Day 4: Living a Saved Life
OPENING PRAYER
Spend 5 to 15 minutes in prayer about the following:
- God’s generosity toward you
- Your tendency to overlook God’s hand in your life
- Your dependence upon what is true over what you actually see
BIBLE
Read John 4
- What did you learn about yourself?
- What did you learn about God?
- What will do differently based upon what you read?
MEMORY VERSE
A few of the words from this week’s memory verse have been left blank. Try your best to recite the verse and fill in the blanks by memory:
Ephesians 2:8–9
It ____ ____ __________ you _____ _____ ________, through _________—and this ____ ____ from ________, it is the _________ of ______—not ____ _______, so that ____ ____ can ________.
Ephesians 2:8–9
STUDY
For most Christians, the concept of salvation boils down to one thing: My sins are forgiven so I can go to heaven. Unfortunately, this narrow view misses the incredible gift of salvation. The truth is, Jesus doesn’t just save us from something (that is, sin), but He saves us for something. Salvation restores what was once destroyed: Your ability to fulfill God’s purposes. In today’s session, we find out the benefits of salvation.
Read the following verses and complete the sentence:
John 17:3
Because I am saved,
Colossians 1:13–14
Because I am saved,
2 Corinthians 5:21
Because I am saved,
Romans 5:9–10
Because I am saved,
John 1:12–13
Because I am saved,
1 Peter 1:3–4
Because I am saved,
CLOSING PRAYER
Spend about 5 minutes in prayer about the following:
- Give God gratitude for the benefits that come with salvation
- Ask God to help you value these benefits over other things