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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? | Jesus's main point of this passage that to keep believing in him. Add Comment |
| How could this be confusing to His disciples? | I think that it might have been confusing because they did not think He would die for them. Add Comment |
| How could this be encouraging to the disciples and to you? | It could help me by knowing that God /Jesus has control over all things. Add Comment |
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| Why can you not accomplish anything apart from Christ? | We can not accomplish anything by ourselves because we do not have power like God dose. Add Comment |
| How can this passage give you courage in your life? | It gives me courage knowing that God will always be there for me throe everything I go throe. Add Comment |
| What is the main point of Jesus' teaching in this passage? | The main point of Jesus's teachings is that we need to rely on him to help us grow in our faith. Add Comment |
| What can you do on your own? | We can do nothing on our own power. Add Comment |
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| How could this help His disciples in the coming days and down the road? | It could help them because they mite not try to do self without Gods help. Add Comment |
| What is the main point of this passage-what is Jesus' purpose in this passage? | The main point of this passage is you can't do anything by your self and Jesus's purpose in this passage is to save of from our sin. Add Comment |
| How can this passage encourage you in your faith and in your life? | It can encourage my by letting me know to rely on God for everything. 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)? | I can ask God to help me not sin. Add Comment |
| This chapter takes place on Thursday evening, the day before He is crucified. | Yes. Add Comment |
| What was the point of Jesus washing the disciples' feet? | The point of Jesus washing the disciples' feet is that He is setting an example. Add Comment |
| What attribute or charater trait of Jesus stands out to you in this passage and why? | One attribute of Jesus that stood out to me was was love. Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt when Jesus predicted his denials? | I think that Peter felt confused. Add Comment |
| How would you feel if Jesus called out your sin ahead of time? | I would probably feel sad. Add Comment |
| With that previous question in mind, what can you do to prevent and steer clear of temptation (protect yourself from sinning)? | I can ask God to help me not sin. Add Comment |
| This chapter takes place on Thursday evening, the day before He is crucified. | Yes. Add Comment |
| What was the point of Jesus washing the disciples' feet? | The point of Jesus washing the disciples' feet is that He is setting an example. Add Comment |
| What attribute or charater trait of Jesus stands out to you in this passage and why? | One attribute of Jesus that stood out to me was was love. Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt when Jesus predicted his denials? | I think that Peter felt confused. Add Comment |
| How would you feel if Jesus called out your sin ahead of time? | I would probably feel sad. Add Comment |
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| Why are the people so excited for Jesus? | They are excited because he is the Messiah coming to save them. Add Comment |
| What does Jesus focus on following His grand entrance into Jerusalem and why? | He focuses on doing miracles to the people. 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 mood or attitude towards Jesus is happy or grateful. Add Comment |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | The main point of this passage is that Jesus can heal anybody and that He loves everyone. Add Comment |
| What does God reveal about Himself? | God reveals that He can help everyone. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God in this passage? | I learned that God is all powerful and loving. Add Comment |
| How can you use this passage to explain the gospel to someone? | I can use this passage to explain the gospel to telling them how Jesus brought Lazarus back form the dead. Add Comment |
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| How should you apply Jesus' teaching at the end of the chapter to your own life? | I could apply it in my life by what God wants me to do. Add Comment |
| Why did Jesus hide Himself from the people after feeding them and why is this important that He did not let them? | Jesus hid because He did not want the attention just yet. Add Comment |
| Why was it so hard for the people to understand Jesus teaching in this passage? | It was so hard for them to understand what Jesus was saying because He was saying it from a Godly perspective. Add Comment |
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| Why was it so hard for the Pharisees to believe Jesus' teaching? | It is so hard for the pharisees to believe Jesus's teachings because it is not their way of life and not their way of preaching. Add Comment |
| Could Jesus be the Christ, the Messiah, if He were not God? Why or why not? | He could not be the messiah because He would not be able to do His great works if He did not have Godly power. Add Comment |
| What evidence is there in this passage that Jesus is God? | The evidence is that he says that if you thirst you shall come and drink of living water. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | The main point of this passage is that Jesus is trying to tell them of all their sin. Add Comment |
| What is a truth Jesus keeps trying to get the people and Pharisees to understand and believe? | A truth Jesus is trying to get them to believe that he is the messiah. 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? | When that happens we are not actually believing in God. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus and God? | I learned that Jesus and God have a plan for everyone. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What is the main point to Jesus' teaching in this passage? | The main point of Jesus' teaching in this passage is that even the sinners can be healed. Add Comment |
| Why are the Pharisees so upset with Jesus' teaching? | The Pharisees were so upset because he healed someone on the sabbath. Add Comment |
| What do you learn from Jesus' boldness towards the Pharisees? | I learned that you stand up to others even in the hard times. 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 can use it by telling others by saying the gospel in a way they understand. Add Comment |
| What do you see as a consistant theme or method to Jesus' teaching style (including this passage)? | The consistent theme or method of Jesus is that he is the shepherd and we are the sheep. Add Comment |
| How does it help you to understand His teaching? | It helps me understand His teaching because He made all things. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Jesus uses earthly things as illustrations (water, light, bread, sheep, etc.) in His teaching? | I think that He dose that because God made all thing. 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 thinking about worldly thing but I should think about Godly things. Add Comment |
| What does that tell you about God's desire for man (including you)? | It tells me that God loves us and dose not want us to sin. Add Comment |
| Why is it important to understand that Jesus and God are equal? | It is important because they are all powerful. Add Comment |
| What did Jesus tell the man to do when He saw him the second time? | Jesus told the man to not sin any more. Add Comment |
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| Jesus (a Jew) talking to a Samaritan was very strange and that it was a woman was even more shocking to anyone who saw it. There are still groups of people in every walk of life that tend to avoid one another. In your life, what groups of people do you see not getting along and/or avoiding one another? | Sometimes I see my family not getting along with each other. Add Comment |
| What can you learn from Jesus' approach to evangelism that you could use? | I learned that you don't hesitate to tell the gospel just go for it like Jesus. Add Comment |
| How did Jesus turn a drink of water into an opportunity to evanglize (share the gospel or in this case, share about Himself)? | He just started talking about the gospel to the lady. Add Comment |
| What is the number one thing that keeps you from telling someone about Jesus? | What keeps me from telling the gospel is that I feel like I am going to be made fun of. 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 their is and I need to not jug how some people look. Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Nicodemus came to Jesus at night? | I think that Nicodemus came to Jesus at night because he did not want to be seen with Jesus. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about man? | I learned that man doesn't all ways understand what God is trying to tell you. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God from this passage? | I learned that God is telling people how to get to heaven and the people are not understanding what he is saying. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Nicodemus had such a hard time understanding what Jesus was teaching him? | I think that he was having a hard time understanding what Jesus said because Jesus was saying that you had to be born again. Add Comment |
| How would you share with someone why they need Jesus? | I would tell them that they are sinners and that God can help them with everything. Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about holiness and obedience? | Holiness is good and obedience is good because it is what God wants you to do. Add Comment |
| Why was Jesus in the right to drive out the money changers from the temple? | Jesus had the right because he is the son of God. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' authority? | I learned that can do anything. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about righteoues anger? | I learned that Righteoues anger is good because you are doing it for God. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What do you learn about Jesus? | I learned that Jesus is the word. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the relationship between God and Jesus? | I learned that Jesus and God are the same person. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God? | I learned that god was with the word in the beginning. Add Comment |
| We are 4 weeks from Easter, so we are going to go through the Gospel of John so that we can go through the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Who is the Word? | Jesus is the word. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' purpose on earth? | I learned that Jesus's purpose on earth was to save us. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus? | I learned that Jesus is the word. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the relationship between God and Jesus? | I learned that Jesus and God are the same person. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God? | I learned that god was with the word in the beginning. Add Comment |
| We are 4 weeks from Easter, so we are going to go through the Gospel of John so that we can go through the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Who is the Word? | Jesus is the word. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' purpose on earth? | I learned that Jesus's purpose on earth was to save us. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What can you do to better show love to other people? | To better show love I can help people with what ever they need help with. Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show noble character? | Boaz showed a noble character by marrying ruth. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God's love through reading Ruth? | I learned that God is always going to love all people. Add Comment |
| Is there anything new that stood out to you reading through Ruth again? | What stood out to me was that the one person did not want the hand of ruth and her enheartens for it would not be good for his enheartens. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What did Boaz say about Ruth that he had heard in verse 11? | Boaz had heard that she is a good and kind person. 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? | I have a great grandma who is a widow and she lives alone so I could show love and kindness be being with her or keeping her compony. Add Comment |
| What is one thing you can do so that people will speak about you the way you want them to? | I can be nice and respectful. Add Comment |
| What do you want people to say about you? | I want people to say that I am a nice boy and that I am respectful. Add Comment |
| How does Ruth continue to show respect and love towards Naomi? | Ruth continues to show love and respect towards Naomi by doing all the house chores so old Naomi did not have to do them. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| How did Ruth show love for Naomi? | Ruth showed love to Naomi by taking care of her. Add Comment |
| How did God show love toward Ruth? | God showed love to Ruth by being their for her. Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show love for Ruth? | Boaz showed love by letting her glean in his field and get some of the water that the men have taken out of the well. 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? | It can provide peace for me knowing that God can feel sovereign just like me. Add Comment |
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| What did Naomi tell the people to call her and why? | Naomi told everyone to call her Mara because the Lord has made her life bitter. Add Comment |
| Ruth is moving to a foreign land and a foreign people, how do you think she felt and how would you feel? | I think she is feeling a little bit nerves, I would probably feel nerves to be in a new place were I did not know anyone. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Ruth wanted to stay with Naomi? | I think Ruth wanted to stay with Naomi because she loved her and probably though that she might not be able to take care of her self. Add Comment |
| What did Ruth tell Naomi when Naomi told her to go back with Orpah? | Ruth told Naomi that she would go wherever she went and would worship the God she worshiped. Add Comment |
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| What stands out to as the main theme of the book? | The main theme is commitment and love. Add Comment |
| Did you read the whole book? | Yes I read the whole book. Add Comment |
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| How do you respond when God does something that you don't like? | I respond by asking him why he did what he did. Add Comment |
| How should we respond when someone does something that we don't like or agree with? | We should be happy that they are helping you or doing something good. 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? | I can prepare myself by praying and asking God to help me to do what is right. Add Comment |
| What Are some of God's traits listed in this chapter? | Some trats of God that are listed are that God is gracious, compassionate, and slow to anger. Add Comment |
| What was Jonah's response when God did something he disagreed with? | Jonah's response is that he becomes angry. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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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? | the people of Nineveh show us what not to do. Add Comment |
| What is something from the book of Jonah that you can take and put into practice in your everyday life? | I can learn to listen to what God says. Add Comment |
| What should have been Jonah's response after God told him to go to Nineveh? | Jonah's response should have ben to listen and go to Nineveh like God told him to. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| How should we respond to the Word of God? | We should respond by doing what it says. Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | Gods message is that the city of Nineveh will be destroyed. Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | They believed what God said and they put on sack cloth. Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | When God saw what they had done he did not destroy Nineveh. Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | I usually sin and do not do what the word of God says. Add Comment |
| How should we respond to the Word of God? | We should respond by doing what it says. Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | Gods message is that the city of Nineveh will be destroyed. Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | They believed what God said and they put on sack cloth. Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | When God saw what they had done he did not destroy Nineveh. Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | I usually sin and do not do what the word of God says. Add Comment |
| How should we respond to the Word of God? | We should respond by doing what it says. Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | Gods message is that the city of Nineveh will be destroyed. Add Comment |
| How should we respond to the Word of God? | We should respond by doing what it says. Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | They believed what God said and they put on sack cloth. Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | Gods message is that the city of Nineveh will be destroyed. Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | When God saw what they had done he did not destroy Nineveh. Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | They believed what God said and they put on sack cloth. Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | I usually sin and do not do what the word of God says. Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | When God saw what they had done he did not destroy Nineveh. Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | I usually sin and do not do what the word of God says. Add Comment |
| How should we respond to the Word of God? | We should respond by doing what it says. Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | Gods message is that the city of Nineveh will be destroyed. Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | They believed what God said and they put on sack cloth. Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | When God saw what they had done he did not destroy Nineveh. Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | I usually sin and do not do what the word of God says. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| When we are troubled or are in difficult situations what should we do, and continue doing? | When we are in a hard situation we should pray and continue praying. Add Comment |
| What did Jonah realize while in the fish? | Jonah realized that he had sinned. Add Comment |
| What is the first thing Jonah did when he finds himself in a bad situation? | Jonah first prayed to God for help. Add Comment |
| What are some difficult things in your life that you need to pray about? | Something I need to be praying about is that i will listen more often. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What was Jonah told to do? | Jonah was told to go to Nineveh. Add Comment |
| What did the sailors come to realize after they threw Jonah off the boat? | That God was mad at Jonah not them. Add Comment |
| What did he do instead? | Jonah went to Tarshish instead. Add Comment |
| Has there been a time in your life you were told to do something you should do but instead you put it off or ignored it? How did that go? | Yes I have done that before and I got in trouble. Add Comment |
| Why did God send a storm after the ship Jonah was on? | God sent a storm because he was mad at Jonah for not listening. Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Paul said to "remember my chains"? | I think he says this because he wants the people to remember what he did for the Lord. 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 for their safety and well being. Add Comment |
| What is Paul asking for prayer for? | Paul is asking us to pray for each other. 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? | It can help me by making me think more about Him which will help me set my heart and mind on Christ. Add Comment |
| What are the main things you pray about? | The main things I pray about are friends, family, and that we will be safe. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What does it look like to set your heart and mind on Christ? | Setting your heart and mind on Christ looks like doing what God wants us to do. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to put to death sin? | Having Jesus in your heart and obeying God is what it looks like to put death to sin. Add Comment |
| What can you do to help set your mind and heart on Christ and put to death the sin? | You can pray asking God to help you with putting your mind on Christ and putting death to sin. Add Comment |
| Why do you want to set your heart and mind on Christ and put to death the sin? | Because I want to be like Christ. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to forgive someone? | Forgiving looks like telling someone that they are well, forgiven. Add Comment |
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| Using that example, what does God say about that? | God says that He is the only one with true power. 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? | Wanting power is an example of our world today. Add Comment |
| What have we been given? | We have been given the fulness of Christ. Add Comment |
| Who is our authority? | God is our authority. Add Comment |
| What dwells in Christ? | God dwells in Christ. Add Comment |
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| List at least 4 different characteristics or roles of Jesus list in verses 15-20? | He is an image of God, He is the head of the church, He is the creator, and He is all things. Add Comment |
| What is the gospel Paul talks about in verse 23? | The gospel Paul talks about in verse 23 is the gospel of God. Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about in verse 26? | He talks about the mystery of the gospel. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's desire in verse 28? | Paul's desire is to make people know God. Add Comment |
| What stands out to you from this passage about Jesus? | What stood out to me was that it said that He was the head of the church. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| Why is Paul in prison? | Paul is in prison for preaching the Gospel Add Comment |
| What can you learn about prayer based on Paul's example? | We can learn to love and pray for others. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective about his time in prison? | Paul's perspective is that God is using him for the grater good. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective on life? | Paul's perspective on life is to live for Christ our Lord. Add Comment |
| How is God using Paul while in prison? | God was using Paul to preach the Gospel in prison Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement for believers in the first 4 verses? | Paul's encouragement for believers is to not just look at your interests but also the interests of others. Add Comment |
| What two things does Paul say believers are granted in verse 29 | Paul says that believers are granted the love and honor of God Add Comment |
| According to verse 13, what is our purpose? | According to verse 13 our purpose is to do works of God. Add Comment |
| How can you put Paul's encouragement from verses 1-4 into practice? | I can put Paul's encouragement into practice by having joy, happens, and love. Add Comment |
| How can you "shine like stars" in this generation? | I can "shine like a star" in my generation by showing God's good works. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What was Paul's focus before he was saved? | Paul's focus was trying to make God look bad. Add Comment |
| What does Paul now consider gain, what is most important to him now? | Now Paul considers love, joy, and righteousness as gain. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's main point in verses 12-21? | Paul's main point is to not let your self think that you can do any thing by your self but that we can only do things through Jesus Christ. Add Comment |
| Where does righteousess come from? | Righteousness comes from God. 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"? | God changes our actions for his grater good. 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? | He said give your requests to Him with thanksgiving. Add Comment |
| What happens to your focus when you are thankful? | It makes my focus stronger. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Paul adds "with thanksgiving"? | Because thanksgiving is important. Add Comment |
| What do you have to be thankful for? | I have a roof over my head to be thankful for. Add Comment |
| What should you be thinking about that would be in line with whatever is true, noble, right, pure and lovely? | I should be thinking about God and what he wants. Add Comment |
| What does it mean to "let your gentleness be evident to all"? | It means to be nice to everyone. Add Comment |
| List 5 reasons you have to "rejoice in the Lord always". | God is good, strong, omniscient, omnipresent, and he made all things. Add Comment |
| Paul then follows up with what to think on. How does thinking this way also help with anxiety and worry? | It will help because you know that God knows all things. Add Comment |
| 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? | He said give your requests to Him with thanksgiving. Add Comment |
| What happens to your focus when you are thankful? | It makes my focus stronger. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Paul adds "with thanksgiving"? | Because thanksgiving is important. Add Comment |
| What do you have to be thankful for? | I have a roof over my head to be thankful for. Add Comment |
| What should you be thinking about that would be in line with whatever is true, noble, right, pure and lovely? | I should be thinking about God and what he wants. Add Comment |
| What does it mean to "let your gentleness be evident to all"? | It means to be nice to everyone. Add Comment |
| List 5 reasons you have to "rejoice in the Lord always". | God is good, strong, omniscient, omnipresent, and he made all things. Add Comment |
| Paul then follows up with what to think on. How does thinking this way also help with anxiety and worry? | It will help because you know that God knows all things. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What is our struggle against? | Our struggle is against sin. Add Comment |
| What do you think is the main reason why many Christians pray so little and so rarely? | I think we pray so little and so rarely because we are sinners. Add Comment |
| What do we need for the battle? | We need the armer of God. Add Comment |
| What keeps you from praying? | I feel like I just don't want to do it because I feel like it is boring. 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 obeying. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to honor your parents? | To honor your parents looks like obeying and listening. Add Comment |
| What is our struggle against? | Our struggle is against sin. Add Comment |
| What do you think is the main reason why many Christians pray so little and so rarely? | I think we pray so little and so rarely because we are sinners. Add Comment |
| What do we need for the battle? | We need the armer of God. Add Comment |
| What keeps you from praying? | I feel like I just don't want to do it because I feel like it is boring. 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 obeying. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to honor your parents? | To honor your parents looks like obeying and listening. 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? | Paul's summary statement in verse 1 is to be imitators of God, as beloved children. Add Comment |
| Would your life look different if you submitted to this list and lived it out? How would it look different? | If I were to submit to the list and lived it out my live would be different because I do not do a lot of thing on the list. 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? | Paul tells husbands to love his wife as him self. Paul tells wives to respect her husband. Add Comment |
| How does living according to what Paul lists make you stand out from kids at school? | By living according to Paul's list it makes me stand out because I act differently than the other kids, I act differently because I do not talk like the other kids, I do not say what they say. Add Comment |
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| What does Paul insist that believers do (v17-19)? | Paul insist that believers do not walk as a Gentiles do for they are noy Gods people. Add Comment |
| Paul gives a specific list of things to follow. Which of these do you want/need to work on? | I want /need to work on patience and obeying. Add Comment |
| What should we do that will help us to obey God? | We should pray and ask God to help you obey him. Add Comment |
| What are 3 characteristics Paul lists in verse 2 of the kind of people God wants us to be? | The three characteristics Paul lists in verse 2 are humility, gentleness, and patience. 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 "go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the father of the son and of the holy spirit teaching them all that I have commanded you." Add Comment |
| What did God want Paul to do (v8-9)? | God wanted Paul to preach to all the Gentiles. Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about (v6)? | The mystery is that the Gentiles are part of the blood line of Jesus. 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 feel shy about talking about the Christian faith because I feel like I mite be treated differently. Knowing that I have God and my parents to go to 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 person that needs God is my aunt, The second person that I think needs God is my cousin, The third person that I think needs God is my friend. Add Comment |
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| In God's eyes, what is the status of those outside of Christ, and why (v3)? | In Gods eyes the status of those outside of Christ is that we long and desire things of the flesh. 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? | Paul's answer is that we all have desires of the flesh. Add Comment |
| What was God's response to our sin problem and why did he provide a solution according to verses 4-5? | According to verses 4-5 God's response is that he made us alive through Christ. He provided this solution because he loves us. Add Comment |
| How does Paul describe the lives of these Ephesian Christians before they came to faith (v1)? | Paul describes them as a dead people. Add Comment |
| What is salvation based on according to verses 8-9? | According to verses 8-9 salvation is grace and faith. Add Comment |
| What does God have planned for us? | God has a city that is perfect and beautiful planed for us to go to. Add Comment |
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| What's the two-part definition of a true Christian in verse 15? | The bible says that the definition of a true Christian is faith and love. 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's job was to go to earth and saved us. The Holy Spirit's job is to help us understand God. God's job is to bless us. Add Comment |
| What are some of the spiritual blessings we have in Christ? | Some of the blessings are forgiveness and riches of his grace. Add Comment |
| Who did Paul preach to in Ephesus? | Paul preached to the saints in Ephesus. 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? | It means that he chose us to be his children even before the creatin of the world. Add Comment |
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| What does Paul mention a couple of times in is opening greeting in the first 5 verses? | In the first 5 verses Paul mentions Jesus Christ and God the father a few times. Add Comment |
| What is the Gospel? | The gospel is God's word. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's first warning to the church in Galatia? | Paul's first warning to the church in Galatia is that they shall not let people preach a false gospel to them. Add Comment |
| Where does Paul receive his authority and direction? | He receives his authority and direction from 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? | This is my first time doing the Earn Your Way program. Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement in verse 9? | Paul's encouragement is to not grow weary. Add Comment |
| What is the truth we learn from the farmer in verse 7? | The truth we learn is that what you sow you will reap. Add Comment |
| What should we be doing while we wait for the harvest of eternal life? (verse 10) | We should do good to everyone while we wait for the harvest of eternal life. Add Comment |
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| How does true faith express itself? | True faith expresses itself by love. Add Comment |
| As a Christian, what were you called to be? | I was called to be righteous. Add Comment |
| Why did Christ set us free? (verse 1) | Christ set us free out of slavery for freedom. Add Comment |
| How can you misuse your freedom? | We can misuse our freedom by doing things of the flesh. Add Comment |
| In what way does Paul want his Christian brothers to stand firm? (verse 1) | Paul wants his Christian brothers to stand firm and not submit again to the yoke of slavery. Add Comment |
| For those who have faith, whose righteousness do we put our hope in? | We put our hop in Jesus Christ who is righteous. Add Comment |
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| Have you ever lost a friend because you stood up for the truth? | No, I have never lost a friend like that. I have never lost a friend like that because we are such good friends that we just shake it off like we never had and argued or talked about it at all and after a wile we forget we even had a conversation about that topic at all. Add Comment |
| How were the Galatians treating Paul now? | The Galatians are not treating Paul any different than they were. Add Comment |
| Under what circumstance did Paul first preach the gospel to the Galatians? | Paul was preaching to them because the Galatians were sinning. Add Comment |
| What does Paul say that his Christian brothers had, but now do not have? | Paul says that they had someone that had possession over them because they were slaves but now the are free so they do not have someone in possession of them. Add Comment |
| How did the Galatians treat Paul during that time? | The Galatians treated Paul with kindness and respect, they did this by not talking and they were listening quietly Add Comment |
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| What issue is Paul addressing with the Galatians? | The issue that Paul is addressing is that the Gentiles were trying to receive the holy spirit by works of the law. Add Comment |
| Why do we still need to follow scripture if we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus? | We still need to follow scripture because we need to God, one of the ways to do that is by reading the bible and praying to God asking to help you or others with your needs. Add Comment |
| What does Paul salvation comes from? | Paul's salvation comes from God and only God. Add Comment |
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| Why was it shocking to the Jews that Paul was called to preach the gospel to the Gentiles? | The Jews were shocked because Paul was not a jew and he was going to go preach the gospel of God to the Gentiles who were also not God's people. Add Comment |
| What task was Paul given? | Paul's task was to preach the gospel of Jesus to the Gentiles. Add Comment |