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STUDY GUIDE
GROUPS / INDIVIDUALS
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Max Lucado
With Christine M. Anderson
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He Chose the Nails Study Guide
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ISBN 978-0-310-68726-9
First Printing July 2016 / Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
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How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Session 1: He Chose to Become One of Us . . . . . . . . 9
Session 2: He Chose to Forgive Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Session 3: He Chose to Invite Us into His Presence . 55
Session 4: He Chose to Love Us Forever . . . . . . . . . 77
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Session 5: He Chose to Give Us Victory . . . . . . . . 101
Optional Session for Week 6 of Lent:
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He Chose to Give Us Confidence . . . . . . . . . . 123
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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How to Use This Guide
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GROUP SIZE
The He Chose the Nails video study is designed to be experienced
in a group setting such as a MBible study, Sunday school class, or
any small group gathering . To ensure everyone has enough time
to participate in discussions, it is recommended that large groups
break up into smaller groups of four to six people each .
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MATERIALS NEEDED
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Each participant should have his or her own study guide, which
includes notes for video segments, directions for activities and
discussion questions, as well as practices to deepen learning
between sessions .
TIMING
The time notations— for example (14 minutes)— indicate the
actual time of video segments and the suggested times for each
activity or discussion . Adhering to the suggested times will enable
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you to complete each session in about an hour . If you have a
longer meeting, you may wish to allow more time for discussion
and activities .
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Each session includes an application activity called a practice
for group members to complete on their own between meetings .
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Although the practice is completed outside of group time, it’s a
good idea to briefly review it before concluding the meeting to
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clarify any questions and to make sure everyone is on board .
FACILITATION
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Each group should appoint a facilitator who is responsible for
starting the video and for keeping track of time during discus-
sions and activities . Facilitators may also read questions aloud
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and monitor discussions, prompting participants to respond and
ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to participate .
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OPTIONAL SESSION FOR
WEEK 6 OF LENT
An optional session has been provided for small groups using this
study as part of a churchwide campaign for Lent . During this
final session, the participants will not watch a video but will have
an extended time of Bible study and discussion as they prepare to
celebrate Easter .
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SESSION 1
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He Chose to Become
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God did what the law could not do. He
sent his own Son in a body like the bodies
we sinners have. And in that body God
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declared an end to sin’s control over us by
giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.
Romans 8:3 NLT
You alone are the God for us— because you
alone are the God who has been one of us. You
felt what we feel, you touched the death that
we know, you came to us as Immanuel:
God with us.
Ann Voskamp, aholyexperience.com
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