Onesimus Workbook

68 • T HE O NESIMUS W ORKSHOP : W ELCOMING F ORMER P RISONERS INTO THE L IFE OF THE C HURCH

A PPENDIX 12 Fight the Good Fight of Faith: Playing Your Part in God’s Unfolding Drama Sacred Roots 1 Follow-up Curriculum The Urban Ministry Institute

This practical, helpful resource is especially designed to help new and growing Christians become effective disciples/warriors of Christ, and is built entirely on the Story of God as told in the Scriptures. Following the thematic outline of Ephesians, this lesson guide helps believers understand what the Bible says about the key dimensions of our participation in God’s grand Story in nine integrated lessons. These studies lay out the key elements in how we fulfill our role in God’s Story, allowing students to grow as disciples of Christ as they are grounded in the basics of the Christian faith and walk. This resource serves as our official precursor to TUMI’s Capstone Curriculum seminary training, providing a solid introduction to the Bible’s major themes as well as the foundational principles of Christian discipleship.

Fight the Good Fight of Faith is adaptable for different audiences, ages, and venues. Multiple translations are available through www.tumistore.org and Amazon.com . Some translations are available for Kindle. 1 Sacred Roots is the name TUMI uses to describe the core confessions, practices, and councils of the Christian faith between the years 100 and 500 CE which produced the central tenets of the Faith, including our canon, worship, creeds, and doctrine. TUMI is dedicated to helping urban churches retrieve these roots (also called the Great Tradition ) for their spiritual renewal and missional vitality. For more information on Sacred Roots, visit www. tumi.org/sacredroots .

Lesson Titles Lesson 1: The Epic We Find Ourselves In:

Joining Our Story with the Story of God

Lesson 2: The Enlistment We Make:

Accepting Our Role in the Cosmic Conflict of the Ages

Lesson 3: The Entrance We Get:

Linking Our Life with the Life of God in Christ

Lesson 4: The Endowment We Receive:

The Holy Spirit’s Role in the Good Fight of Faith

Lesson 5: The Excellence We Show:

Living as Saints of God and Ambassadors of Christ in this World

Lesson 6: The Edification We Seek:

Building up One Another in the Body of Christ

Lesson 7: The Enemy We Fight:

Walking in Victory Against the Enemy of God

Lesson 8: The Equipment We Use:

Putting on the Whole Armor of God

Lesson 9: The Endurance We Display: The Perseverance of the Saints