The two lessons below
are to help a new convert to grow in Christ. "As
newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby" (1 Peter 2:2). In fact all Christians can grow
spiritually by studying these two lessons. Jesus says in Matthew
28:18-20, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven
and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded
you." Here Jesus says after new converts are baptized we
are to continue to teach them all things that Jesus commanded.
New babes in Christ
must be spiritually fed in order to grow spiritually. "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need
someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God;
and you have come to need milk and not solid food" (Hebrews
5:12). Teaching after one is baptized is just as important as the
teaching one receives before he is baptized. It has been estimated that
more than one-half of all who are baptized into Christ fall away within five
years. The main reason one falls away is a failure to grow
spiritually. We must all continue to study and be taught so we can
become strong members of the church.
In using these lessons
have the one you are studying with read the scriptures aloud. Each one
should circle their response: either "yes" or "no" as you study through the
lesson. The lessons are in PDF format and to copy them requires a
reader. You can download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking
the icon below.
After you download and
print the outside page of the first lesson then put the page you just printed
back in the feed tray of the printer so it will print the other side, then
download and print the inside page of the first lesson. Do the same for
Lesson #2. You can then run the lessons through a copy machine and make
as many copies as you need. The lessons should then be folded width-wise
in half. Permission is granted to make as many copies of this Bible
study as you need, but please do not sell them.
