Conversion & Calling, Student Workbook, SW01

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C O N V E R S I O N A N D C A L L I N G

The Word that Creates

Welcome in the strong name of Jesus Christ! After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to: • Defend the idea that the Holy Scriptures are the Word of God, a written record of the Lord’s own living and eternal Word. • Show from Scripture that the God of the Bible, the Triune God, guarantees the truthfulness of the Word of God, which makes it absolutely trustworthy. All things in the universe were made through God’s creative and life-giving Word. • Describe how the Lord God identifies himself completely with the Word of God, especially in Jesus Christ, the Second person of the Trinity, through whomGod reveals himself, redeems the world, and will restore the universe under his righteous rule. • Prove from Scripture that the Word of God, infused as it is with God’s very life, is the means by which the Holy Spirit creates new life in those who believe. • Discuss how continuing in and receiving this implanted Word of God is the true sign of discipleship and authentic adoption into the family of God. As saints of God, we receive the Word of God together in his covenant community. • Demonstrate how the Word reveals the ultimate purpose of the created universe, which is the glorification of Almighty God. • Recite frommemory a passage relating to the creative power of the Word of God.

Lesson Objectives

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The Desirability of the Living Word of God

Devotion

Read Psalm 19.7-11 . If our age is known for anything it is the age of passion. People give themselves to acquire things, to experience pleasures, to attain positions, and to accomplish goals, sometimes making great sacrifices for the things that they desire.