Category: One Year Study

Week 20 Your Protection Nothing happens to you without God’s permission When you are surprised by painful things, or tempted in a great way, you can feel like you must be unique. It seems like your life is harder than others. But the Bible says every test and temptation in your life is commonly experienced…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 20 Your Protection

Week 19 Your New Creation The new you Many Christians do not understand what happened to them when they were born again by God’s Spirit (John 3:3, 5). The Bible says you became “a new creation” (2 Cor 5:17). What does this mean? First, it is helpful to understand your old self. Before being born…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 19 Your New Creation

Week 18 Your Personality Appreciating your God-given personality Your Dad in Heaven is the most creative and powerful Person in the Universe and He created you. Psalm 139:13-14 describes how He made you to be special and unique. He created you in your mother’s womb. He created the deepest parts of your being to be…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 18 Your Personality

Week 17 Your Beauty The problem with physical beauty The World has taught us that physical beauty makes you more valuable. But your Dad tells you not to copy the behavior and customs of this world (Rom 12:2). Through media and movie stars the Devil-dominated World has taught us that an attractive physical appearance makes…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 17 Your Beauty  

Week 16 Your Shame What the Revelation tells us will happen after the New Creation, was what Adam and Eve experienced at the beginning of this creation: “God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 16 Your Shame  

Week 15 God’s Compassion Are you living under OT law instead of NT grace? Many harmful errors occur because some Christians live like they are still under the Old Covenant. In the OT God did not have unconditional love for His people. God told them He would bless them if they obeyed, or curse them…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 15 God’s Compassion

Week 14 God’s Forgiveness God the Father chose you & will protect you God the Father did something even before He created the world to guarantee your forgiveness forever: He chose you before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined you to be adopted as…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 14 God’s Forgiveness

Week 13 God’s Fatherhood You lived in this world without God You were not born a child of God. The Bible says: “In those days you were living apart from Christ. You lived in this world without God and without hope” (Eph 2:12). Living “in this world without God” summarizes your life before you were…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 13 God’s Fatherhood

Week 12 Your Idolatry The danger of idolatry In the previous week you learned that God created you with emotional needs like security and significance. You also learned that God’s love can fulfill those needs. Both Scripture and experience teaches us that no one and nothing in this world can fully satisfy your need for…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 12 Your Idolatry

Week 11 Your Identity Your Christian identity is “in Christ” Who are you? . . . Really, WHO ARE YOU!? The answer to that question is your identity. Most people define who they are by their relationships and possessions on Earth. What is their occupation? Are they married? Do they have children? Are they poor…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 11 Your Identity