Walking With God

Scripture Reading: Romans 6:1-11.

Memory Verse: "Furthermore then we beseech you, brethern, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more" (1 Thess. 4:1).

INTRODUCTION: When you were converted you turned your life around. Now you must not stand still at that point, but begin to walk with God.
  This means living day by day with Him and being led by Him. This is simple, and exciting. The Lord Jesus Christ dwells in your heart by His Spirit, but He will control only that portion of your life which you yield to Him.
  The Apostle Paul wrote to Christians about this:

  "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which
  is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove
  what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Romans 12:1,2).

  Because His Spirit now dwells in your body, the only way He can express His life and love is through a person totally committed to Him. Think of your heart as a house--full of many rooms. Don't expect the Holy Spirit to transform your heart if you refuse to let Him into all its rooms. It is important to be sure you have surrendered everything to Him.
  Here's a project to do for homework: take a number of slips of paper, on each write down the money you possess, your car or any other physical possessions, your loved ones and lastly yourself. Have a short time of prayer and commitment to God and hand each of these over to Him. Say something like, "Lord, here is my bank account--I surrender it to you. Lord, here is my T.V.--I surrender it to you," and so on. When you surrender all to God, you obtain life and joy and peace. This is truly what it means to be a disciple of Christ.

LESSON QUESTIONS:

1. Many people think that being a Christian means that "God walks with us." Actually, we walk with God. Explain the difference. Micah 6:8; Leviticus 26:12; Romans 8:1; Amos 3:3.

2. Why do we study the lives of persons of the Bible? 1 Corinthians 10:11; Hebrews 6:12.

3. List some of our examples for living in faith (Hebrews 11). Of these persons, which does the Bible specifically say "walked with God?" Genesis 5:21-24; 6:9; 7:1; 17:1.

4. What qualities does Hebrews 11 list as proof that these three men walked with God?

5. What is one thing we know of that Enoch did that pleased God? Jude 14,15.

6. Compare the reaction of the world at the time of Noah, to the response Noah gives God. Genesis 6:11-7:5.

7. What type of relationship is God looking for that He found in Abraham? 2 Chronicles 20:7; John 15: 13-15; Proverbs 17:17

8. Like Enoch, Noah and Abraham, each of us has what type of choices? James 4:4; 1 John 2:15,16; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Ephesians 4:17,22-24.

9. How does the choice we make between walking with the world and walking with God determine how we live? Hebrews 11:32-12:2; Colossians 2:6,7.