Part 1: Foundations

Study 1 The Bible: The Word of God

Study 2 God's Plan of Salvation (Part 1)

Study 3 God's Plan of Salvation (Part 2)

Study 4 Water Baptism: How? When? Why?

Study 5 The Holy Spirit

Study 6 Results of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit First Progress Assessment

First Review

Part 2: Deeper Life

Study 7 Worship and Prayer

Study 8 God's Plan for Healing Our Bodies (Part 1) Study 9 God's Plan for Healing Our Bodies (Part 2) Study 10 Witnessing and Winning Souls

Study 11 God's Plan for Prosperity

Second Progress Assessment

Second Review

Part 3: Israel: God's Chosen People

Study 12 God's Special Plan

Study 13 Failure and Redemption

Study 14 Portrait of Jesus Christ (Part 1)

Study 15 Portrait of Jesus Christ (Part 2)

Study 16 A Prophet like Moses

Third Progress Assessment

Third Review

Part 4: The Future

Study 17 The Second Coming of Christ

Study 18 Signs of Christ's Coming

Study 19 Christ's Kingdom Established on Earth Final Progress Assessment

Final Review

Topic 1

Study 1 - The Bible: The Word of God

The Bible is God’s own Word. It is God’s great gift to al people everywhere. God gave this gift to help us out of our sin and misery and darkness.

The Bible is not an ordinary book. Every word is true. It is fil ed with God’s own power and authority. The men who wrote it were inspired by the Holy Spirit. God moved them to write exactly the truth as He gave it to them.

We should read our Bibles as if it was God Himself speaking to us—directly and personal y. By His Word, God wil give us many good things: •

Light

•

Understanding

•

Spiritual food

•

Physical health

The words of the Bible have the power to:

•

Cleanse us

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Sanctify* us (set us apart to God)

•

Build us up

•

Make us sharers in God’s own nature

•

Give us power and wisdom to overcome the Devil Study 1 - Memory Work

Type 2 Timothy 3:16-17 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1 What name did Jesus give to the Scripture? (John 10:35) 2 What did Jesus say about the Scripture that shows its authority? (John 10:35) 3 List two things that David tel s us about God’s Word.

1.(Ps. 119:89)

2.(Ps. 119:160)

4 How were the Scriptures original y given?

1.(2 Tim. 3:16)

2.(2 Peter 1:20-21)

5. What kind of seed must a person receive into his heart in order to be born again and have life? (1 Peter 1:23) 6. List four things for which the Scriptures are profitable to a Christian. (2 Tim. 3:16) 7 What is the final result in a Christian who studies and obeys God’s Word? (2 Tim. 3:17) 8 What spiritual food has God provided for His children? (1 Peter 2:2) (Matt. 4:4) 9 How important were God’s words to Job? (Job 23:12) 10 When Jeremiah fed on God’s Word, what did it become to him? (Jer. 15:16) 11 How can a young Christian person lead a clean life? (Ps. 119:9) 12 Why should a Christian hide (store up) God’s Word in his heart? (Ps. 119:11) 13 What two results does God’s Word produce in “young men” when it lives in them? (1 John 2:14) 14 How did Jesus answer the Devil each time He was tempted? (Matt. 4:4, 7, 10) 15 What is the sword that God has given to Christians as part of their spiritual armour? (Eph. 6:17) 16 What two descriptions does Psalm 119 use to show how God’s Word helps Christians walk in this world? (Ps. 119:105)

17 What two things does God’s Word give to the mind of a Christian? (Ps. 119:130) 18 What does God’s Word provide for the body of a Christian who studies it careful y? (Prov. 4:20–22) 20 List four things from the fol owing verses that God’s Word does for His people.

1.(John 15:3) (Eph. 5:26)

2.(John 17:17)

3.(Acts 20:32)

4.(Acts 20:32)

21 How does a Christian prove his love for Christ Jesus? (John 14:21) 22 Whom did Jesus cal His mother and His brothers? (Luke 8:21) 23 How is God’s love made perfect in a Christian? (1 John 2:5) 24 What two results fol ow in our lives when we claim the promises of God’s Word? (2 Peter 1:4) 25 Study 1 - Memory Work

Write out 2 Timothy 3:16-17 from Memory

Topic 2

God’s Plan for Salvation

The Bible is God’s own Word. It is God’s great gift to al people everywhere. God gave this gift to help us out of our sin and misery and darkness.

The Bible is not an ordinary book. Every word is true. It is fil ed with God’s own power and authority. The men who wrote it were inspired by the Holy Spirit. God moved them to write exactly the truth as He gave it to them.

We should read our Bibles as if it was God Himself speaking to us—directly and personal y. By His Word, God wil give us many good things: •

Light

•

Understanding

•

Spiritual food

•

Physical health

The words of the Bible have the power to:

•

Cleanse us

•

Sanctify* us (set us apart to God)

•

Build us up

•

Make us sharers in God’s own nature

•

Give us power and wisdom to overcome the Devil Study 2 - Memory Work

Type Romans 6:23 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study 1. Who created al things? (Rev. 4:11) 2. Write down three things that God is worthy to receive. (Rev. 4:11) 3. How many people have sinned? (Rom. 3:23)

4. What were the first two sins that men committed? (Rom. 1:21) 5. What were the results of this? (Rom. 1:21) In man's mind?

In man's heart?

6. Write down two facts about the human heart. (Jer. 17:9) 7. Who alone knows the truth about the human heart? (Jer. 17:10) (Luke 16:15) 8. Write down thirteen evil things that come out of the human heart. (Mark 7:21–22) 9. If we are able to do something good, and we do not do it, what does God cal that? (James 4:17) 10. If we say we have no sin, what are we doing to ourselves? (1 John 1:8) 11. If we say that we have not sinned, what are we doing to God? (1 John 1:10) 12. What penalty has sin brought upon al men? (Rom. 5:12; 6:23) (James 1:15) 13. What is the final end of al who do not repent* of their sins? (Matt. 25:41) (Rev. 20:12–15) 14. Write down eight kinds of people who wil go to the lake of fire. (Rev. 21:8) Section B - The Purpose of Jesus' Death and Resurrection 15. For what purpose did Jesus come into the world? (1 Tim. 1:15) 16. Whom did Jesus cal , and whom did He receive? (Matt. 9:13) (Luke 15:2) 17 Did Jesus Himself commit any sins? (Heb. 4:15) (1 Peter 2:22) 18. What did Jesus bear for us on the cross? (1 Peter 2:24) 19. For what purpose did Jesus die on the cross? (1 Peter 3:18) 20. What three facts about Jesus did Paul teach as the gospel? (1 Cor. 15:3–4) 21. Seeing that Jesus is now alive forever, what is He able to do for those who come to Him? (Heb. 7:25) 22. Write down three things now offered to al men in the name of Jesus. (Luke 24:47) (Acts 4:12) 23. Study 2 - Memory Work

Write out Romans 6:23 from memory.

Topic 2 God’s Salvation Part 2

Introduction to Study 3

God now offers salvation* to us through our faith* in Jesus Christ. We are saved through our faith* in Jesus, not through any religion or good works.

To accept God’s offer of salvation* we must do four things: 1.Admit our sins openly and repent* (turn from our sins) 2.Believe that Jesus died for each of us and rose again 3.Receive the risen Christ by faith* as our own personal Savior 4.Publicly confess* Him as our Lord (speak up and tel others that Jesus is Lord) Here is what happens when we receive Jesus in this way: •He comes to live forever in our hearts

•He gives us eternal* life

•He gives us the power to lead a life of righteousness*

•He gives us victory over sin

Study 3 - Memory Work

Type John 1:12-13 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. When should we seek salvation*? (2 Cor. 6:2) (Prov. 27:1) 2. Can we save ourselves by our own good works? (Eph. 2:8–9) (Titus 3:5) 3. Can we be saved by keeping the law? (Rom. 3:20) 4. If we desire God’s mercy, what two things must we do? (Prov. 28:13) 5. If we confess* our sins, what two things wil God do for us? (1 John 1:9) 6. What is the means God uses to cleanse our hearts from al sin? (1 John 1:7) 7. If we desire to be saved, what two things must we do? (Rom. 10:9–10) 1.With our hearts?

2.With our mouths?

8. If we come to Jesus, wil He reject us? (John 6:37) 9. If we open our hearts to receive Jesus, what promise has He given us? (Rev. 3:20) 10 If we receive Jesus, what does He give us? (John 1:12) 11. What experience do we have as a result? (John 1:13) (John 3:3) 12. When we receive Jesus, what does God give us through Him? (Rom. 6:23) 13. Is it possible for us to know we have eternal* life? (1 John 5:13) 14. What record does God give us about Jesus? (1 John 5:11) 15. If we have received Jesus, the Son of God, what do we have? (1 John 5:12–13) Section D - Salvation* Gives Power to Overcome the World and the Devil 16. After we have received Jesus, who lives in our hearts by faith*? (Gal. 2:20) (Eph. 3:17) 17. What can we do through the strength that Jesus gives us? (Phil. 4:13) 18. If we openly accept or confess* Jesus before men, what wil He do for us? (Matt. 10:32) 19. If we deny Jesus before men, what wil He do? (Matt. 10:33) 20. What kind of person is able to overcome the world and its temptations?

1.(1 John 5:4)

2.(1 John 5:5)

21. Why are God’s children able to overcome the world? (1 John 4:4) 22. By what two things do the people of God overcome the devil? (Rev. 12:11) 23. Whom has God promised to receive in heaven as His child? (Rev. 21:7) 24. Study 3 - Memory Work

Write out John 1:12-13 from memory.

Topic 4 Water Baptism How? When? Why?

Jesus said, “He who believes and is baptized wil be saved” (Mark 16:16). God’s way of salvation* is stil the same: First, believe; then, be baptized.

Believing in Christ produces an inward change in our hearts. Being baptized in water is an outward act of obedience to God. By it we testify. We demonstrate that the change has taken place inside, in our hearts.

Baptism makes us one with Christ in His burial and in His resurrection*. We are separated from the old life of sin and defeat. We come out of the water to lead a new life of righteousness* and victory. This is made possible by God’s power in us.

The Scriptures in this study explain very careful y how, when, and why we must be baptized.

Study 4 Memory Work

Type Romans 6:4 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. What reason did Jesus Himself give for being baptized? (Matt. 3:15) 2. How did the Holy Spirit show that He was pleased with the baptism of Jesus? (Matt. 3:16) 3. What did God the Father say about Jesus when He was baptized? (Matt. 3:17) 4. Did Jesus go down into the water to be baptized? (Matt. 3:16) 5. If a person wishes to be saved, what did Jesus say he should do after believing the gospel? (Mark 16:16) 6. What did Jesus tel His disciples to do to people before baptizing them? (Matt. 28:19) 7. To whom did Jesus send His disciples with this message? (Matt. 28:19) 8. What does Jesus expect people to do after being baptized? (Matt. 28:20) 9. What did Peter tel people to do before being baptized? (Acts 2:38) 10. How many people did Peter say should be baptized? (Acts 2:38) 11. How did the people act who gladly received God’s Word? (Acts 2:41) 12. The law was not given to make man righteous*. The law was given to show man that he is a sinner and that he cannot save himself. (See Romans 3:20 and Romans 7:7–13.) 13. What did Philip tel the eunuch he must do before he could be baptized? (Acts 8:37) 14.How did the eunuch answer? (Acts 8:37)

15. Did the eunuch go down into the water to be baptized? (Acts 8:38) 16. How did the eunuch feel after being baptized? (Acts 8:39) 17. After Cornelius and his friends had been saved and had received the Holy Spirit, what did the apostle Peter command them to do next? (Acts 10:44–48) 18. What did the Philippian jailer and his family do after believing Paul’s message? (Acts 16:29–33) 19. What did the disciples at Ephesus do after believing Paul’s message? (Acts 19:4–5) 20. What two experiences of Christ do we fol ow when we are baptized? (Rom. 6:4) (Col. 2:12) 21.How does Paul say believers should live after being baptized? (Rom. 6:4) 22.Is there any difference between believers of different races after being baptized? (Gal. 3:26–28) 23.What two examples of water baptism found in the Old Testament are referred to in the New Testament?

1.(1 Cor. 10:1–2) (Ex. 14:21–22)

2.(1 Peter 3:20–21) (Gen. 6–7)

24 Study 4 - Memory Work

Write out Romans 6:4 from memory.

Topic 5

Holy Spirit

Introduction to Study 5

Jesus depended upon the Holy Spirit in His daily ministry on earth.

The Holy Spirit came down upon Him at the Jordan River. Before that, Jesus never preached a sermon or performed a miracle. After that, everything He did was by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As Jesus was about to go up to heaven, He made a promise to His disciples. He promised that He would send them the Holy Spirit from heaven. He did this so that they also would have the Holy Spirit. This promise was fulfil ed on the day of Pentecost when they were al baptized in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was their Helper and supplied al of their spiritual needs.

NOTE: “Holy Spirit” and “Holy Ghost” are two different ways of saying the same thing. There is no difference in meaning.

Study 5 - Memory Work

Type Acts 2:38-39 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. With what did God the Father anoint Jesus for His earthly ministry? (Acts 10:38) 2. What did John the Baptist see descend upon Jesus? (John 1:32–33) 3. What did Jesus say was upon Him, enabling Him to preach and to minister to those in need? (Luke 4:18)

4. By what power did Jesus say He cast out devils? (Matt. 12:28) 5. Whom did Jesus say He would send to His disciples, from the Father, after He Himself returned to heaven? (John 14:16, 26; 15:26) 6. What other term does Jesus use to describe the Helper? (John 14:17; 15:26) 7. List two things that Jesus says the Holy Spirit wil do for the disciples. (John 14:26) 8. What other way does Jesus say that the Holy Spirit wil help the disciples? (John 16:13) 9. List two ways in which the Holy Spirit wil reveal Jesus to His disciples.

1.(John 15:26)

2.(John 16:14)

10.When did Jesus say that the disciples would receive power to become witnesses for Him in Jerusalem? (Acts 1:8)

11. What did John the Baptist tel the people that Jesus would do for them? (Mark 1:8) 12.What promise did Jesus give to His disciples just before He went up into heaven? (Acts 1:5) 13. What did Jesus tel His disciples to do until this promise should be fulfil ed? (Luke 24:49) 14. On what day did the Holy Spirit come to the disciples, as promised by Jesus? (Acts 2:1–4) 15. Why could the Holy Spirit not be given to the disciples during the earthly ministry of Jesus? (John 7:39) 16. After Jesus had returned to His position of glory at the right hand of God, what did He receive from the Father? (Acts 2:33) 17. How could the unbelievers present know that Jesus had poured out the Holy Spirit upon His disciples? (Acts 2:33)

18. What could these unbelievers hear the disciples doing through the power of the Holy Spirit? (Acts 2:7–11) 19. Upon whom does God promise to pour out His Spirit at the close of this age? (Acts 2:17) 20. To whom does Peter say that the promised gift of the Holy Spirit is made available? (Acts 2:39) 21. What good gift wil God the Father give to al His children who ask Him for it? (Luke 11:13) 22. Study 5 - Memory Work

Write out Acts 2:38-39 from memory.

Topic 6

Baptism in the Holy Spirit

Introduction to Study 6

The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift from heaven. The believer who receives this gift is given supernatural power to witness and serve as a disciple of Jesus.

Believers who receive this gift are marked by their ability to speak or pray in a language that is unknown to them. This mark—or gift—is given by the Holy Spirit. This is why it is sometimes cal ed praying in the Holy Spirit. The Bible also cal s it “speaking in other tongues” (Acts 2:4). In the New Testament church, this experience was considered normal for al believers.

By praying in this language, the Christian builds up his own spiritual life. He puts himself in direct and constant communion with God. This opens a heavenly gateway that enables both the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Spirit to be worked out in the life of believer.

Study 6 - Memory Work

Type Acts 2:17-18 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study

1. What happened to the disciples on the day of Pentecost (cal ed Shabuoth in Hebrew) when they were al fil ed with the Holy Spirit? (Acts 2:4) 2. Who preached to the people of Samaria to believe in Jesus as Messiah? (Acts 8:12) 3. When Peter and John came down to Samaria, what did they pray for the Christians there?

(Acts 8:15)

4. How did the Christians at Samaria receive the Holy Spirit? (Acts 8:17) 5. How did Saul of Tarsus (Paul) receive the Holy Spirit? (Acts 9:17) 6. What happened to al who heard Peter preaching in the house of Cornelius? (Acts 10:44) 7. How did Peter and his friends know that everyone in the house of Cornelius had received the Holy Spirit? (Acts 10:45–46)

8. What question did Paul ask the disciples at Ephesus? (Acts 19:2) 9. When did these disciples at Ephesus receive the Holy Spirit? (Acts 19:6) 10. What happened after the Holy Spirit came on these disciples? (Acts 19:6)

11. How much did Paul say that he himself spoke in tongues? (1 Cor. 14:18) 12. List three things that a Christian does when he speaks in an unknown tongue. (1 Cor. 14:2, 4)

13.If a Christian prays in an unknown tongue, what part of him is then praying? (1 Cor. 14:14) 14. How did Jesus say that true worshipers should worship God? (John 4:23–24) 15. How does Jude exhort Christians to build themselves up in their faith*? (Jude 20) 16. When a Christian speaks in an unknown tongue, what may he pray for next? (1 Cor. 14:13) 17. In a public meeting where there is no interpreter, how may a Christian speak in an unknown tongue? (1 Cor. 14:28)

18. Did Paul say that he wished that al Christians spoke in tongues? (1 Cor. 14:5) 19.How many Christians did Paul say may prophesy*? (1 Cor. 14:31) 20. Should Christians be ignorant about spiritual gifts? (1 Cor. 12:1) 21. List the nine gifts of the Spirit. (1 Cor. 12:8–10) 22. What is the ninefold fruit of the Spirit? (Gal. 5:22–23) 23. Should a Christian have spiritual gifts without spiritual fruit? (1 Cor. 13:1–2) 24. Should a Christian have spiritual fruit without spiritual gifts? (1 Cor 12:31; 14:1) 25. What are three supernatural things that wil happen from the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the end of this age? (Acts 2:17)

26. List five different spiritual gifts that a believer may use to comfort fel ow believers at a meeting. (1 Cor. 14:26)

27. Study 6 - Memory Work

Write out Acts 2:17-18 from memory

Introduction to Study 7

Topic 7 Worship and Prayer

Prayer is a way God provided for Christians to come into His presence. Prayer is the way Christians come to receive what they need from God.

Through prayer, Christians receive three things from God.

•

Needed guidance

•

Help

•

Strength for their lives

Christians who want God to hear their prayers must worship Him. Also, al Christians wil benefit and be more effective when they set aside dedicated time each day to pray and read the Bible.

The most powerful person in the world is the Christian who knows how to pray and have his prayers answered.

To be able to pray in this way, we must have the help of the Holy Spirit. We must fol ow careful y the instructions of God’s Word. These instructions are set out in this study.

Study 7 - Memory Work

Type John 15:7 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. What kind of people is God seeking? (John 4:23–24) 2. In whose prayer does the Lord delight? (Prov. 15:8) 3. What kind of prayer produces great results? (James 5:16) 4. If we wish God to hear our prayers, what two things must we do? (John 9:31) 5. By what may we enter boldly into the holy presence of God? (Heb. 10:19) 6. With what two things should we enter God’s presence? (Ps. 100:4) 7. What should a Christian do instead of worrying or being anxious? (Phil. 4:6) 8. In whose name should we pray, and with what motive? (John 14:13) 9. Upon what two conditions may we ask for what we wil from God? (John 15:7) 10. Write down four things, found in the fol owing verses, that wil hinder the answers to our prayers.

1.(Ps. 66:18)

2.(James 1:6–7)

3.(James 4:3)

4.(1 Peter 3:7)

11. In order to overcome satanic forces, what must we sometimes do when we pray? (Mark 9:29)

12. In order to receive the things that we desire, what must we do when we pray? (Mark 11:24) 13. If we have anything against other people when we pray, what must we do first? (Mark 11:25) 14. If we forgive others when we pray, how wil God deal with us? (Mark 11:25) 15. If we do not forgive others, how wil God deal with us? (Mark 11:26) 16. If we pray according to the wil of God, of what two things may we be confident? (1 John 5:14–15)

17. How did David say he would begin each day? (Ps. 5:3) 18. At what three times did David decide to pray each day? (Ps. 55:17) 19. Apart from such regular times of prayer, how often should we pray? (Eph. 6:18) (1 Thess.

5:17)

20. When we are weak and do not know how to pray rightly, who helps us to pray in God’s wil ?

(Rom. 8:26–27)

21. What steps must we take to pray in private? (Matt. 6:6) 22. How does Jesus say that this kind of prayer wil be rewarded? (Matt. 6:6) 23. If we meet with other Christians for prayer in the name of Jesus, what promise has Jesus given us? (Matt. 18:20)

24. What should be our attitude toward other Christians with whom we pray? (Matt. 18:19) 25. For whom should we pray first? (1 Tim. 2:1–2) 26. What position of the body does Paul here suggest for prayer? (1 Tim. 2:8) 27. What two wrong mental attitudes must we guard against when we pray? (1 Tim. 2:8) 28. What is the result of getting our prayers answered? (John 16:24) 29. Study 7 - Memory Work

Write out John 15:7 from memory.

Introduction to Study 8

Topic 8 God's Plan for Healing Our Bodies When man turned away from God in disobedience, he lost the blessing and protection of God.

Man came under a curse and the power of the Devil. Then the Devil was able to bring pain and weakness and sickness to man’s body.

However, God in His mercy stil desires to bless man. God stil wants to save man from his sin and from sickness. Christ Jesus bore our sins and also our sicknesses when He died for us on the cross. This is the good news of salvation*.

Therefore—by faith* in Jesus—we may now receive physical healing for our bodies, as wel as forgiveness and peace for our souls.

Study 8 - Memory Work

Type 1 Peter 2:24 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. Who first deceived man and tempted him to disobey God? (Gen. 3:1–13) (1 John 3:8) (Rev.

12:9)

2. Why did pain, sickness, and death first come to man? (Gen. 3:14–19) 3. Who brought sickness upon Job? (Job 2:7)

4. Who brought sickness on the woman in Luke 13:11, 16, and how was she bound?

5. Who oppresses* people with sickness? (Acts 10:38) 6. What does God promise to do for His people who obey Him? (Ex. 15:26) 7. What two things does God promise to do for His people who serve Him? (Ex. 23:25) 8. Do sicknesses belong to God’s people or to their enemies? (Deut. 7:15) 9. What two things did David say the Lord did for him? (Ps. 103:3) 10. What three things did the apostle John wish for his Christian friend? (3 John 2) 11. How many of God’s promises may we claim by saying “yes” and “amen” in Jesus? (2 Cor.

1:19–20)

12. Jesus was manifested (He came into the world) for what purpose? (1 John 3:8) 13. For what purpose did God anoint Jesus with the Holy Spirit? (Acts 10:38) 14. Whose wil did Christ Jesus come to do? (John 5:30) (John 6:38) 15. Who worked Jesus’ miracles for Him? (John 10:37–38) (John 14:10) 16. How many of those who came to Him did Jesus heal? (Matt. 8:16) (Matt. 12:15) (Matt.

14:35–36) (Luke 4:40) (Luke 6:19)

17. How many kinds of sickness did Jesus heal? (Matt. 4:23–24) (Matt. 9:35) 18. When Jesus did not heal many people, what was the reason? (Matt. 13:58) (Mark 6:5–6) 19. Does God ever change? (Mal. 3:6) (James 1:17) 20. Does Christ Jesus ever change? (Heb. 13:8) Section B - The purpose of Christ's death on the Cross 21. List three things that Christ Jesus bore in our place. (Matt. 8:17) (1 Peter 2:24) 22. As a result, what three outcomes can we have in our lives? (1 Peter 2:24) 23. Who was made a curse in our place? (Gal. 3:13) 24. From what has Jesus redeemed us? (Gal. 3:13) 25. How many kinds of sickness were included in the curse of the law? (Deut. 28:15, 21–22, 27–28, 35 and 59–61)

26. Which does God tel us to choose—blessing or curse? (Deut. 30:19) 27. Study 8 - Memory Work

Write out 1 Peter 2:24 form memory.

Introduction to Study 9

Topic 9 God's Plan for Healing Our Bodies (Part 2) Study 9 - God's Plan for Healing Our Bodies (Part 2) Healing for our bodies comes from God. We may receive healing when we: •Hear God’s Word

•Believe God’s Word

•Have faith* and al ow God’s Spirit to fil our bodies with the resurrection* life of Jesus Christ Even more, we may also offer healing and deliverance* to others in the name of Jesus.

Deliverance* is being set free from unclean spirits. There are two main ways of offering healing and deliverance* to others. We may do this by: •Laying our hands on the sick and praying for them •Getting believing church elders to anoint them with oil in the name of Jesus If we act in faith* in this way, God wil work with us and confirm the truth of His Word by miracles of healing and deliverance*.

Study 9 - Memory Work

Type Mark 16:17-18 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

Section C - Three means of healing:

•God's Word

•God's Spirit

•Our faith

1. What does God send to heal and deliver* us? (Ps. 107:20) 2. What two benefits do God’s words bring to His children? (Prov. 4:20–22) 3. If God’s Spirit lives in us, what will it do for our mortal bodies? (Rom. 8:11) 4. What does God want to bring forth (manifest) in our mortal bodies? (2 Cor. 4:10–11) 5. What did Jesus look for in those who came to Him for healing? (Matt. 9:28–29) (Mark 2:5) (Mark 9:23) (Luke 8:50)

6. How did Peter explain the healing of a lame man? (Acts 3:16) 7. What did Paul see in the cripple at Lystra that enabled him to be healed? (Acts 14:8–10) 8. How does faith* come to us? (Rom. 10:17)

9. Name two types of power that Christ Jesus gave to His disciples. (Matt. 10:1) Section D - The Authority that is given to Believers 10. List four things that Christ Jesus commanded His disciples to do. (Matt. 10:8) 11. When His disciples failed to heal an epileptic, what two reasons did Jesus give? (Matt.

17:20–21) (Mark 9:29)

12. Jesus said that a person who believes in Him would be able to do two things. What are they? (John 14:12)

13. What may believers do for sick people in the name of Jesus? (Mark 16:17–18) 14. What wil happen to these sick people? (Mark 16:18) 15. What should a Christian do when he is sick? (James 5:14) 16. What two things should church elders do for a sick Christian? (James 5:14) 17. What two things wil the Lord do for a sick Christian? (James 5:15) 18. What kind of prayer wil save the sick? (James 5:15) 19. What two things did the disciples pray that God would do in Jesus’ name? (Acts 4:29–30) 20. When the disciples went out and preached, what two things did the Lord do for them? (Mark 16:20)

21. Study 9 - Memory Work

Write out Mark 16:17-18 from memory.

Introduction to Study 10

Study 10 - Witnessing and Winning Souls

By His atoning death on the cross, Jesus made salvation* possible for al men everywhere. But in order to receive salvation*, each person must first hear the Word of God and the testimony of Christ Jesus.

Every person who is saved should be fil ed with the Holy Spirit. Then they should rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to witness to others about Christ Jesus. If this was done sincerely by every believer, the testimony of Christ would not stop until every part of the earth is reached and al nations have heard. This is God’s plan.

This is the great way in which al Christians can work together. We can work to prepare the way for Jesus’ return. Christians who are faithful in witnessing wil receive a reward from Jesus Himself. In heaven they will have the joy of seeing the souls who have been won by their testimony. Christians who are not faithful wil have to answer to God for lost souls to whom they failed to witness.

Study 10 - Memory Work

Type Acts 1:8 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1.What did Jesus tel His disciples that they were to be for Him? (Acts 1:8) 2. How far did Jesus say that His disciples should go as witnesses? (Acts 1:8)

3. To whom must the witness go out to before the end of this age? (Matt. 24:14) 4. Of what three things concerning Jesus did Peter say that he and the other disciples were witnesses? (Acts 10:39–41)

5. What did God tel Paul that he was to do for Christ? (Acts 22:15) 6. What did Paul continue to do from the day he came to know Jesus? (Acts 26:22) 7. What does a true witness do by his testimony? (Prov. 14:25) 8. What should a wise Christian seek to do? (Prov. 11:30) 9. After Andrew found Jesus, whom did he in turn bring to Jesus? (John 1:35–42) 10. After Jesus found Philip, whom did Philip in turn bring to Jesus? (John 1:43–47) 11. When the Pharisees questioned the man born blind, what did he answer from his own experience? (John 9:25)

12. What two truths should we talk about and make known to other people? (1 Chron. 16:8–9) 13. When people opposed Paul’s testimony in Corinth, what did God tel Paul? (Acts 18:9) 14. What spirit did Paul tel Timothy was not from God? (2 Tim. 1:7) 15. What does the fear of man bring? (Prov. 29:25) 16. What instruction did Paul give Timothy concerning the testimony of Jesus? (2 Tim. 1:8) 17. When Peter and John were commanded not to speak about Jesus, what two answers did they give?(Acts 4:20) (Acts 5:29)

18. When the other disciples heard that Peter and John had been forbidden to speak about Jesus, what did they al do? (Acts 4:24)

19. After the disciples had prayed and been fil ed with the Holy Spirit, what did they al do? (Acts 4:31) 20. What special position did God give Ezekiel among his people? (Ezek. 3:17) 21. What did God tel Ezekiel would happen to him if he failed to warn the sinners? (Ezek. 3:18) 22. What two things did Paul testify to al men at Ephesus? (Acts 20:21) 23. Why could Paul say he was pure from the blood of al men at Ephesus? (Acts 20:26–27) 24. What is the final reward laid up for al faithful witnesses of Christ? (2 Tim. 4:8) 25. Study 10 - Memory Work

Write out Acts 1:8 from memory

Introduction to Study 11

Topic 11 God's Plan for Prosperity

Al through the Bible, God promises to bless and prosper those who trust and serve Him. In order to receive God’s financial and material blessings, we must learn to fol ow God’s rule of faith*: “Give, and it wil be given to you” (Luke 6:38).

We begin by giving back to God. We give the first tenth of al that we receive, in money or in produce. This first tenth, set aside for God, is cal ed our “tithe.” Over and above this tithe, we bring our “offerings” to God, as the Holy Spirit directs us. As we do this in faith*, God ful y blesses us and supplies al our needs.

Study 11 - Memory Work

Type Matthew 6:33 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. When God gave Abraham victory in battle, what did Abraham give back to God’s priest, Melchizedek? (Gen. 14:19–20)

2. How did God in turn deal with Abraham? (Gen. 24:1) 3. What four things did Jacob want God to do for him? (Gen. 28:20) 4. What did Jacob promise to give God in return? (Gen. 28:22) 5. How did God in turn deal with Jacob? (Gen. 33:11) 6. What kind of man was Joseph? (Gen. 39:2)

7. What was the reason for Joseph’s prosperity? (Gen. 39:2, 23) 8. What three things did God command Joshua concerning His law? (Josh. 1:8) 9. What did God promise Joshua if he would do these three things? (Josh. 1:8) 10. What did David promise Solomon if he would obey al the statutes and judgments* of God’s law? (1 Chron. 22:13)

11. As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, what did God do for him? (2 Chron. 26:5) 12. When Hezekiah sought and served God with al his heart, what happened to him? (2 Chron.

31:21; 32:30)

Section B - Conditions and Promises of Prosperity 13. Concerning a certain kind of person, God says that “whatever he does shal prosper” (Ps.

1:3).

•List three things that such a person must not do. (Ps. 1:1) •Now list two things that such a person must do. (Ps. 1:2) 14. In what two ways did God say that Israel had been robbing Him? (Mal. 3:8) 15. What happened to Israel as a result of robbing God? (Mal. 3:9) 16. How did God tel Israel to try Him (put Him to the test)? (Mal. 3:10) 17. What did God promise Israel that He would then do for them? (Mal. 3:10) 18. What two things does Jesus tel Christians to seek before al others? (Matt. 6:33) 19. What result does Christ promise will then fol ow? (Matt. 6:33) 20. When we give, with what measure will it be given back to us? (Luke 6:38) 21. By what standard did Paul tel each Christian to measure how much he should set aside for God? (1 Cor. 16:2)

22. For what purpose did Christ become poor? (2 Cor. 8:9) 23. What kind of person does God love? (2 Cor. 9:7) 24. If we wish to reap bountiful y, what must we do first? (2 Cor. 9:6) 25. If God’s grace abounds towards us, what two results wil fol ow? (2 Cor. 9:8) 26. From what kind of people wil God withhold no good thing? (Ps. 84:11) 27. What kind of people wil not lack any good thing? (Ps. 34:10) 28. In what does the Lord take pleasure? (Ps. 35:27) 29. Study 11 - Memory Work

Write out Matthew 6:33 from memory.

Introduction to Study 12

Study 12 - God's Special Plan

About 1900 bc God chose a man named Abram (later renamed Abraham) to become the father of a nation for whom He planned a special destiny. God made a covenant with Abraham in which He promised that, through his descendants, al nations would be blessed. God confirmed this covenant to Abraham’s son Isaac and to his grandson Jacob (whose name He changed to Israel).

Four hundred and thirty years later, through Moses, God made a further covenant with Jacob’s descendants, the nation of Israel, in which He gave them a complete set of laws and a ful er picture of their destiny. Later, God sent prophets to Israel who predicted how their destiny would be worked out.

Study 12 - Memory Work

Exodus 19:5-6 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

Section A - God's Purpose revealed to Abraham 1. How many people did God promise Abraham would be blessed through him? (Gen. 12:3) 2. On what basis did God accept Abraham as righteous*? (Gen. 15:6) 3. To how many people did God promise to make Abraham a father? (Gen. 17:4–5) 4. With whom did God make an everlasting covenant? (Gen. 17:7) 5. What promise did God give to Abraham in this covenant? (Gen. 17:7) 6. Which two descendants of Abraham were later included by name in this covenant? (Ex. 6:3– 4) (Lev. 26:42)

7. What new name did God give to Jacob? (Gen. 35:10) 8. What two pictures did God use to show Abraham how numerous his descendants would be?

(Gen. 22:17)

9. How many people did God promise Abraham would be blessed in his seed? (Gen. 22:18) 10. Why did God promise this to Abraham? (Gen. 22:18) 11. What did God require Abraham to do for his children and his household in order to receive what God had promised him? (Gen. 18:19)

Section B - God's Purpose revealed to Moses 12. What were the first two demands that God made on Israel when they came to Mount Sinai?

(Ex. 19:5)

13. Provided Israel fulfil ed these demands, what three things did God promise they would be?

(Ex. 19:5–6)

14. What else did God promise Israel on the same conditions? (Deut. 28:1) 15. State two ways this would affect the attitude of other peoples toward Israel. (Deut. 28:10) 16. What would be the result of Israel’s keeping God’s covenant? (Deut. 29:9) Section C - God's Purpose revealed in the Psalms and Prophets 17. What are two ways in which God’s favor and blessing on Israel wil affect the rest of the world? (Ps. 67:1–2)

18. God promises to put His Spirit upon His chosen servant. What wil this servant do for the Gentiles*? (Isa. 42:1)

19. State two things which God wil appoint this servant to be for Israel and for the Gentiles*.

(Isa. 42:6)

20. What two things did God choose Israel to be for Himself? (Isa. 43:10) 21. Name three ways in which God desired Israel to respond to His revelation of Himself. (Isa.

43:10b)

22. For what two purposes wil many people go up to the mountain of the Lord? (Isa. 2:2–3) 23. What two things wil go forth from Zion and Jerusalem? (Isa. 2:3) 24. At a time when the people of the earth are in deep darkness, what will the Lord do for Zion?

(Isa. 60:2)

25. How will the other nations and their rulers respond? (Isa. 60:3) 26. At the time when the land of Israel is restored and rebuilt, what two titles wil be given to Jews? (Isa. 61:4–6)

27. For what two purposes wil many peoples and mighty nations come up to Jerusalem?

(Zech. 8:22)

28. What wil men from other nations say to a Jew? (Zech. 8:23) 29. Study 12 - Memory Work

Write out Exodus 19:5-6 from memory.

Introduction to Study 13

Study 13 - Failure and Redemption

Through Moses, God made a covenant with Israel that had two opposite sides. If Israel would be faithful to the covenant, they would be blessed above al other nations. But if they were unfaithful, God would bring upon them a series of judgments* of ever-increasing severity. In subsequent history, Israel proved unfaithful and al the judgments* that God predicted came upon them.

However, God promised that, in the latter days, a Redeemer would come to Zion and that Israel would receive forgiveness and cleansing from al their sins and would become once more a holy nation.

Study 13 - Memory Work

Type Isaiah 43:25 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. What did Moses warn Israel they would do after his death? (Deut. 31:29) 2. Why would disaster come upon Israel in the latter days? (Deut. 31:29) 3. Three times God warned Israel against acting in a certain way toward Him. What was that way? (Lev. 26:21, 23, 27)

4. If Israel refused God’s warnings, a series of evil consequences would come upon them. State those described in the fol owing verses of Lev. 26. (v25) (v29) (v31) (v32) (v33) 5. Of al the troubles listed in the answers to questions 1 through 4 above, how many have actual y come upon the Jewish people?

6. Daniel confessed* various sins committed by his people. What are the ones he specified in Daniel 9:5?

7. In what way had Israel disobeyed the voice of the Lord? (Dan. 9:10) 8. If Daniel were alive today, how many of the same sins would he need to confess* on behalf of the Jewish people?

Section B - God's Salvation*

9. God warned Israel that they would be driven out of their land but promised that He would not do two things to them. What were they? (Lev. 26:44) 10. What wil God remember that wil cause Him to show mercy to Israel? (Lev. 26:45) 11. What did David pray to come out of Zion? (Ps. 14:7) 12. In the day when God’s anger is turned away, what wil Israel say concerning God’s salvation*? (Isa. 12:2)

13. In what two forms does God reveal Himself to Israel? (Isa. 43:3) 14. Is there any other Savior? (Isa. 43:11)

15. What does God promise concerning Israel’s transgressions*? (Isa. 43:25) 16. What does God promise concerning Israel’s sins? (Isa. 43:25) 17. To whom in Zion does God promise a Redeemer? (Isa. 59:20) 18. What wil come to Zion? (Isa. 62:11)

19. What wil come with Him? (Isa. 62:11)

20. What wil be before him? (Isa. 62:11)

21. In the day when God restores Israel, in what two ways wil He deal with their iniquities? (Jer.

33:7–8)

22. In the day when God brings Israel back to their own land, how wil He reveal Himself through them to the nations? (Ezek. 39:27)

23. Study 13 - Memory Work

Write out Isaiah 43:25 from memory.

Introduction to Study 14

Study 14 - Portrait of Jesus Christ (Part 1) God foresaw that Israel would turn aside into sin and so fail to fulfil His purpose for them. In His mercy, however, He promised to send them a Redeemer from the seed of David. Like David, this Redeemer would be anointed with God’s Holy Spirit and for this reason would be known as “Messiah” (Anointed One). In the New Testament, Christ means exactly the same as Messiah.

The coming of this Messiah is a central theme of the Old Testament. (In Hebrew, the Old Testament is cal ed the Tanach.) The prophets describe very exactly how He would come and what He would do.

In the first century, Jewish writers who believed these promises described a man who fulfil ed them and whom they acknowledged as Messiah. Their writings were col ected in the New Testament. The questions in this study refer partly to the Old Testament and partly to the New Testament.

Study 14 - Memory Work

Type Malachi 3:1 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

Section A - Messiah's Genealogy

1. To whom did God promise a special seed? (Gen. 22:15–18) 2. What did God promise to al nations through this seed? (Gen. 22:18) 3. Was Jesus descended from this ancestor? (Matt. 1:1) 4. What is now offered through Jesus to the Gentiles*? (Gal. 3:13–14) 5. Through which of Abraham’s two sons was the promised seed to come? (Gen. 17:19, 21) 6. Was Jesus descended from Isaac? (Matt. 1:2) 7. To which of his sons did Isaac transmit the blessing of Abraham? (Gen. 28:1–4) 8. Was this blessing extended also to this son’s descendants? (Gen. 28:4) 9. Was Jesus descended from Jacob? (Luke 3:34) 10. From which tribe of Israel was the ruler (Messiah) to come? (Gen. 49:10) 11. From which tribe did Jesus come? (Luke 3:33) 12. From which king of Israel was Messiah to be descended? (Ps. 89:35–36) (Isa. 9:6–7) 13. Was Jesus descended from this king? (Matt. 1:6–16) Section B - Messiah's Birth

14. Where was Messiah to be born? (Mic. 5:2) 15. Where was Jesus born? (Matt. 2:1) (Luke 2:4–7) 16. What was to be unique about the birth of Messiah? (Isa. 7:14) 17. What was unique about the birth of Jesus? (Matt. 1:18, 22–23) (Luke 1:26–35) 18. Did Daniel provide a way to calculate when Messiah would come? (Dan. 9:25–26) 19. How long after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem was Messiah to come? (Dan. 9:25) 20. Did Jesus come at the time predicted by Daniel?

Section C - Messiah's Ministry

21. Was any messenger to precede the Messiah? (Mal. 3:1) 22. What was to be the task of this messenger? (Mal. 3:1) 23. Which messenger preceded Jesus? (Matt. 3:1–3; 11:7–10) 24. What was the task of this messenger? (Matt. 3:1–3; 11:7–10) (Luke 1:76) 25. Of what was the Lord to come as a messenger? (Mal. 3:1) 26. Did God promise a new covenant to Israel? (Jer. 31:31–34) 27. Does that covenant provide for complete forgiveness of sins? (Jer. 31:34) 28. Did Jesus come to mediate such a covenant? (Heb. 9:13–15) 29. What did John the Baptist see descending upon Jesus in the form of a dove? (John 1:29– 33)

30. Isaiah depicts a man anointed by the Holy Spirit. State four things this anointing would enable him to do. (Isa. 61:1)

31. After reading these words in the synagogue, what did Jesus say about Himself? (Luke 4:16– 21)

32. With what did God anoint Jesus of Nazareth? (Acts 10:38) 33. State two things which this anointing enabled Jesus to do. (Acts 10:38) 34. Isaiah predicted that God would come to save Israel and would bring healing of four types of sickness. List these four types. (Isa. 35:4–6) 35. List four types of sickness which Jesus healed. (Mark 8:22–25; 7:32–37) (John 5:5–9) (Matt.

9:32–33)

36. Upon what animal was Messiah to ride into Jerusalem? (Zech. 9:9) 37. Upon what animal (or animals) did the disciples place Jesus for His triumphal entry into Jerusalem? (Matt. 21:6–11) (Mark 11:1–11)

38. Study 14 - Memory Work

Write out Malachi 3:1 from memory.

Introduction to Study 15

Topic 1 5 Portrait of Jesus Christ part Two The apostle Peter wrote concerning the prophets of the Old Testament that the Spirit of Christ within them predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glory that was to fol ow (1 Peter 1:10–11).

At times, these prophets spoke in the first person of going through experiences that never actual y happened to them but that did happen later in the life of Jesus. They described first the sufferings of Christ (Messiah) and then the eternal* glory into which He was to enter. Such predictions occur most frequently in the Psalms of David and in Isaiah. This study contains various examples.

Study 15 - Memory Work

Type Isaiah 53:4-5 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study

Section D - Messiah's Suffering

1. Was Messiah to be accepted or rejected by His own people? (Isa. 53:1–3) 2. Did Israel as a nation accept or reject Jesus? (John 1:11; 12:37–38) 3. By what kind of person was Messiah to be betrayed? (Ps. 41:9) 4. By whom was Jesus betrayed? (Mark 14:10)

5. Was this man a friend of Jesus? (Matt. 26:47, 50)

6. For what price was Messiah to be betrayed? (Zech. 11:12) 7. How much money did Jesus’ betrayer receive? (Matt. 26:15) 8. What was to be done with the money of Messiah’s betrayal? (Zech. 11:13) 9. What was done with the money of Jesus’ betrayal? (Matt. 27:3–7) 10. Was Messiah to defend Himself before His accusers? (Isa. 53:7) 11. How did Jesus react to His accusers? (Matt. 26:62–63; 27:12–14) 12. Was Messiah to be beaten and spat upon? (Isa. 50:6) 13. Name two ways in which Jesus suffered at the hands of His oppressors*. (Mark 14:65) (John 19:1)

14. What kind of people were to be executed together with Messiah? (Isa. 53:12) 15. Who were the two men crucified together with Jesus? (Matt. 27:38) 16. Name two parts of Messiah’s body that were to be pierced. (Ps. 22:16) 17. Was Jesus pierced in His hands and feet? (Luke 24:39–40) (John 20:25–27) 18. What was to happen to Messiah’s garments and clothing? (Ps. 22:18) 19. What did the Roman soldiers do with the garments and tunic of Jesus? (John 19:23–24) 20. What were they to give Messiah to drink? (Ps. 69:21) 21. What did they give Jesus to drink? (John 19:29) 22. What could not happen to Messiah’s bones? (Ps. 34:19–20) 23. Were the bones of Jesus broken? (John 19:33, 36) 24. What was the Lord to lay upon Messiah? (Isa. 53:6) 25. What was to happen to Messiah as a result? (Isa. 53:8) 26. What did Jesus bear on the cross? (1 Peter 2:24) 27. What happened to Jesus as a result? (1 Peter 3:18) 28. In the tomb of what kind of person was Messiah to be buried? (Isa. 53:9) 29. In whose tomb was Jesus buried? (Matt. 27:57–60) 30. What kind of person was he? (Matt. 27:57) Section E - Messiah's Victory over Death

31. After Messiah’s soul had become a sin offering, what three things are promised concerning Him? (Isa. 53:10)

32. Could these promises have been fulfil ed if Messiah had remained dead?

33. What two things does God promise to His Holy One? (Ps. 16:10) 34. Were these two things fulfil ed in the experience of David? (1 Kings 2:10) (Acts 2:29) 35. In whose experience were they fulfil ed? (Acts 2:30–32) 36. What position of authority did God promise to Messiah? (Ps. 110:1) 37. Could this have been fulfil ed as long as He remained on earth?

38. To what place of authority did God exalt Jesus? (Acts 2:33–36) 39. Until what time must Jesus remain in heaven? (Acts 3:19–21) 40. How will Messiah come to establish His kingdom? (Dan. 7:13) 41. How will Jesus return from heaven? (Matt. 26:63–64) 42. On what mountain wil Messiah’s feet rest? (Zech. 14:4) 43. To what mountain wil Jesus return? (Acts 1:9–12) 44. Study 15 - Memory Work

Write out Isaiah 53:4-5 from memory.

Introduction to Study 16

Study 16 - A Prophet like Moses

In Deuteronomy 18:18–19, Moses brought to Israel the fol owing promise of God: I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and wil put My words in His mouth, and He shal speak to them al that I command Him. And it shal be that whoever wil not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I wil require it of him.

These words of Moses clearly establish three facts: First, Moses here describes one particular prophet, whom God promises to send to Israel at a later time. The language that Moses used is singular throughout: “a Prophet,” “His mouth,” “He shal speak.” These words cannot describe the later prophets in Israel as a whole. They must refer to one special prophet.

Second, this special prophet was to have unique authority, above al others who had gone before him. If anyone in Israel refused to hear this prophet, God would bring judgment* upon that person.

Third, this prophet was to be like Moses in ways that would distinguish him from al other prophets who would ever come to Israel.

In Acts 3:22–26, the apostle Peter quoted these words of Moses and applied them directly to Jesus of Nazareth. A careful comparison of the Old and New Testaments shows over twenty distinct points of resemblance between Moses and Jesus. The fol owing questions regarding the similarities between these two prophets are grouped according to three main headings: Childhood, Personal Experiences, and Ministry.

Study 16 - Memory Work

Type Deuteronomy 18:18 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. Name the Gentile emperor who imposed his rule on Israel at the time of the birth of each of these prophets. (Ex. 1:8–14) (Luke 2:1–7)

1.Moses

2.Jesus

2. How were the lives of both Moses and Jesus endangered in their infancy? (Ex. 1:15–16) (Matt. 2:16)

3. By whose actions were their lives saved? (Ex. 2:1–5) (Heb. 11:23) (Matt. 2:13–14) 4. With what people did each find refuge for a time? (Ex. 2:10) (Matt. 2:14–15) 5. What intel ectual ability did each display? (Acts 7:22) (Luke 2:46–47) (Matt. 13:54) Section B - Thier Personal Experiences

6. Name two character traits common to each man. (Num. 12:3, 7) (Matt. 11:29) (Heb. 3:1–6) 7. Were these prophets always received by Israel? (Ex. 2:14; 32:1) (Num. 16:41) (John 7:52) (Matt. 27:21–22)

8. How did their brothers and sisters react to them at times? (Num. 12:1) (Mark 3:21) (Matt.

13:54–57) (John 7:3–5)

9. How did each prophet respond before God in regard to the sin of Israel? (Ex. 32:31–32) (Luke 23:34)

10. What was each willing to do to placate God’s wrath against the sin of the people? (Ex.

32:31–32) (Luke 23:34)

11. What did each of these prophets do at a crucial point in their lives? (Ex. 34:28) (Matt. 4:2) 12. Did each of these prophets enjoy special intimacy with God? (Num. 12:7–8) (John 1:18) (Matt. 11:27)

13. To what kind of place did each of these prophets go to have communion with God? (Ex.

24:12) (Matt. 17:1, 5)

14. Did they take any disciples with them? (Ex. 24:13) (Matt. 17:1) 15. What effect did that experience have on their physical bodies? (Ex. 34:29–30) (Matt. 17:2) 16. In what special way did God speak to them on at least one occasion? (Ex. 19:19–20) (John 12:28–30)

17. Which supernatural beings guarded the burial place of each prophet? (Jude 9) (Matt. 28:2– 7)

Section C - Thier Ministry

18. Name two other ministries, besides that of prophet, which each man exercised.

1.Deut. 4:1, 5; Matt. 5:1–2; John 3:1–2

2.Ps. 77:20; Isa. 63:11; John 10:11, 14, 17

19. What special, important truth about God did each reveal to God’s people? (Ex. 3:13–15) (John 17:6)

20. What type of food did God supernatural y provide to His people through each of these prophets? (Ex. 16:14–15) (Ps. 78:24) (John 6:32–33, 51) 21. From what kind of slavery did Moses deliver Israel? (Ex. 3:10) (Deut. 6:21) 22. From what kind of slavery did Jesus deliver those who believed in Him? (John 8:31–36) 23. How did both these prophets help the sick? (Ex. 15:25–26) (Num. 21:6–9) (Matt. 4:23; 8:16– 17)

24. Was there any other prophet who worked such great miracles as these? (Deut. 34:10–12) (John 5:36; 15:24) (Acts 2:22)

25. What did each establish between God and His people? (Ex. 24:7–8) (Matt. 26:26–28) 26. By what was it sealed? (Heb. 9:11–22)

27. Study 16 - Memory Work

Write out Deuteronomy 18:18 from memory.

Introduction to Study 17

Study 17 - The Second Coming of Christ

Jesus Christ first came to earth over two thousand years ago. The details of His coming were told in advance in sacred writings—prophecies—in the Bible. His first coming happened exactly as written in these prophecies.

When Jesus left this earth to return to heaven, He guaranteed His disciples that He would come back to the earth again. Besides Jesus’ own promises, there are many more prophecies throughout the Bible about the second coming of Jesus, the Messiah. In fact, there are more prophecies in the Bible about His second coming than about His first coming.

Since the prophecies of His first coming happened exactly as written, it is sensible to believe that the prophecies of His second coming wil be fulfil ed in the same way.

The Scriptures in this study contain the clear promises of Christ’s return. They also tel us what wil happen to Christians at that time and how Christians must prepare themselves now.

Study 17 - Memory Work

Type Luke 21:36 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

Section A - Promises of Christ's Return

1. For what purpose did Christ say He was leaving His disciples? (John 14:2) 2. What promise did Christ give His disciples when He left them? (John 14:3) 3. When Christ was taken to heaven, what promise did the angels give? (Acts 1:11) 4. What is the “blessed hope” to which al true Christians look forward? (Titus 2:13) 5. What three sounds wil be heard when Christ descends from heaven? (1 Thess. 4:16) Section B - What will happen to Christians 6. Wil al Christians have died (sleep) when the Messiah comes? (1 Cor. 15:51) 7. At this time, what wil happen to Christians who have died? (1 Thess. 4:16) 8. What two things wil then happen to al Christians, whether they have died or not?

1.(1 Cor. 15:51)

2.(1 Thess. 4:17)

9. Wil these Christians ever again be separated from the Lord? (1 Thess. 4:17) 10. When we actual y see the Lord, what change will take place in us? (1 John 3:2) 11. As a result of this change, what wil the body of the Christian then be like? (Phil. 3:21) 12. What two words does Paul use to describe the body of the Christian after resurrection*? (1

Cor. 15:53)

13. How does the Bible describe the feast that Christians wil then enjoy? (Rev. 19:9) Section C - How Christians must prepare

14. What did the Lamb’s bride do before the marriage supper? (Rev. 19:7) 15. What kind of clothing did she wear? (Rev. 19:8) 16. What does the fine linen represent? (Rev. 19:8) 17. Of the ten virgins, which ones went in to the marriage? (Matt. 25:10) 18. If a man has the hope of seeing Jesus when He returns, how does he prepare himself for this? (1 John 3:3)

19. To whom wil Jesus appear the second time for salvation*? (Heb. 9:28) 20. What two things must we do if we want to see the Lord? (Heb. 12:14) 21. What wil be three marks of true Christians when Jesus returns? (2 Peter 3:14) 22. What words did Jesus use to show how sudden His coming wil be? (Rev. 3:3; 16:15) 23. Who knows the day and hour of Jesus’ coming? (Mark 13:32) 24. What did Christ Jesus warn al Christians to do in view of His coming? (Mark 13:35–37) 25. What did Jesus warn Christians to do besides watching? (Luke 21:36) 26. What three things did Jesus warn Christians could keep them from being ready? (Luke 21:34)

27. Study 17 - Memory Work

Write out Luke 21:36 from memory.

Introduction to Study 18

Study 18 - Signs of Christ's Second Coming The Bible tel s us of many special things that will happen in the world just before Christ’s second coming. These things will be signs to warn us that He is coming soon.

In this study, some of the most important signs are stated. They are divided into two groups: A. Signs in the World of Religion

B. Signs in the World at Large

At the start of each group of signs are given a list of the references to the passages of Scripture in which those signs are mentioned. In this study you are required to do the fol owing: 1.

Read through the Scriptures that are listed at the start of Group A.

2.

For each sign, select from the drop down box the reference of Scripture that mentions it. Also the fol owing yes/no drop down box choose yes or no whether you feel that particular sign is being fulfil ed in the world as you know it today.

3.

Repeat the same process for Group B.

(NOTE: There is one correct Scripture reference for each sign. However, in Group B, Matthew 24:7 applies to three different signs. Select Matthew 24:7 for each sign to which it applies.) Study 18 - Memory Work

Type Luke 21:28 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

Section A - Signs in the World of Religion Scripture references:

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Matthew 24:12

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1 Timothy 4:1

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Matthew 24:9

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Acts 2:17

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Matthew 24:11

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2 Thessalonians 2:3

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Matthew 24:14

Section B - Signs in the World at Large

Scripture References:

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Matthew 24:12

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Luke 21:24

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1 John 2:18

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2 Peter 3:2-7

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Daniel 12:4

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Matthew 24:7

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Luke 17:26-30

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Psalm 102:16

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2 Timothy 3:1-5

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Luke 21:25

Study 18 - Memory Work

Write out Luke 21:28 from memory.

Introduction to Study 19

Section A - Judgements* that usher in Messiah's Kingdom Christ’s kingdom on earth wil be ushered in by His judgments* on al who have rejected God’s mercy and opposed God’s purposes in the preceding period. On the other hand, al believers who have been either resurrected* or supernatural y changed at His coming wil be al otted various positions of authority in His kingdom. With Jerusalem as His capital, Jesus wil reign over al nations for one thousand years, bringing justice, peace, prosperity, and the knowledge of God to the whole earth. Final y, He wil offer up Himself and His kingdom in submission to God the Father.

Study 19 - Memory Work

2 Timothy 2:11-12 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into. Ensure that you memorize these verses before moving on to the next Study.

1. The coming of Jesus from heaven is described in 2 Thessalonians 1:6–10.

1.How wil He deal with the wicked and disobedient? (v. 8) 2.What will be their punishment? (v. 9)

2. What wil happen to the Beast (Antichrist) and the False Prophet? (Rev. 19:20) 3. How wil Jesus rule the nations on earth? (Rev. 19:11–15) (Ps. 2:7–9) 4. When Jesus sets up His throne on earth, who wil be gathered before Him for judgment*?

(Matt. 25:31–32) (Joel 3:1–2)

5. These nations wil be judged by the way they have treated a certain class of people. How does Jesus describe this class?

1.(Matt. 25:40)

2.(Joel 3:2)

6. What wil be the double reward of those nations who have done what Jesus required?

1.(Matt. 25:34)

2.(Matt. 25:46)

7. What wil be the punishment of those nations who have not done what Jesus required? (Matt.

25:41, 46)

Section B - The Position of Resurrected* Believers 8. If we endure suffering for Jesus, what two rewards can we expect?

1.(Rom. 8:17)

2.(2 Tim. 2:12)

9. What position did Jesus promise to the apostles who had continued faithful y with Him? (Matt.

19:27–28)

10. To what kind of believer wil Jesus give authority to rule the nations with Him? (Rev. 2:26– 27)

11. What wil be the double reward of those believers beheaded by the Antichrist for their witness to Jesus? (Rev. 20:4–5)

12. Jesus told a parable about servants administering money committed to them by their master. (See Luke 19:12–27.)

What was the reward:

1.Of the servant who achieved a tenfold increase? (Luke 19:16–17) 2.Of the servant who achieved a fivefold increase? (Luke 19:18–19) 13. Name two areas over which resurrected* believers wil rule as judges in the next age.

1.(1 Cor. 6:2)

2.(1 Cor. 6:3)

Section C - A Prophetic Preview of Messiah's Kingdom 14. With what kind of scepter does Christ rule? (Ps. 45:6) (Heb. 1:8) 15. Why has God anointed Jesus above al others? (Ps. 45:7) (Heb. 1:9) 16. In what place has the Lord chosen to dwel forever? (Ps. 132:13–14) 17. What names are given to the place where the Lord wil reign as king? (Isa. 24:23) 1.(Ps. 48:1–2)

2.(Matt. 5:34–35)

18. In the latter days, what mountain wil be raised above the surrounding mountains? (Isa. 2:2) (Mic. 4:1)

19. Who wil flow to this mountain? (Isa. 2:2) (Mic. 4:1) 20. What wil God teach these nations? (Isa. 2:3) (Mic. 4:2) 21. What two things wil go forth out of Zion and Jerusalem? (Isa. 2:3) (Mic. 4:2) 22. When Messiah judges the nations, what two things wil they no longer do? (Isa. 2:4) (Mic.

4:3)

23. For what special feast wil nations go up to Jerusalem each year? (Zech. 14:16) 24. Psalm 72 foreshows various features of the reign of David’s Son, the Messiah. For example: 1.How wil He rule the poor? (verses 2, 4)

2.What three kinds of people wil Messiah deliver*? (verse 12) 3.What kind of person wil flourish during Messiah’s reign? (verse 7) 4.Of what wil there be abundance? (verse 7) 5.What two things wil al nations do for Messiah? (a) (verse 11) (b) (verse 17) 25. What wil be three permanent results of Messiah’s righteous* rule? (Isa. 32:17) 26. For how long wil this period of Christ’s reign last? (Rev. 20:4, 5) 27. What wil Christ do at the end of this period? (1 Cor. 15:24, 28) 28. What is the end purpose of God in al this? (1 Cor. 15:28) 29. Study 19 - Memory Work

Write out 2 Timothy 2:11-12 from memory.

Introduction to Study 20

The purpose of this last study is to fix firmly in your mind the many important truths that you have learned.

Review is a key part of al learning that lasts. By working step-by-step through this last study, you wil greatly add to the benefit and blessing that you have received from this course. Also, you wil find out for yourself just how much you have real y learned. Do not forget to do the review of the memory work!

Study 20 - Memory Work

Type James 1:25 in the space below and on your Memory Card which can be printed off from the Resources section on the right had side of the main course page. Click on Edit my submission below to open the box to type into.

Document Outline

- Topic 9 God's Plan for Healing Our Bodies (Part 2)

Table of Contents

Part 1: Foundations

Part 2: Deeper Life

Part 4: The Future

Topic 9 God's Plan for Healing Our Bodies (Part 2)