Embracing the Good News: The Journey Study Series

By Billy Graham

"You will only make this journey once.  What kind of journey will it be?"

 Is God working in your life?  Do you rely on Him each day for everything you need?  If the answer to these questions is "Yes," have you told anyone? Many new believers come to faith in God without a clue how to make their faith real and relevant to everyday life.  What can we do in our everyday activities to help people see who God really is and what He can do?  Embracing the Good News shows how Christians must work on strengthening relationships with each other and with our heavenly Father in order to make a significant difference in the world. The Journey Study Series is based on Billy Graham's best-selling book The Journey, the culmination of a lifetime of spiritual insight and ministry experience.  Each chapter explores the joys, triumphs, and conflicts we all encounter on our journey through life.

• Use for self-study or shared experience in small groups
• six weeks of lessons
• sidebars offer a scriptural journey through God's word
• questions for starting group discussions
• Insight-filled scripture passages to study

Each chapter includes thought-provoking questions, commentary, scriptures, and insights to help you on life's journey.  Each lesson teaches the secret of walking with God on life's path.  Understanding God's truths will make life's journey easier and let Him fulfill His promise to lead you home.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Release date: Jul 15, 2007
• ISBN: 9781418584658

Billy Graham

Billy Graham (1918—2018) was known as America’s pastor and was a spiritual advisor to many US presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama. Graham preached to live audiences of nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories. He also reached hundreds of millions more through TV, video, film, and webcasts.

Book preview

The Journey Study Series

Searching for Hope

Living as a Christian

Leaving a Legacy

Dealing with Doubt

Confronting the Enemies Within

Embracing the Good News

Building a Christ-Centered Home

Learning to Pray

The Facilitator’s Guide

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© 2007 by Billy Graham Literary Trust

Additional material written by Terry Hadaway

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Embracing the Good News: A Thomas Nelson Study Series Based on The Journey by Billy Graham

ISBN-13: 978-1-4185-1773-1

ISBN-10: 1-4185-1773-9

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Contents

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1. A New Beginning

2. Is Anything Different?

3. A New Relationship

4. A New Family

5. A New Purpose

6. A New Destiny

Notes

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A New Beginning

TO GET THE MOST FROM THIS STUDY GUIDE, READ pages 53–55 of The Journey.

People come to Christ in many different ways: your experience won’t necessarily be like mine. The important thing is not how we come to Christ, but that we do come, and that we are sure we are now trusting Christ for our salvation.

BILLY GRAHAM

The Journey

THINK ABOUT IT

The old nature must be cast aside as a complete wreck, and good for nothing, and the man made a new creation in Christ Jesus. But willing as we may be to admit this truth, few lessons are harder to learn.

—J. GREGORY MANTLE¹

He who was seated on the throne said, I am making everything new!

—REVELATION 21:5

New beginnings are a mix of emotions as excitement and fear collide. We can be excited about the opportunity to start over while being afraid to step away from comfortable surroundings. These emotions accompany any life change—new jobs, homes, schools, relationships, neighbors, family members, and so forth.

Can these emotions collide at the point of salvation? Is it possible that people sometimes see the value of their pending spiritual decision while being somewhat concerned about the changes the decision encompasses? Change is normal, yet it can be scary. Personal change can be desired yet difficult to embrace. Change is one of the most constant uncertainties a human can encounter, even if that change results in eternal life.

REWIND

Think back to your life before becoming a Christian. Place an X on the line indicating how much have you changed.

0% --------------------------------------------- 100%

When God moves in, things can’t remain the same. For some people, the change might be significant; for others, it might