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A Call to Stand Apart
(For additional reading on this subject, we recommend
The De-
sire of Ages, 19
,
Steps to Christ, 9
,
The Story of Redemption, 13
,
and
The Acts of the Apostles, 9
.)
Think About It
1. Why does God want to save us?
2. For whom was Jesus’ first miracle performed?
3. Why did the prodigal’s father place his own coat around his
son’s shoulders?
4. Matthew and the rich young ruler both received invitations
to follow Jesus. In what ways were their circumstances similar? In
what ways were they different? Why do you think Matthew accepted
Jesus’ invitation and the rich young ruler did not?
5. What can we learn about effective teaching from the story of
the farmer planting seeds? How only can we “bear fruit”?
6. What are some of the conditions to answered prayer?
7. What is the basis of our forgiveness from God?
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