I remember my affliction and my wanderings, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Lamentations 3:19-20 How well do you remember things from your life? Is it hard? Are they repressed? Are they different than other family member’s memories? Do you act out on those memories? Read Lamentations 3:17-20. Can you relate to the emotions implied and expressed in this passage? How actively do you remember your previous afflictions? If you have lived for a while, you probably have plenty of them. Which ones stand out to you the most? Have you ever had a season…
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Jesus’ Final Words: Part 2
I am the True Vine. Luke 15:1 Yesterday we left off about the Holy Spirit being our advocate, helper, and counselor. Today let’s dive in some more. The Greek word for advocate is parakletos. This means: called to one’s aide or an advocate, intercessor. A console, comforter, helper. Let’s read some verses that talk about the Holy Spirit, our advocate. John 14: 16-17 says this, ‘And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with…
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Opening Our Eyes To See The Light
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” John 9:1-5 Today Read John chapters 5-9 What do these passages teach you about God and Jesus? What do these passages…
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Victory
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 Read Romans 16: 17-27 Do you like to win at games? I am not a game player. As a little child, I hated the games that kicked player’s pieces off the game board, for example, the game Sorry. It broke my heart to send the little item back to their starting place called home. It was so bad for me that when we got together for family holidays and we would bring out the games, I had to ask if it was a game where I kicked…
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God Speaks By The Holy Spirit
The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of his words fall to the ground. 1 Samuel 3:19 Do you believe that you understand spiritual truths because of the Holy Spirit? Do you think that God speaks through the Holy Spirit or that Hod has stopped speaking? When we have an encounter tee with the Holy Spirit, we are having an encounter with God! God did speak to His people in Acts. God used the Holy Spirit to speak to His people back then. This is how God speaks to His people today! The Holy Spirit lives in all believers. He is always present in…
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Maturing In Christ
. Let those of us, who are mature think this way, and if in anyway you think otherwise God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained. Philippeans 3:15-16 Running the race of our lifetime to meet our goal to be with Jesus. As we make progress in our spiritual growth , we must not allow ourselves to be lacking in our dedication to God. We must hold onto what we have attained. Mature Christians are those who continue to grow in their relationship with Christ. We continue to grow the good times and bad times. We don’t walk away from God…