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| Do you have any suggestions or changes for this program? | Not really, I really like the books chosen to go through this year and I'm excited for next years! 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? | Mostly what I learned and what stood out to me what how deep the Psalms are, because it's so easy to read them at first glance and be like these are cool song lyrics but actually diving deeper and finding daily advice and wisdom and ways to grow has been really cool I want to start memorizing some of them. I really enjoyed this program because it gave me a time to read my bible but more importantly understand it because so many times I read and it's like in one ear out the other. Answering questions and rereading passages has helped me gain a much deeper understanding of what I read! Add Comment |
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| How is this a comfort in times of fear? | Because I know even If I mess up and everyone leaves, He never will. It takes pressure off things and just makes me want to do my best. In times of fear I need to focus on that He is the most important thing. Add Comment |
| Is it easy? | Nope! 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? | So important. When we trust and wait for God to act, He does His will which is better than anything we can imagine or try to do ourselves. He deals justice in His way and while that might be confusing or annoying for us sometime, we need to remind ourselves His way's better. When I try to fight back on my own I make Him and myself look bad. My will doesn't end up being as good as I think it will. So I need to just trust, and wait. In that waiting we can praise and pray. 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? | It's always true that our Heavenly Father will let us in. Our parents make mistakes, let us down, or don't want to let us in after we've done something. But God is not the same. His arms are always open, eager to accept us and be in our lives. Such a sweet picture. 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? | He relies on being taught the LORD's way, being led on an even path, and not being given up to the will of his enemies. We should pray, try to be the bigger person, let Jesus deal the justice instead of ourselves. Add Comment |
| What can you do to help you during those times when it is not easy to wait on the Lord? | Bring it to Him. Not carry the weight on our shoulders alone, to lift it to Him because nothing's too heavy for Him. Pray, talk to a trusted believer about it, read His word. Add Comment |
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| As a Christian, do you ever have to fear that God will abandon you? | No, not since I've been truly following Jesus. One night I got close to thinking this as I cried on my kitchen floor mat in the darkness after something really hard and just asked God why but even then I knew His presence was there and He was working. Add Comment |
| Now the second conversation (verses 7-9). What do you notice about Psalm 51 and Psalm 27:7-9? | I notice David is seeking the Lord and asking God to answer him. He asks for grace and deliverance, crying out to Go.d 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? | I don't know how it's a revelation that God will never abandon us. Whether we seek His face or not, He's with us and always is waiting for His prodigal children to return to Him. He is forgiving and loving and I wonder why I deserve to experience a relationship with 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.) | He made the conclusion that he would be lifted up above his enemies, since he trusts in the Lord. 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? | It's possible because He gives us strength when we ask. It's possible because anything is possible with God. In the midst of our fears, praising God joyfully re-focuses our attention and looks to the good, the faithfulness, and the victory of God. Add Comment |
| What in verse 2 keeps you from doing so? | God's justice. I've experienced this. When we bring it to God and leave it there, instead of taking it into our own hands, He deals with it. They stumble and fall. It might not be in the way we expect, but He is just. Add Comment |
| Enemies, war! That is a lot to be afraid of. Why is David confident nonetheless? | Honestly I don't know. Well I do, but I can't imagine being in his situation. Praying when your life is on the line, people you know are dying, the enemy looks to be winning. That takes a lot of faith. I need to pray more, when things are good and bad. His confidence is in God's victory, strength, and power. Add Comment |
| Have you ever been bullied and wanted to retaliate? | Yes and I have retaliated before, by trying to say something back. I always end up feeling bad. Add Comment |
| The answer to why is found in verse 4 & 5. What action did David take that took away his fears? | One action David did was ask the Lord to dwell in His house. He wants to be close to God and do every step with Him. He knows the Lord will protect Him in His shelter and conceal us from trouble. We might go through some to refine and discipline us, but He protects us from so much. Add Comment |
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| What is David’s response to his fears? | His response is singing to God, praising Him for how He's been faithful and having hope. He knows God has already won so there's nothing to be afraid of. Add Comment |
| What did he bring back to his mind? | He brought back to His mind the point, to dwell in the house of the Lord and give glory to Him. To seek the LORDS face and sing to Him. 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? | Fear of rejection for sure. Fear of growing up, getting a job, living alone. Fear of never having a strong Christian friend group. Fear of loved ones passing. Fear of under performing in sports. Add Comment |
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| What image does the still waters bring to your mind? | It brings an image of a flowing river with fish and flowers, no waves or trash. I picture Jesus walking with me smiling and protecting me from danger. 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? | Yes. I've followed friends that didn't love Jesus and they led me to a lot of things I wish I didn't do/say. Or it ended up with me hurting someone close to me. Add Comment |
| What is the connection between green pastures, still waters and He restores my soul? | When our souls aren't restored, when they are lost, all the things around us are harder darker, at least for me they were I was going through bad things and I didn't have someone to lean on, I didn't have hope or peace. Since He's saved me and restored my soul, I'm still going through some of the same really hard things I was going through before, but now the weight isn't on MY shoulders, He's carrying it, leading me through the darkness with hope and freedom, I have someone to talk to and specifically the God of the universe who's been answering my prayers. Add Comment |
| How important is it to have a life where Jesus is leading it? | It's the most important thing. Jesus created us to follow Him. To have Him lead is to stay on a path of love, joy, peace, to stray and follow other gods leads to being tricked, satan doesn't care about us he wants us to hurt, but Jesus wants to give us a joyful life where we serve others and are content with all the blessings He gives us. Add Comment |
| How does this image of lying in a green pasture make you feel? | So peaceful. Taken care of. Joyful. Add Comment |
| Staying with the shepherd/sheep picture, what image comes to mind when you read verse 2? | Walking in a really pretty field with flowers and green grass, with no one else there just peace and no troubles, God by my side. Still waters not raging ones meaning God's protecting me. Add Comment |
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| What does God tell Moses to tell the Israelites who sent him? | He tells Moses to tell the Israelites that he is going to bring them, God's children, out of Egypt. 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? | When I think of God, I think of a lot of different things. Mostly as Creator and as love. A protector, shepherd, cornerstone, lion, all powerful, outside of time, sometimes I just think of the sun. I love that Yahweh means eternal and goes with the verse that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Add Comment |
| What else does God tell Moses to tell the Israelites (verse 15)? | God also tells Moses to tell the Israelites that He is who He is, and that "I am" has sent Moses to them. Add Comment |
| For review, do you remember what LORD means (from Psalm 8 "Oh LORD our Lord")? If so, what does it mean? | No, I don't remember. I think it's close to Yahweh or creator or something like that. 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, He is. And I've already seen impacts of this in my life after choosing Him. Areas that have been cleaned and I feel like I'm living. He keeps me from danger and gives me so much peace. 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? | We are the sheep! We are loved and taken care of by Him. In a flock, following around the shepherd. Add Comment |
| Do your actions (the way you live) demonstrate that God is your Shepherd? | Yes, but I could do better. I slip up a lot and struggle with gossiping and getting angry with my siblings and need to do a better job of representing Jesus. 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. | Having somewhere to sleep, being by water, help while walking through the valley of the shadow of death, having a table, a full cup, finding goodness and mercy. Add Comment |
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| Why was David not afraid of death? | Because he knew he would be in heaven with God. He knew God has a place prepared for us that's a million times better than on earth, so death would actually be a good thing. 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 His discipline is Him wanting better for us. If God disciplined someone for stealing, He's also protecting them from the consequences of stealing, like jail. He wants what's best for us but also He wants us to be like Him. That's comforting. Add Comment |
| What as David not afraid of in verse 4? | David is not afraid of evil. He's not afraid of satan and his minions. Add Comment |
| Have you experienced God's discipline? | Yes. Not in a super exact way I can remember, but He's shown me when I'm wrong and have not been the bigger person or forgiven someone for sure. I think He disciplines us daily through His word. 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 in the moment ever. But now as a teen looking back I'm glad they disciplined me when I was younger because it's made me care more about doing what's right, and helped me create habits to not do something I know is wrong. I go to public school now and sometimes see the results of people who weren't disciplined when they were younger. 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, but not all the time. I'm often scared of persecution and don't want to be kind to those who aren't to me. Add Comment |
| Have you experience a life of overflowing joy, peace, and love? | Yes. God has truly protected me my whole life, blessed me with being born in a family that mostly loves Him, leading me back to Him and showing me forgiveness when I rejected Him for a time. He's actually been answering so many of my prayers recently and I have so much more joy than before. 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 can move by being with Him more, getting closer to Him, reading His word, worshiping Him, the closer I am to Him, the smaller everything and everyone else will seem. Not that people don't matter, they do, but I mean what are enemies when I have God on my side? Then I can be kinder to my enemies knowing no matter what they do to me I have Jesus. Add Comment |
| What can you start doing or stop doing to experience more peace and less fear and overflowing joy and love? | Stop caring what people think about me. Read His word and memorize it, speak that truth over myself instead of listening to the devils lies. Being the friend I want to have nad being kind to others even those that don't like me. 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 everything is so unique, an orange is pre-sliced, humans are so complex, there are so many systems like rain and earthquakes and all of it cannot have just come from nothing. Nature shows us God's glory, He only took six days to make it while we are still finding new things after thousands of years of studying it. 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 God made this creation, mountains, oceans, animals, and still thought "something's missing". God has something to do with me because He made me in His image and called me His master piece, He wants my praise, my attention, and He wants to bless me. 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's given us strength, created a beautiful world for us to live in, cares for us, these are all reasons to shout His praise. Add Comment |
| After reading all this, do you see that you are valuable to God? And why? | Yes. I'm valuable because I'm His masterpiece of His creation. He took six days to make the earth and nine to form me in my mother's womb. He's created me with intent and love and He wouldn't watch His son die if I wasn't valuable to Him. 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?” | This leads to a greater understanding of why we should say LORD, our Lord, because LORD is the God of Israel, Yahweh, who created everything and crowned His son with glory through His son's death, and He's our Lord because that means our master, who has authority, and He through death destroyed the one who had power of death, the devil. 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 are the demonic forces, the principalities of darkness, satan's workers. Satan is the enemy and avenger. 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? | I agree with this. His glory is in the Heavens, His home He's created, where we one day get to live with Him. He created the universe, is it's author, so I think He could be beyond it. To me His power is just immeasurable. Add Comment |
| How does this relate to Jesus’ confrontation with the chief priests and the scribes mentioned in Matthew 21? | The chief priests and scribes didn't like what He was doing, healing people. They were being influenced by Satan's workers who didn't want to see Jesus' work done. 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? | I think He refers to the Eternal God of the universe as Lord our King because He is, and as a reminder that no matter who's ruler at the time of where we live, or who's president or king, He is the King of kings. 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? | They are praising God. Add Comment |
| What is the result of their praising in verse 2 of Psalm 8? | The result of their praising is "establishing strength" and Him "stilling the enemy" Add Comment |
| Do you think He silenced them? | I'm not sure. 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? | I've been thinking about how loving they are. They have all power, so they could force us to do what they want or honor them, but instead they choose to give us choices which means humans can choose to deny them and hurt their creation, which must be hard for them. They made such a beautiful world for us to live in, and since reading more Psalms I've been trying to be more aware and thankful for the nature I see. Add Comment |
| What is the result of the children praising Jesus in the temple as explained in the Matthew passage in verse 15? | The result is the fact that Jesus was the true Messiah, son of God, He fulfilled what had been said of Him but people still didn't want to believe. Add Comment |
| When you look up at the stars in the sky what do you think about? | How small I am. Insignificant. Except I matter, because God matters. He has stamped us with His image and named us His master piece. Can't wrap my head around that. 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? | Honestly I don't know. A lot of the Psalms he writes are similar I feel like, touching on different subjects but ultimately praising God. I think understanding God as the sovereign creator can help us to more appreciate His word. 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? | There's some typos in this so I can't fully understand the question, or maybe not typos but symbols that i'm not sure what they mean? Add Comment |
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| Why did David write a song about both the night and the day? | Not fully sure, but i'd guess because God created both and we ponder a lot during the night. No matter what time of day it is God deserves praise and nothing in the dark can be hidden that won't come to light. Add Comment |
| What must the being who made all this, both what is seen and what is not seen, be like? | The being must be all powerful. To create seen and unseen, heaven and earth, to have knowledge that we can't even begin to grasp, is just glory and deserves our praise. The fact that such a powerful being gives us freewill instead of forcing us to bow to Him just shows how loving He is even though He could choose to be a tyrant. Add Comment |
| How constantly does God declare what is like by what has been made? | I don't understand the question. How often does God declare what is like by what has been made? Add Comment |
| What qualities/ characteristics of God can you discover by what has been made? List as many as you can. | He's creative! Doctors and scientists have been studying the human body for forever and still find new and interesting things about it, it's so complex!! He is so loving and kind. Instead of creating an ugly world to live in He made a beautiful one for us. 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. | The wrath of God. Being separated from God meaning being in darkness rather than light meaning a very hard life. Being subject to satan and the principalities of darkness that wreak havoc, death, depression. 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. | Not respecting our earthly parents correlates to not respecting our Heavenly Parent, our Father God. He created us in His image and it's His design for us to follow Him, and also to follow our parents (as long as they're not asking us to sin). 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? | People don't clearly see God and what He is like because they don't want to have to give up their passions and desires. Deep down, everyone knows He is real and created everything. That's what this passage is saying, that humans are so simple they want to only believe in what's right in front of their eyes. 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?” | Actually at Camp Morrow three years ago is where I had one of these experiences. Where I live (near Seattle) it's beautiful but because of the light pollution we never see any stars in the sky even on a clear night. However at camp I would look up and see so many, I couldn't even process it. God has a name for every star, and He still looked at that creation and thought "somethings missing" and created us. WE are His masterpiece, not the stars or oceans or mountains. God is so loving. Add Comment |
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| Do you have a reading plan (where and when to read the Bible)? | With my youthgroup we're going through Daniel than talking on a group chat, and in my church we're going through Isaiah, but on my own I like to read those or a Psalms or proverbs a day right now. 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)? | It's more spontanious than I'd like it to be, I mean I'm fine with that but it also needs to be more often. I read a chapter when I start my day and try to do more of a deeper-dive study before bed but I want to read more throughout the day. I like to pray before I read and read out loud in my room alone if I can. I like to read in solitude and quiet so I can hear God if He wants to speak to me. Add Comment |
| Why is it important to know what is in the Bible? | Because it's God's word, and if we want to get close to God we need to hear Him speak as well as talk to Him. I wouldn't say J K Rowling is my favorite author if I've never read any of her books. God is my Creator and Savior, so of course I want to read His word and have Him teach me through it and show me how to live. Add Comment |
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| Why would David call God his Rock? | God is referred to as rock throughout the Bible. It's because He was first, eternal, the Creator. He's never changed, immovable, like a rock. We build our life on the rock, not sand, because it is sure and safe. It's an expression for praise. Add Comment |
| What are the benefits of obeying God's Word that David gives? | We gain great reward according to David. In my opinion this is gaining wisdom, insight, being equipped with the armor of God to stand up to our enemies. Add Comment |
| What does David describe about God's Word (verses 7-10)? List as many as you find. | God's word: Perfect, reviving, sure, right, pure, enlightening, clean, eternal, true, desirable, sweet. Add Comment |
| Why do you think David uses a lot of repitition when describing God's Word (the Bible)? | I think to drive the point of what God's word is about, how important it is. Also it's a song, so maybe the way David wrote it sounded good musically? Add Comment |
| Why would David call God his Redeemer? | Because God redeemed Him. He is actively redeeming us as He forgives and loves and pulls us out of darkness into light. 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? | It's possible because we trust God. He has the pages of our book written out and knows our life. Many verses show His deep love, protection, and faithfulness to us and we know He will work ALL things together for our good, even what doesn't seem good in the moment. 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? | Trust God!! Trust Him with my day, that even if it's busy or there's hard things happening, He's building me up and I can draw close to Him in those moments, and at night I can reflect on the ways He's been faithful and not lose hope that He'll deliver me again. He has seriously brought me out of really bad things and I want to dwell on that more at night. Add Comment |
| Write in one sentence the main point of this Psalm. | God deserves our praise, He answers when we call, we can trust Him, and find more joy in His presence than in material gain. Add Comment |
| How can you use this Psalm to encourage others who are going through hard times? | I can use this Psalm to show them no matter how safe they feel true safety comes from Jesus and when we trust Him with our lives we can have so much hope and joy from that. What your going through won't last forever. He has a plan and He wants to be with you every step of the way. Add Comment |
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| What than are we to ponder (think deeply about)? | Philippians calls us to keep our minds on things that are worthy, pure, clean, uplifting. So positively about creation, people, God, and it's okay to have sad or confusing thoughts too that's why we are meant to have a strong Christain community around us to help guide and give us advice. 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. Especially thinking about sports, past arguments, embarrassing moments, boys, I overthink a lot. 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? | Fearing God, trusting Him, can help us to bring our anger to Him when we feel it. Everyone gets angry, and instead of pushing it down or taking it out on others, we should deal with it in a Godly way, reading what He says about it, getting in the secret place and telling Him about it, not giving the devil an opportunity as it says in Ephesians. 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. | 1. Know that God sets apart the Godly for Himself: this would quiet my heart because I know God wants and seeks a relationship with me as I follow Him, and what are other relationships compared to the God of the universe? 2. The Lord hears when I call to Him: So call to Him! Instead of spiraling on my bed, or distracting myself with technology, I can lift up my anxieties to the Lord who hears and answers, who is joyful when His children reach out to Him. 3. Ponder on your beds and be silent: I talk alot when I'm anxious or say things to people I shouldn't, with God's help I need to learn self control and quiet my heart to be a servant. Add Comment |
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| What do you notice about God and his character in this Psalm? | His character is displayed as a mighty warrior, yet still loving and caring sustaining us day by day and answering our calls. 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? | Things we can follow things in this Psalm to start our days right include lifting our anxieties to God instead of keeping them inside, "O Lord, how many are my foes!". We can praise God morning and night for who He is and how He's been faithful, which doesn't change, "You, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, the lifter of my head." We can thank God for waking us up each day and giving us new opportunities, "I woke again, and the Lord sustained me". Add Comment |
| How do want God to use the truths in this Psalm in your life and through your life? | I want Him to help me turn away from bad habits and towards good ones that draw me closer to Him and a content life. Putting Him first when I wake up, not being ashamed of sharing about Him, giving Him glory through my schoolwork and the sports I do. Not being lazy or saying I'll pray later, but inviting Him into everything I do. And the truths in this Psalm help because they remind me He will answer, He does care, and the people around me are no match for Him. Add Comment |
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| Why is the contrast important? | I don't really see a huge contrast. In Psalm 3, David talks about his enemy's saying he doesn't have salvation in God, but he argues he does and that his strength is from the Lord and salvation. In Psalm 139, David talks about us being intricately created by God and how we can't escape His presence, and that He has a plan for our life including our salvation. Both are important so that we know nothing can uproot our faith, if others speak against us we know they're not as powerful as our maker and we know God has every page in our life planned out so we can just trust Him. Add Comment |
| What are some things Psalm 3 and Psalm 139 have in common? | They have in common praising God and talking about how He sustains us when we awake in the morning, they both touch on wicked men who rise up against God, and that ultimately His judgement will be upon them. Add Comment |
| There is a contrast in the psalm around the idea of salvation. What is it ? | In Psalm 3, David writes "salvation belongs to the Lord." In Psalm 39, salvation isn't outright mentioned, but David writes in detail about how we can't escape God's presence, how He's with us everywhere even in the darkness and that He is sovereign over our life, "In your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me," This indicates God has a plan for us and is working our salvation out in our life. 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? | "You are a shield about me", "I woke again, for the Lord sustained me", "Salvation belongs to the Lord". Him as our shield is helpful to keep in mind when we are anxious because we can imagine Him standing before us protecting us from dangers trying to reach us. It's helpful to to remember we wake because the Lord sustains us to know He is the provider of life and so no one else deserves our praise but 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? | It would be helpful to remember who we find our strength in to start the day so that we don't become overwhelmed by family or people at school who don't like us. It's also just a good thing to speak in the morning to praise God. Add Comment |
| Write in one sentence the main point of this Psalm. | Even though David is afraid, he has reason to trust in his mighty, loving, and victorious God. Add Comment |
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| Why was Jesus' death necessary? | Because without a perfect sacrifice, we would never be able to get to heaven. God is perfect and we sin millions of times a day, but He still loves us and wants a relationship with us. So He sent Jesus, Himself and His son. He had to die to clean and wash us. Add Comment |
| Why did Pilate give into the crowd and pharisees? | Honestly not 100 percent sure, maybe because Jesus said it wasn't his sin doing it it would be whoever handed over Jesus? Or maybe because he knew his life/job was at stake? It had to happen though to fulfill prophesies. Add Comment |
| What stands out to you about His death? | Reading through it I never think about His mom and John watching part of it. I'm not a mom so I don't fully understand the pain, but it just breaks my heart. It just happens so calmly, when He could easily bring lightning or thunder or go with a bang but no He has all power and humbly succumbs, thinking of us on the cross. 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? | His main point is that He's going to die, but be raised and join His father. He wants them to understand the joy and peace in Him surpasses what the world has to offer though many will think they're joyful when He dies. Add Comment |
| How could this be confusing to His disciples? | Because they've known Him for years, come to love and care for Him, and to hear that He's going to die but then come back but then go away would be very confusing. If they believed He could do anything, why did He have to go and come back? Add Comment |
| How could this be encouraging to the disciples and to you? | It's encouraging because since He's conquered death, He has our one hundred percent trust that He is in control, loves us more than anyone else, and is the reason we're alive. It encourages me to spread this gospel, to give me hope that He's coming back and one day I'll be able to meet Him!! Add Comment |
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| Who is the focus of Jesus' prayers? | His father, God. That even through His trials, God will be glorified. Add Comment |
| What does Jesus focus His prayer on for the disciples and other believers? | He focuses His prayer on unity. That we would be one. There is so much division in churches these days, which goes against what Jesus wants. He wants us to love each other like brothers, to serve, to follow in His example. Add Comment |
| What does Jesus praying tell you about the importance of prayer? | It's important to acknowledge everything we have is from God. And that praying for our fellow believers is so important, because when we ask things of God He will be faithful to us. Add Comment |
| What can you learn from Jesus' prayers as to how to pray for others? | Honestly to do it more often. I so often pray for me, me, me, but it's so selfless to lift up others we know and to pray that the evil one won't overtake them or that they would come to know Jesus. There is so much power in prayer. Add Comment |
| How would this change the way you pray for others? | It changes the way I pray for others by being more bold. Asking God to reach people where there at, change their lives, forgive them, convict them, to trust He will be faithful and answer even if it doesn't look how I want it to. Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about Jesus from this passage? | He is love. He had all the power to stop what was happening. He was human, He was probably terrified, anxious, and yet He went on with it knowing it was to save the world which He loved. Even when Peter lashed out in protection of Jesus, He didn't want Him to because He wants us to be kind not violent. Add Comment |
| Why does Jesus seem so calm? | Because He knows the Father will take care of Him and He will be with Him soon. He was God and human at the same time, He was in control and knew what He had to do to save our lives. Add Comment |
| How can we learn to remain calm during a crisis, storm, stress, emergency, etc? | Calling on Him. He is the only source of everlasting joy and peace. We can find these temporarily on earth, but nothing compares with what He has, which we can't even fully grasp. Instead of spiraling, cast our anxieties on Him and He will strengthen us. Know that He has plans to prosper us not harm us. Reading His word or listening to worship can help in the storm. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the disciples, how were they reacting and feeling? | They are spiraling. They are conflicted with sadness of what's happening to Jesus, but fear for their own lives as they are the only ones defying the government and people and standing with Him. We don't get a deep look into what Peter's feeling, but we can relate to him on a certain level when he denies being a follower of Jesus. Add Comment |
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| What can you learn about comforting someone from the way Jesus responded to Mary? | He asked questions, He listened. Comforting is often just being there for someone. All the disciples were sad about His death, but Mary was crying and looking for Him and needed Him in that moment, and He was there for her. Add Comment |
| What doubts do you have about Jesus being alive or being God? | Sometimes it's easy to doubt when a) it feels like God is silent (really were just filling out minds with junk and distractions so much that we miss Him speak) or b) when other people say I'm weird or crazy for believing in Him. 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? | The same. Just in awe that the God of the universe, with all power, could choose to be a tyrant and have everybody bend to his will, but no, He humbled himself, is love, cares for each one of us, took six days to craft the world but NINE months to form us. I'm so thankful we have such a loving God. And I love picturing Jesus saying my name tenderly like He did to Mary. "Stop searching. I'm right here. I'm with you." Add Comment |
| Why was is it important that Jesus showed Himself to others? | Because they would then tell of this and that's why we're here today in churches and believing. If He didn't, people could say He wasn't the Jesus who died, and eventually over the years His memory would die. But He showed that He conquered death, gave them proof. 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. | Yes. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about forgiveness and reconciliation from Jesus? | It's constant, everflowing. Peter denied Jesus THREE times, and was forgiven, and used for such a big purpose to further the kingdom of heaven. Jesus is has a plan for us. Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt after Jesus talked to him? | Confused, maybe anxious. But I bet he felt like he had a purpose as well. Add Comment |
| What did Jesus do for Peter? | In this chapter Jesus provided Peter with a multitude of fish to catch and also asked Peter if he loved Him three times. He also foretold that Peter would die for Jesus. Add Comment |
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| Why can you not accomplish anything apart from Christ? | Because He is Creator. He made us, it's like assuming a train can just fill it's own coal and go itself without a conductor. A house can't just magically come together without a builder. Add Comment |
| How can this passage give you courage in your life? | Because no matter who makes fun of me, hates me, I know they did to Jesus. And people have a reason to not like me, I mean I sin, I mess up. But Jesus walked around healing, raising the dead, and changing lives through acceptance and forgiveness like the woman at the well. He had no reason for anyone to hate Him, yet they crucified Him. Add Comment |
| What is the main point of Jesus' teaching in this passage? | He is the vine. Without Him, we don't grow, we don't do good, we don't have fullness of joy. He wants us to have a relationship with us because He LOVES US, I mean, He took six days to create the earth and nine months to create us uniquely for His purpose. So we need to LOVE HIM, and life will just be so much better, with joy, peace, and hope. Add Comment |
| What can you do on your own? | Nothing. I can think I'm doing good, but it will never actually be good. "I'll go on a run to be healthy." Our shoes are made from sweatshops with child labor. "I'll only buy organic eggs." Sometimes their shipped from far places that puts pollution into the air. We can have good intent but we can't do anything good. Add Comment |
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| How could this help His disciples in the coming days and down the road? | This could help the disciples down the road because they could take comfort in the fact they're not alone, others who followed Jesus will be loving and helping each other, and having the Holy Spirit will give them boldness and confidence even when things go badly. Add Comment |
| What is the main point of this passage-what is Jesus' purpose in this passage? | I think Jesus' main purpose in this passage is to remind the disciples He's God (even though they don't understand), to make sure they understand the importance of loving others and loving Him by keeping His commandments, and to share about the Helper (holy spirit) that's going to be with them. Add Comment |
| How can this passage encourage you in your faith and in your life? | It encourages me to share my faith and to keep the commandments better, because Jesus says that's how we show we love Him. Knowing that when I break them and sin makes Him sad makes me want to do better. 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)? | Put on the armor of God everyday. You have to get to the root of sin, trying to stop it when it's snowballing doesn't work. Redirect a conversation if it's headed towards gossip. Don't unequally yoke to protect from sexual sin. Don't watch something you know might end up in unclean thoughts. Don't do things you know you would want to lie about if asked. Leave an argument before it gets to the point of hurting someone. Add Comment |
| This chapter takes place on Thursday evening, the day before He is crucified. | Yup. Before good Friday. Add Comment |
| What was the point of Jesus washing the disciples' feet? | To show them if He, the God of the universe, can serve others, than they should as well. He's showing us that He's the example, we need to imitate Him. Add Comment |
| What attribute or charater trait of Jesus stands out to you in this passage and why? | Humbleness. He still hides what's going to happen, while yes He's sad about it, He could brag that He's saving the world but He instead has a meal with His friends and teaches them in love. Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt when Jesus predicted his denials? | Confused, probably. I would be. After following Jesus for that long and truly believing I'd do anything for Him, to have Him predict that would be weird and also make me motivated to not deny Him. Add Comment |
| How would you feel if Jesus called out your sin ahead of time? | Surprised. I would think "i'm not going to do that". But the thing is He knows all, He knows the sin we're going to do before we do it, He just doesn't call us out on it or hold it against us after we do it and repent. He washes us clean and invites us to look at the present, not our past mistakes. He's so loving and forgiving, I mean I struggle with holding things against people I know from long times ago. Add Comment |
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| Why are the people so excited for Jesus? | Because He has performed miracles, raised the dead, healed the sick. Add Comment |
| What does Jesus focus on following His grand entrance into Jerusalem and why? | He focuses on preaching and getting people to believe in Him and that God sent Him, after they've seen Him perform miracles. He does this because He knows His time is coming soon and He wants to save many, instead of judging. 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? | The general mood and attitude towards Jesus was praise, awe, and and a little unbelief and resentment. Add Comment |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | Jesus is Resurrection and Life. He is God, has all authority and power. Jesus also was human. He felt what we feel. Deep grief and sadness. Add Comment |
| What does God reveal about Himself? | He reveals His power over death and His care and love for us, bringing back Martha and Mary's brother and performing miracles in our lives as well. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God in this passage? | He's merciful, showed signs so people would believe. Add Comment |
| How can you use this passage to explain the gospel to someone? | I can use it to show just as Lazarus died and stayed that way for days, He came back to life and this happened to Jesus as well except He was raised of His own accord and did it so you could be free of your chains to sin and have a relationship and life with God. Add Comment |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | Jesus cares about us. We have to flee from our sin and seek Him. He will give us light and freedom from the bondage of sin. Add Comment |
| What is a truth Jesus keeps trying to get the people and Pharisees to understand and believe? | He keeps trying to get the Pharisees and people to understand that He is God, He comes from God, and is the way to God. 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? | If you believe God is all powerful and all knowing, but don't believe Jesus was, then someone perfect hasn't died for our sins yet and we are still in bondage to our sins. We open ourselves up to the lies of the devil that he has a hold on us and we can't be free of him. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus and God? | They are one, but also Father and Son. Their love is unsearchable and they are patient towards us (stubborn). 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? | I'm on the track team so I guess I could share an analogy using that with a teammate. For example, we can train, and practice, and run a race our very best at a meet, but if nobody starts the timer than what place we got doesn't matter and doesn't go into the system, we didn't win and no one knows how well we did. Similarly, we can live life trying to do good things and be a "good person", but if we don't believe in and have a relationship with Jesus, our creator, none of those things matter because we still mess up everyday. Salvation comes from faith, and you can't be too far from God's love you can accept Him where you're at now. Add Comment |
| What do you see as a consistant theme or method to Jesus' teaching style (including this passage)? | A constant them I see in Jesus' teaching is using parables or analogies to help people understand and to be more mysterious rather than outright. He explains that Him and God are one in so many ways. Add Comment |
| How does it help you to understand His teaching? | Personally I grew up with grandparents who had a small farm with goats, chickens, donkeys, seeing how my grandma took care of every animal and His teaching reminds me of that and helps me to understand it better, that He leaves the others just to find me and He is the gate and the only way to heaven. I'm sure different analogies relate to different people whether it's about the bread, water, or wine. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Jesus uses earthly things as illustrations (water, light, bread, sheep, etc.) in His teaching? | I think He does because we are humans, with earthly thinking, and for Him to tell us the truth we might not even understand it because He's heavenly and has much greater understanding than us. Hearing the gospel in terms of things we use or relate to helps us to apply it to our life. Add Comment |
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| What is the main point to Jesus' teaching in this passage? | The main point to Jesus' teaching is that anyone can be saved. Those who are walking in darkness and can't see can look to Him and find salvation and light. His teaching is warning us of being too focused on religion, actions, and knowledge, that these are all good things until we put them above Him, then we are like the blind who cannot see. Add Comment |
| Why are the Pharisees so upset with Jesus' teaching? | Because they believe He is blaspheming and they believe in the Old Testament which they've probably been studying and memorizing for a long time. They don't want to believe anybody can be saved and they think of themselves as better than others. Add Comment |
| What do you learn from Jesus' boldness towards the Pharisees? | We learn He had no fear because He knew He was God and He ultimately just wanted to save them and bring them to the light, away from their pride and arrogance. We should follow in Jesus' example of being bold and sharing that Jesus is our savior. Add Comment |
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| Why was it so hard for the Pharisees to believe Jesus' teaching? | I think it was so hard for the Pharisees to believe His teaching because they probably were very proud of their knowledge and would think they knew if Jesus was Christ. They were so caught up in doing religious tasks and they didn't want a Messiah's authority to challenge theirs? Add Comment |
| Could Jesus be the Christ, the Messiah, if He were not God? Why or why not? | No. Because Christ, the Messiah, had to be perfect, so that when He was sacrificed it would clean us of our sins, and no one is perfect but God. Add Comment |
| What evidence is there in this passage that Jesus is God? | Verse 29, "I know Him, for I come from Him, and He sent me." Verse 28, "Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'" Verse 8, "You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come." Add Comment |
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| How should you apply Jesus' teaching at the end of the chapter to your own life? | I should apply it by seeking Jesus first, focusing on the spirit. I often rely on my flesh, in athletics, in school, but it "is no help at all". The spirit gives us life. We can't come to Jesus unless it is granted to us by the father. God is in control. Add Comment |
| Why did Jesus hide Himself from the people after feeding them and why is this important that He did not let them? | He hid Himself from the people after feeding them because he perceived "they were about to come and take him by force and make him king". Jesus knew His time and knew God had a plan, He didn't want people doing this by force. Add Comment |
| Why was it so hard for the people to understand Jesus teaching in this passage? | It was hard because they were so focused on getting bread, and other worldly things, it was hard for them to comprehend what Jesus was teaching, it even is for me in my daily life when there's so many things going on and God tells me I won't thirst or hunger if I follow Him, like how will all these other things be solved? But He works it all for our good. 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? | I need to stop comparing myself to others. God says I'm His child and formed me in my mother's womb, He created me how He did for a reason and I should be confident in that. Also lust. Add Comment |
| What does that tell you about God's desire for man (including you)? | It tells us that God's desire for man is for us to be able, not hurt. He cares so much for us, and wants us to be close to Him, and our sin separates us from Him, so He wants us to turn from it. I feel like God also doesn't want us to sin because it usually hurts us, like gossiping ending up reaching the person, or getting in trouble for stealing, etc. Add Comment |
| Why is it important to understand that Jesus and God are equal? | Because if they weren't, Jesus dying on the cross wouldn't be as significant. It's important to understand they're equal but different so we know the true power Jesus had and how He still willingly sacrificed Himself for our sake, showing He is the epitome of love. Add Comment |
| What did Jesus tell the man to do when He saw him the second time? | He told him to sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to him. 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 "cool kids" at school not interacting with the "weird kids", people with opposing political views not getting along, Christians avoiding lgbtq people. Add Comment |
| What can you learn from Jesus' approach to evangelism that you could use? | I learned you can evangelize in almost any situation, even if it's someone you don't get along with or disagree with. In my Jesus club at school last week we played "pick it up and preach" where you just find a random object and make a two minute sermon out of it, I used a baseball bat and came up with something! 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)? | Because He shared that He IS the living water! He showed that everyone needs to hear about Him by talking to the Samaritan woman. Add Comment |
| What is the number one thing that keeps you from telling someone about Jesus? | Fear of rejection/persecution. Which is so dumb because persecution should be welcomed by Christians and shows we're doing something right. I've always struggled with what people think about me but I've been slowly getting more freed from that. 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. I need to pray that God would show me to love others how He loves me, sacrificially even though I sin and disappoint Him every day. I need to think before I speak and make sure I'm treating people the way I want to be treated. Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Nicodemus came to Jesus at night? | I think he came to Jesus at night because he was ashamed. I mean he was a pharisee and had a lot of religious knowledge, he probably didn't want to be seen with a new guy claiming to be Jesus. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about man? | Man is stubborn. We can't comprehend so many things because God is creator and our knowledge is earthly and limited. If we believe, we can have eternal life. We often seek the darkness over the light. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God from this passage? | He is love. He sent His son to be sacrificed for OUR sin. God is light. God is true. He gave all things into the Son's hand. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Nicodemus had such a hard time understanding what Jesus was teaching him? | I think it was because Jesus was speaking from a place of authority and knowing all, and Nicodemus didn't believe Him to be God and was stubborn thinking he knew everything. Add Comment |
| How would you share with someone why they need Jesus? | I would share that we are sinners. We mess up every single day. God is real, and our sin separates us from Him because He's perfect and love. But, we need Jesus because He washes us clean and died for our sins so that we can have a relationship with God and be with Him forever. Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about holiness and obedience? | The servers at the wedding obeyed what Jesus told them to do without even asking questions (which would have been tempting with all the stress of the situation), and He rewarded them. He also rewards our obedience. Add Comment |
| Why was Jesus in the right to drive out the money changers from the temple? | Jesus was in the right because He was challenging religious corruption and greed. The church is the Father's house, and to treat it like a market is disrespecting that. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' authority? | I didn't learn anything new, but you can kind of just see that His authority is absolute. He talks about the temple (His body) being raised 3 days after it being destroyed wayyyyyy before people even know about Him. He turned water into wine as well. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about righteoues anger? | That even Jesus was righteously anger. We are going to have emotions. Being angry isn't a sin. It's what we do with our anger. Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about Jesus? | He is God. He gives grace. He is loving. He saw the disciples sins, flaws, and still wanted them to follow Him and to use them for good works. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the relationship between God and Jesus? | They are one, but Jesus is also the son of God. Their relationship is eternal, and they were together for the creation of the world. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God? | He is the epitome of love. Any parent would say they would rather die for their child then see their child die. That's why what God did is the most loving and sacrificial thing ever, He had to watch His son die knowing it would save us from sin and He could have a relationship with us. 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? | The word is Jesus. Who is also God. And the Holy Spirit. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' purpose on earth? | We learn His purpose is to bear witness about the light. Add Comment |
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| What can you do to better show love to other people? | First fix my thoughts to put others above myself. When they are, I can work on their needs first and show sacrificial love like Jesus. Being kind, helping people with things, praying for people. Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show noble character? | He showed noble character by fairly buying the land and Rachel. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God's love through reading Ruth? | He has a plan for us, which may include sorrow like loss of loved ones or moving from a familiar place, but His plan is always to work for our good and refine us, He helped Ruth become better and help Naomi, and she found a husband in her new land. Add Comment |
| Is there anything new that stood out to you reading through Ruth again? | How God provides for Ruth when she's been through pain and grief. Add Comment |
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| What stands out to as the main theme of the book? | Provision. God bringing us through hardships to grow us and bless us. Rewards of being kind and helping others. 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? | Naomi told the people to call her Mari because God dealt bitterly with her. I think she did this because she was grieving deeply and wanted a new identity, Naomi means pleasantness and I'm assuming she didn't feel that at the time. 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 probably felt scared, worried, hopeful, curious. I would feel these things too, probably. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Ruth wanted to stay with Naomi? | Because she loved her, she was her mother in law? They were both grieving and Naomi probably reminded her of her husband. Add Comment |
| What did Ruth tell Naomi when Naomi told her to go back with Orpah? | She told her no, that she would stay with her and go where she goes. Add Comment |
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| How did Ruth show love for Naomi? | She left her father and mother and her native land and came to a people that she didn't know to be with Naomi and be loyal. Add Comment |
| How did God show love toward Ruth? | Protecting her, providing for her, rewarding her for staying with Naomi. After the grief of losing her husband, I'm sure she had some hope to get remarried and maybe she felt this more when with Boaz. Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show love for Ruth? | He protected her from men, gave her food, let her glean in his field, 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? | God being sovereign gives me peace because I know I'm not in control and He's working things for my good. He has a plan for me and I know it's better than any plan I could think of for myself. Add Comment |
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| What did Boaz say about Ruth that he had heard in verse 11? | He heard she was a worthy woman. 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? | There are people in my church who are widows, one of my friends dad's actually passed away and her mom is alone, I try to show kindness by talking to them and making them laugh. Add Comment |
| What is one thing you can do so that people will speak about you the way you want them to? | Not gossip, be kind to people, include people, treat people the way I want to be treated. Add Comment |
| What do you want people to say about you? | I want to say I'm Christian and not have people say, "Oh I couldn't tell." I want people to say I'm kind, trustworthy, empathetic, humble. Add Comment |
| How does Ruth continue to show respect and love towards Naomi? | She did what Naomi commanded her without asking. She also brought back grain for Naomi from Boaz. 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? | Their actions mirror that we should respond with blind faith, trust, and immediate obedience, knowing that God will work all things for our good and obeying is glorifying Him. Add Comment |
| What is something from the book of Jonah that you can take and put into practice in your everyday life? | Obedience. It hit close to home reading this with certain things going on recently, specifically being scared to share my faith even when God gives me open opportunities to do so at home, at school, or in sports. I can take obedience and begin to practice it, trusting God and what He has for me. Add Comment |
| What should have been Jonah's response after God told him to go to Nineveh? | His response should have been to go to Nineveh, do what God said, and then inquire why. Add Comment |
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| How do you respond when God does something that you don't like? | It depends. Sometimes I try to push Him away for a time and sometimes I ask Him to be with me and thank Him that He's working His will into my life. Add Comment |
| How should we respond when someone does something that we don't like or agree with? | Forgive them, pray for them, pray for ourselves, still be kind. 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? | Pray. Get in the word. The closer I am to God, the more I dwell on gratitude and how He's been faithful, the more trusting and hopeful I'll be when things don't go well. Add Comment |
| What Are some of God's traits listed in this chapter? | He is 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? | He prayed. He asked for God to take his life. Add Comment |
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| How should we respond to the Word of God? | With obedience. We can ask Him questions later, but first we should obey.(easier said than done) Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | That He would destroy them in 40 days. Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | They fasted, began to wear sackcloth (even the richest), and repented. Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | He relented and did not destroy them like He said He would. Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | To be honest, sometimes it's hard for me to discern God's word versus my own thoughts. I know His would can come in my thoughts, so when I have been sure, sometimes I obey but I confess sometimes I try to "run" like Jonah and come up with excuses. Add Comment |
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| When we are troubled or are in difficult situations what should we do, and continue doing? | Praying. In Philippians Paul says to not be anxious about anything, but to lift all our troubles to God in prayer. Spiraling or going to anything else other than God won't work. Add Comment |
| What did Jonah realize while in the fish? | He realized that we can't banish God. We can't run from Him, He will always be with us and that means instruction and commands sometimes that we need to obey instead of running away from. Add Comment |
| What is the first thing Jonah did when he finds himself in a bad situation? | He prays. Add Comment |
| What are some difficult things in your life that you need to pray about? | Family's salvation. Help being less selfish and being more humble, listening to others instead of interrupting. More bold and obedient, ready to share my testimony and the gospel even when I'm afraid. Add Comment |
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| What was Jonah told to do? | Jonah was told to go to Nineveh and call out their evil ways/bring them back to God. Add Comment |
| What did the sailors come to realize after they threw Jonah off the boat? | They feared the Lord because they realized He was God and caused the storm. Add Comment |
| What did he do instead? | He fled from the presence of the Lord. He went on board a ship. 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? | Not good. Many times God has put it into my heart to share Him with someone but I come up with excuses like being too scared or they won't want to hear it, and then I end up feeling guilty. Add Comment |
| Why did God send a storm after the ship Jonah was on? | To gain Jonah's attention, to show Him not to run away from God's voice but to obey. Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Paul said to "remember my chains"? | Because he's in prison. To show that no matter what we're going through we can still spread Jesus and His love. 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? | I can pray they would have peace and God would give them reassurance that He loves them, has a plan for them, and is proud of them for what they're doing. I can pray that God would keep them safe and give them fire to continue their mission. Add Comment |
| What is Paul asking for prayer for? | Paul is asking for prayer for believers, that God would open the door and give us opportunities to spread His word. 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? | Because we're keeping our mind on the main mission God has given us, as disciples, Praying for others to come to Him reminds me of why I came to Him, out of a place of lostness, and it makes me feel closer to Him. Add Comment |
| What are the main things you pray about? | Thanking God for things, asking for help in things I do, asking for forgiveness, for my family. Add Comment |
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| List at least 4 different characteristics or roles of Jesus list in verses 15-20? | Firstborn of all creation, Creator, He holds all things together, Head of the body and church, Savior, Son. Add Comment |
| What is the gospel Paul talks about in verse 23? | The gospel is hope. That even though we can't be perfect like Jesus, He died to wash away our sins so that we can live with Him in eternity one day. Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about in verse 26? | God's plan of salvation through Jesus. It was prophesied in different ways, but it was still a mystery. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's desire in verse 28? | For Christians to spread the message in wisdom, not tainting God's image. He wants us to present people mature in Christ. Add Comment |
| What stands out to you from this passage about Jesus? | He is God. It's so clear. In so many places in the New Testament. It's crazy how people think there's nowhere in the Bible that proves Jesus is God. Add Comment |
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| Using that example, what does God say about that? | God says to have no other gods before Him. That He is creator, and we aren't fighting against flesh and blood, but the rulers and principalities of this present darkness, including ones who lure people with hope of crystals, tarot cards, or similar things. 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? | An example would be the belief in the power of crystals, which I know personally people who believe in them, that they "get rid of anxiety" or are spiritual but are really just tools satan uses to distract us from God and draw us into sin and idolatry. Add Comment |
| What have we been given? | We've been given Christ Jesus the Lord, so we need to walk in Him and be established in the faith. We've been given forgiveness of ALL our trespasses. Add Comment |
| Who is our authority? | Our authority is Christ. He is the head of all rule and authority. Add Comment |
| What dwells in Christ? | "The whole fullness of deity". Add Comment |
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| What does it look like to set your heart and mind on Christ? | It looks like dwelling on things above. Compassion, kindness, humility, patience meekness, instead of thinking about what other people have, sexual immorality, evil desire. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to put to death sin? | To obey Jesus daily and turn from our sin, asking for forgiveness. Add Comment |
| What can you do to help set your mind and heart on Christ and put to death the sin? | Be around believers more, pray more, memorize the word and keep it close to my heart. guard my heart through what I watch and listen to. Add Comment |
| Why do you want to set your heart and mind on Christ and put to death the sin? | Because sin separates me from God, and I want to be as close to God as possible. I love Him and He's my father, and He doesn't want me to sin. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to forgive someone? | To be kind, to tell them you forgive them. To understand they're human and mess up just like I do and I need to focus on the log in my own eye before the speck in someone else's. 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. It's important to be content. Comparison is the thief of all joy. We should present our requests, but also thank God for the outcome even if it's not what we expect. Add Comment |
| What happens to your focus when you are thankful? | It is more joyful. It is tuned in to God and how He's faithful instead of what were waiting for Him to do. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Paul adds "with thanksgiving"? | Because he doesn't want them to just pray asking for God things all the time, he wants them to be thankful for what God has placed right in front of them. Add Comment |
| What do you have to be thankful for? | Too much to write down. The hard things I've been through that brought me closer to him, like moving across the country, my parents divorce, and my brother joining the military. I'm so thankful for my working body that I can run on my track team and take care of my body. I'm so thankful for all the good food He gives me. That I can count on two hands how many people love and care about me. For my small church that feels like family and is just focused on Him. Add Comment |
| What should you be thinking about that would be in line with whatever is true, noble, right, pure and lovely? | God's word, how we can be kind to others, His creation, marriage over lust. Add Comment |
| What does it mean to "let your gentleness be evident to all"? | People should see us and notice a difference. That we don't retaliate when we get picked on, that we forgive and love our enemies. All very hard things to do, but that point to Jesus. Add Comment |
| List 5 reasons you have to "rejoice in the Lord always". | 1. He saved my soul from death. 2. He stays forever when no one else does. 3. He formed me and knows me and still loves me. 4. He created me to live in America with a caring family and more blessings than I can count. 5. He gives me peace through my anxiety. Add Comment |
| Paul then follows up with what to think on. How does thinking this way also help with anxiety and worry? | Thinking on heavenly things will fill us with God's peace. Thinking on worldly things will open us up to satan's and demon's attacks. So we should be meditating on Him and pure things all the time. (Easier said than done.) Add Comment |
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| What was Paul's focus before he was saved? | His focus was on earthly things, persecuting Christians, being confident in his flesh for being circumcised and a pharisee. Add Comment |
| What does Paul now consider gain, what is most important to him now? | Paul now considers everything to be loss except knowing Christ Jesus. The most important thing to him is gaining Christ. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's main point in verses 12-21? | His main point is encouragement, to remind the Philippians life is pointless without Jesus. To forget our past sins and focus on striving for God now. To have our examples be Christians and not people who walk in the flesh. Add Comment |
| Where does righteousess come from? | Our righteousness comes from God and depends on Faith. 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 shine like lights. We are kinder, servants, our actions are more about others and not ourselves. Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement for believers in the first 4 verses? | His encouragement for believers is to have the same mind and love with other believers. To not be selfish or conceited, but to be humble and serve others. To look to the interests of others. Add Comment |
| What two things does Paul say believers are granted in verse 29 | Verse 29 doesn't say anything about believers being granted something, it just talks about them receiving Timothy. Add Comment |
| According to verse 13, what is our purpose? | Our purpose is to work for God's good pleasure. Add Comment |
| How can you put Paul's encouragement from verses 1-4 into practice? | To get along with my siblings and obey my parents who are my brothers and sisters in Christ. I can listen and not interrupt when others are speaking which I struggle with, but it shows humility. I can serve in church by helping with kids or being on worship team. Add Comment |
| How can you "shine like stars" in this generation? | By standing for truth even if it brings persecution. Being kind at school to someone who's mean or bullied. Including someone. Talking positively about people and not joining gossip. dressing in a way that glorifies him. Add Comment |
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| Why is Paul in prison? | He's in prison for defending the gospel. Add Comment |
| What can you learn about prayer based on Paul's example? | He makes his prayers with joy, which is important because we can praise God for being happy, but happiness is based on circumstances and joy is based on Jesus. Paul was obviously not going through great things but He had joy in our Father. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective about his time in prison? | He sees it as fruitful, and he's focusing on gratitude that he's still alive (even though he wants to depart and be with Christ) and can write letters to the Philippians or other churches and help them to focus on God. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective on life? | That everywhere he goes, hard or easy, is a mission field, a hospital, with opportunities to save the lost. I want to adjust my perspective to see this everywhere too, whether it's school, or the grocery store, or my sports events. Add Comment |
| How is God using Paul while in prison? | He's using Paul to reach the imperial guards, he writes that all the prisoners and guards know His imprisonment is for Christ. He's also using Paul to show the Philippians that they can serve God through hard circumstances. Add Comment |
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| What is our struggle against? | The rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers over the darkness. The demons doing Satan's work pulling us away from God. It's so easy to forget this, but as soon as we do, we're giving them more power to overcome us. But God's already won. Add Comment |
| What do you think is the main reason why many Christians pray so little and so rarely? | I think the main reason Christians pray so little is because they think God doesn't want to listen. That they've done something too wrong, or are just focused on their idols (I struggle with this). But in this chapter it says to pray constantly, which I really want to strive for. Add Comment |
| What do we need for the battle? | The armor of God. We need to be honest, righteous, have peace in the gospel, faith, assurance of our salvation, and know the word of God, which is the sword of the spirit. Add Comment |
| What keeps you from praying? | Business of the day, putting other things first, fear of man, not knowing what to say to God. 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. | Yes, I struggle with lying, saying little white ones to get out of trouble but I always feel guilty when I do. The Bible says if you're dishonest with little you'll be dishonest with much but if you're honest with little you'll be honest with much. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to honor your parents? | To obey and respect them. Not talking back, doing things without being asked, serving 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? | To imitate God. Which means obeying His word, striving point to Him through our speech and actions. Add Comment |
| Would your life look different if you submitted to this list and lived it out? How would it look different? | Yes. I would not gossip as much, or hangout with people who do. I would be at more peace, less concerned about what others think about me or what they have and focus on Jesus, who is better than anything I could be jealous of. 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. We should be equally yoked, so that were heading in the same direction towards Jesus. Add Comment |
| How does living according to what Paul lists make you stand out from kids at school? | Because they do the things he says not to. They don't realize the importance of purity, and seeking wisdom. As Christians we should standout, people should be able to look at us and think, "Why are they different?". Add Comment |
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| What does Paul insist that believers do (v17-19)? | Paul insists that believers "no longer live as the Gentiles do", meaning we should reject ourselves and our temptations and follow Jesus, not having a hard heart and greedily practicing impurity. Add Comment |
| Paul gives a specific list of things to follow. Which of these do you want/need to work on? | Putting away bitterness. There's some people who are just so easy for me to be bitter with but I need to practice love. Also slanderous talk, I struggle a lot with gossiping. Add Comment |
| What should we do that will help us to obey God? | Read His word. Talk to Him. Having a relationship with Him and acknowledging the good He's done will help us to want to do what He tells us. Add Comment |
| What are 3 characteristics Paul lists in verse 2 of the kind of people God wants us to be? | 1. humility 2. patience 3. gentleness 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? | God commands us to share Him, not gatekeep, and to make disciples, baptizing them. Making Heaven crowded. Add Comment |
| What did God want Paul to do (v8-9)? | Preach about Jesus. To bring light to everyone walking in darkness. Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about (v6)? | That Gentiles are also heirs and God's children, not just Jews. 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 always want to, and am brainstorming ways to share, but as soon as I'm in the situation I feel inadequate or scared which I know is satan not wanting me to share my faith. I struggle with putting my thoughts into words but praying about it gives me encouragement. 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. | One of my best friends, Bella. My mom. Shaylee. Add Comment |
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| In God's eyes, what is the status of those outside of Christ, and why (v3)? | In God's eyes, outside of Christ we are children of wrath because we choose to believe ourselves God instead of Him, the Creator. We choose to do what feels good and what we want to do. 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? | His response is that we were children of wrath, that we chose to follow our passions and desires, we weren't forced to. Add Comment |
| What was God's response to our sin problem and why did he provide a solution according to verses 4-5? | God's response to our sin problem was love. He cares about us, so He gave us His mercy. Add Comment |
| How does Paul describe the lives of these Ephesian Christians before they came to faith (v1)? | He describes their lives as being a slave/dead to their sins and following satan. Add Comment |
| What is salvation based on according to verses 8-9? | Salvation is based on Faith. Not works. Add Comment |
| What does God have planned for us? | Good works. Answered prayers. Lessons. Add Comment |
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| What's the two-part definition of a true Christian in verse 15? | Faith, and loving our brothers and sisters in Christ. 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? | The Son sacrificed himself, took our sin so we could be washed clean, the Father created us and wants a relationship with us, the Holy Spirit comes inside of us when we choose to follow Jesus and gives us discernment, guidance, and gifts. Add Comment |
| What are some of the spiritual blessings we have in Christ? | Some spiritual blessings are grace, being chosen by God, redemption, forgiveness, wisdom, and insight. Add Comment |
| Who did Paul preach to in Ephesus? | He preached to the Saints in Ephesus, or people faithful to Jesus. 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? | Our old life we were alone, while maybe we had earthly family, these people let us down, and now we are adopted by our Father who never lets us down, never leaves, and gives us a life full of joy. Add Comment |
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| Why was it shocking to the Jews that Paul was called to preach the gospel to the Gentiles? | I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's because the Jews believed Paul should preach to them first and it also probably had to do with circumcision? Add Comment |
| What task was Paul given? | Paul was given the task to set the gospel before Jerusalem. Add Comment |
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| What issue is Paul addressing with the Galatians? | Paul is addressing the issue that the Galatians are focusing more on their works rather than their faith, and forgetting that Jesus died so they didn't have to live by the law anymore. Add Comment |
| Why do we still need to follow scripture if we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus? | Because it is God's word, and if we don't we will sin which separates us from Him. He wants us to follow it and have a relationship with Him. Add Comment |
| What does Paul salvation comes from? | Paul says salvation comes from Jesus through having faith. Add Comment |
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| Have you ever lost a friend because you stood up for the truth? | No, but I have definitely been judged and made fun of for it. Add Comment |
| How were the Galatians treating Paul now? | Persecuting him maybe, "But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also is it now." Add Comment |
| Under what circumstance did Paul first preach the gospel to the Galatians? | He says "bodily ailment" i'm assuming that was his being blind because of God? Or he could have just been I'll. Add Comment |
| What does Paul say that his Christian brothers had, but now do not have? | Not sure if this is the right area, but Paul says "What has become of your blessedness?". He notices a difference in how they're treating him. Add Comment |
| How did the Galatians treat Paul during that time? | They treated him like an angel, like Jesus, not scorning or despising him. Add Comment |
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| How does true faith express itself? | Through love for our neighbors and God. Through obedience to God even when we don't know the outcome. Through the fruits of the spirit, love, peace, gentleness, etc. Add Comment |
| As a Christian, what were you called to be? | I was called to be free. Add Comment |
| Why did Christ set us free? (verse 1) | Christ set us free for freedom. Add Comment |
| How can you misuse your freedom? | By putting myself before others. Being prideful. dishonoring God by preaching one thing and doing the other. Add Comment |
| In what way does Paul want his Christian brothers to stand firm? (verse 1) | Paul wants his Christian brothers to stand firm in not going back to their old sin/becoming a slave to it again. Add Comment |
| For those who have faith, whose righteousness do we put our hope in? | We put our hope in Jesus' righteousness. Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement in verse 9? | To not stop doing good, even when we feel like we've done enough or that people don't deserve it. Don't give up. Add Comment |
| What is the truth we learn from the farmer in verse 7? | Whatever we sow, we will reap. Add Comment |
| What should we be doing while we wait for the harvest of eternal life? (verse 10) | We should be doing good to EVERYONE, seeking to be like Jesus, to our siblings in faith, and our enemies. (It's easier said than done but important) Add Comment |
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| What does Paul mention a couple of times in is opening greeting in the first 5 verses? | Paul mentions Jesus being raised from the dead, and then again mentions Jesus giving Himself for our sins. (Dying and being raised). Add Comment |
| What is the Gospel? | The Gospel is the good news. The good news that instead of being dead in our sins and eternally separated from God when we die, we get to have a relationship with Jesus in this life and after we die. We get hope, peace, and serve the Creator. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's first warning to the church in Galatia? | Paul's first warning to the church in Galatia is to not accept any changed gospel from people who are trying to distort it. Add Comment |
| Where does Paul receive his authority and direction? | Paul receives his authority and direction through Jesus Christ and God the Father. 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? | Yes, I have done it before!!! Add Comment |