. I Am the Good Shepherd. John 10:11 Have you ever had bad guides in your life? Things or people who misdirected your paths? Have you had good guides in your life? A good guide is a person who shepherds. Let’s read John 10:11-39. Do we know who our good shepherd is? The greek word for shepherd is poimen. It describes Christ as our Good shepherd. In order for us to remember and consider Christ as our Shepherd, it needs to be something that we cherish and find comfort in. In Matthew 9:36, 26:31, and 1 Peter 2:25, the early church remembered Jesus as the shepherd. They even applied old…
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Child Of God
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 When we accept Christ as our savior; we become children of God. We are chosen and adopted through Christ as his very own. Being adopted in God’s family is the highest honor and privilege of our salvation. God loves us so much that he calls us his children. God bestows lavishly His love to us. What is sad is the world does not know of this great love…
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Digging Deeper
If you love me, you will obey what I have command. He who does not love will not obey my teaching. John 14:15,24 Obedience!! Do you find it hard or easy? Do you understand what God expects of us with obedience?? Read 1 John 2:3-6. What do we learn about the word know? How do we know we have come to know God? What happens if we do t know God? Let’s read Jeremiah 7:23. Read John 7: 16-17. What are some benefits of obedience? God blesses those who obey him. The benefits of obeying are beyond our imagination. Here are a few though to mention. First, we are…
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Come To Know God
I AM WHO I AM. Exodus 3:14 God reveals himself through what He does. When God works through us, we get to know Him through that experience. We also come to know God when he meets our needs. How has God revealed who he is to you? What are some names you have learned about who God is? Here are some scriptures that describe who God is: Ps. 68: 5 reveals God is defender of widows, Revelations 19:11 reveals God is faithful and true. Deut. 4:24 shows God is a consuming fire. Job 16:20 says God is our friend. In 2 Corinthians 1:3, God is of all comfort. Psalm…
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Obedience – Part 2
If you love me, you will obey what I command. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. John 14:15, 24 Are you a servant of God? If you are the you do what God directs. We obey Him. As servants to God we do not have an option to decide whether or not we will obey. When we decide to not obey, we are in rebellion. Choosing disobedience has serious consequences. What is obedience? Obedience means joy and uninterrupted fellowship with God. People today are self-centered and want to do their own thing. They don’t stop to consider what obedience means in their lives. There…
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God Speaks In Different Ways
He who belongs to God here’s what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God. John 8:47 Do you know when God is speaking to you? A critical point in our understanding of experiencing God is knowing when he speaks. If we don’t know when God is speaking, we are in trouble at the heart of our Christian walk. God speaks through the Holy Spirit to reveal himself, His purposes, and His ways. God speaks through the Bible, circumstances, the church, and other believers. In the Old Testament, God spoke to His people through angels, visions, dreams, the use of Uris…
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Knowing God
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my father, ad I too will love him and show myself to him. John 14:21 Did you know that the call to a relationship with God is also a call to be missional with Him? If you want to know God’s will, you must respond to His invitation to love Him wholeheartedly. Isn’t this exciting! God works through those who love Him and are willing to carry out His work for His kingdom purposes in the world. Are you willing to look at how God invites you to…
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Knowing God
Jesus said, ‘This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 How much do you want to know God? How do you get to know God? Knowing God does not come from a program or a method. It’s a relationship. It’s an intimate love relationship with God. Through this relationship, God reveals His will to us. He invites us to join HIm with where he is at work. Obeying God, He accomplishes things through us only he can do. When you come to know God more intimately by experiencing God at work in you. I pray as…
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God The Father – Part One
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. Psalm 68:5 What kind of earthly father do you have? Is he a good one? Did he meet your needs? or did he abandon you? Our Triune God is a great father to all of us. However, God delightsin the weak, disadvantaged, oppressed, hurting, and the lonely, particularly those who trust him. The Old Testament and the New Testament both speak about God’s fatherhood. This verse is saying that He will be the father to those who don’t have a father. God is a good, good father. He is always taking care of his children’s needs.…
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Who Will Go To Heaven
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many Mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, your workers are Lawlessness. Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus taught the carrying out God’s purposes and desire was a condition for entering the kingdom of heaven. This does not mean that we can earn spiritual…