Walking with the Master
A Study from the Book of John
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The sun is coming up, soon the alarm will be going off and another day will begin. I don’t know if I can do this again. How can I make this work? How can I change…? How? In a world that is performance based and performance driven the word “How?” seems to overshadow everything we do. Accordingly, people from every walk of life offer up their personal solutions via 5 step, 6 step, 10 step, 12 step programs that all promise to help us to achieve our individual goals and desires. Still, the struggle to master the “How?” never seems to end.
While searching for answers, someone says, “What about the Bible?” And while the Bible is full of beautiful Psalms and Proverbs inspired by God and given to us to improve our lives; the Bible doesn’t seem to be well suited to address the “How?” challenges we face each day. And so we are tempted to dismiss it – but that would be a mistake.
Rather than try to answer our “How?” questions, the Bible directs us to ask a new question: “Why?” For example, the Bible tells us almost nothing about how God created the universe – but the entire book is the explanation of why He did. Similarly, the Bible leads us to ask the questions of: Why do we chase the goals which drive us – yet leave us so unfulfilled? Why do we relentlessly pursue objectives that we can seemingly never achieve? And the biggest question of them all, “Why am I here?”
“Walking with the Master” is a series of lessons from the Book of John based on the conversations that Jesus had with the disciples and people of the day wherein He identifies who He is, He explains His mission as God’s Chosen One, the Messiah, and most importantly, as the Son of God He reveals to us the awesome majesty and power of a noble, just, and merciful Father who loves us. Through these conversations Jesus explains why the world around us is the way it is, He explains why we feel compelled to chase the goals we strive so hard to achieve, He explains why we were blessed with the gift of life, and He teaches and assures us that the hope of eternal life is reality if we simply believe and trust Him.
So as we work through the lessons in this book you can expect to be challenged to look at the world and life itself with a new set of metrics; challenged to stop asking the question “How?” and to begin to ask the question “Why?” Moreover, “Walking with the Master” is not intended to just make one more knowledgeable about Jesus and the Bible, but encourages you to actually make purposeful decisions to believe the promises that Jesus has given us, and to begin to build a life-long relationship with Him. Why?
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In “Walking with the Master”, John reveals Jesus through His teachings and His conversations with the people around Him. Jesus consistently points towards a reality that extends far beyond what we can see, touch, feel, or even imagine; a reality that reaches unto eternity. He poses the questions: What is our world view? How are we investing our lives? Are we part of the world that says we only live once, so enjoy it? Or do we believe that there is more, much more? Jesus, the author of life itself, came to prove to us by word and deed that there is more to life than is apparent to the senses. He implores us to make an informed choice: a choice to believe, a choice to follow Him. Within these lessons, we will come to understand who Jesus is and why John described Him as the Word become Flesh. We will see Jesus talking to Nicodemus as He explains the awesome mystery of salvation. Jesus will reveal how He is the Bread of Life and the Good Shepherd. He will miraculously prove that He is the Resurrection and the Life. As the True Vine He calls us to committed discipleship and to a life and purpose that we cannot achieve in our own strength. He invites us to a personal relationship with Himself, now and forever.
About the Author
Stan Lemke is committed to rigorous Bible study and has written over two hundred Bible study lessons which he has used to teach classes ranging from foundational instruction for Middle School students, to sharing God’s word with young singles, newly married, and adults. “Walking with the Master” is his first publication. Stan is married to his wife Sharon; they have two daughters, and reside in Wichita, Kansas.