Inspiration: This scripture was a favorite of one Church leader. He says that so many people call themselves Christians but do not do what Jesus says. He says that many people hear the Bible scriptures but do not apply them in their lives.
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Discussion Questions: Do you see yourself as a servant to Jesus your King? How excited are you about carrying out one of the King’s commands? How can you teach yourself to obey the Bible?
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Scripture: ‘Why do you call me Lord, Lord’, and do not do what I tell you? (Luke 6:46)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Jesus gave us many things to do in the Bible and I don’t want to be someone who rebels against that teaching. Jesus, I want to do what you say since you are my Lord. In your name I pray.
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Inspiration: I met a man who was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. He told me that as he was landing his helicopter in Vietnam and letting his men out, almost all of them were immediately gunned down. This man has blamed himself for the lives of these men and has been an alcoholic ever since. When I prayed with him and told him that Jesus loved him and forgave him he began to cry and recommitted his life to Christ. He is now free from the condemnation of this past war tragedy.
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Discussion Questions: Do you know of anyone who has condemned himself or herself for a past mistake? How would you explain the love and forgiveness of Jesus to them?
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Scripture: For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Absolutely nothing can separate me from you and the love of Jesus no matter how terrible the world becomes. Thank you for your love that never fails. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One Bible teacher explained “You are a spirit, you have a soul (a mind, emotions and will) and you live in a body. When you become a Christian, you get a new spirit making you born anew. However you don’t get a new mind nor a new body. The process of becoming more Christ like is to renew your mind to the Word of God as you let Jesus guide your life.
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Discussion Questions: Bad habits can be conquered by fasting more often. How often do you spend a day in fasting and prayer to conquer these bad habits so you can say “NO” in Jesus’ name when evil thoughts tempt you?
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Scripture: for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. (Romans 8:13)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me not live to satisfy my lustful desires but let the power of the Holy Spirit put all evil desires in me to death so that I can live a life for you. Thank you Holy Spirit for your strength. Thank you Jesus for your example on the cross. In your name I pray.
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Inspiration: A businessman had just become a Christian and started reading the Bible daily . One day at a restaurant, his brother asked him a question about going to heaven. This businessman didn’t know what to say and bowed his head and asked God “How should I answer this question?” As soon as he had finished asking God that question, he found himself saying: “If you confess me before men, I will confess you before the Father, if you deny me before men I will deny you before the Father.” The businessman man was amazed as it seemed God spoke Luke 12:8-9 word for word directly through him to his brother.
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Discussion Questions: Do you use scripture to answer people’s questions? How would you lead someone to Jesus in prayer if they came to your home and wanted to commit their life to Jesus?
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Scripture: For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12:34)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, My words will tell the truth whether I truly believe in you, whether I am weak or I am strong in my love for you. Let me pour your will and scriptures on health, abundance and courage into my heart so I speak only these words. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: When some couples have marriage difficulties, one partner shares it with another person and often gets advice to arrange a divorce. This advisor does not hear the total story nor heeds the scripture: “What God has joined together, let no man divide.” More marriages could be saved today if the counselor taught people to love, forgive, pray and stop judging and criticizing.
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Discussion Questions: Have you ever given advice before you have really prayed about a situation? How can you control your tongue in your relationships to build up and not tear down?
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Scripture: A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back (Proverbs 29:11)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me not be a fool and give my opinion on something I know little about or even information that is not from the direct source. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One Ministry often says: “One word from God can change your life.” Bible teachers explain that there is the written Word of God (the printed words on the pages of the Bible) and there is also the rhema Word of God which is God speaking to you from the pages of the Bible. God speaks to people through the Bible if ones reads it slowly and asks the Holy Spirit to reveal its truth to them.
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Discussion Questions: As you read the Bible, do you pause and meditate on a scripture to let the Holy Spirit unfold it to you? How can you develop better Bible reading habits?
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Scripture: Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Your Holy Bible can give me discernment to decide between motives of my mind and motives of your Holy Spirit. Thank you for checking the intentions in my heart. Thank you Holy Spirit for showing me when I make a mistake so I can correct it. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: Many people have turned away from God so they can establish their own lifestyles and their own righteousness, and have found this results in emptiness. God speaks to people through the scriptures. There have been stories of people contemplating suicide in a hotel room and when they opened up a Bible and started reading, they put the gun down and let God save them. This scripture tells us the importance of hearing the Word of God. The Word of God is spirit and life to us and is God’s bond to us.
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Discussion Questions: How much do you respect the Bible? How keenly do you pay attention when it is read? How much importance do you place on scripture memorization?
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Scripture: When one will not listen to the law, even one’s prayers are an abomination. (Proverbs 28:9)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me never turn away from hearing the scriptures and reading them myself or else my prayers will be in vain. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One Bible teacher challenged us to visit hospitals, to visit the sick, to read the Bible to the elderly in nursing homes, to visit prisoners in jail and to feed and clothe the poor. I had never visited prisons before so I was nervous about it at first. However I asked God for courage and went along with people who had done it before. After sharing the gospel with those in prison, I saw them as redeemed children of God. Later we went to a nursing home where we read the Bible which brought life to those elderly faces. In doing these things my eyes were opened to a hurting world as I saw how selfish I was in my own little world.
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Discussion Questions: Many church people feel it is someone else’s job to visit jails, hospitals and nursing homes. How can you encourage the people of the church to go to these places if called upon? Is going once too much to ask?
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Scripture: And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me’ (Matthew 25:40)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me do unto the least of these my brethren, feed the hungry, house and clothe the poor, pray for the sick and visit those in prison as if I was doing it for you Jesus. In your name I pray.
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Inspiration: Gossip and slander run rampant in our day. The competitive nature in some people makes it easy for them to put others down or make a show of other’s mistakes. Some newspapers make a living out of printing gossip about celebrities. Christians are to be different. A man in my church refuses to be part of gossip and looks for ways to stamp out the problem before it grows worse.
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Discussion Questions: Have you ever been part of gossip or strife among relatives or in the workplace? How can you teach others to put an end to strife and gossip?
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Scripture: For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. (Proverbs 26:20)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let gossip and rumors end when they come to me and help me to warn others to do the same, so that the evil fire will go out. Then the strife will stop immediately. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: A telecommunications consultant prayed the blessing of holiness over his friend because his friend had impure habits and lustful thoughts. God has started to take away the imperfections from this man so that he would bring more glory to God.
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Discussion Questions: If God wanted to remove the impurities from your life, what activities would you stop doing? When an impure thought crosses your mind, do you ponder on it a long time? Could you be more discerning in saying “that’s not my thought” casting it away the moment it enters your mind?
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Scripture: Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel. (Proverbs 25:4)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Remove the impurities from my life that I may shine for you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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