorised/676-the-flesh-vs-the-spirit

The Law of Gravity (The Flesh) vs The Law of Aerodynamics (The Spirit) is a Picture of This Battle https://the310course.com/gravity-vs-liftoff

To Keep Flying on Eagles’ Wings We Need To Develop A Close Relationship With Jesus Day By Day https://the310course.com/life-in-the-spirit

Jesus Practised Four Spiritual Disciplines To Maintain A Close Relationship With Father God https://the310course.com/jesus-four-disciplines

We Need To Spend Time Alone With God in Bible Reading, Listening to God, Prayer and Praise https://the310course.com/alone-with-god https://the310course.com/preparing-to-listen-to-god https://the310course.com/recognising-god-s-voice-1 https://the310course.com/recognising-god-s-voice-2 https://the310course.com/listening-to-god-in-prayer https://the310course.com/listening-to-god-in-scripture https://the310course.com/meet-the-author https://the310course.com/devotional-bible-reading https://the310course.com/lord-s-prayer-1 https://the310course.com/praise-worship-1

Jesus only did what he saw the Father doing and said what the Father said JOHN 5:19-20

Apart from Jesus We Can Do Nothing JOHN 15:5

ISAIAH 40:28-31 says that those who wait upon the LORD will soar on wings like eagles.

Q1 In ROMANS Chapter 7 Paul describes a battle between the Flesh and the Spirit. What is the problem?

Q2 The Picture of An Aircraft Taking Off & Flying demonstrates the Law of Gravity and the Law of Aerodynamics. How does it relate to the Battle between The Flesh & The Spirit? Q3 How can we keep flying and avoid crashing and burning? Q4 How did Jesus maintain his close relationship with Father God? Q5 How can I maintain a close relationship with God as my heavenly Father? Q6 How much can we do without dependence on Jesus? Q7 How can we keep flying and soar on wings like the eagle?

05 SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Know Your Enemy & How To Win The Victory

BEFOREHAND L to R British General Montgomery & German General Rommel faced each other as enemies during World War 2 in the desert of North Africa. ‘Monty’ used to keep a photo of Rommel on the wall of his tent. Each morning when he woke, he would look at the photograph and say: “I wonder what Rommel will try to do today?”

Monty won the Battle of El Alameim: Rommel was recalled to Europe and forced to commit suicide.

The Real Warfare Is Supernatural, Not Physical : The war is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of evil in high places 2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-5

https://www.bible.com/en-GB/bible/1/2CO.10.3-5.KJV#! Fighting from Victory, Not For Victory: Satan Is A Defeated Foe

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A15&version=NIV Satan’s Strategy Is To Use Lies, Deceit & Intimidation

https://the310course.com/winning-the-spiritual-battle-1 Jesus’ Commissioned His Disciples

a. To Proclaim God’s In Control; b. Demonstrate Jesus’ Victory In The Power of the Spirit https://the310course.com/living-in-a-spiritual-warzone

Three Main Enemies: A. The Flesh (1.Body; 2.Soul - Mind, Will, Emotions); B. The World’s System; and C. The Devil and his demonic forces

https://the310course.com/spiritual-enemies https://www.the310course.com/levels-of-spiritual-warfare https://www.the310course.com/lusts-of-the-flesh https://www.the310course.com/levels-of-spiritual-warfare-2 https://www.the310course.com/levels-of-spiritual-warfare-3

Enforcing The Victory Jesus Won At Calvary JAMES 4:7; EPHESIANS 6:10-18 https://www.the310course.com/winning-the-spiritual-battle-1/2-uncategorised/595- winning-the-spiritual-battle-3

The Power of the Blood of Jesus & The Name of Jesus https://www.the310course.com/winning-the-spiritual-battle-5

The Power of Prayer in Spiritual Warfare https://www.the310course.com/warfare-praying

Q1 Why can’t we fight the enemy with simply human methods and weapons? Q2 What three main strategies does Satan use against us? Q3 What three main levels are there in spiritual warfare? Q4 How are we to overcome Body, Soul & Spirit level attacks? Q5 What spiritual weapons has God given us to defeat the enemy? Q6 What does Paul say our spiritual armour consists of? Q7 What does James say we must do before trying to go into battle against the enemy? Q8 What two weapons does PSALM 149:9-10 say we can wield? Q9 What kinds of warfare praying are available to us in the spiritual battle?

Watch the Trailer for WAR ROOM at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mIl-XY9t_Lw Try Putting On The Whole Armour of God in Prayer https://www.the310course.com/winning-the-spiritual-battle-4