Forgiveness … at times a very difficult word. A word that is critical to our relationship with God: We experience forgiveness because of what Christ did for us on the cross. When someone hurts us, we are often willing to forgive them based on the severity of their offense. If the offense doesn’t seem too …
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22010.211 Anger
As we think about being connected to other people in the body of Christ, it’s good to stop and consider the topic of anger. What? Anger? Why? Because angry people are hard to get along with … and they disrupt life in the body of Christ! Christian psychologist Henry Brandt spent nearly his entire professional …
22010.204 Meditate on God’s Word
As we’ve considered the different ways for you to grow in your relationship with God by hearing, reading, studying, and memorizing His Word, we’ve actually also been meditating on His truth, which is the focus of this lesson. Meditating involves taking a prayerful, serious approach to reflecting on a specific verse or passage. As you’ve …
22010.197 Memorize God’s Word
As we have been discussing, there are five basic ways for you to grow in your knowledge and experience with God’s Word: hear it, read it, study it, memorize it, and meditate on it. In this lesson we will consider how memorizing God’s Word will help you tremendously. One of the most important reasons for …
22010.190 Study God’s Word
Studying God’s Word will make a difference in your life! When you study God’s Word you will gain insight into who God is and what He wants to do in your life. This topic is a continuation of our study on the five basic ways for you to experience God’s Word: hear it, read it, …
22010.183 Read God’s Word
Reading God’s Word can make a big impact on your life. As was presented in the previous lesson, there are five basic ways for you to benefit from God’s Word: hear it, read it, study it, memorize it, and meditate on it. In this lesson, we will consider how reading God’s Word can make a …
22010.176 Hear God’s Word
As we grow in our relationship with God, it is very important to take time to read and study the Bible. There are actually five basic ways for you to experience God’s Word: Hear it Read it Study it Memorize it Meditate on it All of these ways to make God’s Word a bigger part …
22010.169 Knowing Our Perfect God
We have a relationship with a big God and it is important to learn about all of His character. If we only focus on one or two of his attributes, we will have a distorted image of who He really is. In the lesson previous to this one, we considered how God is sovereign, eternal, …
22010.162 Knowing Our Great God
God is totally amazing … and His greatness is far beyond our human understanding. However, even though we can’t totally understand God’s greatness, the Bible does give us a picture of who He is! There are actually ten fundamental character qualities of God: God is sovereign, eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, present everywhere, unchanging, holy, just, love, …
22010.155 Share the Good News
What is the most important thing that has ever happened to you? If you are a Christian, it was when you decided to receive Christ into your life as your personal Savior! And this is good news to share with others! As followers of Jesus, we have the privilege and responsibility of sharing the good …