The WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY of Christianity

PURPOSE:

If someone doesn’t learn anything else about Christianity, once they become a Christian, if they

understand these six concepts, they have adequate knowledge to live the Christian life.

HOW IT WORKS

The format of these studies is as follows:

• Participants are asked to complete a pre-study questionnaire in order to gain what their thoughts/beliefs are currently on the subject matter to be discussed.

• Each participant brings their completed question to the group discussion.

• The student begins and ends with prayer.

• Once the study begins, each participant, if they choose, shares their answer to question.

• Then the facilitator introduces a Scripture that addresses God’s answer to the question.

• Then each participant answers to the following two questions:

1. What does this verse or verses mean?

2. How should we apply these words to our lives?

• The study continues until all of the questions are addressed with Scripture.

OVERVIEW

This study is composed of the following materials:

1. Participant Questionnaire2. Participant Workbook3. Leader Guide4. Powerpoint Presentations – WHO and HOW5. Take Aways

1. Bookmarks2. Word Puzzles3. T-Shirt4. Jar of Dirt

OUTLINE

SESSION #1: WHO – Your Identity in ChristSESSION #2: WHAT – Living a Holy LifeSESSION #3: WHEN– ONE Life NOW

WHERE- Aliens on the this Earth, Citizens of Heaven

SESSION #4: WHY – For the Sake of our life Forever

SESSION #5: HOW – To Live the Christian Life

STUDY MATERIALS

• CLICK HERE for the Participant Questionnaire

• CLICK HERE for the Participant Study Guide/Workbook

• CLICK HERE for the Leader Guide

WHO & HOW

The format of these sessions are basically the same except they include additional components:

WHO:POWERPOINT Presentation* – CLICK HERE to view

IDENTITY VERSES – CLICK HERE to view

HOW:Powerpoint Presentation* – CLICK HERE to view

* The Powerpoint presentations serve as introductions to the sessions.

BOOKMARKSEach section has a bookmark. Click on the link for each section to view the bookmarks. Each Page is one side of the bookmark. High school students especially like bookmarks and almost anything to have as a take away.

TAKE AWAYS

WHO Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2WHY Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2HOW Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2

JAR OF DIRTWe had jars of dirt as keepsakes of the retreat in consideration of the following verses: Genesis 2:7 - And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living

Corinthians 15:49 - And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

As a keepsake, we had the boys dif up dirt and place it in these jars. They then had a keepsake of the retreat to remind themselves of their dependency on God because with God, they are just dirt.

TAKE AWAYS

JAR LABEL:

“I am just dust.” Thank GOD for the Holy Spirit!

Covecrest-2007

WORD SEARCH PUZZLEEach session has a word search puzzle. Each puzzle has important words to remember from each session. Click below for the puzzle from each session:

TAKE AWAYS

WHO Word SearchWHAT Word SearchWHY Word SearchHOW Word Search

T-SHIRTEach participant can receive a T-Shirt for participating in the study. This is an option that can be desired. We could do customized or offer a generic T-Shirt. Of course, we would need to discuss the logistics of offering such an option. Here are links to the artwork for each side of the t-shirt:

TAKE AWAYS

Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt FRONTCLICK HERE TO VIEW

Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt BACKCLICK HERE TO VIEW

THE FRUIT

After pouring my blood, sweat and tears into composing the curriculum for this retreat here are pictures of the retreat that show the result of the effort.

CLICK HERE to view the photographs of the retreat.