So, You're a Christian! Now What?

Congratulations! You've made a decision and made the commitment. You've accepted Christ as your Savior. So, you're a Christian! Now what? 

Someone once said, "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." Scripture disagrees: Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good (1 Peter 2:2-3). 

Christianity is all about growth. Just as physical newborns must grow and develop, spiritual newborns must develop skills for functioning and growing in the Body of Christ. Too often, though, when someone accepts Christ as an adult, they receive little if any assistance to assure that spiritual growth. As a result, they can wander for years in a labyrinth of confusion, never understanding why they're so unsatisfied. 

If you've found yourself in a quandary, or know someone who has, this book was written for you. Born out of her personal struggle to grow spiritually, this study by author and pastor's wife Catherine Painter encourages and assists spiritual babes through those first, important stages of Christian development. 

Both new and long-time believers learn the similarities and differences in being born, and being born again; how to communicate - with God in prayer and quiet times; how to feed themselves - with God's Word; how to dress themselves - in the armor of God; how to assume their role in the family - using their talents and spiritual gifts; what it means to bear the family resemblance - by manifesting the fruit of the Spirit; how to share - their testimony; how to walk - the road that leads to life; and how to talk - the language of Christians. 

So whether you're a new Christian wondering where to go from here, or a long-time Christian who knows you've missed something somewhere along the way, Congratulations! You're a Christian! Now what?
 

Available at Hensley Publishing
So, You're A Christian! Now What?
by Catherine Painter Paperback, 13 Lessons ISBN 1-56322-104-7
Normal Retail Price: $17.99
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Leader's Guide and Answer Key (including Author's Suggestions for Leading Group Sessions)

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A twelve-week Bible study geared for youth through adults of any age.

† Being Born, and Being Born
   Again (Your New Life)

† Receiving a Name
   (Christian)

† Learning to Trust
   (Assurance of Your Salvation)

† Learning to Communicate
   (With God in Quiet Time)

† Learning to Feed Yourself
   (With God’s Word)

† Learning to Dress Yourself
   (In God’s Armor)

† Bearing the Family Resemblance
   (Manifesting the Fruit of the
   Spirit)

† Assuming Your Role in the Family
   (Using Your Talents and Spiritual
   Gifts)

† Learning the Family Rules
   (What God Expects)

† Finding Your Hands and Feet
   (Serving Christ by Serving
   Others)

† Learning to Share
   (Your Personal Testimony)

† Learning to Walk
   (The Road that Leads to Life)

† Learning to Talk
   (The Language of Christians)
   A Glossary of Christian terms
 
 
 
               
   
Copyright 2007. Catherine Painter. All rights reserved.