Study Guide - Mars Hill Productions

1 From the Producers of The HOPE 2007 Mars Hill ProductionsISBN# 1-892-271-68-0 Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible ,Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973,1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation Used by permission. ( ) Study GuideTABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONE vent 1 The Universal Question and the Need for a Reference PointLesson 1 The Universal Question .. 9Is there a the world and for me?Lesson 2 The Need for a Reference Point .. 11 What is a reference point and why do we need one?

2 Event 2 The Voice Recorded for All Time in a Book Called the BibleLesson 3 The Uniqueness of The Bible Part 1 .. 13 The most unique and the most published book in 4 The Uniqueness of The Bible Part 2 .. 17It takes faith to believe the Bible is not a work of 5 The Greatest Story Ever Told .. 19 The Grand Story that explains every other 1 IN THE BEGINNINGE vent 3 The Story Begins with God His AttributesLesson 6 The Attributes of God .. 21 What the Bible says about 4 Creation A Reflection of God s Power and NatureLesson 7 Creation Part 1.

3 25 The Watchmaker Theory evidence of a 8 Creation Part 2 .. 27A scientific case for 9 Creation of Adam & Eve Part 1 .. 29 What makes a human different from all of creation?Lesson 10 Creation of Adam & Eve Part 2 .. 31 Our purpose to glorify God by enjoying Him 2 THE CHOICEE vent 5 The Tree of Life and The Tree of Knowledge Lesson 11 Two Trees Two Ways .. 33 Two approaches to God works and 12 Willing to Be Made Willing ..35 Man s role and God s 13 Created to Love God and Be Loved by God ..37 Where does your picture of God come from?

4 Event 6 The Rebellion of Satan and The Creation of HellLesson 14 Our Discontented Adversary ..39 Satan was not content to fulfill God s purpose. Are you?Lesson 15 The Certain End of the Great War ..41 God will one day vanquish Satan, sin, and death forever!CHAPTER 3 THE DEADLY DISEASEE vent 7 The Deception and Fall of ManLesson 16 The Beautiful Side of Evil ..43A primary strategy of Satan: the perversion of 8 A Deadly Spiritual Disease Enters the World Lesson 17 A Deadly Line of Thought .. 45 The first question is not Is He good?

5 , but rather Is He God? Lesson 18 Sin What Exactly Is It? .. 47 The deadly spiritual disease that infected all 19 Shame and Blame The Fruit of Sin .. 49 The victim mentality a vicious 9 The First Promise of a DelivererLesson 20 Before There Is a Problem, God Has the Solution ..51 God s first promise of a 4 PRELUDE TO THE PROMISE Event 10 God Was Grieved The Great FloodLesson 21 How Quickly Sin Spreads ..53 The need for a solution that outdistances the 22 And God Was Willing to Be Grieved ..55 His willingness to be grieved shows how much He loves 23 Safe Even Through Judgment.

6 57 God s means of salvation is the only means of 11 The Beginning of the Nations The Tower of Babel Lesson 24 Be Fruitful and Multiply or Not ..59 God s way to blessing is the only way to 25 The Beginning of the Nations ..61 God works all things according to His grand 5 BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING Event 12 The Calling of AbrahamLesson 26 Abraham A Man Who Walked by Faith ..63 Step by step, God initiated Abraham 27 Who Does God Consider Righteous? ..65It s not about trying to be good, but trusting 28 Beware of Pursuing God s Will without God.

7 67 The world still bears the burden of their good 29 No Throw-Away People .. 69 With God, everyone has 13 Abraham Offers His Son God Provides a SubstituteLesson 30 God Will Provide ..71 God provides all we need for what He calls us to 6 PEOPLE OF THE PROMISE Event 14 Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph The Promise LivesLesson 31 Abraham Knowing the End before the Beginning ..73He walked out what God had already shown 32 Joseph Submitted to His Purpose ..75A living example of Romans 8 15 God Prepares Moses to Lead the Hebrew PeopleLesson 33 Moses Never Too Late for God.

8 77 When he thought he was finished, he was finally 34 The Passover Images of the Promised Deliverer ..79A picture of the promised 16 God Brings the Hebrew People Out of SlaveryLesson 35 The Greater the Obstacle, The Greater His Glory ..81A life that glorifies God has God-sized 7 CALLED TO WALK IN THE WAYS OF GOD Event 17 God Gives the Hebrew People the LawLesson 36 The Law A Sacred Trust, A Holy Calling ..83 The Law A Reflection of God s Holy 37 A Covering for Sin ..85 The sacrifices covered sin, but did not take it 38 The Law God s Mirror.

9 87A mirror can reveal a dirty face, but can t clean the 39 From Blessing to Bondage ..89 Where are you in the cycle?Event 18 The Need for a DelivererLesson 40 The Source of Unshakable Hope ..91 Knowing Him through His 8 THE PROMISED ONEE vent 19 The Birth of the Promised DelivererLesson 41 God of the Unexpected ..93 The birth of 42 How Could Jesus Be Born Without Sin? ..95 How sin is 20 Jesus as a ChildLesson 43 Jesus as a Child Fully Human and Fully God .. 97 The Father was pleased because of Whose He 21 The Baptism of JesusLesson 44 The Baptism of Jesus.

10 101 Jesus declares His intention to die in our 22 The Temptation of JesusLesson 45 The Temptation of Jesus ..103 The difference between a test and a 9 THE MINISTRY OF JESUSE vent 23 Jesus Calls His DisciplesLesson 46 Called to Follow Jesus ..105 God values availability over 24 The Ministry of Jesus Lesson 47 The Ministry of Jesus Teaching and Miracles ..107 Jesus proves 48 Seeking the Blessing, but not the Blesser ..109 Even today people seek the blessing over the 49 The Greatest Miracle of All ..111 Forgiveness of sin the miracle of all 25 Jesus Offends the Religious LeadersLesson 50 Liar, Lunatic, Lord Who Do You Say that I Am?