Unit 1: Day 1: April 30, 2007

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

When you come to the Lord Jesus to seek His will for your life, which of the following requests is most like what you ask God?

Lord, just tell me what to do and I'll do it.

If you were to do everything that Jesus tells you one day at a time, do you suppose that you always would be right in the center of where God wants you to be?

Yes, If I follow Jesus one day at a time, I will be right in the center of God's will for my life.

Read about the call of Abram to do God's will. Watch to see how much detail he was given before he was asked to follow. Underline where he was to go and italicize what he was to do (Genesis 12.1-5)

1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you.

2 "I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you."

4 So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

Are you ready to follow God's will that way?

YES, I am willing to follow Him by faith and not by sight.

Read Matthew 6.33-34 then pause and pray.

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

• Agree that God is absolutely trustworthy
• Agree with God that you will follow Him one day at a time
• Agree that you will follow Him even when He does not spell out all the details.
• Agree that you will let Him be your Way

Review today's lesson. Pray and ask God to identify one or more statements or Scriptures that He wants you to understand, learn, or practice. Then respond to the following:
What was the most meaningful statement or Scripture you read today?
The memory verse for this unit: John 15.5
Reword the statement or Scripture into a prayer of response to God.
Dear God, help me to remember that in my relationship with you I am connected to Life itself. Allow me to remain in you so that I will bear fruit.

What does God want you to do in response to today's study?
Learn what it means to remain in Christ.
Memory Verse:
John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

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Summary Statements

• As I follow Jesus one day at a time, He will keep me in the center of God's will.
• Jesus is my way. I don't need any other road map.