NEW BELIEVERS CLASS
Session 1: Born Again
Session 2: The Bible
Session 3: Prayer
Session 4: The Church
Session 5: Sharing Your Faith
SESSION 1:
BORN AGAIN
WHO
IS
JESUS?
HOW CAN I BE SAVED?
YOU MUST BE
BORN AGAIN!
I tell you the truth. Unless one is born
again, he cannot be in God's kingdom.
-John 3:3
A person's body is born from his human
parents. But a person's spiritual life is
born from the spirit.
-John 3:6
THE PROBLEM OF SIN
ME
GOD
SIN
For all have sinned and come short of
God's glory.
-Romans 3:23
For the wages of sin is death.
-Romans 6:23
YOU CANNOT SAVE YOURSELF
ME
GOD
GO TO CHURCH
EDUCATION
BEING GOOD
GOOD PARENTS
SIN
You cannot brag that you have been
saved by the works you have done.
-Galatians 2:9
OVERCOMING SIN
SIN
ME
SIN
ME
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have all turned to our own way,
and the LORD has laid on him the
iniquity of us all.
-Isaiah 53:6
A BRIDGE IS MADE
ME
GOD
SIN
But Christ died for us while we were
still sinners. In this way God shows
His love for us.
-Romans 5:8
RECEIVING JESUS
But to all who received him, who
believed in his name, he gave power
to become children of God.
-John 1:12
How do you receive Jesus?
• Repent of your sins (Acts 3:19)
• Place your faith in Christ (John 3:16)
• Live for Jesus (Romans 10:9)
You might say this prayer
Dear God, I know that I have sinned
and need forgiveness. I believe that
Jesus died for my sin. Forgive my sin
and put me right with you. I will follow
Jesus as my Lord and obey him in all
that I do. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
YOU ARE CERTAIN YOU HAVE
ETERNAL LIFE
And this is the testimony: God has
given us eternal life, and this life is
in his Son. He who has the Son has
life; he who does not have the Son
of God does not have life. I write
these things to you who believe in
the name of the Son of God so that
you may know that you have eternal
life.
-1 John 5:11-13
YOU ARE A DIFFERENT PERSON
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a
new creation: everything old has
passed away; see, everything has
become new!
2 Corinthians 5:17
THE DAY I RECEIVED JESUS AS
MY SAVIOR
Where I was reborn: ______________
When I was reborn: ______________
Describe how it happened:
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SESSION 2:
THE BIBLE
WHAT
IS
THE
BIBLE?
BIBLE QUIZ
1. The Bible has two sections, the ________ testament
and the _____ testament.
2. There are ______ books in the Bible. The Old
Testament has _______ books, and the New
Testament has ______ books.
3. The longest book in the Bible is ________.
a. Psalms
b. Genesis
c. Luke
d. Revelation
4. The shortest book in the Bible is _________.
a. Obadiah
b. Micah
c. 2nd John
d. Jude
5. The Bible is __________ by God (2 Timothy 3:16).
6. The first book in the Bible is __________.
7. The last book in the Bible is __________.
8. The first book in the New Testament is __________.
THE OLD TESTAMENT
Joshua
Judges
Ruth Amos
1 Samuel Obadiah
2 Samuel Jonah
1 Kings Micah
2 Kings Job Isaiah Nahum
Genesis 1 Chronicles Psalms Jeremiah Habakkuk
Exodus 2 Chronicles Proverbs Lamentations Zephaniah
Leviticus Ezra Ecclesiastes Ezekiel Haggai
Numbers Nehemiah Song of Daniel Zechariah
Deuteronomy Esther Solomon Hosea Malachi
LAW HISTORY POETRY MAJOR MINOR
PROPHETS PROPHETS
OLD TESTAMENT FACTS
• Written mostly in Hebrew
• First book written 1200 years before Christ
• The history of the nation of Israel: the rise, the split, the
fall, and the rebuilding
• Contains the law used to govern the nation Israel
• Many prophecies about Christ written hundreds of
years before his birth
• Important people
o Abraham: Father of Israel
o Moses: Leads people out of slavery
o David: Greatest king
o Elijah: Greatest prophet
• The Bible that Jesus read
THE NEW TESTAMENT
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galations
Ephesians
Philippians Hebrews
Matthew
Colossians James
Mark
1 Thess. 1 Peter
Luke
2 Thess. 2 Peter
John
1 Timothy 1 John
Gospels 2 Timothy 2 John
Titus 3 John
Acts Philemon Jude Revelation
HISTORY PAUL'S OTHER PROPHECY
LETTERS LETTERS
NEW TESTAMENT FACTS
• Tells the story of Jesus--His birth, death, resurrection,
ascension, and return.
• Tells about the rise of the church.
• Written between 35 and 100 A.D.
• All books written by the disciples, or close friends of the
disciples.
• Important People
o Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the World
o 12 Disciples: The close followers of Jesus
o Other disciples: the men and women who followed
Jesus and helped start the church
o Paul: the apostle that preached to the gentiles
PURPOSE OF THE BIBLE
The purpose of the Bible is to bring you
into a closer relationship with God
through Jesus Christ in the presence of
the Holy Spirit.
All Scripture is inspired by God and
profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for training in righteousness.
2 Timothy 3:16
Inspired: God is the source of Scripture.
Teaching: Tells you how to live
Reproof: Tells you when you are wrong
Correction: Tells you how to get right
Training: Needs to be part of you daily
MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE
I have hidden your word in my heart that
I may not sin against you.
-Psalm 119:11
Why memorize Scripture?
• To keep yourself from sin (Ps. 119:9)
• To help guide you into right
decisions. (Ps. 119:105)
• To prepare you for those who doubt
your faith. (1 Peter 3:15)
Like Newborn babies, crave pure
spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow
up in your salvation, now that you have
tasted that the Lord is good.
1 Peter 2:2-3
THE BIBLE...
• READ IT
• HEAR IT
• MEMORIZE IT
• OBEY IT
• STUDY IT
• THINK ABOUT IT
• PRACTICE IT
SESSION 3:
PRAYER
WHAT
IS
PRAYER?
PEOPLE WHO PRAYED
1 Kings 18:36-39 Daniel 6:10-16
WHO PRAYED? WHO PRAYED?
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WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE
RESULT OF HIS RESULT OF HIS
PRAYER? PRAYER?
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Luke 22:39-44 Acts 10:30-33
WHO PRAYED? WHO PRAYED?
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WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE
RESULT OF HIS RESULT OF HIS
PRAYER? PRAYER?
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WHAT IS PRAYER?
PRAYER IS COMMUNICATING WITH
GOD
IT INVOLVES TALKING.....
.....AND LISTENING
WHEN DO WE PRAY?
Match the verse with the time
ACTS 2:42 ALONE
MATTHEW 6:6 ALL THE TIME
1 THESSALONIANS 5:17 AT CHURCH
HOW DO WE PRAY?
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come, your
will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. Forgive us our debts, as we
also have forgiven our debtors. And
lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one.
• A Adoration Praise God for
who He is
• C Confession Ask God's
forgiveness for
your sins
• T Thanksgiving Thank God for the
things He has
done for you
• S Supplication Humbly bring
your needs before
God
PLANNING TO PRAY
Very early in the morning, while it
was still dark, Jesus got up, left the
house and went off to a solitary
place, where he prayed.
-Mark 1:35
Times in the day when I can pray:
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A special time in the day that I can spend
alone with God praying and reading His
word:
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SESSION 4:
THE CHURCH
WHAT IS
THE
CHURCH?
THE CHURCH IN ACTS
READ ACTS 2:42 READ ACTS 4:32
What four things did How did the believers
the church do? get along?
1. _____________
2. _____________ ___________________
3. _____________ ___________________
4. _____________ ___________________
Read Acts 11:20-21
What happened at Antioch?
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FINDING YOUR PLACE IN THE BODY
Just as each of us has one body with many
members, and these members do not all
have the same function, so in Christ we who
are many form one body, and each member
belongs to all the others.
--Romans 12:4-5
What are some things that are done at
church?
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What are some things that I can do?
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BAPTISM
Christian Baptism is the immersion of the believer in
water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Baptism is symbolic and public
• Being immersed in the water symbolizes your being
cleansed from sin. (1 Peter 3:21)
• Being lowered into the water is a symbol of the
burial of Christ. You are burying your old self. (Col.
2:12)
• Being raised from the water is a symbol of the
resurrected Christ. You have a new life in Him.
(Col. 2:12)
• Baptism is a symbol of the Holy Spirit coming upon
you as a new believer. (1 Cor. 12:13)
• Baptism is a public symbol of you becoming a part
of God's church. (1 Cor. 12:13)
Peter Replied," Repent and be baptized, every one of
you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit."
--Acts 2:38
THE LORD'S SUPPER
The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act where believers
remember the death of Jesus and anticipate His
return.
• The bread and juice symbolize the body
and blood of Jesus. (Matt. 26:26-30)
• We should only take the Lord's Supper in
a worthy manner. (1 Cor. 11:27-32)
For whenever you eat this bread and
drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's
death until he comes.
--1 Corinthians 11:26
SESSION 5:
SHARING YOUR
FAITH
HOW DO I
SHARE MY
FAITH?
BE AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH
HOLINESS
OBEDIENCE
Hebrews 12:14
John 14:23
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LOVE
1 John 3:11
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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
Galatians 5:22-23
Match the fruit with the example
LOVE You help deliver food on a
Friday
JOY Someone is mean to you,
but you are not mean back
PEACE You are happy about
knowing Jesus
PATIENCE You read your Bible every
day
KINDNESS You don't hate people who
are different than you
GOODNESS You hug your mother when
she has a bad day
FAITHFULNESS You help a young child with
his homework
GENTLENESS You help teach the Bible to a
group of active six-year olds
SELF-CONTROL You know in your heart that
you are going to heaven
WAYS TO SHARE YOUR FAITH
• INVITE A FRIEND TO CHURCH
• PRAY FOR SOMEONE IN NEED
• HELP SOMEONE IN NEED
• BRING A FRIEND TO A CHURCH
ACTIVITY
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• _____________________________
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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to
obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very end of the
age.
--Matthew 18:19-20
HAVE A PLAN
1. Everyone has sinned -Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God.
2. Our sin keeps us from God -Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death...
3. Jesus took away our sin -Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for
us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
4. You need to receive Jesus -Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," and believe in your
heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved.
