Practicing Christian Leadership, Mentor's Guide, MG11

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3. Teach them the nature of salvation by grace through faith in Christ Jesus.

a. Assurance of salvation, 1 John 5.10-13

b. Repentance from dead works to serve God, Heb. 9.13-14

c. Adoption of a godly kingdom lifestyle

(1) 1 John 2.1-3

(2) 1 John 3.2-5

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4. Provide an overview of the Christian worldview immediately, Rom. 12.1-2.

a. Help them understand the story of the Kingdom of God, and Jesus as the NT fulfillment of the OT promise, Luke 24.44-48.

b. Explain the warfare motif of our faith: Jesus came to destroy the devil and all effects resulting from the curse, 1 John 4.4.

c. Teach the Nicene Creed as a summary of the historic Christian faith.

5. Explain the role of the Word, the Sacraments, the Disciplines, and the Holy Spirit in the Church.

C. Guide new believers into the basics of Christian community.