DEVELOPING A DAILY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
“God was speaking to me through the instructor, classmates, the material. I could really feel his presence in class every week.”
Invite God into your life through guided Bible study, journaling, reflection and sharing. Examine the questions of God’s plan for us, and how develop habits for including God in your daily life.
Developing a Daily Relationship with God Syllabus
Some, maybe most of you, may have never read much of the Bible before, and that is just fine! You are in the majority of people in that! Make this course a new beginning in learning to love the Word of God in the Bible, and you will be very glad you did. The more we learn to hear God from the whole of the Bible, the wiser and more content in life we will be. We all come to see God’s Word to us through the Scriptures as a spoken word to our current life situations, and not just an “ink word” on a page. This is the primary way God speaks to us personally, and anyone who listens and puts into practice what one hears from God, finds his/her life becoming transformed in wonderful ways. We are invited to ask the basic questions, explore our beliefs and compare them to Scripture in a safe and accepting environment, and encouraged to develop our personal relationship with God and Jesus through prayer, meditation and contemplation. Note: some independent work is necessary outside of class to fully engage with this process.
Lesson 1: Introductions, overview, review of class syllabus, commitment to devote daily time to God
Lesson 2: God’s Plan for the Salvation of the Human Race): Old Testament Overview
Lesson 3: God’s Plan for the Salvation of the Human Race: Overview of Jesus’s Life, Teachings and Purpose
Lesson 4: Why Would Anyone Want to Have a Daily Relationship with God (part 1)
Lesson 5: Why Would Anyone Want to Have a Daily Relationship with God (part 2)
Lesson 6: Why Would Anyone Want to Have a Daily Relationship with God (part 3)
Lesson 7: Having a Daily Relationship with God Means Loving and Following Jesus
Lesson 8: Life Practices for Developing a Daily Relationship with God (part 1)
Lesson 9: Life Practices for Developing a Daily Relationship with God (part 2)
Lesson 10: Life Practices for Developing a Daily Relationship with God (part 2 continued)
Lesson 11: Life Practices for Developing a Daily Relationship with God (part 3)
This course was developed by Pastor James Stuart.
