NEW BELIEVERS

BY IRENE MCGOUGH

INDEX :Page 3 THE GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELLPage 6 THE GOOD NEWS

Page 8 BASIC STUDY ONE: YOU HAVE A NEW LIFEPage 13 STUDY 2 - RELATING TO GODPage 16 HOW TO FIND A CHURCHPage 20 A QUICK LOOK AT THE HOLY SPIRITPage 24 STUDY 3: WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF GODPage 27 STUDY 4: WITNESSINGPage 32 WILL THE REAL JESUS PLEASE STAND UP?Page 46 JESUS WANTS US TO BE RADICAL BELIEVERSPage 47 JESUS WANTS US TO BEAR LOTS OF FRUIT

Bible,Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman FoundationUsed by permission." (www.Lockman.org)Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (R).Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.

THE GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL

- God's love in action.

John 3:16.For God so loved the world that He gave His onlybegottenbSon, that whoever believes in Him should not perishbut have everlasting life.(NKJ V).

Have you ever thought about why this verse is probably the best knownVerse in the Bible among Christians? In this verse we have the Gospelmessage in a Nutshell. This verse is about God's love in action.1)

God

is the source of that love. This verse shows the magnitude of God'slove in action2)

God so loved the world:

God's love isn't restricted to any one nation or to the spiritually elite.God's love extends to all men and women, boys andgirls everywhere.There are no exceptions. God loves you.3)

he gave his only begotten Son:.

This shows His sacrificial love.

Jesus the spotless, sinless Son of God died for us almost 2,000 years agoon the Cross of Calvary. God could not look upon sin. A sacrifice had tobe made so that our sins might be forgiven.

Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,We are all sinners and come short of the glory of God. We are all deservingof the wrath of God, but God in his infinite mercy sent his only Son to diefor us and so secure our redemption. Isn't it wonderful. Praise the name of