Law of Life Growth

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Monotype Corsiva" ><B>The Evangelical Herald              </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Evangelical Herald "><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="bible_studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Studies"><B>Up Level</B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="gods_clock.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gods Clock"><B>Previous Page</B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="sustenance_of_life.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sustenance of Life"><B>Next Page</B></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=355 BGCOLOR="#9900CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="09e45390.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whiteboard </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Illustration</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=410 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Law of Life Growth</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Evangelical Herald<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Bible Study No. 07-01</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>THE LAW OF LIFE GROWTH</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Scripture Text:  John 1:35 - 51</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Focus:  The miracle of growth of the body applies to the Body of Christ.</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>I.  The Calling</B></div> <div> <B>A.  The Preparation  (vs 35,45)</B></div> <div> <B>1.  Expecting the Messiah, Son of God, Lamb of God etc</B></div> <div> <B>B.  Andrew and Phillip  (vs 37,43)</B></div> <div> <B>1.  They bring Peter and Nathaniel</B></div> <div> <B>C.  Christ Calls</B></div> <div> <B>1.  He knows His Own (the heart)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>II.  Results of the Calling</B></div> <div> <B>A.  Submits to the Master  (vs 38)</B></div> <div> <B>1.  Desire to know Him intimately  (vs 39)</B></div> <div> <B>2.  To Hear and to Listen</B></div> <div> <B>B.  Bring others to Christ</B></div> <div> <B>1.  "We have found the Messiah"  (vs 40)</B></div> <div> <B>2.  The Encounter with Christ</B></div> <div> <B>3.  Christ's invitation for Personal    Knowledge  (vs 46)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>III.  The Mystery of Reproduction </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>(use illustration)</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>A.  The Human Reproductive Law</B></div> <div> <B>1.  Female Egg Prepared to Generate Life</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Egg Dies without Fertilization</B></div> <div> <B>2.  Male Sperm Unites to Generate Life</B></div> <div> <B>3.  Cell Division Occurs</B></div> <div> <B>B.  The Spiritual Reproductive Law</B></div> <div> <B>1.  Man/Woman Prepared to Receive Life</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Church plays Baptist's Role -- Preparation</B></div> <div> <B>2.  The Spirit of God Unites to Generate Spiritual Life</B></div> <div> <B>3.  Division of Believer Occurs</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Natural Law that Moves the Believer to divide</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Church Dies Without Spirit's Germination</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>