About the Course: Discovering Jesus
A clear, practical study course for people who know little or nothing about Jesus. It is deliberately simple and foundational, built on the six elementary teachings of Hebrews 6:1-2: repentance from dead works, faith in God, baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
Two editions
- Christianity Basics: Study Modules 1-10 (84 pages, ISBN 9781067303303). The participants' book, with key Scripture passages, clear explanations and a memory verse in each module. Buy: Amazon US · Amazon AU · Amazon UK
- Leaders Manual (94 pages, ISBN 9781738615131). For facilitators: promoting the group, ideal group size, room arrangement, materials, session structure, handling questions, a step-by-step guide for every session, and simple instructions for basic Facebook ads. Buy: Amazon US · Amazon AU · Amazon UK
Contents
- Module 1: The reliability of the Bible as a book of true predictions, with historical examples of fulfilled prophecy
- Module 2: What happened in the Garden of Eden, and how sin entered the world and affects every person
- Module 3: How God dealt with sin in the Old Testament through the Law and the sacrifice system
- Module 4: Why those sacrifices were not enough, and the promised Messiah
- Module 4a (optional): The Messiah in the Tanakh, suffering servant and eternal King, fulfilled in Yeshua (Jesus), for those from a Jewish background
- Module 5: Who Jesus is (God in human form) and what He accomplished through His life, death and resurrection
- Module 6: Receiving salvation through repentance and faith, not works
- Module 7: The Holy Spirit, His presence in every believer, and empowering through the laying on of hands
- Module 8: Water baptism: how, why and when
- Module 9: The resurrection of the righteous and the wicked, the two judgments, and eternal destinies
- Module 10: Growing in Christ daily, serving in the church, and sharing the hope of the gospel
How it is used
The course has been used with real groups and works in homes, small church groups or one-to-one. Leaders are encouraged to let Scripture speak for itself, keep answers brief and Bible-based, keep the focus on Jesus rather than church culture, and trust God with the results.