True Revival The Church s Greatest Need worksheet Chapter 6 Saved only In Christ pages 47 53 2
He Will Save Me Now page 47 What was the purpose of Jesus first coming? Jesus says: I came not to call the But sinners to Mark 2:17 What truths about Jesus can each sinner claim? Jesus died upon Calvary s cross to me. I need not remain a moment longer. Jesus died and rose again for my. He will save me. I accept the forgiveness He has promised! What is necessary for all to do to keep from being overcome? Repent of our. Accept the of the life of the of God. How do we become a child of God? By laying hold by Faith of the divine he becomes a of God. When we become a child of God What will we do? When tempted and tried he the that Christ died to give. Overcome through grace. What is it that every sinner needs to understand? He must of his sin s. He must believe in the power of. Accept that power to SAVE and to him from sin. 3
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Why Worry? pages 47 48 What kind of a life do we live in Christ? A life in Christ is a life of. There may be no of feeling. There should be an peaceful trust. What is the center of our hope? Your hope is not in. It is in Your weakness is united to strength. Your ignorance is united to wisdom. Your frailty is united to enduring might. What is the result when we make self the center and indulge anxiety and fear as to if we are saved? All of this turns the soul away from the of our. What must I do so I can say with Paul, I live; yet not I but Christ liveth in me? Let self be in Him. Put away all. Dismiss your. Say with Paul I live; yet not I, but liveth in me, and the life which I now in the flesh, I live by by the Son of God, who me, and gave for me. Galatians 2:20 Is it safe to rest in God for our salvation? Rest in He is able to keep that which you have to Him. If you will leave yourself in His He will bring you off more than through that has you. Pause 5
This You Can Count On page 48 What did He (Jesus) through His own atonement provide for man? He through His own atonement provided for man an fund of moral He will not fail to employ this in our behalf. In the whole of Satan s force, there is not to one soul, who in simple casts himself on. What has been provided that the believing soul may be kept free from sin? Abundant In Jesus What do we have? A complete. An infinite. A mighty who is able to unto the uttermost that come unto God by. For what purpose does Jesus come? In love He comes to the Father to man to God. To make him a new creature after the of Him who created him. Pause 6
Peter s Problem Page 48 What evil led Peter to fall denying Christ at his trial? and self. What sins are causing the ruin of thousands today? and self. There is nothing so offensive to God or so dangerous to the human soul as pride and self- sufficiency. Why are these sins so dangerous? Of all sins it is the most and the most. Was Peter s fall in denying Christ instantaneous or gradual? Peters fall was not instantaneous but. Self-confidence led him to the that he was. Peter was taken step by step taken in the path until he could deny his. Never can we put confidence in or feel, this side of heaven that we are secure against. Should those who accept the Saviour and are sincere in their conversion be taught to say or feel they are saved? This is Everyone should be taught to hope and faith. Even when we give ourselves to and know He us we are not beyond the reach of. Daniel says: Many shall be purified and made white and. Daniel 12:10 James says: Only he who the trial will receive the crown of. James 1:12 What is the danger for those who accept Christ, and in their confidence say I am saved? They are in danger of in themselves. They lose sight of their own. They lose sight of their constant need of Divine. They are for Satan s. They are under temptation many like Peter they fall into the very of sin. Paul says: Let him that thinketh he stand, take heed he. 1 Corinthians 10:12 7
What is our only safety? Distrust of. Dependence on. Pause 8
Never Be Satisfied page 49 There are many who profess Christ but never become mature Christians Why? They say, Christ has borne it all: 1. All the 2. All the 3. All the self-denial They are willing to let Him bear it All. They say, There is for them to do but to. Christ says: If any man will after Me, let him himself and take up his and follow. Matthew 16:24 What warning is given to those who rest in a satisfied condition and cease to make advancement saying I am saved? We are to rest in a condition. When this idea is entertained what are the results? The motives for for for earnest endeavor to press onward to higher cease to exist. When will it be safe to say I am Saved? When Christ shall come, and we in through the gates into the of we may give glory to God and to the for eternal deliverance. Pause 9
Connection With Christ Pretended or Real? page 50 Christ represents two classes of believers in the church in His parable of the vine and its branches. Who are they? There are both and in the church. How is it possible for the real believers to bear fruit? Abide in and I in you. The branch cannot bear of itself except it in the vine. No more can ye, except ye in Me. I am the vine ye are the He that abideth in Me and I in the same bringeth forth much For without ye can do What is the difference between a pretended union and a real connection with Christ by faith? A profession of the truth places men in the church, but this does not that they have a vital with the living. How can the true disciple be distinguished from those who claim to follow Christ but have not faith in Him? The one class are bearing. The other class are. The one are often subjected to the pruning of God, that they may bring more fruit. The other as withered branches to be from the. How is the true believers relationship to Christ illustrated by the vine and the branches? The branches and vine are almost. The communication of: Life Strength Fruitfulness from the trunk to the is unobstructed and. The root sends its nourishment through the branch. Such is the True believers to. He in Christ and draws his from Him. Pause 10
It s Personal page 50 51 How can this spiritual relationship be established? This spiritual relation can be established only by the of personal. What must this Faith express? Supreme Perfect Entire How can we constantly receive grace from Him and Christ accepts gratitude from us? Our wills must be yielded to the will. Our feelings, desires, interests and honor identified with the prosperity of kingdom and the honor of His What is the result when this intimacy of connection and communion is formed? Our sins are laid upon His righteousness is to us Jesus was made for that we might be made the of God in We have access to through Him (Jesus) We are accepted in the When Christ was about to leave His disciple, what beautiful emblem of His relationship to believers did he give? He gave them the as its most striking and appropriate He had been presenting before them the close with by which They could maintain a spiritual when his visible was withdrawn. Why should all Christ s followers have a deep interest in this lesson just as the disciples who listened to Jesus word? In the apostasy man himself from The separation is and Christ has made again to us with Himself. The power of evil is so identified with human nature that no man can overcome. What provision was given by Jesus to man so he could be an overcomer? Union with Through this union we receive and power. 11
If we have the spirit of Christ what will be the results? We shall bring forth the fruit of Fruit that will and men and Glorify God. Who is the Vinedresser? The What is the Fathers work? He skillfully and mercifully every fruit-bearing. Those who share Christ s suffering and reproach now -- what will they share with Christ in the hereafter? Will share His He is not ashamed to them brethren. What promise does Jesus give to those who have united themselves to Him? Though a mother may forget her child, yet will I forget. Behold, I have thee upon the palms of My. Thou art before Me. Pause 12
Pruning the Branches page 52 Oh what amazing privileges are proffered us! What efforts must we put forth for this alliance with Christ through which alone these blessings are attained? Will we break off our by righteousness and our iniquities by unto the Lord? Christ asks the question When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the Earth? Why was Jesus so concerned about faith? We must cherish a living, active The performance of our is the condition of our. How do we acquire this union with Christ? Christ first chose us, paying an infinite price for our, and the true. Chooses as first and last and best in. What does this union cost the true believer? It is a union of utter. All must feel their need of the atoning of. All must have a change of. All must submit their own will to the of. There must be a painful work of. There must be a work of. As we enter into the work of detachment what sins must be overcome if we would enter into a union with Christ? Sins in all Why do many find the Christian life so deplorably hard? Why are they fickle and so variable? They try to themselves to Christ without first themselves from these idols. 13
After the union with Christ has been formed, how only can it be preserved? Only by earnest and untiring. We must: and self. How only can we resist, deny and conquer self through the Grace of Christ? By By By WE CAN GAIN THE VICTORY Pause 14