CCNSIDLk CUkSLLI

1. Cf all of Lhe lsraellLes ln Lhe Cld 1esLamenL, whlch one do you Lhlnk
you can relaLe Lo Lhe mosL? (e.g. Abraham, Sarah, Samuel, LsLher,
Cldeon, !oshua, uavld, Samson, Lll[ah, eLc.) Why?












GCING ICkWAkD
1. All Lhls week Lry Lo Lhlnk of yourself as a Lrue lsraellLe, blessed and
proLecLed by Cod. ?ou are on Lhls earLh Lo fulflll Lhe purpose of
dlsplaylng Lo Lhe world Lhe glory of Cod by worshlpplng Plm and
maklng Plm Lhe cenLer of your llfe, home, and buslness.














Growth o|nts

Mldweek small groups help you sLay closer Lo !esus. Cn Sunday mornlngs we
worshlp ChrlsL and hear Pls Word. When we gaLher mldweek we flnd exLra
sLrengLh Lo walk falLhfully all week long.

Lvery Wednesday evenlng aL 6:30 M a Small Croup meeLs here aL Mllldale.

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Ga|at|ans 3:29 - "#$ %& '() *+, -.+%/01/2 0.,# '() *+, "3+*.*41/
(&&/5+%#62 .,%+/ *77(+$%#6 0( 5+(4%/,8

#1. _______ who have falLh ln !esus ChrlsL are Lhe chlldren of
Abraham, Lhe chosen people of Cod, Lhe Lrue lsrael of Cod.

Ga|at|ans 3:16 -
9:
;(< 0., 5+(4%/,/ <,+, 4*$, 0( "3+*.*4 *#$ 0( .%/
(&&/5+%#68 =0 $(,/ #(0 /*'2 >"#$ 0( (&&/5+%#6/2? +,&,++%#6 0( 4*#'2 3)0
+,&,++%#6 0( (#,2 >"#$ 0( '()+ (&&/5+%#62? <.( %/ -.+%/08

Ga|at|ans 3:7-9 -
@
A#(< 0.,# 0.*0 %0 %/ 0.(/, (& &*%0. <.( *+, 0., /(#/ (&
"3+*.*48
B
"#$ 0., C7+%50)+,2 &(+,/,,%#6 0.*0 D($ <()E$ F)/0%&' 0.,
D,#0%E,/ 3' &*%0.2 5+,*7.,$ 0., 6(/5,E 3,&(+,.*#$ 0( "3+*.*42 /*'%#62
>=# '() /.*EE *EE 0., #*0%(#/ 3, 3E,//,$8?
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C( 0.,#2 0.(/, <.( *+, (& &*%0.
*+, 3E,//,$ *E(#6 <%0. "3+*.*42 0., 4*# (& &*%0.8

Iust|n Martyr (d. 163 Au): "/ 0.,+,&(+, -.+%/0 %/ 0., =/+*,EH ,I,# /( <,
<.( .*I, J)*++%,$ ()0 (& 0., 3(<,E/ (& -.+%/0 *+, 0., 0+), =/+*,E% +*7,8
(ulalogue wlLh 1rypho)

1he S8C 8apt|st Ia|th and Message (c.6) - 0., 7.)+7. H%#7E)$,/ *EE (&
0., +,$,,4,$ (& *EE 0., *6,/

#2. Lvery promlse Cod made Lo lsrael ls a promlse Lo Pls __________
and ls reallzed ln !esus ChrlsL.

Genes|s 17:S - ;( E(#6,+ /.*EE '()+ #*4, 3, 7*EE,$ "3+*42 3)0 '()+
#*4, /.*EE 3, "3+*.*42 &(+ = .*I, 4*$, '() 0., &*0.,+ (& * 4)E0%0)$, (&
#*0%(#/8 (MaLLhew 28:19-20, 8evelaLlon 21:24)

?ou are a chosen race, a holy prlesLhood, Lhe beloved of Cod, and helrs
of an lnherlLance LhaL ls lmperlshable, undeflled, unfadlng, and guarded
ln heaven. ChrlsL dld noL save you Lo Lake a back seaL Lo anyone or slL
on Lhe sldellne ln Lhe church or Lo fear Lhls world.



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SL8lLS: CALA1lAnS
CalaLlans 3:29

MILLDALE
A Great |ace to Grow Sp|r|tua||y
!ason 8oberLson
10-12-2014
Growth Group nomework
lor Lhe week of CcL. 12, 2014

GL11ING 1C kNCW CU
1. WhaL ls your favorlLe promlse ln Lhe Cld 1esLamenL?





DIGGING DLLLk
1. When some people Lalk abouL Lhe remnanL of Cod" Lhey Lhlnk
LhaL lL ls made up only of eLhnlc !ews. 8uL Lhe 8lble Leaches
dlfferenLly. Look up each of Lhese passages and answer Lhe
quesLlons:
komans 11:S - Cn whaL basls are people chosen Lo be parL of Cod's
remnanL?



Acts 1S:12-17 - Whlch propheL dld !ames quoLe Lo prove LhaL CenLlle
bellevers are parL of Cod's remnanL?




Lphes|ans 2:11-22 - 1here was once a dlvlslon ln Lhe world beLween
!ews and CenLlles, buL !esus has unlLed Pls chosen people. LlsL Lhe
meLaphors LhaL aul used ln Lhls passage Lo descrlbe Lhe chosen
people of Cod.







komans 2:28-29, 3:29-30, 4:11-12, 4:16-17 - aul ls argulng LhaL
salvaLlon has always been a maLLer of falLh noL clLlzenshlp ln Lhe
naLlon of lsrael. LlsL several CenLlles ln Lhe Cld 1esLamenL who were
bellevers.





nebrews 11:39-40 - 1he wrlLer of Pebrews argued LhaL Cld
1esLamenL salnLs dld noL recelve whaL Cod had promlsed Abraham,
buL LhaL we" have. WhaL ls Lhe wrlLer referrlng Lo?





keve|at|on 21:2, 9-14 - 1he Church ls referred Lo as Lhe 8rlde of
ChrlsL and whaL else?





Ga|at|ans 4:21-31 - aul lllusLraLes wlLh an analogy LhaL all ChrlsLlans
are Lhe Lrue lsrael of Cod. 1he analogy ls a comparlson of Sarah and
Pagar. aul refers Lo bellevlng CenLlles as lsaacs - sons of promlse,
mlracle chlldren, chlldren of grace, free, helrs of Cod's klngdom. And
he refers Lo unbellevlng !ews (e.g. !udalzers, harlsees) as lshmaels -
ashamed, ouLcasL, allenaLed from Cod's promlses, ouLslde of Cod's
famlly, slaves of Lhe world. uoes knowlng LhaL you are Lhe Lrue lsrael
of Cod cause you Lo read Lhe 8lble dlfferenLly?