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Key PassagesHebrews 13:4 | 1 Thessalonians 4: 3-5 | 1 Corinthians 7:2-5 | Matthew 5:27-28Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ Hebrews 13:4 | Exodus 20:14✓ 1 Corinthians 7✓ Ephesians 5✓ Review all Scripture passages.▪ Book:✓ Gospel-Centered Life – Lessons 2, 6, & 9PracticesMeet▪ Discussion: “How can we walk in purity together as a church?”▪ Panel Discussion with married couples.Pray▪ Thank God for forgiveness and freedom.▪ Pray for relationships, temptations, and your future marriage.

Key Passages1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 | 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 | Ephesians 5:3 | 1 Peter 1:14-16Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8 (God’s will for purity).✓ 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (Sexual purity).✓ Peter 1:14-16 | 2 Timothy 2:22 (living Pure Lives).▪ Book:✓ Gospel-Centered Life – Session 1–2 (God's holiness and our identity).PracticesMeet▪ Key practice: Write a purity statement based on Scripture.▪ Discuss: “What does holiness look like in relationships?”▪ Identify media, habits, or situations that compromise purity.Pray▪ Confess to God areas of compromise.▪ Ask for purity in mind, body, and habits.

Key Passages2 Timothy 3 | 2 Peter 1 | Psalm 19Personal Bible StudyRead▪ Bible:✓ Review 2 Timothy 3, 2 Peter 1, Psalm 19✓ 1 Peter 3:15-16 Be Ready to Give an Answer✓ Romans 1:16 | 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Know the Gospel.✓ Matthew 5:16 Let Your Life Back Up Your Words✓ Ephesians 4:15 Speak the Truth in Love✓ Acts 22:1-21; 26: 1-23 Paul explained how he encountered Christ and howhis life changed because of Christ. Share Your Story.▪ Book:✓ Case for Christ – Ch. 11–13 (Psychological, medical, and circumstantialevidence).PracticesMeet▪ Key practice: Share a 3-minute apologetic testimony.▪ Developing a personal apologetic involves:Knowing your story.Understanding the Gospel message.Being ready to share with gentleness and respect.Trusting in God.▪ Mentor critique and encouragement.▪ Discussion: How do humility and faith interact with reason?▪ Q & A Panel Discussion with guest speakers or pastors.Pray▪ Ask God to use your story to help others trust the Bible.▪ Pray by name for those with intellectual barriers to faith.

This is the recording from our Apologetics Workshop that includes the conversations concerning Mormonism, Islam, and Atheism.

Key Passages2 Peter 1:19–21 | 2 Timothy 3:16-17 | Luke 1:1-4 | 2 Peter 1:16 | John 14:26 | Matthew 24: 35 | John 20: 30-31Personal Bible StudyRead▪ Bible:✓ 2 Peter 1✓ 2 Timothy 3▪ Book:✓ Case for Christ Ch. 4–6 (Manuscript evidence and Gospel reliability).PracticesMeet▪ Key practice: Watch a short apologetics clip on manuscript reliability.▪ Discuss: “What do I say when someone says the Bible’s been changed?”▪ Activity: In pairs, construct a 3-point response using biblical and historicalreasoning.Pray▪ Thank God for the Spirit’s work in inspiring the Word.▪ Intercede for friends who doubt the Bible’s trustworthiness.

Key PassagesIsaiah 53 | Luke 24:25–27 | Psalm 22Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ Isaiah 53✓ Luke 24:25–27✓ Psalm 22✓ John 5▪ Book:✓ The Reason for God – Chapter on “Isn’t the Bible a Myth?”✓ The Pursuit of God – Chapter 7: “The Gaze of the Soul”PracticesMeet▪ Small group: Find three OT prophecies fulfilled in Jesus.▪ Discuss: What convinces you that Jesus really is who He says He is?Pray▪ Praise God for fulfilling all His promises in Christ.

Key Passages1 Peter 3:15-16 | Philippians 1:16-17 | Isaiah 53Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ 1 Peter 3:15-16✓ Philippians 1:16-17✓ John 1▪ Book:✓ The Case for Christ – Introduction + Chapter 1✓ Knowing God – Chapter 10: “The God Who Is There”PracticesMeet:▪ Practice: 2-minute version of “Why I trust the Bible."▪ Share: What questions about faith do people around you often ask?Pray:▪ Ask for boldness, gentleness, and clarity in conversations about faith.

Key PassagesEphesians 5:1–10 | Colossians 3:12–17Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ Ephesians 5:1–10✓ Colossians 3:12–17▪ Book:✓ The Gospel-Centered Life – Session 10: “The Gospel-Centered Life”✓ Mere Christianity – Final chapters on “Transformation”PracticesMeet• Share one area where your identity in Christ is shaping new habits.• Encourage each other. Affirm what you see Christ doing in your group.Pray▪ Thank God for ongoing transformation.▪ Ask for grace to walk in your new nature.

Key PassagesColossians 3:1–4 | Ephesians 4:17–24Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ Colossians 3:1–4✓ Ephesians 4:17–24▪ Book:✓ The Pursuit of God – Chapter 6: “The Speaking Voice”✓ Knowing God – Chapter 21: “These Inward Trials”PracticesMeet▪ Discuss: How do you daily set your mind “on things above”?▪ Try: 3-minute silent prayer to listen for God.Pray▪ Ask for spiritual clarity and focus.▪ Pray through Colossians 3:1–4 each morning.

Key PassagesRomans 8:14–17 | Galatians 4:4–7Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ Romans 8:14–17✓ Galatians 4:4–7✓ Ephesians 2▪ Book:✓ The Gospel-Centered Life – Session 3: “Believing the Gospel”✓ The Reason for God – Chapter on “The God of Love”PracticesMeet▪ Group: What does it feel like to call God “Father”?▪ Journal: How has God fathered you this year?Pray▪ Use “Abba, Father” prayers throughout the week.▪ Thank God for adopting you fully.

Key Passages2 Corinthians 5:17 | Ephesians 1Personal Bible Study📖 Read▪ Bible:✓ Ephesians 1✓ 2 Corinthians 5:17▪ Book:✓ Knowing God – Chapter 19: “Sons of God”✓ Mere Christianity – Section on “The New Man”PracticesMeet▪ Reflect: What do you feel defines your identity?▪ Share: How does being in Christ change the way you see yourself?Pray▪ Thank God for your new birth in Christ▪ Ask to shed false identities rooted in performance, fear, or shame

Key PassagesActs 1:8 | Acts 11:19–26📖 Read:▪ Bible: ✓ Acts 1:8 ✓ Acts 11:19–26▪ Book: ✓ The Reason for God – Chapter on “The Church’s Role in the World” ✓ The Pursuit of God – Chapter 5: “The Universal Presence”PracticesMeet ▪ Group brainstorm: What is one mission or outreach idea your group could do? ▪ Mentor connection: Ask someone how they found their place in the church?Pray ▪ Ask God to open your heart to serve inside and outside the church. ▪ Pray for your church’s mission to your city.

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Key PassagesActs 2:42–47 | Hebrews 10:24–25Personal Bible StudyRead:▪ Bible:✓ Acts 2:42–47✓ Hebrews 10:24–25✓ John 13 (Love one another)▪ Book:The Gospel-Centered Life – Session 7: “Mission”The Reason for God – Chapter on “Church: Isn't It Just a Club?”Practices:Meet▪ Reflect: What do you think the Church should look like?▪ Group: Share one way you have seen or received gospel-centered community.Pray▪ Thank God for creating the Church.▪ Pray for deeper devotion to fellowship, not just content consumption.

Key PassagesMatthew 6 (entire chapter)Personal Bible StudyRead▪ Bible:✓ Matthew 6YEAR 1: Foundations | 7✓ Luke 5:15–16 (Jesus withdraws to pray.)▪ Book:✓ The Pursuit of God – Chapter 4: “Apprehending God”✓ Knowing God – Chapter 13: “The Grace of God”PracticesMeet▪ Review the month: What worked? What rhythms stuck?▪ Challenge: Begin a 21-day habit (prayer + reading each morning or evening).Pray▪ Make a written prayer commitment.▪ Thank God for His patience as you grow in Christ.

Key PassagesJoshua 1:8 | Psalm 1Personal Bible StudyRead▪ Bible:✓ Joshua 1:8✓ Psalm 1✓ Psalm 119:161–176▪ Book:The Gospel-Centered Life – Session 8: “Faith and Repentance”The Reason for God – Short section on spiritual disciplines.PracticesMeet▪ Group Activity: Try group meditation on Psalm 1 (read slowly three times, thenreflect).▪ Partner up: Ask how others memorize or meditate on Scripture.Pray▪ Ask God to let His Word dwell richly in you.▪ Reflect in prayer on one verse each day this week.

Key PassagesPhilippians 4:6–7 | Psalm 34Personal Bible StudyBible:✓ Philippians 4:6–7✓ Psalm 34✓ Psalm 119:121–160Book:Knowing God – Chapter 12: “God Our Father”Mere Christianity – Chapter on Christian Behavior and PrayerPracticesMeet▪ Group discussion: How does anxiety interfere with your prayer life?▪ Teach: Share a short journaling prayer in your group.Pray▪ Use Philippians 4:6-7 as a breath prayer throughout the week.