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Note: this is an outline of Matt's message, not a full script

Did you face the Challenge? (Find at least one friend that doesn’t know this truth and share it with them.)

Hebrews 4:12 – The Word of God is living and active… Let the Holy Spirit open your eyes to God’s Word

Who is Jesus? Was He a prophet, a wise teacher, perhaps a crazy person making outrageous claims?

In his first recorded letter to Timothy, Paul refers to Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords (1 Tim 6:12-15)

Read more: Basic Training: Lord of lords

Last week we discussed the truth and validity of God’s Word. We talked about why it’s so important to understand that God’s Word (the Bible) is 100% true. “The Case For Christ” by Lee Strobel is a great book that lays out evidence for the validity of God’s Word, especially concerning the New Testament.

Another way to see that God’s Word is true is to see what it says about the world around us.

Jeremiah 17:9 – “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked”

Read more: Basic Training: The Fall

This is my Bible: I am what it says I am; I have what it says I have; I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God. I'll boldly confess. My mind is alert; my heart is receptive; I will never be the same.

Over the coming weeks we’re going to be going through Boot Camp together. We’re going to get back to the basics of God’s Word and what it means to be a follower for Christ.

An important part of having Faith is trusting in the Word of God. In fact, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). How do we know that God’s Word (the Bible) is trustworthy? What does it mean to give someone your “word?”

Read more: Basic Training: The Word