Getting Ready For the Race

Getting Ready for the Race?

"Running the Race of Life Lesson 2"

Discussion Guide

7-01-2012

Text:   Eph 6:11

11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

This week's lesson concerns the essential tools that you need to effectively run the race of life with God. Running the race requires, coaching(discipleing), clothing(armor of God), rules of the race(commandments), and of course, practice(application and living out the word of God daily).  All of these when put together help us live better lives for God.

Discussion Questions

1.            How have you prepared yourself for your Christian Life?

2.            Who has been your greatest encourager? Who are you coaching anyone presently?

3.            Why do we need encouragement?

4.            What must we clothes ourselves with as we run the race of life?

5.            What is the armor of light?

6.            Describe the full armor of God?

7.         Why do we need to practice different elements of the race?

8.            Why is a good ideas to know the rules of the game?

9.            What attitudes should we develop to be succesful in the run?

Scripture

•       Pr 1:2-3                                                 Col 3:12-16                                          Acts 2:42

•       Eph 6:4                                                 Eph. 4 23-24                                        Exodus 20:3-17

•       1 Th 4:1-2                                             Rom. 13:12-14                                   Matt 5: 21-43

•       1 Ti 1:5-6                                              Eph 6:11, 14-17                                  Ge 26:4-5

•       Ro 15:4-6                                             Col 2:2-4                                               Ro 13:1-3