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2 w v GOSPEL Journy Mau Studnt Book A S Publshng book For us wth GOSPEL Journy Mau Vdo Currculum 014 Mnstrs, Inc. All rghts rsrvd. No pt of ths publcaton may b rproducd, stord n a rtrval systm, or transmttd n any form or by any mans, lctronc, mchancal, photocopyng, rcordng, or othrws, wthout th pror prmsson of Mnstrs. Addrss all corrspondnc to:, Attn: Rprnt msson, PO Box 7453, Arvada, CO All scrptur quotatons, unlss othrws ndcatd, takn from th Holy Bbl, Nw Lvng Translaton, copyrght 1996, 004, 007 by Tyndal Hous Foundaton. Usd by prmsson of Tyndal Hous Publshrs, Inc., Col Stram, Illnos All rghts rsrvd. Scrptur quotatons mkd (NIV) takn from th Holy Bbl, Nw Intrnatonal Vrson, NIV. Copyrght 1973, 1978, 1984, 011 by Bblca, Inc. Usd by prmsson of Zondrvan. All rghts rsrvd worldwd. Th NIV and Nw Intrnatonal Vrson tradmks rgstrd n th Untd Stats Patnt and Tradmk Offc by Bblca, Inc. Author: Grg Str Edtor: Jan ratz ISBN:

3 GOSPEL Journy Mau Is Thr a Hghr Powr? 4 What s th Purpos of Lf? Pt 1 8 What s th Purpos of Lf? Pt 1 Why Ar Thr So Many Rlgons, and Can Thy All B Rght? 16 Is It Rlgon or Rlatonshp? 0 Why o Bad Thngs Happn? 4 What Happns Aftr W? 8 Who Is Jsus? 3 vw What s Jsus Mssag? 36

4 GOSPEL JOURNEY MAUI: EPISOE ONE EPISOE ONE Is Thr a Hghr Powr? CATCH THE WAvE Th CaST postd an ad on Crag s Lst to ntntonally gathr togthr a mx of young strangrs from dvrs rlgous backgrounds, thn flmd thr controvrsal sprtual convrsaton whl lvng togthr n a Mau bach hous for a wk. mma A Buddhst from Bouldr. Ths frwhlng sprt s full of quots from Buddha and xctd to ln from vryon ls whl tachng othrs th latst yoga movs. vw Jassr A Muslm hgh school snor and honor studnt who s agr to ffctvly rprsnt Allah and th Koran as th pathway to ultmat truth. sclla A swt-htd Svnth ay Advntst, who struggls wth bng torn btwn hr fath and what th world has to offr. 4

5 IS THERE A HIGHER POWER? rachl A Nw Agr who blvs God s a black woman who baks cooks (a la Th Matrx). Hr God mbods uncondtonal lov, and would nvr allow a ltral hll. w Zan Th straght-up vanglcal Chrstan. Radcally convrtd just a fw ys ago, h s a strong proponnt for Jsus as th sol way of salvaton. v Jonathan Jwsh by hrtag. Agnostc by choc. Ncknamd th walkng ncyclopda, ths pttm modl, pt-tm bouncr and full-tm ptr s no branlss brut. a-ra A rcnt convrt to Mormonsm, sh was rasd n a Baptst church, wnt to AWANA as a chld and attndd scpl Now as a tnagr. Grg Th achr Man who spks ntns dscusson as h ntroducs a nw quston ach day and brngs th Bblcal prspctv to th unfoldng sprtual journy. Aftr watchng th first psod, whch cast mmbr do you most dntfy wth and why? 5

6 GOSPEL JOURNEY MAUI: EPISOE ONE IvE EEP ColoSSanS 1:15-0 Th Son s th mag of th nvsbl God, th frstborn ovr all craton. For n hm all thngs wr cratd: thngs n havn and on th, vsbl and nvsbl, whthr throns or powrs or rulrs or authorts; all thngs hav bn cratd through hm and for hm. H s bfor all thngs, and n hm all thngs hold togthr. And h s th had of th body, th church; h s th bgnnng and th frstborn from among th dad, so that n vrythng h mght hav th suprmacy. For God was plasd to hav all hs fullnss dwll n hm, and through hm to rconcl to hmslf all thngs, whthr thngs on th or thngs n havn, by makng pac through hs blood, shd on th cross (NIV). rvlaton 1:5B-6 H [Jsus Chrst] s th fathful wtnss to ths thngs, th frst to rs from th dad, and th rulr of all th kngs of th world. All glory to hm who lovs us and has frd us from our sns by shddng hs blood for us. H has mad us a Kngdom of prsts for God hs Fathr. All glory and powr to hm forvr and vr! Amn. vw 6

7 IS THERE A HIGHER POWER? SAIL HOME ColoSSanS 1:15-0 Slntly r-rad th Bbl passags on th lft. Explor th da that, as th Bbl says, God holds you tghtly lovs you fircly and wants to b wth you forvr. Thn jot down som of your own thoughts n rspons to th followng qustons. Is t possbl that th Crator of th World cratd you to b n a clos, prsonal, awsom, wondrful rlatonshp wth Hm? w v Whn you thnk about sng God through a rlatonshp wth Jsus, what do you fl? How curous you about God s purpos for you and how you can follow t? 7