Lesson 3: Faith 41
I once asked a young Navy pilot in my church if he wondered how
a jet could f ly. He said, “I don’t wonder why they f ly. I wonder why they
sometimes lose power and crash.” Faith is the “power” of the Christian
life. By grace, faith makes possible complete trust in God for daily living
and eternal salvation.
Effective disciples depend on the power of faith as they live in full
obedience to Christ.
TEACHING PLANS
Teaching Plan—Varied Learning Activities
Connect with Life
- Divide the class into groups of two or three members each. Instruct
each group to role play a real-life, everyday situation where faith is
demonstrated. Try not to give an example, but if you are pressed
to do so, use one of the situations given in “He Can Be Trusted”
in the Study Guide. Give groups time to complete the assignment
and then ask each one to role play their example for the class. After
groups have shared, say, Today we are going to take a step of faith
toward Jesus or, for those of us who have taken that first step; take the
next step of faith in our journey of surrender to God’s will. - Invite members to give a textbook definition of “faith”—both as a
verb and as a noun. Write elements of their definitions on a marker
board. Say, Faith is an essential habit of a highly effective disciple.
Disciples come to Jesus through faith and they live by faith.
Guide Bible Study
- Ask someone to read Proverbs 3:5–6. Invite members to select what
they consider to be the two most important words in these verses.
Write the words on a marker board and note with a check mark