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| Do you have any suggestions or changes for this program? | None from me! 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? | No matter what it seems like, God has a plan and a purpose for me. Add Comment |
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| How is this a comfort in times of fear? | He is always with you. 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? | Extremely. Add Comment |
| Final conversation. David’s point is that even if my father and mother forsake me something is always true. What is always true? | God. 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? | God's help, the Holy Spirit, and His word. Add Comment |
| What can you do to help you during those times when it is not easy to wait on the Lord? | Pray, and remember what he has done. He pulled through then, and he will now! Add Comment |
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| As a Christian, do you ever have to fear that God will abandon you? | No. Add Comment |
| Now the second conversation (verses 7-9). What do you notice about Psalm 51 and Psalm 27:7-9? | He is asking for forgiveness. 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? | He is always waiting for me, no matter what. 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 will protect me. 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? | He never does anything without a purpose, so we need to stand up and praise. Add Comment |
| What in verse 2 keeps you from doing so? | God is in control, not me. Add Comment |
| Enemies, war! That is a lot to be afraid of. Why is David confident nonetheless? | Because God has his back. Add Comment |
| Have you ever been bullied and wanted to retaliate? | Yes. Add Comment |
| The answer to why is found in verse 4 & 5. What action did David take that took away his fears? | Asking God to save him. Add Comment |
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| What is David’s response to his fears? | To pray. Add Comment |
| What did he bring back to his mind? | That God is there for 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? | Rejection and failure. Add Comment |
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| What image does the still waters bring to your mind? | Never-ending peace. 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? | Unfortunately, yes, not well. Add Comment |
| What is the connection between green pastures, still waters and He restores my soul? | He will take care of you. Add Comment |
| How important is it to have a life where Jesus is leading it? | Extremely. Add Comment |
| How does this image of lying in a green pasture make you feel? | Calm. Add Comment |
| Staying with the shepherd/sheep picture, what image comes to mind when you read verse 2? | Comfort. Add Comment |
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| What does God tell Moses to tell the Israelites who sent him? | I Am. 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? | Forever, grace, and choice. Add Comment |
| What else does God tell Moses to tell the Israelites (verse 15)? | That this is His name forever. Add Comment |
| For review, do you remember what LORD means (from Psalm 8 "Oh LORD our Lord")? If so, what does it mean? | Eternal God. Add Comment |
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| Sheep are very helpless, they can eat themselves to death if not watched and if you put them on their backs they can die as they can't right themselves. Isaiah 53:6 says, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned-everyone- to his own way." We, like sheep, would be forever lost and would easily die without a Shepherd. Is God your Shepherd? | Yes. Add Comment |
| This is the Psalm for today and it starts out with The LORD, that's why we reviewed what it means. It's important to realize who is the Shepherd. If the Lord is the Shepherd, what are we? | The sheep. Add Comment |
| Do your actions (the way you live) demonstrate that God is your Shepherd? | I try to make them. Add Comment |
| What is the second phrase of verse 1? | I lack nothing. 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. | Rest, refresh, guides, comfort, having enough, goodness. Add Comment |
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| Why was David not afraid of death? | Because he knew that God would be with him. 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? | As him protecting me. Add Comment |
| What as David not afraid of in verse 4? | Evil. Add Comment |
| Have you experienced God's discipline? | Also yes. Add Comment |
| A shepherd uses his staff to guide, direct and discipline his sheep. Do you find it comforting when your parents discipline you? | Sometimes. 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? | I think so. Add Comment |
| Have you experience a life of overflowing joy, peace, and love? | Yes. 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? | Just focusing on him. Add Comment |
| What can you start doing or stop doing to experience more peace and less fear and overflowing joy and love? | Leaning on him more. 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 I know he created everything with a purpose. 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? | All the time, mainly what my job is here. 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.” | Because it is! Add Comment |
| After reading all this, do you see that you are valuable to God? And why? | Yeah, because I was made with a purpose for a purpose, and God never does anything without intention. 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?” | He is both a king and an eternal God. 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? | People are foes, and the Devil is the enemy. 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? | God is greater and beyond the heavens because he is the creator of the heavens. Add Comment |
| How does this relate to Jesus’ confrontation with the chief priests and the scribes mentioned in Matthew 21? | Because what was said in Psalms 8 was happening to them. 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? | Because he is both. Add Comment |
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| Let's Observe. Verse 2 is quoted by Jesus in the New Testament. Read Matthew 21:15-17. Jesus does not quote the verse word for word, he paraphrases it. So, who are they praising? | God. Add Comment |
| What is the result of their praising in verse 2 of Psalm 8? | To silence foes. Add Comment |
| Do you think He silenced them? | Yes. Add Comment |
| Please note that most scholars think that David was young when he wrote this song. David spent many nights out under the stars. He spent many a night thinking about God. So since you have studied psalm 19 what have you been thinking about God and Jesus? | How perfect he is. Add Comment |
| What is the result of the children praising Jesus in the temple as explained in the Matthew passage in verse 15? | The temple leaders were furious. Add Comment |
| When you look up at the stars in the sky what do you think about? | The fact he created all this, and still made me. 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? | Because they both are important and amazing. 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? | To remind you how great he is. Add Comment |
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| Why did David write a song about both the night and the day? | As a reminder. Add Comment |
| What must the being who made all this, both what is seen and what is not seen, be like? | Perfect. Add Comment |
| How constantly does God declare what is like by what has been made? | By how everything is. Add Comment |
| What qualities/ characteristics of God can you discover by what has been made? List as many as you can. | Kind, all powerful, just, beautiful, perfect. Add Comment |
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| What are some consequence of not seeing God and acknowledging Him as God? List and many as you can. | Sin. Add Comment |
| Notice verse 30. The last phrase is, “disobedient to parents.” How is not respecting those in authority over you – your parents – an example of not clearly seeing and acknowledging God for who He is. | Because he put them there for a reason. 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? | Because they turned to other things. 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?” | A ton, it's incredible. Add Comment |
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| Do you have a reading plan (where and when to read the Bible)? | Yes. Add Comment |
| If so, what is it and how are you doing? If not, why not and what could it look like (where would you like to read)? | I do my devotional every night. Add Comment |
| Why is it important to know what is in the Bible? | So you can stand for the truth. Add Comment |
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| Why would David call God his Rock? | Because he is the rock. Add Comment |
| What are the benefits of obeying God's Word that David gives? | A great reward. Add Comment |
| What does David describe about God's Word (verses 7-10)? List as many as you find. | Priceless, perfect, trustworthy, right, radiant, pure, and righteous. Add Comment |
| Why do you think David uses a lot of repitition when describing God's Word (the Bible)? | Because it makes it easy to remember. Add Comment |
| Why would David call God his Redeemer? | He saved us. Add Comment |
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| The way we would say verse 8 is “the moment my head hit the pillow I am out like a light.” How is this possible in the midst of great trials? | By giving it to God. Add Comment |
| Now, look back over both Psalms and what can you do in the morning and in the evening that will give you great peace and joy even in hard times? | Rely on God. Add Comment |
| Write in one sentence the main point of this Psalm. | Trusting God will help you and listen. Add Comment |
| How can you use this Psalm to encourage others who are going through hard times? | By using it to help them navigate hard things. Add Comment |
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| What than are we to ponder (think deeply about)? | God's promises and the truth. 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. | More times than I can't. 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? | By helping us find the truth in it and not just the anger. 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. | Know that God has chose you, that helps with doubt. God listens when we call, reassurance. Search your heart, helps you figure out what is going on. And finally, trust the Lord, And this one's pretty obvious. Add Comment |
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| What do you notice about God and his character in this Psalm? | That he will deliver us. 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? | By trusting God to guide me and help me. Add Comment |
| How do want God to use the truths in this Psalm in your life and through your life? | By trusting him. Add Comment |
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| Why is the contrast important? | Because it reminds me of the truth. Add Comment |
| What are some things Psalm 3 and Psalm 139 have in common? | Deliverance and enemy's. Add Comment |
| There is a contrast in the psalm around the idea of salvation. What is it ? | That we don't deserve it, but he gives it anyway. 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? | Deliverance, sustaining, and protector. 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? | Because it is about God giving strength each morning. Add Comment |
| Write in one sentence the main point of this Psalm. | It is about how God can protect and strengthen us for the battle ahead each morning. Add Comment |
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| Why was Jesus' death necessary? | To free all of us from our sins. Add Comment |
| Why did Pilate give into the crowd and pharisees? | Because he feared them. Add Comment |
| What stands out to you about His death? | That he didn't try to fight. 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? | That this is not the end. Add Comment |
| How could this be confusing to His disciples? | Because they don't understand what he means. Add Comment |
| How could this be encouraging to the disciples and to you? | Because he promised, and God never breaks a promise. Add Comment |
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| Who is the focus of Jesus' prayers? | Believers. Add Comment |
| What does Jesus focus His prayer on for the disciples and other believers? | That we would stand strong in the faith with God's help. Add Comment |
| What does Jesus praying tell you about the importance of prayer? | That it is our way to communicate with God, and that it is a gift to have. Add Comment |
| What can you learn from Jesus' prayers as to how to pray for others? | To remember that we can't do this by ourselves. Add Comment |
| How would this change the way you pray for others? | By leaning on his strength to help me. Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about Jesus from this passage? | That he is faithful to complete what he started. Add Comment |
| Why does Jesus seem so calm? | Because he knows what the end result looks like. Add Comment |
| How can we learn to remain calm during a crisis, storm, stress, emergency, etc? | By trusting Jesus. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the disciples, how were they reacting and feeling? | They were confused and scared. Add Comment |
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| What can you learn about comforting someone from the way Jesus responded to Mary? | To be gentle and kind. Add Comment |
| What doubts do you have about Jesus being alive or being God? | None really, It doesn't get much clearer than the truth. 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? | Its amazing! I don't think I could put it in words if I wanted to! Add Comment |
| Why was is it important that Jesus showed Himself to others? | So they would finally understand. 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. | Not that I know of. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about forgiveness and reconciliation from Jesus? | That we can forgive. Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt after Jesus talked to him? | Scared and proud. Add Comment |
| What did Jesus do for Peter? | Gave him the role of leader. Add Comment |
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| Why can you not accomplish anything apart from Christ? | Because he is the one who makes it possible. Add Comment |
| How can this passage give you courage in your life? | By telling us to hold fast and stay strong in his word. Add Comment |
| What is the main point of Jesus' teaching in this passage? | To instruct his disciples. Add Comment |
| What can you do on your own? | Nothing. Add Comment |
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| How could this help His disciples in the coming days and down the road? | By giving them hope. Add Comment |
| What is the main point of this passage-what is Jesus' purpose in this passage? | To prepare his disciples for what is going to happen. Add Comment |
| How can this passage encourage you in your faith and in your life? | By trusting that what he said is true and he will come back. 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)? | Read the Bible. 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? | In showing that he came to serve. Add Comment |
| What attribute or charater trait of Jesus stands out to you in this passage and why? | He knew what was coming, but he didn't try to get out of it. Add Comment |
| How do you think Peter felt when Jesus predicted his denials? | Shocked and slightly doubtful, probably a little angry too. Add Comment |
| How would you feel if Jesus called out your sin ahead of time? | Scared, I would try to not do it with everything I could. Add Comment |
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| Why are the people so excited for Jesus? | Because they have heard about what he has done. Add Comment |
| What does Jesus focus on following His grand entrance into Jerusalem and why? | Showing himself as the Son of God. 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? | They were overjoyed to see him. Add Comment |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | To show us he knew what was going to happen and cared about them. Add Comment |
| What does God reveal about Himself? | That he can beat death. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God in this passage? | He cares. Add Comment |
| How can you use this passage to explain the gospel to someone? | By showing that God is all powerful and that he cares. Add Comment |
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| What is the main point of this passage? | To show that He is God and how people reacted. Add Comment |
| What is a truth Jesus keeps trying to get the people and Pharisees to understand and believe? | That he is the son of 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? | you don't believe in him, and that means you don't believe in God. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus and God? | That they are honest and trustworthy. 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? | By using examples from things they understand well, animals are good ones. Add Comment |
| What do you see as a consistant theme or method to Jesus' teaching style (including this passage)? | That he is revealing more and more each time. Add Comment |
| How does it help you to understand His teaching? | By putting things we can't comprehend into a form we can. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Jesus uses earthly things as illustrations (water, light, bread, sheep, etc.) in His teaching? | To help us understand. Add Comment |
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| What is the main point to Jesus' teaching in this passage? | To show them more about himself. Add Comment |
| Why are the Pharisees so upset with Jesus' teaching? | Because they don't believe. Add Comment |
| What do you learn from Jesus' boldness towards the Pharisees? | To stand for the truth. Add Comment |
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| Why was it so hard for the Pharisees to believe Jesus' teaching? | Because they did not think that Jesus was the son of God. Add Comment |
| Could Jesus be the Christ, the Messiah, if He were not God? Why or why not? | No, because he has always been God. Add Comment |
| What evidence is there in this passage that Jesus is God? | In how he said he would be going somewhere they can't go. Add Comment |
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| How should you apply Jesus' teaching at the end of the chapter to your own life? | By believing that he is the bread of life. Add Comment |
| Why did Jesus hide Himself from the people after feeding them and why is this important that He did not let them? | Because they were going to try and make him king, he knew what was going to happen. Add Comment |
| Why was it so hard for the people to understand Jesus teaching in this passage? | Because they didn't believe. 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 can't think of anything. Add Comment |
| What does that tell you about God's desire for man (including you)? | For us to be able to be pure. Add Comment |
| Why is it important to understand that Jesus and God are equal? | Because Jesus is God and so he can do what God does. Add Comment |
| What did Jesus tell the man to do when He saw him the second time? | Stop sinning. 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? | Pretty much everyone. Add Comment |
| What can you learn from Jesus' approach to evangelism that you could use? | You don't have to say it right of the bat. 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)? | By asking questions and providing answers. Add Comment |
| What is the number one thing that keeps you from telling someone about Jesus? | I'm a introvert. 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? | Not that I know of. Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Nicodemus came to Jesus at night? | To not be spotted. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about man? | That we want to be the best. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God from this passage? | He is truthful. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Nicodemus had such a hard time understanding what Jesus was teaching him? | Because he did not believe that Jesus was the son of God. Add Comment |
| How would you share with someone why they need Jesus? | I don't actually have an answer for that... Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about holiness and obedience? | That they are extremely important. Add Comment |
| Why was Jesus in the right to drive out the money changers from the temple? | It was his house. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' authority? | That he is equal to God. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about righteoues anger? | That it can be good if you know how to use it. Add Comment |
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| What do you learn about Jesus? | That he was willing to give himself up. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about the relationship between God and Jesus? | That they are equal. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God? | He loved us enough to give his son for our sakes. Add Comment |
| We are 4 weeks from Easter, so we are going to go through the Gospel of John so that we can go through the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Who is the Word? | Jesus. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about Jesus' purpose on earth? | To save us. Add Comment |
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| How did Ruth show love for Naomi? | By taking care of her. Add Comment |
| How did God show love toward Ruth? | By protecting her. Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show love for Ruth? | By letting her harvest from 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? | He is in charge and won't do anything without a reason. Add Comment |
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| What stands out to as the main theme of the book? | Loyalty and promise. Add Comment |
| Did you read the whole book? | Yes. Add Comment |
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| What did Naomi tell the people to call her and why? | Mara, because it means 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? | Probably nervous and excited, I know I would be! Add Comment |
| Why do you think Ruth wanted to stay with Naomi? | Because she trusted God and in her home town that was not what others worshiped. Add Comment |
| What did Ruth tell Naomi when Naomi told her to go back with Orpah? | That wherever she went, Ruth would follow. Add Comment |
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| What did Boaz say about Ruth that he had heard in verse 11? | That she had a noble character. 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? | Yes, By spending time. Add Comment |
| What is one thing you can do so that people will speak about you the way you want them to? | Being kind to everyone. Add Comment |
| What do you want people to say about you? | That I have a good character. Add Comment |
| How does Ruth continue to show respect and love towards Naomi? | By obeying. Add Comment |
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| What can you do to better show love to other people? | By helping and being loyal. Add Comment |
| How did Boaz show noble character? | By saving Naomi's family and marrying Ruth. Add Comment |
| What do you learn about God's love through reading Ruth? | He can take hard things and turn them into miracles. Add Comment |
| Is there anything new that stood out to you reading through Ruth again? | How loyal Ruth and Boaz are. 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? | With obedience and haste. Add Comment |
| What is something from the book of Jonah that you can take and put into practice in your everyday life? | To not put things off when an parent of God says to do something, to just obey. Add Comment |
| What should have been Jonah's response after God told him to go to Nineveh? | To obey and not try to run. Add Comment |
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| How do you respond when God does something that you don't like? | With fear and disappointment. Add Comment |
| How should we respond when someone does something that we don't like or agree with? | Patience and courtesy, try to figure out why they did what they did. 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 and think before you act, W.W.J.D. Add Comment |
| What Are some of God's traits listed in this chapter? | Compassionate, gracious, and slow to anger. Add Comment |
| What was Jonah's response when God did something he disagreed with? | Anger. Add Comment |
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| How should we respond to the Word of God? | With obedience. Add Comment |
| What was God's message for Nineveh? | That unless they turned from their ways, Nineveh would be destroyed. Add Comment |
| How did Nineveh respond to the message from God? | By repenting. Add Comment |
| What did God do when He saw their response? | Saved the city. Add Comment |
| How do you usually respond to God's Word? | With a mix of obedience, joy, and caution. Add Comment |
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| When we are troubled or are in difficult situations what should we do, and continue doing? | Pray and trust God. Add Comment |
| What did Jonah realize while in the fish? | That God had saved him. Add Comment |
| What is the first thing Jonah did when he finds himself in a bad situation? | Pray. Add Comment |
| What are some difficult things in your life that you need to pray about? | School. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| What was Jonah told to do? | Go to Nineveh. Add Comment |
| What did the sailors come to realize after they threw Jonah off the boat? | That Jonah's God was the real God. Add Comment |
| What did he do instead? | Got on a ship to Tarshish. Add Comment |
| Has there been a time in your life you were told to do something you should do but instead you put it off or ignored it? How did that go? | Yes, not well. Add Comment |
| Why did God send a storm after the ship Jonah was on? | To stop him. Add Comment |
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| Why do you think Paul said to "remember my chains"? | To remind them that it may come with trials, but our reward will be greater. 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? | Safety and faith. Add Comment |
| What is Paul asking for prayer for? | The ability to spread the 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? | By helping you focus on sharing and helping. Add Comment |
| What are the main things you pray about? | My family and things that are happening in my life. Add Comment |
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| List at least 4 different characteristics or roles of Jesus list in verses 15-20? | Firstborn, the church, the beginning, and the head of the body. Add Comment |
| What is the gospel Paul talks about in verse 23? | The gospel of Jesus Christ. Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about in verse 26? | Salvaton. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's desire in verse 28? | That we will be fully mature in Christ. Add Comment |
| What stands out to you from this passage about Jesus? | It is focusing on how he saved us. Add Comment |
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| Using that example, what does God say about that? | To treat everyone like you would treat yourself. 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? | Unfortunately, pretty much everything. One thing in particular would have to be the way we judge different people based on small things. Add Comment |
| What have we been given? | Fullness and freedom. Add Comment |
| Who is our authority? | Jesus. Add Comment |
| What dwells in Christ? | The holy spirit. Add Comment |
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| What does it look like to set your heart and mind on Christ? | To give up the things of this world and live for him. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to put to death sin? | To give it up and give it to God. Add Comment |
| What can you do to help set your mind and heart on Christ and put to death the sin? | Read the Bible. Add Comment |
| Why do you want to set your heart and mind on Christ and put to death the sin? | Because he saved me. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to forgive someone? | To forget what they did wrong to you. Add Comment |
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| Verse 6 tells us "do not be anxious about anything", and then he gives us ways to help us do that and to ultimately enjoy "the peace of God". Paul says to present your requests to God through prayer and petition. What does he also say should accompany those prayers? | Thanksgiving. Add Comment |
| What happens to your focus when you are thankful? | You start to see things in a way that makes life seem better, and good things seem to come. Add Comment |
| Why do you think Paul adds "with thanksgiving"? | Because being thankful has positive effects. Add Comment |
| What do you have to be thankful for? | Way more than I could ever type; I'm extremely lucky. Add Comment |
| What should you be thinking about that would be in line with whatever is true, noble, right, pure and lovely? | Jesus and what he has given me. Add Comment |
| What does it mean to "let your gentleness be evident to all"? | To be kind and treat others well. Add Comment |
| List 5 reasons you have to "rejoice in the Lord always". | 1. Jesus saved me. 2. I have an incredible family that he gave me. 3. I have a strong Christian group of friends. 4. We go to an incredible church. 5. I am extremely blessed. Add Comment |
| Paul then follows up with what to think on. How does thinking this way also help with anxiety and worry? | By helping you focus on the good. Add Comment |
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| What was Paul's focus before he was saved? | His achievements and how he was better. Add Comment |
| What does Paul now consider gain, what is most important to him now? | Knowing Christ and spreading what he has done. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's main point in verses 12-21? | We need to separate ourselves from the idols and things of this world and live for Christ because our prize is in heaven. Add Comment |
| Where does righteousess come 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"? | You stop caring about what others think and start caring about what he thinks. Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement for believers in the first 4 verses? | To be like minded and humble. Add Comment |
| What two things does Paul say believers are granted in verse 29 | Honor and Joy. Add Comment |
| According to verse 13, what is our purpose? | Fulfilling God's good purpose. Add Comment |
| How can you put Paul's encouragement from verses 1-4 into practice? | By helping others before ourselves. Add Comment |
| How can you "shine like stars" in this generation? | By living like Jesus. Add Comment |
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| Why is Paul in prison? | For preaching the gospel. Add Comment |
| What can you learn about prayer based on Paul's example? | To pray for others. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective about his time in prison? | That it is for the better in the end. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's perspective on life? | That whatever he does, he wants it to reflect Jesus. Add Comment |
| How is God using Paul while in prison? | To let him focus on helping the other churches through his letters. Add Comment |
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| What is our struggle against? | Sin. Add Comment |
| What do you think is the main reason why many Christians pray so little and so rarely? | Because this world keeps us so busy and rushed that things like praying unfortunately get pushed to the side. Add Comment |
| What do we need for the battle? | The armor of God. Add Comment |
| What keeps you from praying? | When I get super busy and things that my brain decides are not important get pushed to the side. Add Comment |
| Is there an area in your life you are not honoring them? If so, take a few minutes to confess that to God and ask Him to help you change. | Not that I can think of at the moment. Add Comment |
| What does it look like to honor your parents? | To obey and trust them with everything. 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? | Follow God's example. Add Comment |
| Would your life look different if you submitted to this list and lived it out? How would it look different? | I can't imagine that it would look all that different because I already follow this. 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? | To protect and keep pure, and to submit and trust. Add Comment |
| How does living according to what Paul lists make you stand out from kids at school? | By being pure, most kids my age have already broken every rule on that list. Add Comment |
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| What does Paul insist that believers do (v17-19)? | To no longer live like Gentiles. Add Comment |
| Paul gives a specific list of things to follow. Which of these do you want/need to work on? | I would say not holding grudges. I have three brothers, and we get on each others' nerves a lot. Add Comment |
| What should we do that will help us to obey God? | Read the Bible and pray more. Add Comment |
| What are 3 characteristics Paul lists in verse 2 of the kind of people God wants us to be? | To be humble, gentle, and patient. Add Comment |
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| Gentiles were everyone else that was not a Jew (someone from the lineage of Israel). This would have been quite shocking for Jews to have other people be able to become a believer and receive the blessings of God. Read Matthew 28:18-20. What does God command us to do? | Make believers out of all nations and people. Add Comment |
| What did God want Paul to do (v8-9)? | Preach to the Gentiles. Add Comment |
| What is the mystery Paul talks about (v6)? | That the Gentiles and the Jews are considered heirs together. 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 am an introvert by nature, so talking to strangers is hard for me and even harder when it is something that others don't agree with a lot of the time. Some of the big things that encourage me are having other believers around and knowing that no matter what they say, the Bible is the truth. 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. | I don't actually know anyone close to me who is not a Christian, but I do pray for people who I meet who are not. Add Comment |
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| In God's eyes, what is the status of those outside of Christ, and why (v3)? | Lost and broken because they only care about the things in the world. Add Comment |
| Many try to blame their sin on the influence of the world or believe that "the devil made me do it". What's Paul's answer to that in verse 3? | We all have done it. Add Comment |
| What was God's response to our sin problem and why did he provide a solution according to verses 4-5? | By making us alive in Christ, and because he loved us. Add Comment |
| How does Paul describe the lives of these Ephesian Christians before they came to faith (v1)? | Dead in sin. Add Comment |
| What is salvation based on according to verses 8-9? | It is a gift, not something you can earn. Add Comment |
| What does God have planned for us? | Incredible things. Add Comment |
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| What's the two-part definition of a true Christian in verse 15? | 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 Father is the one who sent the son to save us, the Son saved us from sin, and The Holy Spirit guides us. Add Comment |
| What are some of the spiritual blessings we have in Christ? | Grace, forgiveness, freedom from sin, and redemption. Add Comment |
| Who did Paul preach to in Ephesus? | To the believers and holy people. 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? | That we are excepted and changed by God. Add Comment |
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| Why was it shocking to the Jews that Paul was called to preach the gospel to the Gentiles? | Because he was a Jew. Add Comment |
| What task was Paul given? | To preach to the Gentiles. Add Comment |
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| What issue is Paul addressing with the Galatians? | They put all their trust in the law and not in God. Add Comment |
| Why do we still need to follow scripture if we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus? | Because we are called to act in his likeness, we need to know how he lived. Add Comment |
| What does Paul salvation comes from? | Jesus. Add Comment |
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| Have you ever lost a friend because you stood up for the truth? | Yes, I have. Add Comment |
| How were the Galatians treating Paul now? | With contempt and scorn. Add Comment |
| Under what circumstance did Paul first preach the gospel to the Galatians? | Sickness. Add Comment |
| What does Paul say that his Christian brothers had, but now do not have? | Freedom. Add Comment |
| How did the Galatians treat Paul during that time? | With kindness. Add Comment |
| Question | Answer |
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| How does true faith express itself? | In our actions and choices. Add Comment |
| As a Christian, what were you called to be? | A disciple. Add Comment |
| Why did Christ set us free? (verse 1) | For freedom. Add Comment |
| How can you misuse your freedom? | By going back to the things of the flesh. Add Comment |
| In what way does Paul want his Christian brothers to stand firm? (verse 1) | So that they do not fall back into slavery. Add Comment |
| For those who have faith, whose righteousness do we put our hope in? | Jesus's. Add Comment |
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| What is Paul's encouragement in verse 9? | To not quit even when things seem hard, because our reward will come. Add Comment |
| What is the truth we learn from the farmer in verse 7? | To choose what we do and cultivate carefully, because we will get the results. Add Comment |
| What should we be doing while we wait for the harvest of eternal life? (verse 10) | Do good to everyone. Add Comment |
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| What does Paul mention a couple of times in is opening greeting in the first 5 verses? | That they can live because of Jesus's sacrifice. Add Comment |
| What is the Gospel? | The word of God. Add Comment |
| What is Paul's first warning to the church in Galatia? | To stop listening to false gospels. Add Comment |
| Where does Paul receive his authority and direction? | From God. 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? | I have done this a couple of times before. Add Comment |