Friday, November 7, 2014
Psalm 130:1-8 KJV
1 [[A Song of degrees.]] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
[Psa 131:1-3 KJV]
1 [[A Song of degrees of David.]] LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul [is] even as a weaned child. 3 Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) From where did the psalmist cry to the Lord? (v.1)
2) What did the psalmist ask the Lord? (v.2)
3) Of what two things did the psalmist remind the Lord? (v.3-4)
4) What did the psalmist purpose to do? (v.5-6)
5) Of what did the psalmist remind God's people? (v.7-8)
6) How did the psalmist describe himself to the Lord? (v.1-2)
7) What was the psalmists hope for Israel? (v.3)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
8) How do you relate to the Lord after committing a sin? Why?
9) What are your reasons for waiting on the Lord?
10) What is your hope for the people of God in your home church?
11) What is your heart attitude toward the Lord, as you wait on Him?
PRINCIPLES
12) Regardless of how deeply we've fallen into sin, God's mercy is greater still.
13) The Lord never gives us what our sins deserve, because He is merciful.
14) Waiting on the Lord is a demonstration of our dependence upon the Lord.
15) Contentment in every situation leads to a victroious life in Christ.
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
How Long Shall I Cry Out?
Monday, September 29, 2014
Habakkuk 1:1-5
1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!
3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention.
4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye will not believe, though it be told [you].
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was the prophet going to write about? (v.1)
2) What did Habakkuk see in a vision that troubled him? (v.2-3)
3) What did the prophet conclude about all that the Lord showed Him? Why? (v.4)
4) What did the Lord proclaim concerning the wickedness among the nations? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) Have you ever witnessed a time when wickedness seemed to prevail in a nation? If so, please describe what was happening.
6) Have you asked yourself why the Lord withheld His judgment in the face of evil? If so, describe the situation and why it deserved the Lord's intervention?
7) What are your thoughts about the current state of the world and the judgment of the Lord, if you have not already addressed that matter.
PRINCIPLES
8) There is a day coming when the Lord will repay the evil for their deeds.
9) The Lord is long suffering and allows wickedness to prevail, for a season, to preserve the righteous.
10) The Lord is patient, during times of tremendous wickedness, because He is not willing that any perish.
Habakkuk 1:1-5
1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!
3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention.
4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye will not believe, though it be told [you].
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was the prophet going to write about? (v.1)
2) What did Habakkuk see in a vision that troubled him? (v.2-3)
3) What did the prophet conclude about all that the Lord showed Him? Why? (v.4)
4) What did the Lord proclaim concerning the wickedness among the nations? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) Have you ever witnessed a time when wickedness seemed to prevail in a nation? If so, please describe what was happening.
6) Have you asked yourself why the Lord withheld His judgment in the face of evil? If so, describe the situation and why it deserved the Lord's intervention?
7) What are your thoughts about the current state of the world and the judgment of the Lord, if you have not already addressed that matter.
PRINCIPLES
8) There is a day coming when the Lord will repay the evil for their deeds.
9) The Lord is long suffering and allows wickedness to prevail, for a season, to preserve the righteous.
10) The Lord is patient, during times of tremendous wickedness, because He is not willing that any perish.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
I Will Bring You to Zion
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Jeremiah 3:11-15
11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What were the people of God guilty of? (v.11)
2) What did the Lord tell the prophet to say to His people? (v.12)
3) What did the Lord require from His people before they returned to Him? (v.13)
4) Why did the Lord say that he would bring His sinful people to Zion? (v.14)
5) What else did the Lord promise His wayward children? (v.15)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Have you ever allowed your will to lead to disobedience against the Lord? If so, please describe one such instance.
7) If you responded positively to the above question, did you confess and repent of your sin? If not, why not?
8) Are you in a state of rebellion at the present time? What are you going to do to be in right relationship with the Lord again.
PRINCIPLES
9) God is married to the backslider.
10) God will not remain angry when we rebel against Him, if we confess and repent of our sins.
11) The Lord gives us pastors (leaders) who will teach us with the same heart that He has for us.
Jeremiah 3:11-15
11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What were the people of God guilty of? (v.11)
2) What did the Lord tell the prophet to say to His people? (v.12)
3) What did the Lord require from His people before they returned to Him? (v.13)
4) Why did the Lord say that he would bring His sinful people to Zion? (v.14)
5) What else did the Lord promise His wayward children? (v.15)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) Have you ever allowed your will to lead to disobedience against the Lord? If so, please describe one such instance.
7) If you responded positively to the above question, did you confess and repent of your sin? If not, why not?
8) Are you in a state of rebellion at the present time? What are you going to do to be in right relationship with the Lord again.
PRINCIPLES
9) God is married to the backslider.
10) God will not remain angry when we rebel against Him, if we confess and repent of our sins.
11) The Lord gives us pastors (leaders) who will teach us with the same heart that He has for us.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
The Steadfast Love of God
Monday, September 15, 2014
Jeremiah 32:16-23
16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:
18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name,
19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes [are] open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, and in Israel, and among [other] men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
21 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1)Though Judah and Jerusalem were on the brink of captivity, Jeremiah purchased a field, in obedience to the Lord. What did the prophet do after obeying God? (v.16)
2) How did Jeremiah describe the Lord? (v.17-19a)
3) What did the prophet say the Lord had done? (v.19b-22)
4) Why were God's people being taken captive, according to Jeremiah? (v.23)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) What is the likelihood that the Lord will allow the United States to go into captivity because of our rebellion against Him? Please provide a brief explanation for your answer.
6) Do you personally know of anyone who has been overwhelmed by troubles as a result of their rebellion against God? If so, please explain what happened.
7) If you answered affirmatively to the above question, how was the rebellious individual reconciled to God?
PRINCIPLES
8) God expects His people to obey Him whether they understand Him, or not.
9) The Lord allows trouble(s) to overwhelm the rebellious.
10) In His mercy and love, the Lord will never allow our trouble(s) to be overly burdensome.
Jeremiah 32:16-23
16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:
18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name,
19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes [are] open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, and in Israel, and among [other] men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
21 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1)Though Judah and Jerusalem were on the brink of captivity, Jeremiah purchased a field, in obedience to the Lord. What did the prophet do after obeying God? (v.16)
2) How did Jeremiah describe the Lord? (v.17-19a)
3) What did the prophet say the Lord had done? (v.19b-22)
4) Why were God's people being taken captive, according to Jeremiah? (v.23)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) What is the likelihood that the Lord will allow the United States to go into captivity because of our rebellion against Him? Please provide a brief explanation for your answer.
6) Do you personally know of anyone who has been overwhelmed by troubles as a result of their rebellion against God? If so, please explain what happened.
7) If you answered affirmatively to the above question, how was the rebellious individual reconciled to God?
PRINCIPLES
8) God expects His people to obey Him whether they understand Him, or not.
9) The Lord allows trouble(s) to overwhelm the rebellious.
10) In His mercy and love, the Lord will never allow our trouble(s) to be overly burdensome.
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