Good Examples to Follow

Friday, October 23, 2015
Philippians 3:17-21 KJV 

17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) How does the Apostle Paul encourage followers of Christ to live righteously in this world? (v.17)
2) Who are the "enemies of the cross" and what will be their end? (v.18-19)
3) What are disciples of Christ to set their affections on? Why? (v.20-21)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What has captured your attention (allegience) more, temporal (earthly) things or eternal things.

LIFE LESSONS
5) We will not be glorified with Christ unless our lives are wholly surrendered to Him, to the glory of our Heavenly Father.

We Pray to God for You

Tuesday, January 21, 2015
2 Thessalonians 1:5-12 KJV 

5 [Which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 6 Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed ) in that day. 11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of [this] calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of [his] goodness, and the work of faith with power: 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) The Apostle Paul commended the believers at Thessalonica for their faith, love and patient endurance during persecutions. How would their sufferings benefit them? (v.5-7)
2) What will the Lord Jesus do to avenge those who have been persecuted and what will become of their persecutors? (v.8-10)
3) What else would the brethren pray for concerning those who had been troubled? Why? (v.11-12)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you ever suffered trouble or difficulty because of your faith in Jesus? 
5) If so, how do you typically respond in these troubling situations?

LIFE LESSONS
6) Every believer can expect to be troubled by non-believers because of their faith in the Lord Jesus.
7) As followers of Christ, we are never to avenge ourselves of the wrongs done to us because God is glorified when we endure hardship for His sake.
8) The Lord Himself will vindicate us on the day when He is glorified in us and the wicked are eternally punished.

This is Eternal Life

Friday, January 9, 2015
John 17:1-5 KJV

1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did our Lord Jesus' initially ask the Father to do for Him in the Garden of Gethsemane? Why? (v.1)
2) What had the Father given the Son power over? Why? (v.2)
3) What did our Lord say that eternal life is? (v.3)
4) What had Jesus finished? (v.4)
5) What was Jesus final request of the Father in this prayer? (v.5)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) How do you know that you have eternal life?
7) How have you glorified the Father in your own life?

LIFE LESSONS
8) As believers in the Lord Jesus, we are guaranteed eternal life with our Lord, when our earthly life is done.
9) Eternal life enables us to have relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
10) The Father was ultimately glorified through the life of Christ by the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ.
11) The Father is most glorified in our lives when we die to our selves and follow Jesus.