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.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Psalm 45:1-4, 6-7 KJV
1 [[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.]] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. ... 6 Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the psalmist write about his heart and his tongue? (v.1)
2) What does the psalmist write about Jesus and His kingdom? (v.2-4)
3) What does the psalmist write about our Lord's throne and His anointing? (v.6-7)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Does Jesus rule on the throne of your heart? If so, how do you know?
LIFE LESSONS
5) The Lord's kingdom of God is established in our hearts when our will and our ways are in alignment with His word.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Mark 11:1-11 KJV
1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring [him]. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. 8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed [them] in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord: 10 Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) As Jesus and His disciple approached Jerusalem, what did our Lord do and say to them? (v.1-3)
2) What happened after the disciples left? (v.4-6)
3) What did the disciples do after the colt was brought to Jesus? (v.7-8)
4) What did those who went before, and those that followed, Him say? (v.9-10)
5) What did Jesus do after entering Jerusalem? (v.11)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What, if anything, are you doing to celebrate our Lord's first incarnation on this earth?
7) What, if anything, are you doing to prepare for our Lord's return to this earth?
LIFE LESSONS
8) Few celebrated the arrival of God's kingdom during our Lord's first incarnation, but every knee will bow after Jesus' second incarnation on earth.
Friday, January 2, 2015
Matthew 6:25-34 KJV
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Our Lord is delivering the Sermon on the Mount and just spoke about serving God and riches. What three things does Jesus tell His disciples not to worry about? Why? (v.25-30)
2) What does Jesus repeat telling His disciples? Why? (v.31-32)
3) What does our Lord tell His disciples to do instead? Why? (v.33-34)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What, if anything, are you worried or concerned about today? Make a list.
5) What is on your list that God cannot not handle? Please explain your answer.
6) What are you most concerned about, your problems or advancing God's Kingdom on earth?
LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord can handle any and every difficulty that we face in this life, but we must surrender those difficulties to Him.
8) When we take care of God's business, He will take care of ours.
9) We need not worry about the things that concern us in this life because God already has it under His control.
