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| Do you have any suggestions or changes for this program? | There were a few questions that were hard to understand because they were not worded very well. Add Comment |
| Great job finishing all 15 lessons and we look forward to seeing you at camp this summer! What is one thing you learned from doing all these lessons or what stood out to you from these lessons? | I really liked the Psalm 23 study Add Comment |
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| How is this a comfort in times of fear? | He has a plan for us Add Comment |
| Is it easy? | No Add Comment |
| Notice the start of this psalm: “Whom shall I fear?” Now notice the end of this psalm. How important is it to trust and wait for Got to act? | Very important Add Comment |
| Final conversation. David’s point is that even if my father and mother forsake me something is always true. What is always true? | God is there for us Add Comment |
| This last conversation is about not giving in. When we give in to hatred because of fear we travel the same road as our enemies. When they breathe our violence, then so do we. It is a natural response to fear and hate. It is also the wrong response to it. What three things does David rely on to not walk the road of his adversaries? | Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage Add Comment |
| What can you do to help you during those times when it is not easy to wait on the Lord? | Pray and read your Bible Add Comment |
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| As a Christian, do you ever have to fear that God will abandon you? | No Add Comment |
| Now the second conversation (verses 7-9). What do you notice about Psalm 51 and Psalm 27:7-9? | The psalmist is repenting Add Comment |
| How is David words “You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, LORD, do I seek,” a realization that God will never abandon you? | God wants us to seek Him Add Comment |
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| What conclusions did he make as a result of his actions? (Note: He will hide me, He will conceal me, He will lift me are all symbolic.) | That the Lord will take care of him Add Comment |
| Now notice David’s praise in verse 6. How is it possible to be filled with joy and worship God passionately in the midst of the fears in our lives? | By trusting God, completely, and having his peace that passes understanding Add Comment |
| What in verse 2 keeps you from doing so? | It is they who stumble and fall Add Comment |
| Enemies, war! That is a lot to be afraid of. Why is David confident nonetheless? | Because he trusts God Add Comment |
| Have you ever been bullied and wanted to retaliate? | Yes Add Comment |
| The answer to why is found in verse 4 & 5. What action did David take that took away his fears? | Putting his faith and trust in God Add Comment |
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| What is David’s response to his fears? | Trust in God Add Comment |
| What did he bring back to his mind? | That God is always with us and will protect us. God knows what he Add Comment |
| David was a warrior and this was a warrior psalm. We all have our own battles. How we handle them will determine our lives. David’s conclusion is a powerful reminder of who is fight our battles and what we need to do: 14 Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! David first question is the most important. It beings the first conversation David has with himself when he is afraid. We are pushed around by a lot of fears in life. Sometimes it is a matter of life and death type fears, other times it is as simple as the fear of rejection. What fears tend to push you around? | I Add Comment |
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| What image does the still waters bring to your mind? | A slow, shallow, safe stream Add Comment |
| The next phrase is "He leads me beside still waters,"; sheep will follow whoever will lead them. If they follow other sheep, they might end of dead. Have you followed someone other than Jesus? How did that end up? | Not well Add Comment |
| What is the connection between green pastures, still waters and He restores my soul? | Peace and safety Add Comment |
| How important is it to have a life where Jesus is leading it? | Extremely important Add Comment |
| How does this image of lying in a green pasture make you feel? | At peace Add Comment |
| Staying with the shepherd/sheep picture, what image comes to mind when you read verse 2? | A meadow with a small slow stream Add Comment |
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| What does God tell Moses to tell the Israelites who sent him? | I Am has sent him Add Comment |
| All captials LORD means Yahweh, "I Am" and "I have been" and also "I shall be." He is eternal, it is a perfect name. What are some things you think about when you think of God? | Jesus Add Comment |
| What else does God tell Moses to tell the Israelites (verse 15)? | He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Add Comment |
| For review, do you remember what LORD means (from Psalm 8 "Oh LORD our Lord")? If so, what does it mean? | Not really Add Comment |
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| Sheep are very helpless, they can eat themselves to death if not watched and if you put them on their backs they can die as they can't right themselves. Isaiah 53:6 says, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned-everyone- to his own way." We, like sheep, would be forever lost and would easily die without a Shepherd. Is God your Shepherd? | Yes Add Comment |
| This is the Psalm for today and it starts out with The LORD, that's why we reviewed what it means. It's important to realize who is the Shepherd. If the Lord is the Shepherd, what are we? | Sheep Add Comment |
| Do your actions (the way you live) demonstrate that God is your Shepherd? | Most of the time Add Comment |
| What is the second phrase of verse 1? | I shall not want Add Comment |
| The word "want" in Hebrew means to not lack anything. The rest of the Psalm is about how God meets the needs of the sheep. List as many different needs from this Psalm that you see. | Green pastures, still Waters, restores my soul, leads me in paths of righteousness, Protection, comfort, food, goodness, and mercy Add Comment |
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| Why was David not afraid of death? | Because he trusted God Add Comment |
| Hebrews 12:6 tells us God disciplines those He loves. David found comfort in God's discipline because it showed him God loved him. It is a way to know and experience God's presence. How can you see God's discipline as bringing comfort? | Because he wants me to follow him Add Comment |
| What as David not afraid of in verse 4? | The valley of the shadow of death Add Comment |
| Have you experienced God's discipline? | Not really Add Comment |
| A shepherd uses his staff to guide, direct and discipline his sheep. Do you find it comforting when your parents discipline you? | Not really Add Comment |
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| Verse 5 brings us to the reason for this Psalm, picture David eating a lavish meal with his enemies all around. Do you feel safe with your relationship with God as David did? | Yes Add Comment |
| Have you experience a life of overflowing joy, peace, and love? | Sometimes Add Comment |
| Teens face a host of fears: Fear of not being accepted, fear of not fitting in, fear of not being loved, fear of being made fun of, fear of being embarrassed, fear of being let down, How can you move from living in fear to living with a peace that comes from God? | I Add Comment |
| What can you start doing or stop doing to experience more peace and less fear and overflowing joy and love? | Not tease my siblings as much Add Comment |
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| How should looking intently at what has been made (creation) cause you to think about how great God is? | Because the design of everything so complicated amazing Add Comment |
| How should looking intently at what has been made (creation) cause you to ask why God should have anything to do with me? | Because he is so powerful he doesn Add Comment |
| What reasons do you see in this Psalm for shouting: “Oh LORD our Lord how majestic is your name in all the earth.” | He became like us Add Comment |
| After reading all this, do you see that you are valuable to God? And why? | Yeah, because he made me Add Comment |
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| There are two references to Jesus in the Psalm 8 passage. The first in Daniel 7:13-14. The second in Hebrews 2:5-15. If the last part of verse 4 (the son of man) and following to the end of verse 7 is about Jesus, how would this lead to a greater understand of why we should say: “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth?” | Because he became like us Add Comment |
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| Next, “You have established strength because of your foes.” Also, notice what David writes next “…to still the enemy, and the avenger.” Notice that foes are plural and enemy and avenger are singular. Who are the foes and who is this enemy and avenger? | The foes maybe demons or people Who are against God, and the enemy and avenger may be Satan Add Comment |
| “You have set your glory above the heavens?” Some translate that a bit like this: “You have set your glory in the heavens above.” Others think this means that God is greater and beyond the heavens (universe and everything in it). What do you think and why? | You have set your glory in the heavens above maybe because he has Add Comment |
| How does this relate to Jesus’ confrontation with the chief priests and the scribes mentioned in Matthew 21? | Maybe Jesus is protecting his people from the chief priests Add Comment |
| Now some Interpretation questions. “Oh LORD our Lord.” These are not the same words. The LORD in all caps is YHWH (Yahweh) it is the Eternal Creator LORD of the Universe. Lord is Adonai which means ruler in the sense of king or governor. Why does David refer to the Eternal God of the Universe as, “our Lord” or our king? | To praise him because he is Add Comment |
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| Let's Observe. Verse 2 is quoted by Jesus in the New Testament. Read Matthew 21:15-17. Jesus does not quote the verse word for word, he paraphrases it. So, who are they praising? | God Add Comment |
| What is the result of their praising in verse 2 of Psalm 8? | Established strength. Add Comment |
| Do you think He silenced them? | No Add Comment |
| Please note that most scholars think that David was young when he wrote this song. David spent many nights out under the stars. He spent many a night thinking about God. So since you have studied psalm 19 what have you been thinking about God and Jesus? | How powerful they are Add Comment |
| What is the result of the children praising Jesus in the temple as explained in the Matthew passage in verse 15? | The Pharisees got mad Add Comment |
| When you look up at the stars in the sky what do you think about? | How kind God is to have created such beautiful stars Add Comment |
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| Why do you think David begins the Psalm with what can be known about God in creation and then spend the rest of the Psalm talking about how wonderful God’s Word is? | Maybe he is praising God. Add Comment |
| First notice the structure by following the action. One thing you should notice is that the verse breaks in the wrong place. Please note that chapter breaks and verse breaks were done by Robert Stephanus in the 16th century and he had no idea what he was doing and unfortunately they stuck. Verse 5 should begin with “In them he has set…”. If you look closely, you will notice that a person can sing the first line of the song and then the choir responds. This is repeated with both the leader and choir singing the last line together: “whose voice is not heard.” There is a middle part where the leader sings and the choir responds. Then there the final part which is a repeat of the first – leader, response, leader, response, both: “and there sin nothing hidden from its heat.” From this structure you can make out the meaning or point of this song. So what is the point of this song? | The law of the Lord is perfect Add Comment |
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| Why did David write a song about both the night and the day? | God is in control of the day and the night Add Comment |
| What must the being who made all this, both what is seen and what is not seen, be like? | All powerful and amazing Add Comment |
| How constantly does God declare what is like by what has been made? | Always Add Comment |
| What qualities/ characteristics of God can you discover by what has been made? List as many as you can. | All powerful, loving, awesome Add Comment |
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| What are some consequence of not seeing God and acknowledging Him as God? List and many as you can. | Sin and Separation from God Add Comment |
| Notice verse 30. The last phrase is, “disobedient to parents.” How is not respecting those in authority over you – your parents – an example of not clearly seeing and acknowledging God for who He is. | Because God put my parents in charge of me Add Comment |
| Pay close attention to Romans 1:19-21. Why do people not clearly see God and what He is like by what has been made? | Their foolish hearts are darkened Add Comment |
| So go outside on a clear night in a dark place and look up and ask yourself: “What do I learn about the being who made all this?” | He is amazing and omnipotent Add Comment |
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| Do you have a reading plan (where and when to read the Bible)? | Yes Add Comment |
| If so, what is it and how are you doing? If not, why not and what could it look like (where would you like to read)? | Read the Bible in a year and I am doing well Add Comment |
| Why is it important to know what is in the Bible? | So you can recognize sin Add Comment |
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| Why would David call God his Rock? | Because God is steadfast and trustworthy, and we can build our lives on him Add Comment |
| What are the benefits of obeying God's Word that David gives? | By them we are warned, and in keeping them there is great reward Add Comment |
| What does David describe about God's Word (verses 7-10)? List as many as you find. | Perfect, sure ,right, pure, clean, true, more to be desired than gold, sweeter than honey, enduring forever, righteous all together, rejoicing the heart, enlightning The eyes, making wise the simple, reviving the soul Add Comment |
| Why do you think David uses a lot of repitition when describing God's Word (the Bible)? | Maybe because God never changes Add Comment |
| Why would David call God his Redeemer? | Because God redeems us and saves us Add Comment |
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| The way we would say verse 8 is “the moment my head hit the pillow I am out like a light.” How is this possible in the midst of great trials? | Because we trust God Add Comment |
| Now, look back over both Psalms and what can you do in the morning and in the evening that will give you great peace and joy even in hard times? | Pray and read the Bible. Add Comment |
| Write in one sentence the main point of this Psalm. | David asks God to save him then tells God that he trusts him and that he can sleep peacefully knowing that God is in control. Add Comment |
| How can you use this Psalm to encourage others who are going through hard times? | Show them that they can trust God. Add Comment |
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| What than are we to ponder (think deeply about)? | The scripture Add Comment |
| Has anyone or anything kept you awake at night while you think about it over and over? Think carefully about this. It is a common experience. | Yes, testing does that to me Add Comment |
| Verse 4 is a bit odd. That seems strange. Read Ephesians 4:17-27. The word for anger here is not “be mad” but rather be in awe of God. A better word is fear, or revere. Often when we stew over something we leave God out of it. How would fearing God (trusting, turn it over to God) prevent us from sinning when we are angry at someone and it is keeping us awake? | Maybe because you ask him to help you to forgive the person Add Comment |
| David offers at least four things a person can do rather than stew in verse 3 and 4 that will quiet your heart so you can sleep in peace. List them here and talk about how each would quiet your heart. | The Lord has set apart the godly for himself, so we are safe. Lord hears when I call so I can talk to him. pondering your hearts on your beds, to calm us be silent. Add Comment |
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| What do you notice about God and his character in this Psalm? | He saves us spiritually, and sometimes physically Add Comment |
| How one starts one’s day can determine not only how that day will go but often how life will go. There are countless people who live life on autopilot, just going through the motions. What is there in this Psalm that can help you start each and every day off right even if everything is going wrong? | We can depend on God and he will give us peace Add Comment |
| How do want God to use the truths in this Psalm in your life and through your life? | Maybe to help me trust him more Add Comment |
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| Why is the contrast important? | Because sin is what we need saved from most. Add Comment |
| What are some things Psalm 3 and Psalm 139 have in common? | They are both prayers in the form of song Add Comment |
| There is a contrast in the psalm around the idea of salvation. What is it ? | When psalms talks about salvation, it means physical salvation from enemies with swords, instead of spiritual salvation from sin. Add Comment |
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| What three things does David ascribe (tell about) to God that would be helpful to keep in mind and why? | David tells God about his enemies and how he has peace when God is there and that salvation belongs to God. Maybe to remind us to praise God and talk to him. Add Comment |
| A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. (You can read about it in 2 Samuel chapters 11-18). This Psalm is often called a morning psalm. Why would this be helpful to sing or pray in the morning? | To remind you to trust God to take care of you Add Comment |
| Write in one sentence the main point of this Psalm. | David tells God about his troubles and his peace when he knows God is there. Add Comment |
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| Why was Jesus' death necessary? | To save us from our sin. Add Comment |
| Why did Pilate give into the crowd and pharisees? | He was afraid of Cesar being mad at him. Add Comment |
| What stands out to you about His death? | That he died willingly. Add Comment |
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| This is taking place on Thursday evening, the day before Jesus was crucified. What is Jesus' main point to His disciples? | He is going away and sending the helper and they Add Comment |
| How could this be confusing to His disciples? | Maybe they don Add Comment |
| How could this be encouraging to the disciples and to you? | That he has overcome the world, so it doesn Add Comment |
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| Who is the focus of Jesus' prayers? | His disciples Add Comment |
| What does Jesus focus His prayer on for the disciples and other believers? | Faith Add Comment |
| What does Jesus praying tell you about the importance of prayer? | prayer is very important because it is talking to God and Jesus prayed Add Comment |
| What can you learn from Jesus' prayers as to how to pray for others? | That we should pray for others Add Comment |
| How would this change the way you pray for others? | Pray more for their faith, Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about Jesus from this passage? | He knew he was going to be crucified and trusted God. Add Comment |
| Why does Jesus seem so calm? | Because he knows that he Add Comment |
| How can we learn to remain calm during a crisis, storm, stress, emergency, etc? | Trust God and know that he will take care of you Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the disciples, how were they reacting and feeling? | They were scared and didn Add Comment |
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| What can you learn about comforting someone from the way Jesus responded to Mary? | We should show love and compassion in our tone of voice and our words Add Comment |
| What doubts do you have about Jesus being alive or being God? | None Add Comment |
| HE IS RISEN! Take a minute to picture the interaction with Jesus and Mary. Think about her posture, how she is trying to talk while weeping, about how Jesus is looking at her. Think about her reaction when Jesus says her name. I think this is such a beautiful interaction. I picture Jesus saying her name with so much compassion, tenderness and love. And I picture her looking up with tear filled eyes and being filled with joy at the sound of her name. What do you see, feel or think about this interaction? | I think that maybe it was like seeing your dad again after being away from him Add Comment |
| Why was is it important that Jesus showed Himself to others? | To prove that he was risen. Add Comment |
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| Is there someone you need to forgive (or apologize to) to be reconciled to? If so, pray about that and I encourage you to make it happen. | There isn Add Comment |
| What do you learn about forgiveness and reconciliation from Jesus? | Jesus loves us and forgives us and wants to make things right with us Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt after Jesus talked to him? | Maybe more at peace that he was forgiven Add Comment |
| What did Jesus do for Peter? | Jesus forgave Peter for denying him Add Comment |
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| Why can you not accomplish anything apart from Christ? | Because we are sinful Add Comment |
| How can this passage give you courage in your life? | It can help us remember that when people dislike us because we are Christians we aren Add Comment |
| What is the main point of Jesus' teaching in this passage? | There are people who don Add Comment |
| What can you do on your own? | Nothing Add Comment |
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| How could this help His disciples in the coming days and down the road? | So that they understand and be ready for the Holy Spirit to come Add Comment |
| What is the main point of this passage-what is Jesus' purpose in this passage? | Maybe his purpose is to explain to them that he is going to ascend into heaven, and send them the Holy Spirit Add Comment |
| How can this passage encourage you in your faith and in your life? | It can help remind me that I have a helper Add Comment |
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| With that previous question in mind, what can you do to prevent and steer clear of temptation (protect yourself from sinning)? | Ask God to help me Add Comment |
| This chapter takes place on Thursday evening, the day before He is crucified. | Yes, they were celebrating with Passover Add Comment |
| What was the point of Jesus washing the disciples' feet? | To show them that they needed to be washed by him to be cleansed of their sins Add Comment |
| What attribute or charater trait of Jesus stands out to you in this passage and why? | Humility because he was washing their feet, and they wore sandals or no shoes on filthy animal roads. Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt when Jesus predicted his denials? | Maybe confused, annoyed may be a little embarrassed Add Comment |
| How would you feel if Jesus called out your sin ahead of time? | Embarrassed Add Comment |
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| Why are the people so excited for Jesus? | They want him to be their king Add Comment |
| What does Jesus focus on following His grand entrance into Jerusalem and why? | His crucifixion, because he wanted them to understand Add Comment |
| This chapter takes place on the Sunday (what we now call Palm Sunday) before Jesus was crucified. What is the general mood and attitude towards Jesus? | Love and awe Add Comment |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | Jesus has power over death, but he has feelings too Add Comment |
| What does God reveal about Himself? | He has feelings too Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God in this passage? | He cares for us Add Comment |
| How can you use this passage to explain the gospel to someone? | You can use it to show them how God loves us and cares for us Add Comment |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | In verses one through 11 we are all sinners Add Comment |
| What is a truth Jesus keeps trying to get the people and Pharisees to understand and believe? | No one is perfect Add Comment |
| What happens when you believe God is all powerful and all knowing, but you believe Jesus was only a man and a good teacher, but not God? | You are not saved Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus and God? | If you know Jesus, you know God too Add Comment |
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| How can you use that style to share Jesus with someone? What would you use as imagery or illustration? | You can Add Comment |
| What do you see as a consistant theme or method to Jesus' teaching style (including this passage)? | Parables Add Comment |
| How does it help you to understand His teaching? | It compares things and makes it easier to understand Add Comment |
| Why do you think Jesus uses earthly things as illustrations (water, light, bread, sheep, etc.) in His teaching? | Because the people understand earthly things Add Comment |
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| What is the main point to Jesus' teaching in this passage? | He is the son of God Add Comment |
| Why are the Pharisees so upset with Jesus' teaching? | Because he isn Add Comment |
| What do you learn from Jesus' boldness towards the Pharisees? | To stand up to false teachings Add Comment |
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| Why was it so hard for the Pharisees to believe Jesus' teaching? | Because they kept trying to prove him wrong, and catch him in his words, Add Comment |
| Could Jesus be the Christ, the Messiah, if He were not God? Why or why not? | No, because he would not be perfect, and would not have been able to save us Add Comment |
| What evidence is there in this passage that Jesus is God? | they were not able to catch him in his words, because he is perfect Add Comment |
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| How should you apply Jesus' teaching at the end of the chapter to your own life? | By truly believing and always following Jesus Add Comment |
| Why did Jesus hide Himself from the people after feeding them and why is this important that He did not let them? | Jesus hid himself from them because they wanted to make him king; but Jesus came to be a servant, not a king. Add Comment |
| Why was it so hard for the people to understand Jesus teaching in this passage? | Because the people thought that Jesus meant that they actually had to eat Him Add Comment |
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| What is there in your life that you need to stop doing in order to obey and follow God, or that keeps you from folllowing God? | Maybe be less busy and pray more Add Comment |
| What does that tell you about God's desire for man (including you)? | That he wants us to obey and be with him Add Comment |
| Why is it important to understand that Jesus and God are equal? | Because that is why Jesus was able to save us because he was perfect Add Comment |
| What did Jesus tell the man to do when He saw him the second time? | Sin no more Add Comment |
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| Jesus (a Jew) talking to a Samaritan was very strange and that it was a woman was even more shocking to anyone who saw it. There are still groups of people in every walk of life that tend to avoid one another. In your life, what groups of people do you see not getting along and/or avoiding one another? | The boys and the girls at youth group Add Comment |
| What can you learn from Jesus' approach to evangelism that you could use? | Not avoiding people that I don Add Comment |
| How did Jesus turn a drink of water into an opportunity to evanglize (share the gospel or in this case, share about Himself)? | He turned her need for water into a need for himself Add Comment |
| What is the number one thing that keeps you from telling someone about Jesus? | Lack of opportunities Add Comment |
| Is there anyone you treat differently because of how they look, think, believe or any other reason? If so, what do you need to do to change that? | Yes treat her like my other friends Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Nicodemus came to Jesus at night? | Because he was afraid the other religious leaders would get mad at him if they knew Add Comment |
| What do you learn about man? | If we believe in Jesus, we can have a eternal life Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God from this passage? | That God loves us so much he sent Jesus to die for us Add Comment |
| Why do you think Nicodemus had such a hard time understanding what Jesus was teaching him? | Because he didn Add Comment |
| How would you share with someone why they need Jesus? | Explain to them how Adam and Eve sinned, and now everyone is born a sinner Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about holiness and obedience? | Jesus was holy, so he was not disobeying God Add Comment |
| Why was Jesus in the right to drive out the money changers from the temple? | Because he was perfect, and the money changers were not honoring God Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' authority? | He has the power to do supernatural things Add Comment |
| What do you learn about righteoues anger? | It Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about Jesus? | Jesus was with God in the beginning Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the relationship between God and Jesus? | Jesus is with God and is God Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God? | God was in the beginning Add Comment |
| We are 4 weeks from Easter, so we are going to go through the Gospel of John so that we can go through the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Who is the Word? | Jesus Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' purpose on earth? | He came to give light to everyone Add Comment |
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| How did Ruth show love for Naomi? | By taking care of Her Add Comment |
| How did God show love toward Ruth? | By providing for her Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show love for Ruth? | By protecting and feeding her Add Comment |
| God also showed that he is sovereign over everything (he total power and authority). How can God being sovereign provide peace for you? | I know that he Add Comment |
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| What stands out to as the main theme of the book? | Ruth Add Comment |
| Did you read the whole book? | Yes Add Comment |
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| What did Naomi tell the people to call her and why? | Mara because she was sad that her husband and sons died Add Comment |
| Ruth is moving to a foreign land and a foreign people, how do you think she felt and how would you feel? | She was probably a little bit nervous. I would probably be a little bit nervous. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Ruth wanted to stay with Naomi? | Because she loved her Add Comment |
| What did Ruth tell Naomi when Naomi told her to go back with Orpah? | Do not urge me to leave you, Where you go, I go, where you lodge, I lodge Add Comment |
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| What did Boaz say about Ruth that he had heard in verse 11? | All that she had done for her mother-in-law since her husband died Add Comment |
| It may be hard at your age now, but God commands us in 1 Timothy 5 to care for widows and orphans, so Ruth is a great example of showing great love and care for a widow. Is there any widows, elderly people or someone who is alone that you know in your neighborhood that you could show kindness to? What is something you could do to show kindness and love? | Mow her lawn Add Comment |
| What is one thing you can do so that people will speak about you the way you want them to? | Show love and kindness and respect Add Comment |
| What do you want people to say about you? | That I am loving and kind Add Comment |
| How does Ruth continue to show respect and love towards Naomi? | Obeying her, and taking care of her Add Comment |
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| What can you do to better show love to other people? | looking for ways to help out Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show noble character? | By redeeming Ruth and Naomi Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God's love through reading Ruth? | His love is steadfast Add Comment |
| Is there anything new that stood out to you reading through Ruth again? | Not really Add Comment |
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| In chapter two and three, how do Jonah's and the people of Nineveh's actions mirror how we should respond to God today? | We should repent, but not be angry Add Comment |
| What is something from the book of Jonah that you can take and put into practice in your everyday life? | Accepting what God wants Add Comment |
| What should have been Jonah's response after God told him to go to Nineveh? | obedience Add Comment |
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| How do you respond when God does something that you don't like? | Annoyance Add Comment |
| How should we respond when someone does something that we don't like or agree with? | Trust Add Comment |
| What can you do to help prepare yourself to react in a way that honors the Lord when you are in a situation that does not go well, or go against how you think it should go? | Ask God to help you Add Comment |
| What Are some of God's traits listed in this chapter? | Gracious, merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast, love, relenting from disaster Add Comment |
| What was Jonah's response when God did something he disagreed with? | Anger Add Comment |
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| How should we respond to the Word of God? | Repentance and prayer Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | Forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | They repented in sackcloth and ashes Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | He relented of the disaster Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | Prayer Add Comment |
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| When we are troubled or are in difficult situations what should we do, and continue doing? | Pray Add Comment |
| What did Jonah realize while in the fish? | Salvation belongs to the Lord Add Comment |
| What is the first thing Jonah did when he finds himself in a bad situation? | He prayed Add Comment |
| What are some difficult things in your life that you need to pray about? | Getting along with my siblings Add Comment |
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| What was Jonah told to do? | Go to Nineveh Add Comment |
| What did the sailors come to realize after they threw Jonah off the boat? | That Jonah Add Comment |
| What did he do instead? | Found a ship going to Tarshish Add Comment |
| Has there been a time in your life you were told to do something you should do but instead you put it off or ignored it? How did that go? | Yes Not well Add Comment |
| Why did God send a storm after the ship Jonah was on? | Because Jonah disobeyed Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Paul said to "remember my chains"? | Maybe asking them to pray for him and to remember to be bold Add Comment |
| There are christians suffereing around the world and dying for Christ. Take a few minutes to pray for believers around the world. What are 2 things you can pray for them about? | Boldness and opportunities to share the gospel Add Comment |
| What is Paul asking for prayer for? | Opportunities to share the gospel Add Comment |
| How can praying for others to come to Christ and praying for courage to share Christ help you to set your mind and heart on Christ? | You are always praying and thinking about Jesus Add Comment |
| What are the main things you pray about? | Friends and family and for patience and love and self-control Add Comment |
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| List at least 4 different characteristics or roles of Jesus list in verses 15-20? | Firstborn of creation, head of the church, beginning, firstborn from the dead Add Comment |
| What is the gospel Paul talks about in verse 23? | Jesus died and rose again, and we can go to heaven to be with him if we put our faith in him Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about in verse 26? | Jesus Add Comment |
| What is Paul's desire in verse 28? | To present everyone mature in Christ Add Comment |
| What stands out to you from this passage about Jesus? | God transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son Add Comment |
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| Using that example, what does God say about that? | We are saved by faith in Christ Add Comment |
| It can be easy for us as humans to make up rules for ourselves and others which is one of the things Paul is warning against. In verse 8, Paul warns against basing our beliefs on anything other than Christ. What is an example in our world today of people making up rules, principles, decisions, beliefs not on the Bible? | Many people still try to earn their way to heaven Add Comment |
| What have we been given? | Jesus Christ Add Comment |
| Who is our authority? | Jesus Add Comment |
| What dwells in Christ? | Treasures of wisdom and knowledge Add Comment |
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| What does it look like to set your heart and mind on Christ? | To be constantly praying and reading the Bible Add Comment |
| What does it look like to put to death sin? | To ask Jesus for help then do your best not to sin Add Comment |
| What can you do to help set your mind and heart on Christ and put to death the sin? | Ask Jesus to help you Add Comment |
| Why do you want to set your heart and mind on Christ and put to death the sin? | To be more like Jesus Add Comment |
| What does it look like to forgive someone? | To stop being mad at them and try to forget that they were mean to you Add Comment |
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| Verse 6 tells us "do not be anxious about anything", and then he gives us ways to help us do that and to ultimately enjoy "the peace of God". Paul says to present your requests to God through prayer and petition. What does he also say should accompany those prayers? | Thanksgiving Add Comment |
| What happens to your focus when you are thankful? | You become less selfish and you become more content Add Comment |
| Why do you think Paul adds "with thanksgiving"? | We should be grateful and show it in our prayers Add Comment |
| What do you have to be thankful for? | Jesus dying for me and the Holy Spirit Add Comment |
| What should you be thinking about that would be in line with whatever is true, noble, right, pure and lovely? | Jesus Bible Add Comment |
| What does it mean to "let your gentleness be evident to all"? | To always be patient and humble Add Comment |
| List 5 reasons you have to "rejoice in the Lord always". | Family, friends our house, Church ,sports Add Comment |
| Paul then follows up with what to think on. How does thinking this way also help with anxiety and worry? | You worry less and you think about good things more often Add Comment |
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| What was Paul's focus before he was saved? | Persecuting the Church Add Comment |
| What does Paul now consider gain, what is most important to him now? | Knowing Jesus Add Comment |
| What is Paul's main point in verses 12-21? | We are not perfect yet and we must keep following Christ because our citizenship is in heaven Add Comment |
| Where does righteousess come from? | God and faith in Jesus Christ Add Comment |
| What changes in our actions when our sole focus is to "press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus"? | We are more like Jesus Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement for believers in the first 4 verses? | Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit Add Comment |
| What two things does Paul say believers are granted in verse 29 | Joy and honor Add Comment |
| According to verse 13, what is our purpose? | To work for God Add Comment |
| How can you put Paul's encouragement from verses 1-4 into practice? | Looking to the interests of others Add Comment |
| How can you "shine like stars" in this generation? | By being patient and counting others as more important than myself Add Comment |
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| Why is Paul in prison? | For preaching the gospel Add Comment |
| What can you learn about prayer based on Paul's example? | We should pray for and thank God for our friends Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective about his time in prison? | It served to advance the gospel Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective on life? | To live is Christ and to die is gain Add Comment |
| How is God using Paul while in prison? | The Imperial Guard knows that he is in prison for Christ and other Christians are bolder in their preaching Add Comment |
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| What is our struggle against? | Spiritual forces of evil Add Comment |
| What do you think is the main reason why many Christians pray so little and so rarely? | They Add Comment |
| What do we need for the battle? | The full armor of God Add Comment |
| What keeps you from praying? | Busyness Add Comment |
| Is there an area in your life you are not honoring them? If so, take a few minutes to confess that to God and ask Him to help you change. | Not really Add Comment |
| What does it look like to honor your parents? | To obey and respect them Add Comment |
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| Paul continues his list of how we should act and what to avoid as believers. What is his summary statement in verse 1 on how to live? | Be imitators of God Add Comment |
| Would your life look different if you submitted to this list and lived it out? How would it look different? | Maybe I would be a little bit kinder Add Comment |
| Paul ends the chapter talking about the roles and responsibilities for husbands and wives. He sums it up in verse 33. What does he tell husbands to do and what does he tell wives to do? | Husbands should love their wives as themselves and wives should respect their husbands Add Comment |
| How does living according to what Paul lists make you stand out from kids at school? | I Add Comment |
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| What does Paul insist that believers do (v17-19)? | Not walk as the gentiles do Add Comment |
| Paul gives a specific list of things to follow. Which of these do you want/need to work on? | Only saying things that build others up Add Comment |
| What should we do that will help us to obey God? | Put off the old self and put on the new self in Christ Add Comment |
| What are 3 characteristics Paul lists in verse 2 of the kind of people God wants us to be? | Humble; gentle; patient Add Comment |
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| Gentiles were everyone else that was not a Jew (someone from the lineage of Israel). This would have been quite shocking for Jews to have other people be able to become a believer and receive the blessings of God. Read Matthew 28:18-20. What does God command us to do? | Make disciples of all nations Add Comment |
| What did God want Paul to do (v8-9)? | Preach to the gentiles Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about (v6)? | That the Gentiles are fellow heirs Add Comment |
| How do you feel about talking about the Chrisitan faith with others? What do you struggle with and what gives you encouragement? | I try to but I do not have very many opportunities and it is hard Add Comment |
| List 3 people you know who do not follow Christ who you could be praying for and looking for an opportunity to share the gospel with. | Grandpa Mark, Uncle Nate, Aunt Kelsey Add Comment |
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| In God's eyes, what is the status of those outside of Christ, and why (v3)? | Children of wrath Add Comment |
| Many try to blame their sin on the influence of the world or believe that "the devil made me do it". What's Paul's answer to that in verse 3? | We were carrying out the desires of the body and mind Add Comment |
| What was God's response to our sin problem and why did he provide a solution according to verses 4-5? | Because of his love, he made us alive together with Christ Add Comment |
| How does Paul describe the lives of these Ephesian Christians before they came to faith (v1)? | Dead in trespasses and sins Add Comment |
| What is salvation based on according to verses 8-9? | Grace and faith, a gift of God, not by works Add Comment |
| What does God have planned for us? | Good works Add Comment |
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| What's the two-part definition of a true Christian in verse 15? | Faith in Jesus Christ and love for the Saints Add Comment |
| God in three persons (the Trinity) is at work in saving us. What does each member of the Trinity specifically do; Father, Son and Holy Spirit? | God, the father predestined us for adoption, Jesus Christ redeemed us through his blood,The Holy Spirit lives in us Add Comment |
| What are some of the spiritual blessings we have in Christ? | Adoption, grace, redemption, forgiveness Add Comment |
| Who did Paul preach to in Ephesus? | The saints Add Comment |
| What does the word "adoption" (v5) tell us about the change from our old way of life as unbelievers to our new life in Christ? | We become sons of God Add Comment |
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| Why was it shocking to the Jews that Paul was called to preach the gospel to the Gentiles? | Because the Gentiles were not God Add Comment |
| What task was Paul given? | Preach the gospel to the Gentiles Add Comment |
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| What issue is Paul addressing with the Galatians? | They think they Add Comment |
| Why do we still need to follow scripture if we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus? | We should show our love for Jesus, by obeying his commandments Add Comment |
| What does Paul salvation comes from? | Faith in Jesus Christ Add Comment |
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| Have you ever lost a friend because you stood up for the truth? | No Add Comment |
| How were the Galatians treating Paul now? | As an enemy Add Comment |
| Under what circumstance did Paul first preach the gospel to the Galatians? | Because of a bodily ailment Add Comment |
| What does Paul say that his Christian brothers had, but now do not have? | Blessedness Add Comment |
| How did the Galatians treat Paul during that time? | They received him as an angel of God Add Comment |
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| How does true faith express itself? | The fruit of the spirit Add Comment |
| As a Christian, what were you called to be? | Loving Add Comment |
| Why did Christ set us free? (verse 1) | For freedom Add Comment |
| How can you misuse your freedom? | Being sinful without caring Add Comment |
| In what way does Paul want his Christian brothers to stand firm? (verse 1) | Against sin Add Comment |
| For those who have faith, whose righteousness do we put our hope in? | Christ Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement in verse 9? | If we don Add Comment |
| What is the truth we learn from the farmer in verse 7? | We will reap what we sow Add Comment |
| What should we be doing while we wait for the harvest of eternal life? (verse 10) | Do good to everyone especially other Christians Add Comment |
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| What does Paul mention a couple of times in is opening greeting in the first 5 verses? | God the father and the Lord Jesus Christ Add Comment |
| What is the Gospel? | The good news that Jesus died and rose again to save us from our sins Add Comment |
| What is Paul's first warning to the church in Galatia? | They were turning away from the gospel Add Comment |
| Where does Paul receive his authority and direction? | God the Father and Jesus Christ Add Comment |
| Welcome to the Earn Your Way Program! Whether this is your first time using this program or you are returning, we are glad you are going through it and hope this points you to Christ, that you learn more about who God is and how much He loves you and also that this helps develop the habit of spending time in God's Word. I would encourage you to begin with prayer and then end with prayer and consider what God might have you do in response to what you read. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns or issues with the program. We are going to spend time the New Testament as we begin. Is this your first time or have you done the Earn Your Way program before? | First time Add Comment |