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OUTLINE and EXAMPLES to "The Christian Life"
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"Some Teachings of Christ"
I. The Kingdom and man. -EXAMPLE-
II. The value of the Kingdom. -EXAMPLE-
III. The value of the world.
IV. On entering the Kingdom.
V. On remaining in the Kingdom.
a. Remove conflicts from your life.
b. Let Christianity permeate your entire life.
1 Humble yourself.
2 Become a servant to your fellow man.
a Love your neighbor.
b Forgive him his faults.
c Know that Christ is looking for him as he looked for you.
3 Pray with sincere faith for guidance.
c. Produce fruit.
d. Always live as God wants you to.
VI. On being found acceptable in the Kingdom.
VII. On the final reward.
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EXAMPLES of "The Kingdom and Man"
FIFTY REFERENCES TO THE KINGDOM
1. Matt. 13:33
-The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which when put into a substance can spread throughout and change the entire mass.
2. Matt. 13:31,32
-The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. When it is sown in a person's life it is only a tiny tiny thing. But it can grow to become a strong tree many times greater than the little seed it sprang from.
3. Matt. 13:45-46
-The kingdom of heaven is as valuable as a pearl of great price---one of such value and beauty that a merchant man would sell all that he had to obtain it.
4. Matt. 13:44
-The kingdom of heaven is as valuable as a treasure hidden in a field: that when a man finds it he sells all he has with great joy so he can buy the field and have the treasure.
3. Some teachings of Christ (Fifty references to the Kingdom).
I. The Kingdom and Man.
(Fact Questions)
330. What is "leaven"?
331. Why is the kingdom of heaven like leaven?
332. Describe the extremes embodied by a mustard seed.
333. Why is the kingdom of heaven like a mustard seed?
(Thought Questions)
334. Discuss how the kingdom starts in a person's life as a very tiny thing as related to his entire existence.
335. Discuss how the kingdom spreads throughout every aspect of a Christian's life.
336. Describe at least three fundamental ways in which Christianity will convert the substance of a person's life from the present condition into a different thing.
337. In what ways does Christianity stimulate growth in a person's life?
338. Contrast the kingdom of heaven in a mature, dedicated Christian's life with that of the "average" newly-converted Christian.
II. The Value of the Kingdom.
339. What three things would prompt a jeweler to sell everything he owned in order to buy a certain single pearl?
340. Most people passing by a certain patch of empty land see only a bunch of weeds and useless space at an out-of-the-way location. But one real estate agent after carefully inspecting the property suddenly decides to sell all of his other holdings in order to buy this particular patch of land. Give several reasons to explain why he might do such a thing.
(Thought Questions)
341. Give ten ways in which a pearl of great price and the kingdom of heaven are similar.
342. Discuss the significance of the kingdom of heaven being as valuable as a treasure "hidden" in a field. In what way is the kingdom of heaven hidden?
343. Relate obtaining the kingdom of heaven to a person gladly---even happily---giving up many prized "possessions" of today's world. (In other words, what would motivate a person such that he or she would with great happiness give up things that previously had been extremely valued in order to become a true disciple of Christ?)
344. Differentiate "great joy" from joy, and joy from mere happiness.
345. Give a full definition of the word "treasure," and apply it to the concept of the kingdom of heaven.
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