Monday, November 30, 2015
Genesis 1:28-2:3 KJV
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so. 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After creating man (male and female) in His image, what did the Lord God do and say to His creation? (v.28)
2) What did the Lord God give the man (male and female)? Why? (v.29-30)
3) What did the Lord God think after beholding all that He had created? (v.31)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Can you think of anything on this planet that the Lord God did not create? If so, what didn't God create?
LIFE LESSONS
5) God did not create anything that was evil (sinful) because there is no darkness (evil or sin) within Him, at all!
Monday, November 30, 2015
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Paul's Ministry Partners
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Acts 18:1-11, 18-21 KJV
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ. 6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain [man's] house, named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. ... 18 And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; 21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who did the Apostle Paul find after arriving in Corinth? (v.1-2)
2) Why did Paul abide with them and what did he do while living with them? (v.3-4)
3) How did Paul's reasonings with the Jews in Corinth change after the arrival of Silas and Timothy, how did the Jews respond to him, and what did the apostle do as a final gesture against them? (v.5-6)
4) Where did the Apostle Paul abide after that and what was that person like? (v.7)
5) Who did Paul meet next and what happened to them? (v.8)
6) What did the Lord tell the apostle in a vision of the night? (v.9-10)
7) How long did the apostle remain in Corinth? (v.11)
8) When Paul left Corinth, who went with him, and what did he do in Cenchrea? (v.18)
9) What did the apostle do after entering Ephesus? (v.19)
10) What did the believers in Ephesus want Paul to do and what was the apostle's response? (v.20-21)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
11) How many people has the Lord brought into your life to partner with you in ministry at your local church?
LIFE LESSONS
12) The Lord will often send other like-minded believers to labor with us in spreading the gospel among unbelievers.
Acts 18:1-11, 18-21 KJV
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ. 6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain [man's] house, named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. ... 18 And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; 21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who did the Apostle Paul find after arriving in Corinth? (v.1-2)
2) Why did Paul abide with them and what did he do while living with them? (v.3-4)
3) How did Paul's reasonings with the Jews in Corinth change after the arrival of Silas and Timothy, how did the Jews respond to him, and what did the apostle do as a final gesture against them? (v.5-6)
4) Where did the Apostle Paul abide after that and what was that person like? (v.7)
5) Who did Paul meet next and what happened to them? (v.8)
6) What did the Lord tell the apostle in a vision of the night? (v.9-10)
7) How long did the apostle remain in Corinth? (v.11)
8) When Paul left Corinth, who went with him, and what did he do in Cenchrea? (v.18)
9) What did the apostle do after entering Ephesus? (v.19)
10) What did the believers in Ephesus want Paul to do and what was the apostle's response? (v.20-21)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
11) How many people has the Lord brought into your life to partner with you in ministry at your local church?
LIFE LESSONS
12) The Lord will often send other like-minded believers to labor with us in spreading the gospel among unbelievers.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Apollos Grows in Ministry
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Acts 18:24-28 KJV
24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: 28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who was Apollos? (v.24a)
2) Where did he go to minister (v.24b)
3) What had Apollos been taught and what was his ministry? (v.25a-b)
4) What limited his ministry and who did the Lord sendd to teach him the "way of God more perfectly"? (v.25c-26)
5) What happened when Apollos passed through Achaia? Why? (v.27-28)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Have you, or anyone you know, every taught others in ignorance of God's word and ways? If so, briefly describe what was done to correct your, or their, errors.
LIFE LESSONS
7) We only grow in ministry to others as we are receptive to being taught by more mature believers in the body of Christ.
8) The humble in heart have a teachable spirit!
Acts 18:24-28 KJV
24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: 28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who was Apollos? (v.24a)
2) Where did he go to minister (v.24b)
3) What had Apollos been taught and what was his ministry? (v.25a-b)
4) What limited his ministry and who did the Lord sendd to teach him the "way of God more perfectly"? (v.25c-26)
5) What happened when Apollos passed through Achaia? Why? (v.27-28)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Have you, or anyone you know, every taught others in ignorance of God's word and ways? If so, briefly describe what was done to correct your, or their, errors.
LIFE LESSONS
7) We only grow in ministry to others as we are receptive to being taught by more mature believers in the body of Christ.
8) The humble in heart have a teachable spirit!
Friday, November 27, 2015
Teach Me Your Ways
Friday, November 27, 2015
Exodus 33:12-18 KJV
12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation [is] thy people. 14 And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest. 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with me], carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth. 17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did Moses say to, and ask of, the Lord? Why? (v.12-13)
2) How did the Lord respond? (v.14)
3) What did Moses say to the Lord after that? (v.15-16)
4) How did the Lord reassure Moses? (17)
5) What additional request did Moses make of the Lord? (v.18)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What have you asked the Lord to do for you to glorify His Name?
LIFE LESSONS
7) God is most glorified through us as we seek His grace to know Him, to serve Him, and to serve His people.
Exodus 33:12-18 KJV
12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation [is] thy people. 14 And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest. 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with me], carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth. 17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did Moses say to, and ask of, the Lord? Why? (v.12-13)
2) How did the Lord respond? (v.14)
3) What did Moses say to the Lord after that? (v.15-16)
4) How did the Lord reassure Moses? (17)
5) What additional request did Moses make of the Lord? (v.18)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What have you asked the Lord to do for you to glorify His Name?
LIFE LESSONS
7) God is most glorified through us as we seek His grace to know Him, to serve Him, and to serve His people.
Commissioned to Teach
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Matthew 28:16-20 KJV
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Where did the eleven disciples go? Why? (v.16)
2) What did they do when they saw our resurrected Savior? (v.17)
3) What did Jesus tell His disciples to do? Why? (v.18)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What are you doing to fulfill the Jesus' great commission?
LIFE LESSONS
5) Because the Holy Spirit indwells every believer, we have all that we need to fulfill the great commision!
Matthew 28:16-20 KJV
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Where did the eleven disciples go? Why? (v.16)
2) What did they do when they saw our resurrected Savior? (v.17)
3) What did Jesus tell His disciples to do? Why? (v.18)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What are you doing to fulfill the Jesus' great commission?
LIFE LESSONS
5) Because the Holy Spirit indwells every believer, we have all that we need to fulfill the great commision!
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Wisdom from God
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Proverbs 16:19-24 KJV
19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he. 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly. 23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who (or what) is it better to be, than to do, in this life? (v.19)
2) What will those who handle matters wisely find and who is happiest in this world? (v.20)
3) What shall the "wise in heart" be called and what increases learning? (v.21)
4) What is understanding to those who have it? What is foolishness (or folly)? (v.22)
5) What does the heart of the wise do for those who are wise? (v.23)
6) What are pleasant words to the soul and to the bones? (v.24)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) What do you do to attain divine wisdom in your life?
LIFE LESSONS
8) Humble souls seek after God's wisdom in living the Christ life.
Proverbs 16:19-24 KJV
19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he. 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly. 23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who (or what) is it better to be, than to do, in this life? (v.19)
2) What will those who handle matters wisely find and who is happiest in this world? (v.20)
3) What shall the "wise in heart" be called and what increases learning? (v.21)
4) What is understanding to those who have it? What is foolishness (or folly)? (v.22)
5) What does the heart of the wise do for those who are wise? (v.23)
6) What are pleasant words to the soul and to the bones? (v.24)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) What do you do to attain divine wisdom in your life?
LIFE LESSONS
8) Humble souls seek after God's wisdom in living the Christ life.
Living with God
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Psalm 27:4-5, 8-9, 11-14 KJV
4 One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. ... 8 [When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face [far] from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. ... 11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 13 [I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What thing(s) did the psalmist desire of the Lord and vow to seek after? Why? (v.4-5)
2) How did the psalmist respond when the Lord implored him to seek His face? (v.8-9)
3) What else did the psalmist ask of the lord? (v.11-12)
4) What would have caused the psalmist to faint? (v.13)
5) What does the psalmist encourage the people of God to do? Why? (v.13)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What is that "one thing" that you desire from the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord will provide everything we need to be victorious in every situation that we face in this life!
Psalm 27:4-5, 8-9, 11-14 KJV
4 One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. ... 8 [When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face [far] from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. ... 11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 13 [I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What thing(s) did the psalmist desire of the Lord and vow to seek after? Why? (v.4-5)
2) How did the psalmist respond when the Lord implored him to seek His face? (v.8-9)
3) What else did the psalmist ask of the lord? (v.11-12)
4) What would have caused the psalmist to faint? (v.13)
5) What does the psalmist encourage the people of God to do? Why? (v.13)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What is that "one thing" that you desire from the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord will provide everything we need to be victorious in every situation that we face in this life!
Monday, November 23, 2015
Learning From God
Monday, November 23, 2015
Psalm 25:8-12, 20-21 KJV
8 Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the LORD [are] mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great. 12 What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose. ... 20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the psalmist write about the Lord? (v.8)
2) Who does the Lord teach His ways? (v.9,12)
3) What does the psalmist ask the Lord to do for him? Why? (v.11,20-21)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What has the Lord been teaching you throughout this year?
LIFE LESSONS
5) The Lord has blessed His people with teachers, but none is a better teacher than the Lord Himself.
Psalm 25:8-12, 20-21 KJV
8 Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the LORD [are] mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great. 12 What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose. ... 20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the psalmist write about the Lord? (v.8)
2) Who does the Lord teach His ways? (v.9,12)
3) What does the psalmist ask the Lord to do for him? Why? (v.11,20-21)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What has the Lord been teaching you throughout this year?
LIFE LESSONS
5) The Lord has blessed His people with teachers, but none is a better teacher than the Lord Himself.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Different People, Different Approaches
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Acts 17:1-4, 10-12, 22-25, 28 KJV
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. ... 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming [thither] went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. ... 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; ... 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Apostle Paul do when they came to Thessalonica? (v.1-3)
2) What was the response of those who heard him? (v.4)
3) What did the brethren do to Paul and Silas and what was the response of the Jews in Berea to their ministry? (v.10-12)
4) How did the Apostle Paul begin to present the gospel in Athens? (v.22-23)
5) What did the apostle tell those in Athens about God? (v.24-25,28)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) How do (would) you share Christ with atheists, agnostics, and those who seek to know more about God?
LIFE LESSONS
7) There is no generic methodology for sharing Christ with all people.
8) Trust the Holy Spirit to lead you in sharing Christ with others.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Reign of God
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Psalm 47 KJV
1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.]] O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered together, [even] the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth [belong] unto God: he is greatly exalted.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What are the people of God encouraged to do in this psalm? Why? (v.1-5)
2) What else are God's people to do? Why? (v.6-8)
3) Who is gathered before the Lord? Why? (v.9)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What do you do to exalt God?
LIFE LESSONS
5) God is worthy to be exalted above every living creature, and every power on this earth.
6) The Lord is exalted when people praise and worship Him.
7) The best way to exalt God is through living a life of worship unto Him.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Goodness of God
Friday, November 20, 2015
Psalm 33:13-22 KJV
13 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD [is] upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield. 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the Lord do from heaven? (v.13-15)
2) What does the psalmist consider to be vain? (v.16-17)
3) Who are the eyes of the Lord upon and why? (v.18-19)
4) Who, or what, should we place our trust in and why? (v.20-21)
5) For what does the psalmist hope for from the Lord? (v.22)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) In whom do you place your trust in times of trial or temptation?
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord is the only Being who can save us, heal us, and deliver us.
8) The Lord alone is worthy of our hope and our trust.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
The Majesty of God
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Psalm 8
1 [[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.]] O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, [and whatsoever] passeth through the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth!
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does David write about the name and the glory of God? (v.1)
2) Through whom (or what) has the Lord ordained strength and why? (v.2)
3) Why does the psalmist question the Lord's mindfulness of man? (v.3-5a)
4) What has the Lord crowned man with and given him dominion over? (v.5b-8)
5) What does David proclaim about the Lord, for the second time? (v.9)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What, if anything, has the Lord done for you recently that caused you to wonder why the Lord is so mindful of you?
LIFE LESSONS
7) It is truly amazing that the Lord allows frail human beings to co-labor with Him in establishing His kingdom on this earth.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Blessings of God for All
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Genesis 12:1-4 KJV
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram [was] seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Lord tell Abram to do? (v.1)
2) What did the Lord promise Abram? (v.2-3)
3) What did Abram do and when did he do it? (v.4)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Who or what have you left for the sake of Christ?
LIFE LESSONS
5) The Lord will often ask His children to forsake (leave) people and/or places, that are most dear to us, for His purposes.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Promises of God for All
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Genesis 9:8-17 KJV
8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 10 And with every living creature that [is] with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This [is] the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that [is] with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which [is] between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth. 17 And God said unto Noah, This [is] the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who did God speak to after the earth was flooded and what did He tell the survivors of the flood? (v.8-17)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
2) How important is covenant to you?
3) Do you keep your promises? If not, why not?
LIFE LESSONS
4) God honors covenant (His promises) above His name.
5) If the Lord God has made a promise to you, no matter how dire your present circumstances seem, believe that He will do what He promised you!
Monday, November 16, 2015
Creator God
Monday, November 16, 2015
Deuteronomy 32:1-12 KJV
1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 [He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he. 5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot [is] not [the spot] of his children: [they are] a perverse and crooked generation. 6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? [is] not he thy father [that] hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? 7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. 8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. 9 For the LORD'S portion [is] his people; Jacob [is] the lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: 12 [So] the LORD alone did lead him, and [there was] no strange god with him.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the writer tell the heavens and earth to do and why? (v.1)
2) What is written concerning the writer"s doctrine and speech? Why? (v.2-3)
3) What is written concerning the attributes, ways and works of God? (v.4)
4) What is written about the Lord's rebellious children? (v.5)
5) What questions does the writer ask the Lord's foolish people? (v.6)
6) What does the writer tell God's people to remember or to ask their elders and father's about? (v.7)
7) What has the Lord done for His people? Why? (v.8-10)
8) What are the Lord's ways toward His people compared with? Why? (v.11-12)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
9) Who is leading you in your journey of faith?
LIFE LESSONS
10) The children of God are to be led by His word and His Holy Spirit.
11) The Lord God establishes His people in His Truth.
12) All who believe in the Lord, belong to Him, and His desire is to lead us and instruct us in living for Him.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Mission to Macedonia
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Acts 16:1-5, 8-15 KJV
1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek: 2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. 5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. ... 8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis; 12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. 13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted [thither]. 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who did the Apostle Paul meet with upon arrival in Lystra, what is written about the young disciple, and what did the apostle do to him to appease the Jewish believers? (v.1-3)
2) How were the churches established in the faith in the region in which the Apostle Paul and the young disciple went? (v.4-5)
3) What did Paul see when they journeyed to Troas and what did he do in response? (v.8-12)
4) Who did the apostle meet on the sabbath and how did he minister to the individual(s)? (v.13-15a)
5) What was the apostle constrained to do while in that city? (v.15b-c)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Who have you been called to minister to?
7) How did you receive your call?
LIFE LESSONS
8) The Lord often uses dreams and/or visions to call believers into ministry?
9) The Lord may progressively reveal His will as we faithfully minister to those He gives us opportunity to serve on the way to fulfilling His call.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Paul and Silas Escape
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Acts 16:25-40 KJV
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. 35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 39 And they came and besought them, and brought [them] out, and desired [them] to depart out of the city. 40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did Paul and Silas do at midnight and what phenomenal things happened afterward? (v.25-26)
2) How did the keeper of the prison respond when he discovered that Paul and Silas were gone and what did the Apostle Paul say to him? (v.27-28)
3) What did the jailer do and ask the two servants of the Lord? What was their response to him? (v.29-32)
4) What did the jailer do next? (v.33-34)
5) What happened the next day? (v.35-40)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Have you ever been miraculously delivered from an addiction, spiritual bondage, etc.? If so, briefly described what happened.
7) How do you typically respond when facing trials?
LIFE LESSONS
8) After the Lord has delivered us from our sins, it is His will that we share our testimonies of deliverance with others who need to know Him.
9) The people of the world have no hope during times of trouble. But, the people of God can place their hope in the Lord Jesus to deliver us during trying times.
10) Praising God during a test or trial will often secure our deliverance from that which concerns us.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Paul and Silas in Prison
Friday, November 13, 2015
Acts 16:16-24 KJV
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. 19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers, 20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. 22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them]. 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who did Paul and Silas happen upon when they went to prayer, what was the person doing, and for how long? (v.16-18a)
2) How did the Apostle Paul respond to the person, why, and what happened to them afterward? (v.18b-21)
3) What did the multitude and the magistrates do to the Lord's servants? (v.22-24)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you, or anyone you know, ever been falsely accused of doing anything because of your belief in the Lord Jesus Christ? If so, briefly describe what happened.
LIFE LESSONS
5) All who minister, to the people of this world, in the name of our Lord will suffer persecution.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Cost of Following
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Matthew 8:18-22 KJV
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did Jesus do after seeing the multitudes around Him? (v.18)
2) Who did He encounter afterward and what did they say to Him? (v.19,21)
3) How did the Lord respond to each of them? (v.20,22)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) How willing are you to lose your life to follow Christ?
LIFE LESSONS
5) The cost of following the Lord Jesus is everything that prevents you from doing so.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Generosity of God
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Ezekiel 36:22-30 KJV
22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not [this] for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do [them]. 28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the Lord God say to His people about what He will do for His name's sake and why He will do it? (v.22-23)
2) What four things will the Lord God do for His people? (v.24-27)
3) What will result from the Lord's care for His people? (v.28)
4) What else will the Lord do for His people? (v.29-30)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) What has the Lord done for you to demonstrate His great love for you?
LIFE LESSONS
6) God loves His children.
7) Despite our rebellious ways, the Lord is merciful and generous to us.
8) God is merciful and generous because God is love.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Boundless Riches of Christ
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Ephesians 3:7-12 KJV
7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly [places] might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After writing about the mystery of Christ and the revelation of that mystery to himself, what did the Apostle Paul write about the ministry that was given to him by the grace of God (i.e., what was the purpose of that ministry)? (v.7-12)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
2) Have you, or anyone else you know, ever been granted a special revelation of the Word of God that edified or encouraged the members of body of Christ? If so, briefly describe what it was and how the revelation impacted other members of the body.
LIFE LESSONS
3) The Lord reveals (unveils) the mysteries of His word to whomever He wills for pre-ordained times and seasons.
4) The Lord only unveils the mysteries of that which is already hidden in His word.
5) The Word of God contains all of the truths that every believer needs to live the Christ life.
Monday, November 9, 2015
The Way We Should Go
Monday, November 9, 2015
Jeremiah 26:1-6 KJV
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: 3 If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, 5 To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened; 6 Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was the word of the Lord to the Prophet Jeremiah? (v.1-6)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
2) How diligent are you to obey God's word in every area of your life?
LIFE LESSONS
3) Obedience to God's word (will) leads to blessing, but rebelliion against the Lord leads to destruction.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
God Makes No Distinction
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Acts 15:1-12 KJV
1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. 12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What transpired among the brethren when a "works" gospel was being taught among them and what was done in an attempt to resolve the matter? (v.1-2)
2) What did the disciples declare among the brethren on their way to Jerusalem and what was the response to that news? (v.3)
3) What happened after the disciples spoke with the leaders and apostles in Jerusalem? (v.4)
4) Who arose among the leaders in Jerusalem and what did they declare concerning the Gentile converts? (v.5)
5) What transpired after the leaders in Jerusalem began to consider the matter? (v.6-7a)
6) What did the Apostle Peter say to the Jewish leaders and how did they respond to his reasonings? (v.7b-12)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) Have you ever been involved in, or heard of, a dispute concerning man-made traditions in your local church assembly, denomination, or elsewhere? If so, briefly describe how the matter was resolved.
LIFE LESSONS
8) Doctrinal disputes and religious practices should never dilute the simple truth of the Gospel: "We are saved by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone, and nothing else!"
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Grace for Gentiles
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Galatians 3:6-14 KJV
6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, [saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Why was Abraham considered righteous and who are his "children"? (v.6-7)
2) What did the word of God word foretell concerning Abraham? (v.8)
3) Who is blessed and who is cursed as a result of God's promise to Abraham? Why? (v.9-10)
4) How are the "just" to live? Why? (v.11-12)
5) How did Christ redeem us from the curse of the law? Why? (v.13-14)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you a recepient of the "blessing" of Abraham? If so, why?
LIFE LESSONS
7) The blessing of Abraham is not only temporal but eternal wealth through Christ Jesus!
8) The blessing of Abraham extends to all the people of the world who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Friday, November 6, 2015
God is Making All Things New
Friday, November 6, 2015
Revelation 21:1-5 KJV
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Apostle John see and hear in this prophetic vision according to this Scripture passage? (v.1-3)
2) What else will God do for His people and what will happen afterwards? (v.4)
3) What did He who sat on the throne say and tell the apostle to do? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What do you think (feel) about God's promise that there will be no more sickness or death in His kingdom?
LIFE LESSONS
5) The promise of eternity in the kingdom of our Lord and God eclipses all of the suffering that we presently endure on this earth.
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