THE UNCHANGING GOD

PREAMBLE

August is the month when Nairobi Baptist Church has an emphasis on Missions. As we think about God’s call to all Christians to go out and make disciples of all nations, it is imperative that we understand who God is. God has many descriptions in the Bible, but one thing that stands out in the Old and New Testament is His Unchanging nature. His Grace remains the same, He remains the omnipotent God, His Love and Faithfulness is unending and unconditional and His Word has the power to save and remains the same. This is the God we serve and it is His gospel that we preach.

STUDY ONE WEEK OF JULY 28^th

THE GRACE OF THE UNCHANGING GOD

Introduction:

Read : Titus 2:11-15

Observe:

1. What grace has appeared to all men?

2. What does the grace of God teach us?

3. What are we waiting for in the present age according to this passage?

Digest:

4. What do you understand by the “grace of God”?

5. What are the benefits of the grace to God and man?

6. How does the grace of God help us in our Christian walk?

7. What instructions are we given for the grace of God to extend to others?

Apply:

8. How do you plan to reach out to others with the grace of God?

Memory Verse:

Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

(NIV) Acts 1:8

STUDY TWO                                                                          WEEK OF AUGUST 4^th      

THE POWER IN THE GOSPEL OF THE UNCHANGING GOD

[Review of Last Week’s Memory Verse:  Acts 1:8]

Introduction:

Read:  Romans 1:16-17; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Observe:           Romans 1:16-17

1.  Why was Paul not ashmed of the gospel?

2.  For whom is salvation?

3.  How is a righteousness from God revealed?

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

4.  How is the message of the cross described in this passage?

5.  How is the message perceived by the various people mentioned?

Digest

6.  How do you perceive the gospel as the power of God?

7.  What do you understand by “a righteousness from God”?

8. What is the significance of faith in the manifestation of the power of God?

Apply:

9.  How has faith enabled you personally to benefit from the power of the gospel?

Memory Verse:

Acts 2:4       All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”

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(NIV)                                                                     Acts 2:4

STUDY THREE WEEK OF AUGUST 11^th

THE WORD OF THE UNCHANGING GOD

[Review of Last Week’s Memory Verse: Acts 2:4]

Introduction:

Read : Isaiah 55:10-12; Hebrews 4:12

Observe:

1. In what ways is the Word of God like the rain and snow in Isaiah?

2. What will happen when the Word goes out of God’s mouth?

3. In the Hebrews verse how is the word of God characterized?

4. What various functions are attributed to the Word in this verse?

Digest:

5. How does the metaphor of rain and snow help you to understand the power of God’s Word?

6. What does the metaphor of Hebrews 4:12 add to your understanding and appreciation of the functions of the Word of God?

7. In the face of many who reject or ignore the Word, how would you interpret the statement that “It will not return to me empty”?

Apply:

8. What would you list as the main achievements of the Word of God in your group/life?

Memory Verse:

Isaiah 61:1

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim the freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”

(NIV) Isaiah 61:1

STUDY FOUR                                                             WEEK OF AUGUST 18^TH

THE LOVE OF THE UNCHANGING GOD

[Review of Last Week’s Memory Verse: Isaiah 61:1]

Introduction:

Observe:

1. What type of people used to lie at the pool and why?

2. Who was the one that Jesus healed?

3. Why had the man not been healed before?

4. How did Jesus heal this man?

Digest:

5. What problem did this man have?

6. Why did he need the love and grace of God extended to him?

7. What lessons do we learn from this passage about the love of God for the disabled?

Apply:

8. What are your group/personal plans to reach out to the disabled in your community?

Memory Verse:

John 5:15

“The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who made him well”

NIV John 5:15

STUDY FOUR                                                         WEEK OF AUGUST 25^TH

THE LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS OF THE UNCHANGING GOD

Introduction

Read: John 13:34-35; Romans 3:1-8

Observe:

John 13:34-35

1.  What new command did Jesus give to His disciples?

2. What would happen when they obeyed the command?

Romans 3:1-8

3.  Who have been entrusted with words of God?

4.  How does our faithlessness and unrighteousness relate to God’s faithfulness?

Digest:

5.  How would you respond to the question in Romans 5:7?

6. From your knowledge of the Old Testament commandments what is new about Jesus’ commandment?

7. What would happen if God’s love and faithfulness depended on anything external to Himself?

Apply:

8. Share with the group an experience in your life where you know that only the love and faithfulness of God could have saved you.