| Trigger |
Topic |
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| Observation |
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| Practical Response |
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| 119 |
Man is a sinner |
| An emerging disciple will come to understand that he has been separated from God by sin and is under the load of sin's consequences. |
| Read Acts 2:37, Lamentations 1:20; Psalm 51:3; ask, "Am I aware of the consequences of sin in my life? Can I say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin?" Read Proverbs 28:13 to determine what your appropriate response to God should be in light of sin; confess admit to God (agree with God) that you are a sinner. |
| 120 |
Jesus is the Savior |
| An emerging disciple will understand that Jesus is the one and only Savior sent from God to rescue him from sin and its consequences. |
| List at least five claims made about Jesus in the above texts; ponder a different claim for five minutes on each of the next five days; ask God each day to help you understand the truth about Jesus and His importance for your own life. |
| 121 |
Trusting Jesus |
| An emerging disciple will begin to trust the words and deeds of Jesus as the basis for his life and eternity. |
| Consider what presuppositions about the world, life, and people are foundational for your life, i.e, what foundational beliefs have you built your life upon? Ask yourself, "how would that change if what Jesus said and did were true?" Decide about what you know of Jesus: "Is it true? Is trustworthy? Is it viable?" Take steps of trust toward Jesus as God gives you the freedom to do so. |
| 122 |
Life eternal and abundant |
| An emerging disciple will experience the transforming change from death in sin and separation from God to life everlasting in daily fellowship with God provided by grace through faith in Jesus. |
| Write a paragraph that reflects the value that you find in one of the many benefits named in scripture. If that benefit is something you are experiencing as a result of trusting Jesus, thank Him for it. Consider how you can tell someone else about the benefit you have found in Jesus. |
