Latest Bible Study Guide Series Explores “What God Wants for You”

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) February 16, 2011 -- The United Church of God’s new Bible Study Guide series “What God Wants for You” (online at http://www.freebiblestudyguides.org/bible-map/) looks at the steps God has designed for Christians to take to move closer to Him and become more like Him. It examines the biblical passages that reveal God’s loving plan for Christian growth and transformation.

This seven-lesson series explores questions such as:

• Is God calling everyone to participate in His plan of salvation now?
• Are you being called now?
• How do you grow in faith?

• What is dead faith?
• What does the Bible say we should do about sin?
• What is worldly sorrow? What is involved in true repentance?
• How was the baptism Jesus Christ brought different from John the Baptist’s?
• What should you do before making the most-important lifelong commitment?
• What does the Holy Spirit help us understand?
• What tools do we have available to help us grow?
• What should we be doing as we move ever closer to the return of Jesus Christ?
• What wonderful relationship does God have planned for us?

These new lessons include links to many helpful related resources and provide practical “Apply Now” tips. The series was researched and written by Mike Bennett, United Church of God editorial content manager.

This new series on the process of Christian conversion and growth caps a year-long effort to post practical, hope-filled lessons on a wide variety of topics, from worry to God’s will, from the armor of God to the Great Tribulation, and from substance abuse to dealing with difficult people. Currently the site provides 77 lessons, with more on the way.

About the United Church of God:

The mission of the United Church of God is to proclaim to the world the little-understood gospel taught by Jesus Christ—the good news of the coming Kingdom of God—and to prepare a people for that Kingdom. This message not only offers great hope for all of humanity, but encompasses the purpose of human existence—why we are here and where our world is headed. For more information about the United Church of God, see "This Is the United Church of God" at http://www.ucg.org/booklets/UC/.

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