Joining Jesus on His Mission
Adult Bible Class
September 14, 2025
An Introduction
Have you ever gone whitewater rafting? What was that like?
What is the most amazing place you have ever visited? Can
you describe it?
How are stories about effective evangelism similar to the
experiences of whitewater rafting or exotic vacations?
A Misconception: This Is Easy
John 3:1-21
Now there was a man of the Pharisees
named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This
man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that
you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you
do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered
him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he
cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus
said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time
into his mother's womb and be born?” 5 Jesus
answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water
and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That
which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit
is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must
be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where
it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or
where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus said to him, “How
can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are
you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly,
truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we
have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. 12 If
I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I
tell you heavenly things? 13 No one
has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son
of Man. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that
whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 “For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God
did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order
that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever
believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned
already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And
this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people
loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For
everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the
light, lest his works should be exposed. 21 But
whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be
clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
We Were Born Again for This
Ephesians 2:8-10
For by grace you have been saved through faith.
And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not
a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we
are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
1 Peter 2:9-12
But you are a chosen race, a
royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own
possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called
you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once
you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received
mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as
sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the
flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep
your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you
as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day
of visitation.
Our Schedule – 8 Weeks
September 14 - Introduction
September 21 – Chapters 1-4
September 28 – Chapters 5-8
October 5 – Chapters 9-12
October 12 – Special Whole Church Gathering
October 19 – Chapters 13-16
October 26 – Chapters 17-Benediction
November 2 – Joining Jesus on His Mission through Gloria Dei
January 31-February 1 – Special Presentation with Greg Finke
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