Sunday, January 9, 2016
Song of Solomon 6:4-12 KJV
4 Thou [art] beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as [an army] with banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. 6 Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and [there is] not one barren among them. 7 As a piece of a pomegranate [are] thy temples within thy locks. 8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. 9 My dove, my undefiled is [but] one; she [is] the [only] one of her mother, she [is] the choice [one] of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; [yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 10 Who [is] she [that] looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, [and] terrible as [an army] with banners? 11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, [and] to see whether the vine flourished, [and] the pomegranates budded. 12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me [like] the chariots of Amminadib.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the Beloved say about His Bride (the Shulamite)? (v.4-10)
2) What does the Shulamite say? (v.11-12)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
3) What does the Lord say about those who belong to Him?
4) Are you worthy of the Father's love? If so, why?
LIFE LESSONS
5) The Father loves His own, not because of what we do but, because of what Jesus has done for us.
6) We can never do anything to earn God's love.
7) When God looks at you, He sees His Son.
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Saturday, January 9, 2016
The Most Handsome Groom
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Song of Solomon 5:9-16 KJV
9 What [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? what [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved [is] white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head [is as] the most fine gold, his locks [are] bushy, [and] black as a raven. 12 His eyes [are] as [the eyes] of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, [and] fitly set. 13 His cheeks [are] as a bed of spices, [as] sweet flowers: his lips [like] lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. 14 His hands [are as] gold rings set with the beryl: his belly [is as] bright ivory overlaid [with] sapphires. 15 His legs [are as] pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance [is] as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouth [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether lovely. This [is] my beloved, and this [is] my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What do the daughters of Jerusalem ask the Shulamite? (v.9)
2) How does the Shulamite respond? (v.10-16)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
3) What do you tell others about your spouse and/or your Savior and Lord?
4) What do you tell others about your reasons for loving your spouse and/or your Savior and Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
5) We love the Lord because He first loved us and will return for us, soon.
Song of Solomon 5:9-16 KJV
9 What [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? what [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved [is] white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head [is as] the most fine gold, his locks [are] bushy, [and] black as a raven. 12 His eyes [are] as [the eyes] of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, [and] fitly set. 13 His cheeks [are] as a bed of spices, [as] sweet flowers: his lips [like] lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. 14 His hands [are as] gold rings set with the beryl: his belly [is as] bright ivory overlaid [with] sapphires. 15 His legs [are as] pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance [is] as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouth [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether lovely. This [is] my beloved, and this [is] my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What do the daughters of Jerusalem ask the Shulamite? (v.9)
2) How does the Shulamite respond? (v.10-16)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
3) What do you tell others about your spouse and/or your Savior and Lord?
4) What do you tell others about your reasons for loving your spouse and/or your Savior and Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
5) We love the Lord because He first loved us and will return for us, soon.
Thursday, January 7, 2016
The Eternal Shepherd
Thursday, January 7, 2016
John 10:22-30 KJV
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. 24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand. 30 I and [my] Father are one.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Jews ask Jesus after alluding to Himself as the Good Shepherd and the Door? (v.22-24)
2) What was Jesus' response? (v.25-26)
3) What did Jesus say about His sheep? (v.27-28)
4) What did the Lord have to say about the Father? (v.29)
5) What did the Lord say about His relationship with the Father? (v.30)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ?
7) If so, what assurances do you glean from today's reading?
LIFE LESSONS
8) A true follower of the Lord Jesus hears His voice.
John 10:22-30 KJV
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. 24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand. 30 I and [my] Father are one.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Jews ask Jesus after alluding to Himself as the Good Shepherd and the Door? (v.22-24)
2) What was Jesus' response? (v.25-26)
3) What did Jesus say about His sheep? (v.27-28)
4) What did the Lord have to say about the Father? (v.29)
5) What did the Lord say about His relationship with the Father? (v.30)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ?
7) If so, what assurances do you glean from today's reading?
LIFE LESSONS
8) A true follower of the Lord Jesus hears His voice.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The Perfect Shepherd
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
John 10:1-6 KJV
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who is a thief and a robber, according to the Apostle John? (v.1)
2) Who is the Shepherd of the sheep? (v.2)
3) Who hears the Shepherd's voice and what does He do for them? (v.3-4)
4) Who do the sheep refuse to follow? Why? (v.5)
5) Of those who heard the parable, how many understood what He was saying? (v.6)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you able to dinstinguish between the voice of the Lord and the voice of another? If so, briefly describe how you do that.
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord will never tell His sheep to do anything that conflicts with His written word.
John 10:1-6 KJV
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who is a thief and a robber, according to the Apostle John? (v.1)
2) Who is the Shepherd of the sheep? (v.2)
3) Who hears the Shepherd's voice and what does He do for them? (v.3-4)
4) Who do the sheep refuse to follow? Why? (v.5)
5) Of those who heard the parable, how many understood what He was saying? (v.6)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you able to dinstinguish between the voice of the Lord and the voice of another? If so, briefly describe how you do that.
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord will never tell His sheep to do anything that conflicts with His written word.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Welcome Home
Saturday, January 2, 2015
Genesis 29:9-14 KJV
9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father's brother, and that he [was] Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. 13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who came forth after Jacob arrived in Padan Aram, what was she doing, and who was she? (v.9-10b)
2) What did Jacob do after seeing Rachel? (v.10c-12)
3) What did Laban do and say after hearing about Jacob? (v.13-14)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you ever experienced a divinely orchestrated meeting with a person of significance in your life? If so, briefly describe what transpired and why it is significant to you.
LIFE LESSONS
5) Relationships that are orchestrated by the Lord always lead to our divine destiny in Him.
Genesis 29:9-14 KJV
9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father's brother, and that he [was] Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. 13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who came forth after Jacob arrived in Padan Aram, what was she doing, and who was she? (v.9-10b)
2) What did Jacob do after seeing Rachel? (v.10c-12)
3) What did Laban do and say after hearing about Jacob? (v.13-14)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you ever experienced a divinely orchestrated meeting with a person of significance in your life? If so, briefly describe what transpired and why it is significant to you.
LIFE LESSONS
5) Relationships that are orchestrated by the Lord always lead to our divine destiny in Him.
The Lord is Present
January 1, 2016
Genesis 28:15-22 KJV
15 And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this place! this [is] none other but the house of God, and this [is] the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After escaping from Esau, Jacob fell asleep and dreamed about a ladder that reached to the heavens and on which angels were ascending and descending. What did the Lord God say to Jacob as he was dreaming? (v.15)
2) What did Jacob say and do upon awaking? (v.16-17)
3) What did Jacob do the next morning? (v.18-19)
4) What vow did Jacob make? (v.20-21)
5) What did the stone represent? (v.22)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Have you ever dreamed a dream from God? If so, please describe one such time (i.e., what was the dream about).
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord often gives His people dreams to: (1) make a promise to us, (2) warn us, and (3) tell us about future events.
Genesis 28:15-22 KJV
15 And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this place! this [is] none other but the house of God, and this [is] the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After escaping from Esau, Jacob fell asleep and dreamed about a ladder that reached to the heavens and on which angels were ascending and descending. What did the Lord God say to Jacob as he was dreaming? (v.15)
2) What did Jacob say and do upon awaking? (v.16-17)
3) What did Jacob do the next morning? (v.18-19)
4) What vow did Jacob make? (v.20-21)
5) What did the stone represent? (v.22)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Have you ever dreamed a dream from God? If so, please describe one such time (i.e., what was the dream about).
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord often gives His people dreams to: (1) make a promise to us, (2) warn us, and (3) tell us about future events.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Judged Faithful
Thursday, December 31, 2015
1 Timothy 1:12-17 KJV
12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. 17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who was counted faithful to be a minister, why shouldn't he have, and why did he? (v.12-13)
2) How was the grace and love of the Lord extended to the apostle? (v.14)
3) Why did Christ Jesus come into the world and why was His mercy extended to the apostle, as well as to all who would believe in Him? (v.15-17)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) For what do you praise our God and King?
LIFE LESSONS
5) Our great God is worthy of honor and glory because of the mercy He has shown us through the Gift of His Son, Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 KJV
12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. 17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who was counted faithful to be a minister, why shouldn't he have, and why did he? (v.12-13)
2) How was the grace and love of the Lord extended to the apostle? (v.14)
3) Why did Christ Jesus come into the world and why was His mercy extended to the apostle, as well as to all who would believe in Him? (v.15-17)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) For what do you praise our God and King?
LIFE LESSONS
5) Our great God is worthy of honor and glory because of the mercy He has shown us through the Gift of His Son, Christ Jesus.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Dedication of David
Friday, December 18, 2015
1 Samuel 16:10-13 KJV
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was Samuel's response after Jesse had each of his seven sons pass before the prophet the second time? (v.10-11a)
2) What did the prophet tell Jesse to do after hearing that Jesse had another son? (v.11b-c)
3) What did Jesse's youngest son look like, what did the Lord tell Samuel to do for him? (v.12-13a)
4) What happened to the young man after the prophet anointed him? (v.13b)
5) What did Samuel do after completing his assignment? (v.13c)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Do you know of anyone who was chosen to serve in a position or ministry that they did not appear to be qualified to serve in?
7) If so, in what ways did the Lord reveal to you, and to others, that He had chosen that individual for the job and/or ministry?
LIFE LESSONS
8) God knows whom He has chosen to serve Him, in whatever capacity, irregardless of what other people think of them.
1 Samuel 16:10-13 KJV
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was Samuel's response after Jesse had each of his seven sons pass before the prophet the second time? (v.10-11a)
2) What did the prophet tell Jesse to do after hearing that Jesse had another son? (v.11b-c)
3) What did Jesse's youngest son look like, what did the Lord tell Samuel to do for him? (v.12-13a)
4) What happened to the young man after the prophet anointed him? (v.13b)
5) What did Samuel do after completing his assignment? (v.13c)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Do you know of anyone who was chosen to serve in a position or ministry that they did not appear to be qualified to serve in?
7) If so, in what ways did the Lord reveal to you, and to others, that He had chosen that individual for the job and/or ministry?
LIFE LESSONS
8) God knows whom He has chosen to serve Him, in whatever capacity, irregardless of what other people think of them.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Dedication of Samuel
Thursday, December 17, 2015
1 Samuel 1:11, 20, 24-28 KJV
11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. ... 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of the LORD. ... 24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child [was] young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I [am] the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
OBSERVATION QUESTONS
1) What did Hannah vow to the Lord if He would open her womb? (v.11)
2) What did Hannah do after giving birth to her child? (v.20)
3) What did Hannah do after the child was weaned? (v.24-28)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you ever asked the Lord to grant a specific request and made a vow to Him if He would do what you asked?
5) If so, did the Lord grant your petition and did you fulfill your vow?
LIFE LESSONS
6) God will always grant the petitions of our hearts in accordance with His divine plan and purpose for our lives.
7) The blessings and favor of God cannot be bartered for, or bought.
1 Samuel 1:11, 20, 24-28 KJV
11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. ... 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of the LORD. ... 24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child [was] young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I [am] the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
OBSERVATION QUESTONS
1) What did Hannah vow to the Lord if He would open her womb? (v.11)
2) What did Hannah do after giving birth to her child? (v.20)
3) What did Hannah do after the child was weaned? (v.24-28)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you ever asked the Lord to grant a specific request and made a vow to Him if He would do what you asked?
5) If so, did the Lord grant your petition and did you fulfill your vow?
LIFE LESSONS
6) God will always grant the petitions of our hearts in accordance with His divine plan and purpose for our lives.
7) The blessings and favor of God cannot be bartered for, or bought.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
God's Heart and Dedication
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
2 Chronicles 30:5-12 KJV
5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written. 6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, [who] therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see. 8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but] yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children [shall find] compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God [is] gracious and merciful, and will not turn away [his] face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What decree was established and proclamation declared throughout Israel? Why? (v.5)
2) What posts went to the king and his princes throughout Israel and Judah? (v.6a)
3) What did the letters say? (v.6b-9)
4) How did the people of the land respond upon hearing and reading the posts that were dispatched? (v.10-11)
5) What did God do in Judah? (v.12)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What is the Lord calling you and/or your local church to do during this last hour?
7) Are you doing what the Lord has called you to do?
LIFE LESSONS
8) The Lord grants His people discernment to know what He is doing, or about to do, among us. We would be wise to heed His directives.
2 Chronicles 30:5-12 KJV
5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written. 6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, [who] therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see. 8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but] yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children [shall find] compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God [is] gracious and merciful, and will not turn away [his] face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What decree was established and proclamation declared throughout Israel? Why? (v.5)
2) What posts went to the king and his princes throughout Israel and Judah? (v.6a)
3) What did the letters say? (v.6b-9)
4) How did the people of the land respond upon hearing and reading the posts that were dispatched? (v.10-11)
5) What did God do in Judah? (v.12)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What is the Lord calling you and/or your local church to do during this last hour?
7) Are you doing what the Lord has called you to do?
LIFE LESSONS
8) The Lord grants His people discernment to know what He is doing, or about to do, among us. We would be wise to heed His directives.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Separate for a Purpose
Monday, December 14, 2015
Leviticus 20:7-8, 22-24 KJV
7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I [am] the LORD your God. 8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I [am] the LORD which sanctify you. ... 22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I [am] the LORD your God, which have separated you from [other] people.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Lord God tell His people to do, and to refrain from doing, to inherit their land of promise? Why? (20:7-8,22-24)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
2) In what ways have you separated yourself from the people of the world?
LIFE LESSONS
3) As God's holy people, we are to separate ourselves from the ways of the people of this world, that we may inherit the blessings God has promised us.
Leviticus 20:7-8, 22-24 KJV
7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I [am] the LORD your God. 8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I [am] the LORD which sanctify you. ... 22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I [am] the LORD your God, which have separated you from [other] people.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Lord God tell His people to do, and to refrain from doing, to inherit their land of promise? Why? (20:7-8,22-24)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
2) In what ways have you separated yourself from the people of the world?
LIFE LESSONS
3) As God's holy people, we are to separate ourselves from the ways of the people of this world, that we may inherit the blessings God has promised us.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Perfect Sacrifice
Saturday, December 12, 2015
1 John 4:9-16 KJV
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) How was the love of God manifested toward us? Why? (v.9)
2) How did God demonstrate His love for us? (v.10, 14)
3) Since God so loved us, what are we to do for others? (v.11)
4) How do we abide in God's love and how is it perfected in us? (v.12-13)
5) How do we know that we abide in the love of God and that God abides in us? (v.15,16)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) How do you know that you abide in God and that His love indwells you?
LIFE LESSONS
7) Our love for others is evidence that the love of God abides within us.
1 John 4:9-16 KJV
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) How was the love of God manifested toward us? Why? (v.9)
2) How did God demonstrate His love for us? (v.10, 14)
3) Since God so loved us, what are we to do for others? (v.11)
4) How do we abide in God's love and how is it perfected in us? (v.12-13)
5) How do we know that we abide in the love of God and that God abides in us? (v.15,16)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) How do you know that you abide in God and that His love indwells you?
LIFE LESSONS
7) Our love for others is evidence that the love of God abides within us.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Faithful Sacrifice
Friday, December 11, 2015
Hebrews 11:4-16 KJV
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God. 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Why does the writer of Hebrews include Abel and Enoch among God's faithful people? (v.4-5)
2) What is impossible to do without faith? (v.6)
3) Why are Noah, Abraham and Sara listed among God's patriarchs of the faith? (v.7-12)
4) How did these people of faith depart this life and what did they think of themselves? (v.13)
5) What did the patriarchs of faith seek and what did the Lord prepare for them as a result of their faith in Him? (v.14-16)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What are you believing that the Lord will do in your life?
7) Will your faith remain in the Lord even if you never see what He has promised you?
LIFE LESSONS
8) Our faith is not simply in the promises of God, but in the faithfulness of God Himself.
Hebrews 11:4-16 KJV
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God. 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Why does the writer of Hebrews include Abel and Enoch among God's faithful people? (v.4-5)
2) What is impossible to do without faith? (v.6)
3) Why are Noah, Abraham and Sara listed among God's patriarchs of the faith? (v.7-12)
4) How did these people of faith depart this life and what did they think of themselves? (v.13)
5) What did the patriarchs of faith seek and what did the Lord prepare for them as a result of their faith in Him? (v.14-16)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What are you believing that the Lord will do in your life?
7) Will your faith remain in the Lord even if you never see what He has promised you?
LIFE LESSONS
8) Our faith is not simply in the promises of God, but in the faithfulness of God Himself.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Loving Sacrifice
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Mark 12:28-34b KJV
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment. 31 And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the scribe ask Jesus? (v.28)
2) What was Jesus' response? (v.29-31)
3) What did the scribe say to Jesus after hearing His response? (v.32-33)
4) What did Jesus say to the scribe? Why? (v.34a)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) Have you obeyed the Lord's commands to love Him and love the people He loves? If not, why not?
6) If you have faithfully obeyed the Lord's commands to love Him and to love the people He loves, briefly describe how you have done that recently.
LIFE LESSONS
7) The faithful are not always able to love God and/or His people as the Lord would have us to.
8) When believers are not able to love as Jesus loves it is incumbent upon us to confess our weakness, repent of our failure, and pray for the Lord's grace to love who He loves and as He loves.
Mark 12:28-34b KJV
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment. 31 And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the scribe ask Jesus? (v.28)
2) What was Jesus' response? (v.29-31)
3) What did the scribe say to Jesus after hearing His response? (v.32-33)
4) What did Jesus say to the scribe? Why? (v.34a)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) Have you obeyed the Lord's commands to love Him and love the people He loves? If not, why not?
6) If you have faithfully obeyed the Lord's commands to love Him and to love the people He loves, briefly describe how you have done that recently.
LIFE LESSONS
7) The faithful are not always able to love God and/or His people as the Lord would have us to.
8) When believers are not able to love as Jesus loves it is incumbent upon us to confess our weakness, repent of our failure, and pray for the Lord's grace to love who He loves and as He loves.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Contrite Sacrifice
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Psalm 51:15-19 KJV
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Psalmist declare that he would do if the Lord opened his lips? (v.15)
2) What does the Lord not delight in? (v.16)
3) What does the Lord not despise? (v.17)
4) What did the psalmist ask the Lord to do as it pleased Him? (v.18)
5) What would be the result? (v.19)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What are you doing to please the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord is not as pleased with external sacrifices as He is in our internal brokenness and need for Him.
8) Internal brokenness that results in changed behavior always pleases God.
9) External offerings that are not the result of internal change are meaningless to God.
Psalm 51:15-19 KJV
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Psalmist declare that he would do if the Lord opened his lips? (v.15)
2) What does the Lord not delight in? (v.16)
3) What does the Lord not despise? (v.17)
4) What did the psalmist ask the Lord to do as it pleased Him? (v.18)
5) What would be the result? (v.19)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What are you doing to please the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord is not as pleased with external sacrifices as He is in our internal brokenness and need for Him.
8) Internal brokenness that results in changed behavior always pleases God.
9) External offerings that are not the result of internal change are meaningless to God.
Living Sacrifice
Monday, December 7, 2015
Psalm 40:1-8 KJV
1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see [it], and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered. 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the psalmist do and how did the Lord respond? (v.1-3a)
2) What did David say about those who were witnesses to the Lord's goodness to him? (v.3b)
3) Who is blessed? (v.4)
4) What did the psalmist write about the Lord and His works? (v.5)
5) What two things did the Lord not require from the psalmist? (v.6)
6) What would be written in the Scriptures about the Lord's Servant? (v.7-8)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) How do people know that your trust is only in the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
8) Our trust in the Lord is manifested through the blessings that He showers upon our lives.
9) The blessings of God are not merely material possessions but intangibles such as peace, mental stability, and the grace of God.
10) We can never earn the blessings or favor of God through material offerings alone, but through our trust in Him to meet our every need.
Psalm 40:1-8 KJV
1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see [it], and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered. 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the psalmist do and how did the Lord respond? (v.1-3a)
2) What did David say about those who were witnesses to the Lord's goodness to him? (v.3b)
3) Who is blessed? (v.4)
4) What did the psalmist write about the Lord and His works? (v.5)
5) What two things did the Lord not require from the psalmist? (v.6)
6) What would be written in the Scriptures about the Lord's Servant? (v.7-8)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) How do people know that your trust is only in the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
8) Our trust in the Lord is manifested through the blessings that He showers upon our lives.
9) The blessings of God are not merely material possessions but intangibles such as peace, mental stability, and the grace of God.
10) We can never earn the blessings or favor of God through material offerings alone, but through our trust in Him to meet our every need.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Eternal Rest
Friday, December 4, 2015
Revelation 14:12-13, 21:1-5 KJV
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
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) How are the "saints" of God to live during the time when the mark of the beast is being received by those who have rejected Jesus Christ? (v.12)
2) What did the voice from heaven say to John and tell him to write? (v.13)
3) What did John see after all satanic rebellion was destroyed? (21:1-2)
4) What did John hear, in this vision, after the evil one was overthrown? (v,3-4)
5) What did He who sat on the throne say and tell John to write? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you ready for Jesus imminent return? If not, what will you do to prepare?
LIFE LESSONS
7) To prepare for Jesus return, every believer is to keep God's word hidden in our hearts and remain faithful to the Lord Jesus in all that we say, think and do.
8) The Day is coming when satan will be defeated and there will be no more evil.
Revelation 14:12-13, 21:1-5 KJV
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
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) How are the "saints" of God to live during the time when the mark of the beast is being received by those who have rejected Jesus Christ? (v.12)
2) What did the voice from heaven say to John and tell him to write? (v.13)
3) What did John see after all satanic rebellion was destroyed? (21:1-2)
4) What did John hear, in this vision, after the evil one was overthrown? (v,3-4)
5) What did He who sat on the throne say and tell John to write? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Are you ready for Jesus imminent return? If not, what will you do to prepare?
LIFE LESSONS
7) To prepare for Jesus return, every believer is to keep God's word hidden in our hearts and remain faithful to the Lord Jesus in all that we say, think and do.
8) The Day is coming when satan will be defeated and there will be no more evil.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Promised Rest
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Hebrews 4:1-11 KJV
1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left [us] of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it]. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my rest. 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Why does the writer tell the people of God to "fear"? (v.1)
2) Who does, and does not, enter into the "rest" of God? Why? (v.2-3,6-11)
3) Why is entering into the "rest" of God so important? (v.4-5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) How do you enter the "rest" promised by the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
5) Believers enter the "rest" promised by God when we believe His word and cease from our own "works" of the flesh.
Hebrews 4:1-11 KJV
1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left [us] of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it]. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my rest. 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Why does the writer tell the people of God to "fear"? (v.1)
2) Who does, and does not, enter into the "rest" of God? Why? (v.2-3,6-11)
3) Why is entering into the "rest" of God so important? (v.4-5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) How do you enter the "rest" promised by the Lord?
LIFE LESSONS
5) Believers enter the "rest" promised by God when we believe His word and cease from our own "works" of the flesh.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Finding in God a Refuge
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Psalm 62:1-2, 5-9 KJV
1 [[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.]] Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation. 2 He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. ... 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him. 6 He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not be moved. 7 In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who (or what) does David wait upon? Why? (v.1-2,5-7)
2) What does the psalmist encourage the people of God to do? (v.8)
3) What does David write concerning men of low and high degree? (v.9)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Who (or what) are you most likely to place your trust and hope in during times of trouble? Why?
LIFE LESSONS
5) As His children, our only hope, trust and expectation is to placed in our Great God. He is our only Refuge.
Psalm 62:1-2, 5-9 KJV
1 [[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.]] Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation. 2 He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. ... 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him. 6 He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not be moved. 7 In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who (or what) does David wait upon? Why? (v.1-2,5-7)
2) What does the psalmist encourage the people of God to do? (v.8)
3) What does David write concerning men of low and high degree? (v.9)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Who (or what) are you most likely to place your trust and hope in during times of trouble? Why?
LIFE LESSONS
5) As His children, our only hope, trust and expectation is to placed in our Great God. He is our only Refuge.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Very Good
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!
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!
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