Discussion: Do you see that God has forgotten your sins when you asked Jesus to forgive them? How does the devil try to bring condemnation upon people? How can you live free from condemnation?
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Holy Bible Scripture: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you Lord that when I make a mistake and sin, I can come to you with an attitude that I want to improve in this area and you will forgive me again and again. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Holy Bible Scripture: The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich (Proverbs 10:3-4)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank you Lord that as I worship you and obey and serve you, I will never perish with hunger but I will have enough to give to those in need. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Discussion: Are you using your time, talents and money diligently for the work of the Lord? How can you be more effective in advancing God’s Kingdom?
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Testimony: A man who did not have more than an eighth grade education became a multi-millionaire with the help of God. The Lord blessed this man to start a Bible College and an unwed mother’s home for pregnant teenagers in America and a Bible College in India. He also helps feed the poor and because of his diligence in the Lord’s work, God has made him rich.
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Testimony: A husband was in hospital following heart surgery when his wife got a call in the middle of the night to say that her husband’s condition was critical and that she needed to come immediately. As she drove to the hospital, fear gripped her. She remembered the scripture, Fear is not of God. Fear is insufficient trust in God. This gave her peace of mind as she watched her husband pass through the critical stage on to recovery.
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Discussion: What do you fear the most? How can you use this scripture to eliminate these fears?
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Holy Bible Scripture: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I cast off fear from every part of my life for fear paralyzes my faith. Fear is not from you Lord. May I receive power, love and a clear mind from you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A widow lost both her house and business to pay the medical bills following her husband’s death. In the last ten years, God has met all her family’s needs miraculously providing her with a home, a vehicle and even having her graduate from Bible College while raising three children by herself.
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Discussion: In what ways do you see God supplying your needs beyond what your own hands can provide? What is the difference between a want and a need?
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Holy Bible Scripture: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I trust you to look after my finances and every need as I work diligently for your purposes. I am totally complete and satisfied in you Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: My grandparents honoured their father and mother all their lives and they lived a long time on this earth. In my grandmother’s later years, she required much nursing care which became tedious. My mother looked after my grandmother in those tough times and in doing so, she honoured this commandment. What gave her strength and patience was the Bible teaching that she was doing it also unto Jesus.
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Discussion: In what ways are you honouring your father and mother? In what ways do you honour other fathers and mothers?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth (Ephesians 6:2-3)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Teach me to respect my parents all my days. Teach me to respect authority in all governments, police and teachers that you have put over me. Give me courage to make things right with my parents. I need to say thank you to them for without them I would not have been born. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A worship leader was praying the Lord’s prayer and when he came to the part “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”, he asked God for wisdom to bring Heaven’s worship down to earth. This Christian started to ask for songs that were sung in heaven so that they could be sung on earth. He also asked God for new heavenly musical instruments to be invented by Christians on earth so that more glory could go to God.
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Discussion: Are you asking God for more wisdom on how Christians can bring more glory to God? What type of inventions could help evangelize the planet at a faster pace?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning (Proverbs 9:9)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Give me a teachable attitude so much that when I am very old and hear a message that I’ve heard before, I will never shut my mind but look for new revelations and new ways that you can speak to me. Lord let me hear you speak to me in all your different ways. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: In Acts Chapters 27 and 28, the Apostle Paul went through a major test even though he tried to warn the leaders of the danger that lay ahead. Paul and the rest of the 275 people on the ship had to endure a terrible storm which in those days often meant death. The ship ended up being wrecked on an island where Paul, while helping to build a fire, was bitten by a poisonous snake. The islanders were amazed that the snake’s bite did not harm him. Later Paul prayed for one of the island leaders who was sick and Jesus healed that man. Through these trials the island of Malta saw the power of Christ.
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Discussion: When going through a trial in life, are you able to look ahead and see glory to God come out of the situation? What good things have happened in your life?
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Holy Bible Scripture: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to look for good to come out of every situation. I choose to look to you, the problem solver, and not focus on the problem. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A Christian businessman uses this scripture to help in the trials of life. He also read in the Bible that heaven is Jesus’ throne and earth is His footstool and thought about Jesus putting His feet up on the earth as a footstool. As he pondered on the size of His feet (in this image of Jesus using the earth as His footstool), he saw how powerful Jesus is and how evil can never defeat the Christian that calls on Jesus to rescue him.
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Discussion: How powerful is Jesus to you? Do you see that Jesus has already won the victory for you? How do you focus on this victory when going through the trials of life?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank you that I don’t have to fear anything because you Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are within me, and you are far greater than any problem I have or ever will have. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A Christian had water sprinkled on him as a baby but he thought he needed to be water baptized as an adult since as a baby, baptism meant nothing to him. As he thought about being baptized in water, he became nervous of what others might think of him. When he learned that water baptism involved going under the water to die to self and being raised from the water was to live a new life for Jesus, he asked to be water baptized. He then understood how important dying to self was.
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Discussion: Have you been water baptized as an adult? What hinders people from wanting to be baptized?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him (Matthew 3:13)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for the sacrament of baptism. I know some people were baptized as children and pride holds them back from being baptized as adults. I choose to humble myself and be baptized in front of people because you, Jesus, set the example. In Jesus’ name.
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Testimony: An elderly couple has obeyed and served God all their lives and enjoyed God’s pleasures. The husband testified that at one time in his life, he was disobedient to the Lord and reaped the consequences of his mistake.
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Discussion: What does obey and serve God mean in terms of the priorities in your life? Share the five most important priorities in your life?
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Holy Bible Scripture: If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge (Job 36:11-12)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I desire to obey and serve you, and I thank you for the days of prosperity you give to me. I will use them to further the gospel and bring pleasure to you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A church leader taught on prayer being the most important part of a Christian’s life and to ask God for His Holy Spirit’s anointing during prayer time. He said try to pray an hour a day and use the Lord’s prayer as your main prayer. When praying the Lord’s prayer, he said do not rush through it but take each sentence and apply it to as many situations as the Holy Spirit shows you. For example, the sentence “Thy Kingdom come” can be prayed, “Thy Kingdom come on our government, Thy Kingdom Come on all governments, Thy will be done in my family’s life, Thy Will be done in our church as it is in heaven.”
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Discussion: The reference for praying for an hour is in Acts 3:1 and Mark 14:37. How can the Holy Spirit help you pray an hour or more at a time? How can you train yourself not to fall asleep during prayer? How often should you pray the Lord’s prayer if it says “Give us this DAY, our daily bread?”
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Holy Bible Scripture: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. (Matthew 6:9-13)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose from this day on to pray this prayer every day, slowly, thinking about the words and what they mean as I pray. I know this is a powerful prayer. In Jesus’ name I pray this now.
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Testimony: A single man who had just become a Christian was set up on a blind date by one of his non-Christian friends. He invited this blind date over for dinner and after dinner discovered this woman liked to sleep around. She made gestures of wanting sex; however, this Christian would have no part of it and ended the evening abruptly. He discovered he could not date non-Christian women since they would only pull him away from Jesus.
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Discussion: What difficulties does a Christian get into when they marry a non-Christian? If your spouse is not a Christian, how can you let the love of God work through you to have Jesus save your mate?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteouness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I can see how important this is for marriage counseling but help me also to associate with Christians that are totally committed and on fire for you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: God has blessed a Christian real estate man so much that his tithe(10%) alone is in the multi-millions of dollars. This man uses his money to help build new churches.
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Discussion: If on-fire Christians owned the majority of the newspapers and TV and Radio stations, how could these businesses be used to share the gospel world wide? How can you pray for the media to use their influence for Jesus and to advance His Kingdom?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him (1 Corinthians 16:2)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Teach me to give like you give. Help me to be so generous not only bringing my tithes to church but also giving an offering of thanksgiving to you. Teach me to see that as I bring gifts to you, you will look after me. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A woman from another religion was raped by a man with known HIV Aids virus. This devastated woman went to the doctor to have her blood tested and received the terrible news that the man who raped her had given her the HIV Aids virus. This woman came to our Bible study and asked for prayer. She became a Christian and Jesus healed her. She went back to the doctors for more blood tests to prove that her blood was now pure. The doctors confirmed the miracle as she was now given clearance to work her job again. I saw her a year after her healing and she was as strong and healthy as ever.
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Discussion: If Jesus took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses, why should we carry them also? How can you use this scripture to believe that Jesus can heal any sickness and make any weak body strong
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Holy Bible Scripture: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses (Matthew 8:17)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, This scripture says so clearly that Jesus took my sicknesses so I don’t have to carry them. I choose this day to live a healthy life to serve you longer and more effectively on this earth. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A Bible teacher was speaking on the Holy Spirit. He said the Holy Spirit, who is a person, is the power source of God on earth. The Holy Spirit performs the scriptures that you confess and believe in, when you pray. The Holy Spirit will not answer prayers that are unscriptural since He does not agree with them. He only agrees with what is in the Bible since the Bible is God’s Word.
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Discussion: What is the role of the Holy Spirit in your life? What is the role of the Holy Spirit in your church?
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Holy Bible Scripture: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you (John 14:26)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for baptizing and filling me with the Holy Spirit just like you did for the disciples in the book of Acts. Holy Spirit, please teach me all things and comfort me whenever I am lonely as you are always there. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: An evangelist and his team were called by God to witness in a rough area of town. This team felt God’s presence on them as they had spent a long time in prayer before they went out. As they walked down the streets sharing with the people coming out of bars, they came across a man who pulled a gun on them. The evangelist said “No weapon formed against me shall prosper” and God knocked the gun out of this man’s hand. The team then told the man about Jesus.
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Discussion: You may not be called to witness in a rough area of town but all Christians need to know about God’s protection. Have you done a Bible study on God’s protection? What scriptures do you pray daily over your family and assets?
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Holy Bible Scripture: No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteouness is of me, saith the Lord (Isaiah 54:17)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me think about this and let my faith level rise up within me to where I believe you will protect me wherever I am. No words shall bring me down. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A 20 year old lady told us she would never forgive the man who raped her a few years back. We explained to her that Jesus wanted her to forgive that man. Even though she could not forgive him on her own, we told her that Jesus would give her His strength to be able to forgive him. Three months later I saw this same lady and she was overjoyed to tell me that she did forgive the man that raped her and that God was blessing her life ever since.
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Discussion: Do you carry any grudges? If yes, will you carry unforgiveness the rest of your life? If you do not forgive, do you see that you will not be forgiven? How can you ask for Jesus’ strength to be able to forgive those who have really hurt you?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose this day to be quick to forgive. No matter how much people have hurt me, no one has gone through what you did, Jesus, on the cross and yet you forgave them all. Give me strength to forgive all people especially those who have hurt or abused me. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: At the end of a church service, my friend went forward to the altar to ask for prayer. On the way home he felt this inner joy bubbling up from the inside of him and he started to praise God with a new heavenly language. He received God’s baptism of the Holy Spirit.
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Discussion: How can you learn more about the Holy Spirit?
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Holy Bible Scripture: How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? (Luke 11:13)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I have not only asked for you to breathe on me like Jesus did on the disciples in John 20:22 but I also ask you to baptize me and fill me totally so I can be bold and strong for you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Holy Bible Scripture: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed (1 Peter 2:24)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me never fall into the trap of asking to be healed when you have already provided healing 2000 years ago. All I have to do is believe and receive it just like I did my salvation. Thank you Jesus for the healing you provided for me. I take you at your Word. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Discussion: Many people have read this scripture thinking it was for spiritual healing but it actually is for physical healing. How can you pray more for the sick using this scripture?
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Testimony: I met a young girl who was healed of cerebral palsy. Her mother told me that some Christians prayed for her daughter and Jesus healed her of that disease. I watched this child jump up and down playing with the other children outside. This miracle broadcasted on the radio brought great glory to God.
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Testimony: A Bible teacher spoke on the armour of God. He said putting on the helmet of salvation helps you remember the joy of your salvation when Jesus saved you, the breastplate of righteousness helps protect your heart, the shield of faith is to block all the lies of the devil, the belt of truth is for your purity, feet shod with the gospel of peace is for the good news of Jesus to be taken everywhere and the sword of the spirit is your offensive weapon to speak the Word of God when tempted by the devil.
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Discussion: How important is it to put on the armour of God every day? What Bible study can you join to learn more about spiritual warfare?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Ephesians 6:13)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose to put on all your spiritual clothing every day so I can stand against evil temptations. Let me win the battle of hearing your thoughts over the devil’s thoughts especially when your thoughts are true and the devil’s thoughts are lies. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: There was a time when I was sick and could not attend church. My parents had a church service at home for me and we had communion. This communion was special since it was not rushed. We took time to think of the price Jesus paid for us while we took the bread. Then we meditated on the cup thanking God that it is only by Jesus’ sinless blood that our sins can be forgiven. It was an intimate reverent time as we thought on all Jesus had done for us.
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