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Study 1: The Mission of JesusMain Text: Luke 19:1-10Memory Verse: Luke 19:10Introduction

The Bible indicates that Jesus is the Son of God, who leftthe splendor, beauty, glory, etc. of heaven to come to

the dirt, sin, trouble and sadness of Earth. Why did Jesuscome to earth !ccording to our memory verse, "ecame to see# and to save those who were lost. "e hadto give a huge sacri$ce to achieve that purpose.%nowing "is purpose would shape our life and actionswith regards to what we do for "im and with "im.!ccording to &atthew '()', Jesus was conceived by the"oly Spirit and was destined to save "is people from theirsins.

Discussion uestion'. Who was *acchaeus +)). n your view, why did he see# to see Jesus-. What prevented him from seeing Jesus +-. !ccording to verse /, what did Jesus do when he

got to the tree/. 0rom verse '1, what did Jesus say was purpose for

coming to Earth2. Was this purpose achieved in the life of

*acchaeus What shows3. !s a 4hristian, what lessons do you learn from the

purpose of Jesus and how he sought to achieve it

!onc"usion*acchaeus, as far as we #now, had never heard, seen orspo#en to this man Jesus before this day 5 yet, in thespace of a few minutes, his entire life was turned upsidedown6 !lthough he was hiding on a tree, Jesus who had

come to see# for the lost sought for him even on thetree. f we say we are "is followers, then "is purposeshould become our purpose, to see# to save the lost bysharing the Gospel

Study #: $ou are My %itnessMain Text: &cts 1:'-9Memory Verse: &cts 1:(Introduction

Jesus, after his resurrection revealed himself to hisdisciples in various ways. "e gave them his lastcommand which is also called the Great 4ommission7&att. )8('85)1, &ar# '2('/, 9u#e ) ( 25 8, John)1()':. "owever, in the !cts 4ommission, Jesus used

the words, ;and you shall be my witnesses


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inviting Jesus into the heart. This is the message we areto send to the world and to all people. t is not acomple? message but a simple one. Jesus has promisedto be with you in the presentation of this Gospel. ou arenot alone.Study /: o+ Shou"d %e %itness 1.

Main Text: John 1: '0-'/Memory Verse: Mark 5: 19Introduction

There are basically two forms of evangelismH &assevangelism is evangelism where many people areinvolved at the same time 74rusade, ally, &edia etc.:and Aersonal Evangelism. ndeed, we are interested inpersonal evangelism because it ta#es only one personto do it and it involves no cost most of the times. Thecall to evangeliCe is given to each one of us. &anysinners will not come to church, therefore, we must goout to meet them where they are( in their houses,oMces, town or village s=uare, civic centers,playgrounds, hospitals, prisons, schools andmar#etplaces 7!cts )1()1H '3('25-'H '2()15- :. Theseare mostly natural places where we $nd ourselves andGod will be gladdened when we respond to the leading

of the "oly Spirit to share the Gospel in these plases.Discussion uestions'. n the main te?t, name the people who personally

testi$ed about Jesus to others.). When did !ndrew found Aeter, and Ahilip found

athaniel

-. "ow diMcult or easy was it for !ndrew and Ahilipto present Jesus to Aeter and athanielrespectively

. n your view, what sacri$ces did !ndrew and Ahilipma#e to get Aeter and athaniel to Jesus

/. What was the content of !ndrew@s and Ahilip@s

message2. What lessons do you learn from !ndrew and

Ahilip3. What other means can you use to evangeliCe

!onc"usion ou have been led to 4hrist therefore lead others to4hrist. n leading people to 4hrist huge sacri$ces aremade. !ndrew brought Aeter, Ahilip brought athaniel,and somebody brought you. t@s your turn to bringsomebody to the 9ord Jesus. Who will you bring to the9ord s it your brother, friend or spouse The 9ord iswaiting.Study : The ;o"e of the o"y S7irit in%itnessin .Main Text: &cts (: #/-'0Memory Verse: Luke 1#:11-1#Introduction

Jesus commissioned his disciples to be his witness in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the outer most parts ofthe world. "owever, he cautioned them not to moveuntil they have received the "oly Spirit who willempower them to be eIective soul winners 7!cts '( 5/:.ndeed, you cannot be an eIective witness unless the"oly Spirit helps you. !vail yourself to the "oly Spirit tohelp you in your witness.

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