Understand the nature and character of God, as well as how His plan of redemption was prepared from the very beginning of human history

Understand why righteousness is received by grace and not through personal effort

Understand that their new identity in Christ, through Grace and the Blood of Jesus, brings freedom, peace, security, righteousness, holiness, boldness, abundance, and love; in contrast to what the Law offers: bondage, condemnation, guilt, judgment, shame, and lack

Understand how to apply this new identity in Christ: how to walk daily in righteousness and grace, manifesting the Word of God in relationships and in everyday decisions

Understand the difference between the gifts of the Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit, and to learn how love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control become the natural expression of Christ’s life in us

At the end of these lessons, students will be able to:

• know that God is righteous, and that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin
• understand what the sinful nature is
• understand the purpose and benefits of the Law

At the end of these lessons, students will know that:

• no one can be justified by the works of the Law because the Law cannot bring anyone into a relationship with God
• the Old Covenant did not bring forgiveness, but death and condemnation because the Law was powerless due to the sinful nature of man
• the true image and love of God are revealed through the Blood of Christ in the New Covenant
• the New Covenant brings life, not condemnation. It provides God’s solution of salvation for all mankind, transforms people from the inside out, makes them perfect, and is received by faith

At the end of these lessons, students will know:

• what it means to be righteous in their relationship with God, sharing in His nature and character
• the difference between mercy and grace
• who Grace is, how Grace is manifested, and how we can be pleasing to God
• the difference between works of faith and works of the Law
• that Grace (not our actions) secures our position, while Love motivates the way we live
• how to overcome shame, guilt, and condemnation
• how to distinguish between correction and accusation
• how to walk in victory over sin

At the end of these lessons, students will be able to:

• define what “cares of this world,” “deceitfulness of riches,” and “desires for other things” are and identify if there are any in their lives choking the Word
• recognize any thorns or weeds in their own life that may be sucking up all the nutrients from their own ground (soul) and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to cut out those things taking time and attention away from the Word
• explain how the good ground can have varying degrees of harvest (30, 60, 100)

At the end of these lessons, students will be able to:

• explain how a pregnancy is a type and shadow of the growth of the Word of God within our hearts
• list the enemy’s main tactics to limit the potential power of the Word of God in your own life
• understand how the Church is the Bride of Christ

At the end of these lessons, students will be able to:

• discuss how Jesus wants us to see Him by the Spirit (i.e. by the Word) rather than by the natural (physical)
• justify why we can now know Jesus better and more intimately through the Word of God than those who physically walked with Him
• value the Word of God more than facts, opinions, trends, or experiences

At the end of these lessons, students will be able to:

• contrast the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil
• summarize what it means to eat from the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
• judge which of the two trees their thoughts are rooted in

At the end of these lessons, students will be able to:

• express the difference between Biblical meditation and eastern meditation
• summarize the benefits of Biblical meditation
• practice Biblical meditation