2. Jesus is your Saviour
You can only know the Father because of what He has done for you in the Son. The Father and the Son are at work together in your life to make you a child of God.
What the Son does | Passage | To discuss |
The Father makes you His child through faith in His Son, Jesus. | John 1:9-13 | Are you are anyone else able to make yourself a child of God? |
Jesus has laid down his life to save you from the wrath you deserve. | 1 John 4:9-10 | Can we know true love apart from knowing Jesus? |
You have been united to Jesus, so his death and resurrection are now yours. | Romans 6:1-5 | What is the result of being united to Jesus in his death? What about being united to him in his resurrection? |
Being united to Jesus makes you a new person. | 2 Cor 5:16-21 | How much of ‘the old’ has gone when we are in Christ? |
Jesus the Son has set you free from slavery to sin. | John 8:31-36 | What is the main difference between a slave and a son? |
Jesus gives you true life. | John 6:35-51 | What does this life that Jesus gives mean for our future? |
Jesus gives you a sure hope: the resurrection | 1 Corinthians 15:50-57 | What will be the result of our resurrection? |
Jesus has gathered you with every kind of person into one family. | Galatians 3:26-29 | What kind of divisions between people does Jesus break down? |
The Father’s ultimate plan is to make you just like Jesus. | Romans 8:28-30 | When was the Father’s plan set in place? |