Getting a Grip on the Basics

by Beth Jones

Overview

When a child is born, doctors and family encourage the new parents to provide three elements essential to the survival of the newborn: love, nourishment and protections. These same elements are vital for every newborn Christian as well. This workbook will help those new to the Christian faith find these basics for survival. Getting a Grip on the Basics is a powerful study tool designed for either individual or group use and will help new and mature Christians alike. Through studying the Scriptures and completing this workbook, Christians will find and experience the love of God, receive spiritual nourishment and be able to rest in the protective care of the Lord and His Word. This dynamic study course will help readers become grounded in the fundamentals of Christian faith and learn important principles to vital Charismatic believers, including: - How to Become a Christian - How to Be Sure You are a Christian - How to Develop Your Relationship with God - How to Develop Your Prayer Life - How to Hear from God - How to Obey God - How to Experience God's Love and Forgiveness - How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit - How to Be Sure You are Filled With the Spirit - How to Grow and Develop Your Faith - How to Experience the Abundant Life - How to Be an Overcover - How to Serve God Also Included is Insightful Teaching On: - How to Recognize False Doctrines - How to Find a Good Church - What to Look for in a Good Church - What to Do When You Find a Good Church

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781606830840
Publisher:	Harrison House Publishers
Publication date:	04/30/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	456 KB

About the Author

Beth Jones and her husband, Jeff, are the founders and Senior Pastors of Valley Family Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan and the leaders of Jeff and Beth Jones Ministries. Beth is the author of over 20 books; including the popular "7 Basics" book and the "Getting a Grip on the Basics" series, which has been translated into over a dozen foreign languages and is being used around the world. She also writes the free, Basics Daily Devo for thousands of subscribers. The heart of Beth's message is a passion to help people get the basics of God's Word and inspire them to reach their greatest God-given potential!

 

Table of Contents

	Introduction
	Guidelines for Study
1.	How to Become a Christian	15
A.	The Big Question	15
B.	The Qualifications for Eternal Life	15
C.	How Do You Know You Have Eternal Life?	15
D.	Who Is Jesus?	16
E.	Who Are We?	17
F.	Jesus Died for People Like Us	20
G.	Jesus Will Give Us a New Life	20
H.	Is Jesus the Only Way to God?	21
I.	What Does It Mean To Believe and Receive?	23
J.	Personal Application	24
K.	Group Exercise	25
2.	How to be Sure You are a Christian	27
A.	We Base Our Faith on Facts	27
B.	Take the Assurance Test	27
C.	What Are the Facts?	28
D.	Personal Application	29
E.	Group Exercise	29
3.	How to Develop Your Relationship with God	31
A.	What Is God Like?	31
B.	How Do I Get To Know God?	32
C.	Personal Application	36
D.	Group Exercise	36
4.	How to Talk to God	37
A.	How Do I Talk to God?	37
B.	Personal Application	41
C.	Group Exercise	41
5.	How to Hear from God	43
A.	How Does God Talk to Me?	43
B.	Personal Application	47
C.	Group Exercise	48
6.	How to Obey God	49
A.	Show God You Love Him	49
B.	Personal Application	55
C.	Group Exercise	56
7.	How to Experience God's Love and Forgiveness	57
A.	Relationship Versus Friendship	57
B.	How Does God See Me?	58
C.	How Does God Define Sin?	59
D.	Who Sins?	59
E.	Who Tempts Us To Sin?	60
F.	How Can We Resist the Temptation To Sin?	60
G.	What Do We Do If We Sin?	61
H.	Personal Application	63
I.	Group Exercise	63
8.	How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit	65
A.	Who Is the Holy Spirit?	65
B.	What Does It Mean To Be Filled With the Holy Spirit?	65
C.	The Difference Between Born of and Filled With the Holy Spirit	66
D.	Comparing the Two Experiences	67
E.	Why Should I Be Filled With the Holy Spirit?	68
F.	How Can a Person Be Filled With the Spirit?	68
G.	Personal Application	69
H.	Group Exercise	70
9.	How to be Sure You are Filled with the Spirit	73
A.	What Should I Expect?	73
B.	Different Kinds of Tongues	73
C.	What Is the Purpose of Speaking in Tongues?	74
D.	What Are the Benefits of Speaking in Tongues?	74
E.	Common Misunderstandings Concerning Tongues	76
F.	Personal Application	78
G.	Group Exercise	79
10.	How to Grow and Develop Your Faith	81
A.	Faith Is Very Important	81
B.	What Is Faith?	81
C.	We Receive Things From God by Faith	82
D.	Our Faith Can Grow	83
E.	Releasing Our Faith and Receiving From God	83
F.	Personal Application	85
G.	Group Exercise	86
11.	How to Experience the Abundant Life	87
A.	God Bless You	87
B.	Why Does God Want Us To Be Blessed With Abundance?	89
C.	We Must Learn To Be Content	90
D.	Two Areas of Abundant Living: Healing and Prosperity	91
E.	Personal Application	94
F.	Group Exercise	94
12.	How to be an Overcomer	95
A.	Remember, God Is on Your Side	95
B.	Recognize There Are Two Kingdoms	97
C.	Realize Your Authority Over Satan and His Kingdom	98
D.	Personal Application	103
E.	Group Exercise	104
13.	How to Serve God	105
A.	God Has a Plan for Your Life	105
B.	All Christians Are Called To Be Servants	105
C.	All Christians Are Called To Be Witnesses for Christ	105
D.	All Christians Should Seek God's Plan and Will for Their Lives	108
E.	All Christians Should Be Good Stewards	109
F.	Dedicated and Consecrated to the Will of God	110
G.	Personal Application	111
H.	Group Exercise	111
	Conclusion	113
	How To Recognize False Doctrines	115
	How To Find a Good Church	119
	What To Look for in a Good Church	121
	What To Do When You Find a Good Church	123