Reading Plan
Introduction: The Uniqueness of Jesus
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Step 1: The Adventure
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Step 2: The Abundant Life
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What Is the Christian Life?
Appraising Your Spiritual Life
Living Abundantly
The Abiding Life
The Cleansed Life
Victorious in Spiritual Warfare
Attitude Makes the Difference
Step 3: The Holy Spirit
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Step 4: Prayer
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Step 5: The Bible
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Step 6: Obedience
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Step 7: Witnessing
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Step 8: Giving
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Step 9: Exploring the Old Testament
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Step 10: Exploring the New Testament
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Intro
Scripture
Questions

Lesson

LESSON TWO

Appraising Your Spiritual Life

The two circles in the diagram below represent two kinds of lives: the self directed life and the Christ-directed life. The one on the left illustrates a life with self in control, and depicts a stressful, chaotic life. The circle on the right represents a life with Jesus Christ in control, balanced and orderly, with the potential for rich, productive experiences. Appraising Your Spiritual Life Which circle best represents you? Which circle would you like to have represent your life? Meditate on each question in this lesson as well as on the answer. Make this a personal appraisal of your spiritual condition.

Lesson Objective: To evaluate your relationship with Christ

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Bible Study

BIBLE STUDY

Read John 4-6

Before you consider the many verses below, be sure to read the Bible passage listed above.

If you click on the verses in the study below you can see the entire verse! If you are not on-the-go, consider opening a physical Bible and looking up the passages.

Types of Soil

Read the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1–23; Mark 4:3–20; Luke 8:4–15.

  1. To what does the seed refer (Mark 4:14)?
  2. What are the four kinds of soil referred to in Matthew 13:4–8?

Making Soil Productive

  1. What does each kind of soil represent? Compare Matthew 13:4 with 18, 19.
    Compare verses 5, 6 with 20, 21.
    Compare verse 7 with 22.
    Compare verse 8 with 23.
  2. What must happen for the roadside soil to be changed (Hebrews 3:15)?
  3. How can unproductive, rocky ground be made productive (1 Corinthians 10:13 and Proverbs 29:25)?
  4. How can individuals described as thorny soil become vital and effective Christians (1 Peter 5:7; Matthew 6:19–21)?

Result of Dwelling in Good Soil

  1. What condition in a Christian results in abundance of fruit (Mark 4:20; Luke 8:15)?
  2. What type of soil do most of the professing Christians you know represent?
  3. What type of soil would you say your life now represents?
  4. What type of soil do you want your life to represent?

Application

LIFE APPLICATION

Questions

  1. How must the soil of your life be changed to become good ground or to increase in its fruitfulness?
  2. List several problem areas that need changing.
  3. Have you evaluated your relationship with Christ?
  4. What must you trust Christ to do?

 

Memory Verse: “Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.” (Galatians 6:7 NLT)

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