Now We Live

NOW WE LIVE: How Your Faith Can Restore a Broken World

 

 

Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study

Wednesdays / October 26 – December 7 / 6:30 am

Join us anytime! Text 919-669-0394 and let us know you’re coming.

Like all worldviews, Christianity influences our ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits. Taking seriously the Christian worldview means first understanding how God has acted in history and what it means to follow Jesus. Simply put, we must embrace the truth as shown in the Bible.

Just as important as knowing the truth is living out this worldview. The Christian worldview calls for action in all areas of life. Loving God and loving others guide how we interact with our family and friends, our coworkers, and those who disagree with us. Grounded in truth and lived out in God’s grace, your faith has the potential to transform your own life and ultimately help transform a broken world.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Join us at 6:30 am in the Parlor at The Shepherd’s Church for a full breakfast. (Donations accepted)

  • The lesson begins at 6:50 am
SESSION 1 / October 26, 2022 

WORLDVIEW: CAN WE ALIGN OUR BELIEFS AND ACTIONS?

Worldviews answer the fundamental questions of reality and direct what we think the world is and should be like. Every person, whether they realize it or not, has a worldview. A worldview is simply a pattern of ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits that help us make sense of our experiences. These ideas shape our perspectives and solidify our sense of meaning and purpose. Understanding your own worldview is crucial as ideas have consequences both for you and for the society you live in.  
STUDY GUIDE
Supplemental Videos: What is a Worldview? / The Truth Changes Everything

 

SESSION 2 / November 2, 2022

REALITY: WHAT DOES CHRISTIANITY SAY ABOUT THE WORLD?

Christianity claims to be not just another worldview, but the one true story of reality. It is true at all times, for all people, and at all places. The biblical narrative outlines how God is the Creator, how he relates to humanity, and how he is working to reconcile the world to its intended purpose. This story can be summarized as Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Within this narrative, we see where God is directing history and how he will ultimately defeat all opposition. It provides answers to life’s fundamental questions and offers a vision for true human flourishing.
STUDY GUIDE
Supplemental Videos: The Story of Reality / What Makes the Christian Worldview the Right One? 

 

SESSION 3 / November 9, 2022

JESUS: WHO IS HE?

The biblical narrative points to and centralizes on the person of Jesus Christ and the good news he proclaims. Jesus teaches that in him God’s reign broke into the world, offering freedom and forgiveness for those in bondage to sin. He claims to be the Savior of the world, the one who teaches what is true, and models the way of abundant life. He is the King of kings, calling for our ultimate allegiance in all areas of life. By resurrecting Jesus from the dead, God shows his supreme approval and vindication of Jesus, giving him all authority over creation.
STUDY GUIDE
Supplemental Videos: The Fulfilling Life Jesus Gives / Did Jesus Claim to be God?

 

SESSION 4 / November 16, 2022

TRUTH: IS CHRISTIANITY CREDIBLE?

Christianity is not merely a comforting story with some nice moral teachings, taken to be true on blind faith. The Christian worldview is both true and can be shown to be a reasonable faith based on evidence. God has acted within history to demonstrate that he alone is the true God who is worthy of following. Because of this, all Christians are called to be able to give a defense for their beliefs, done in such a way that is Christlike in being respectful and compassionate. 
STUDY GUIDE
Supplemental Videos: Isn’t Faith Blind? / Guiding Conversation with Questions

 

SESSION 5 / November 30, 2022

IDENTITY: WHO ARE WE IN CHRIST?

As followers of Jesus, we are not only image bearers of God but placed in a community of believers all in union with Christ. This objective and holistic identity has profound implications for how we live and see ourselves, others, God, and the world. The goal for Christians is to grow into the image of Jesus, who embodies what a flourishing life looks like. In him, we are a new creation, forgiven from sin, called to be lights to a broken world as we imitate Jesus and his sacrificial love.
STUDY GUIDE
Supplemental Videos: The Joy in Our Identity / What Can Christians Say about Identity?

 

SESSION 6 / December 7, 2022

SOCIETY: HOW SHOULD WE LIVE?

If the Christian worldview is true and lived out by Christians, it has the power to affect society in significant ways as it has in the past. Jesus turned the world upside down not by force or manipulation, but by teaching the truth, offering a life of meaning and purpose, and modeling sacrificial love through his atoning death. From the life and actions of this one individual, the world has never been the same. Christians can likewise help to transform all areas of society by living out the way, truth, and life of Jesus.
STUDY GUIDE
Supplemental Videos: Role of Religion in Society / How do we Steward Our Role as Citizens?