Category: Christian Essentials

Week 7 Your Happiness Your Father wants you to be happy What should be a primary motive for following Christ? If you asked Christians that question they would probably list things like loving, pleasing, and glorifying God. The one reply you probably would not get is this: One reason God wants us to obey Him…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 7 Your Happiness

Week 6 God’s Happiness God made children with a burning desire to please their father. That same desire is in the heart of every child of God. Pleasing and not displeasing our Father is one of the most powerful motivations of the Christian life. Displeasing your Father God the Father is a person who has…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 6 God’s Happiness

Week 5 God’s Love You cannot love God more than you believe He loves you One day Jesus was having a meal in the home of a religious leader. As they were eating, a well-known prostitute approached Jesus and began washing His feet with her tears (Luke 7:37-38). Jesus told her, “Your sins are forgiven”…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 5 God’s Love  

Week 4 Water Baptism Why should you be baptized? Baptism is the God-ordained practice of being immersed in water to demonstrate a person’s trust in Christ as their Lord and Savior. This is why the Apostle Peter commanded the first new Christians in the Church to be baptized (Acts 2:38). Therefore, in some ways, baptism…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 4 Water Baptism

Week 3 Assurance of Salvation God wants you to be certain you have eternal life What is the most important question you need to answer in this life? Will you go to Heaven or Hell when you die. Not being certain of this is a great burden. Therefore, assurance of your salvation is very valuable.…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 3 Assurance of Salvation

Week 2 Eternal Salvation The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the central message of Christianity. The Gospel is the power of God to make us Christians when we trust in it (Rom 1:16). The word “Gospel” means God’s good news to humans about Jesus Christ. Why is the Gospel of Jesus Christ good news for…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 2 Eternal Salvation

Week 1 Christianity The unique person of Jesus Christ A follower of Jesus asked Him how he could go to the Eternal Paradise of Heaven to be with God. Jesus replied that He was the only way to Heaven, that His teaching was the only truth about Heaven, and that He was the only one…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 1 Christianity

Author’s Introduction The content of the Essentials Welcome to the Essentials for the Christian Life! The purpose of this study is to provide a 1-year plan to discuss 50 vital topics for spiritual growth. Of course, the topics included here are not the only important ones. But they have been chosen based on many years…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: Introduction