THE GETTING STARTED SERIES

LEADER’S GUIDE

CONFIDENCE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS SECURE

The BIG IDEA:

We can be 100% sure that we have eternal life if have placed our trust in Jesus.

THE PROBLEM:
 I WANT MY STUDENTS TO:

If we don’t trust in Christ, we will be separated from God for
eternity when we die. Even if we have trusted in Christ, we
may still may lack confidence in our relationship with God
because we don’t understand that our confidence is based
on what Christ has done for us, not what we do for him.
OUR RESPONSE:

Be sure of our relationship with God because of what Jesus
has done to forgive us and give us eternal life, not because
of what we do for God.
KNOW: If we’ve placed our faith in Christ, we can be
confident that he’s forgiven our sins, made us a child of
God, will never leave us, and has given us eternal life.
EXPERIENCE: Confidence, peace, and joy because our
relationship with God is secure.
DO: Be excited and relieved that our relationship with
God is ours for good if we’ve placed our faith in Christ--
we can’t lose it.

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The boxes on the edges of this study will give you some tips as you lead others
through what's here. Your aim is to help students become more confident about four
life-changing things that happen the moment they place their faith in Jesus.

1. Start with this fun opener. Note to Leader: Before you do this first study, consider
Be sure to use the scale from reviewing the 4 points of the gospel with them using the God Note to Leader:
1-10 as we will revisit that at Tools app - even if it takes the whole time, its worth it for the The three most
the bottom the page gospel to be clear before you do follow-up. important
elements in these
follow-up lessons
are relationship,
Answer: relationship,
All of your sins were relationship.
forgiven. When it Your relational
says we are cleansed connection with
from all
them will be the
unrighteousness it
glue that causes
means all our sins,
past, present, and them to come
future sins.   back and stay
engaged. So
don’t just rush
through the
content. Take
some time on the
front end and get
Answer:
Encourage whatever to know them.
answer they give. Share your
 Also answer that testimony with
question for yourself. them and listen to
  theirs. Find things
you have in
common with
them. Laugh with
them. Connect
with them. It’s
Answer: the glue that will
He will never leave bring them back.
you.  

Answer:
Receiving Christ and
believing in Him.

Answer: Answer:
Do the 1-10 line activity again. If they understood the
We have eternal life.  We can Encourage
verses, they should be able to be have a 10 out of 10
know that we have eternal life. whatever answer
confidence. If they don’t have that, don’t push them, but
 Eternal life means God is with us they give.  Also
you might want to dig into what is keeping them from answer that
having that confidence. and help them understand that here on Earth and that we will
question for
Christ offers them complete confidence. be with him forever in heaven.
yourself.  
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