1 The Strategy of Jesus Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus

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The Strategy of Jesus 1
Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
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2 Manual for Friendship Groups 2014
In the Temple and in every House
52 lessons for Friendship Groups / Manual 2014
© 2014
Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus,
10807 Laurel Street, Rancho Cucamonga, California, 91730.
www.apostolicassembly.org
Department of Christian Education
Editor:
Bishop Ismael Martín del Campo
By Gabriel Pereira das Neves
Edited by:
Bishop Ismael Martín del Campo.
Layout and Design:
Eliseo Martín del Campo
Strategy of Jesus Committee:
Bishop Ismael Martín del Campo
Bishop Joe Aguilar
Pastor Rogelio Razo
Bishop Arcadio Peña
Bishop Francisco Quezada
Bishop Elías Paez
Pastor Misael Zaragoza
Pastor Steve Morán
Pastor Arturo Oceguera
Pastor Jimmy Morales
Printed in the United States of America
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In the
temple

and in every
house
52 lessons
For Friendship Groups
2014 Manual
Apostolic Assembly
of the Faith in Christ Jesus
Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
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PRESENTATION
2013 and 2014 have been years of great
growth in the Apostolic Assembly. God al-
lowed us to have in the United States of
America:
a) Over 7,000 baptisms in the name of Jesus Christ in 2013.
b) Over 3,200 baptisms in the first half of 2014.
c) Establish 3,500 Friendship Groups, which meet each week.
d) A weekly attendance in cells groups of over 30,000 people.
The national and international commitment of the Apostolic
Assembly with the Strategy of Jesus program is giving a great har-
vest of new believers.
To continue supporting this project, I present the new
2014 Manual of 52 lessons for Friendship Groups, “In the
temple and in every house.”
I want to thank Missionary Gabriel Pereira Das Neves for writ-
ing these beautiful lessons and Ismael Martin del Campo III, for
editing them.
This manual will be available in Spanish, English, Italian, Portu-
guese and Swahili, God willing, to serve our churches worldwide.
God is blessing the apostolic movement with a new revival.
One quality of this is a renewed passion to reach men and women
of every race, nation and language the word of life. We give glory
to God for how He is guiding his Church in the XXI century!
Bishop Ismael Martin del Campo,
Secretary of Christian Education
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Index
Lesson 1. believe that god is interested in you 9
Lesson 2. become a child 13
Lesson 3. leave aside the excuses 18
Lesson 4. affirm your house upon the rock 24
Lesson 5. never believe a pharaoh 29
Lesson 6. die to live 34
Lesson 7. don’t trust in yourself 40
Lesson 8. the greatest blessing 46
Lesson 9. christ loved the church 53
Lesson 10. the assurance of being in christ 58
Lesson 11. spiritual priesthood 64
Lesson 12. a lamp in the darkness 70
Lesson 13. keeping holiness 76
Lesson 14. the faith given to us 81
Lesson 15. wise people 87
Lesson 16. a church that seeks god 93
Lesson 17. disciples 100
Lesson 18. constant in prayer 107
Lesson 19. an army with banners 113
Lesson 20. your way 121
Lesson 21. your thoughts 126
Lesson 22. your place 132
Lesson 23. your plans 138
Lesson 24. your relationships 143
Lesson 25. your devotion 149
Lesson 26. your joy 154
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Index
Lesson 27. know the future 160
Lesson 28. the king will return 165
Lesson 29. god’s time 170
Lesson 30. a hidden prophesy 175
Lesson 31. a sign for the church 180
Lesson 32. the rapture of the church 185
Lesson 33. the time of our visitation 190
Lesson 34. heaven vs. hell 196
Lesson 35. the hour of his judgment 202
Lesson 36. worthy is the lamb 208
Lesson 37. signs of the end 213
Lesson 38. i also will keep you 219
Lesson 39. live the adventure of faith 225
Lesson 40. trust in his powerful word 231
Lesson 41. manage the burdens of life 236
Lesson 42. he is the one that gives us the victory 242
Lesson 43. recovering the sixth sense 247
Lesson 44. tell him everything 252
Lesson 45. resolving internal conflict 257
Lesson 46. the reason for difficulties 262
Lesson 47. when the brook dries up 268
Lesson 48. don’t let go of the lord 273
Lesson 49. a new vessel 280
Lesson 50. in the middle of a crisis 286
Lesson 51. a broken vessel 293
Lesson 52. spoils of war 299
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lesson 1
believe that
god
is interested
in you
Icebreaker:
The practice of giving selflessly is fading.
Is this true or false?
Psalms 139:14 1-4 “You have searched me, LORD, and
you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my
thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you
are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you,
LORD, know it completely.”
1. INTRODUCTION
We begin this series, “Seven Keys to Enter Heaven,” with a
simple but meaningful theme about the interest that God has for
every one of us.
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Unfortunately, all of us on one occasion have put this truth into
question. Who has not questioned himself at one point:
“Does God really think about me?” or “Does God listen to
my prayers?” In certain circumstances of life many of us have said:
“God has forgotten about me!” “God doesn’t love me!” “He is
not interested in my situation!”
However, the Word of God teaches us that the opposite is
true. God takes care of us. He is loving and merciful. God is not
a distant force, as Pantheism and New Age conceptualize. God is
not a great ray of energy cosmic, which lacks sensitivity and emo-
tions. No! Our God is alive; He thinks and feels; He is loving and
merciful; He knows all our needs; He always thinks about us; He
listens to our prayers, He intervenes in our situations, just as He
deems appropriate.
2. GOD IS MAINLY INTERESTED
IN US.
A man came to the service in our church and he did not like
to hear all the brethren praying together aloud; so he said: “You
don’t pray right! How can God hear your prayers, if all of you
pray at the same time?”
As finite people
Human beings can only follow one train of thought at the
time. The president of a country can come out on TV saying he
is concerned for the needs of all the people, but will never know
the situation of each citizen in particular. The people from a na-
tion will never say: “My president knows me well; he is worried
about my problem and I am sure he will do something about it.”
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