Welcome To The Learner I

    

                                              

12 Chapters  The Learner I  (12 Week Course)

   Chapter One                        Becoming A Disciple  

   Chapter Two                        What is Man?  

   Chapter Three                     Man: From Fall Unto Faith!  

   Chapter Four                       These Three Are One!  

   Chapter Five                        Light Vs. Darkness!  

   Chapter Six                          Who Is Man With Christ?  

   Chapter Seven                    Prayer And Confession  

   Chapter Eight                      Forgiveness  

   Chapter Nine                       How To Handle Hard Times  

   Chapter Ten                        God And Deliverance  

   Chapter Eleven                   Faith In Action  

   Chapter Twelve                   Workers Needed  

 Plus Memory Verses at the end of each Chapter!

Sample Of Chapter:

Workers Needed

Primary Message:   Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. John 6:28

 

Worldview:   Get all you can get in life, houses, cars, money. Work hard and party hard. Working for the weekend!

 

Evangelistic Emphasis:   Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are laborers together with God. 1Corinthians 3:8,9

Jesus needs workers, simply put, Jesus needs us and we all need Him, we are His hands and feet, we are His voice that carries His message of love and salvation to those in need. People need Jesus, salvation, and hope. How can they get this if nobody takes it to them? What type of person can we be? We can be above the average, we can be a motivator, an igniter that blows upon the coals and sets them on fire. We can be God's instruments of righteousness that takes His message of love, hope, deliverance, and more to hurting people. Listen to a story about a man that wanted to be more, He wanted to get closer, and he wanted to make a difference in his world.

 

In the previous chapter we took a short glimpse into the life of Zacchaeus, it was his faith that caused an incredible action in his life. This set him apart from all the others and got him noticed. In this chapter we will take a deeper look into his life because he is the type of persons that Jesus needs. Workers that will climb to new heights, ones that will do whatever it takes to see Jesus, and ones that will not settle for less!

 

If we follow the actions that Zacchaeus took to make a difference, we can be different than any in the world, we can be above the crowd, and we can make a huge impact in our world today. Decide to be Above and not beneath!

ABOVE THE CROWD

 

Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life and few there be that find it. Mathew 7:14

 

In scripture it tells us that, it is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. Mathew 19:24  In the same way it is hard for a camel to get through, it is also hard for people that cling to things of this world to get into the Kingdom of Heaven.

 

Narrow and difficult, this is how it is, these are not very friendly words and not many can swallow them, but to get above the ways of this world we must see Jesus! We must take this road. It is imperative to break from the crowd and take the narrow way. There was a man in the Bible that realized this truth.

 

Luke 19:1-10

 

1  And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

2  And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

3  And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

4  And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

5  And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

6  And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

7  And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

8  And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

9  And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

10  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

 

We see in this story a rich man.  We see it is still not impossible for a rich man to get in.

 

After reading these verses what questions do you have?

 

Answer the following questions.

 

Did you know we could be a road- block to others that are trying to meet Jesus?

 

Have you ever wanted to get closer to Jesus but too many things or people got in the way?

 

Luke 19:1-10

 

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, and behold there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was chief among the publicans and he was rich!

 

He was rich what was he doing? He couldn't get in as it says it is harder for a rich man to go through the eye of a needle than for one to get into the Kingdom of God! Why even try? Well Zacchaeus decided he wanted to know more about Jesus, true he was rich and he had all that he could ever need in this world but he heard about Jesus and maybe it was curiosity but I