Dann Spader - Walk Like Jesus: Who He Calls Us to Be

2011 by DANN SPADER

This book was previously published as Walking as Jesus Walked: Making Disciples the Way Jesus Did.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the first printing of this book as follows:

Spader, Dann.

Walking as Jesus walked : making disciples the way Jesus did / Dann Spader.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-8024-4709-8

1. Jesus Christ--Example. 2. Discipling (Christianity) I. Title.

BT304.2.S63 2011

232--dc22

2011013774

ISBN: 978-0-8024-1883-8

eBook ISBN: 978-0-8024-9755-0

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To my wife, Char, my best friend and partner for over thirty years, to our three wonderful daughters Julie, Jamie, and Christy, to our two sons-in-law Pete and Brandon, and to Keira, Kellon, Karsyn, Kamri, Elyse, Shepherd, Hope, and Connor, eight of the cutest granddaughters anyone could ever have! Thanks for making our family such a wonderful part of life!

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To my executive Bible study guys you truly are a band of brothers. Your passion for the Lord and heart to see His kingdom advanced is inspirational. Thanks for your friendship and encouragement. Special thanks to Brian Campbell, Bob Chicoine, Scott Kirk, Bob Spence, and Gary Vargyas for your time and input in helping make this a better Bible study tool. And special thanks also to Barry, our seeker friend, who gave us special insight into this study as only someone who is still kicking the tires and checking out Christianity could. I cant wait until the day you make the decision to accept Christ as your Savior. We all love you!

P.S. Barry trusted Christ just prior to his death of cancer in April 2014.

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Walk Like Jesus is a resource for small groups or individuals who have a desire to study the life of Christ and go deeper in understanding what the Scriptures mean in 1 John 2:6 when it says, Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did (NIV1984). This resource has been developed as a 1012 week study, but can be adapted to a longer time frame, depending on the needs and interests of the group.

Designed primarily as a small group interactive study, this resource can also be used for personal study at your own pace. With interesting questions for individual preparation, group discussion and interaction will aid in going deeper in this material. Feel free to use it as best serves your needs or that of your group. A leaders guide, along with a personal video from the author introducing each lesson, is available online at LikeJesus.church/walk.

Each session in this book has been designed with an introductory overview called Getting Started followed by five Days of personal study to be done prior to the group meeting (or six when you take a day for the overview). Each of these Days takes approximately 1015 minutes to complete. Feel free to mark up your book, adding additional insights or questions you may have as you study the text. Bring any of these questions or insights with you to the small group interaction time. The free online leaders guide will serve as a tool to help the group facilitator guide the group interaction time.

At the end of each lesson is a supplemental For Deeper Reflection designed to provide ongoing questions for further thought. You may want to use some of these questions for group interaction. They are also designed to take the lesson to a deeper level.

Throughout this study, I ask different kinds of questions. Some questions are directly related to details in the biblical text. They can be found simply by reading the biblical passage. Other times, the questions are indirectly taken from the text, which means youll need to think creatively about the concepts presented in the Bible passage. These types of questions require more reflection and, ideally, discussion with others. There are not black-and-white answers. All of these questions are designed to help you think beyond the simple answers as you study Gods Word.