THOUGHT STARTER: Turning everything over to God and letting Him control the situation is humanly impossible—and a fun experience. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks;for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”—1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NKJV Many years ago, I renewed a commitment to serve the Lord as my …
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65617 Anger Is One Letter Away from Danger
THOUGHT STARTER: Is being a little bit angry like being a little bit pregnant? “Put off . . . anger, wrath, malice.” Colossians 3:8, NKJV It is not very often that an author describes a session with his counselor. Jay Carty did just that and I happened to be the counselor. I was on my …
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65618 If You Don’t Want to, You Aren’t Going to
THOUGHT STARTER: Are your decisions in life made on the basis of who you were trying to please? “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodiesa living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by …
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65619 The Foundation
THOUGHT STARTER: Do you know that everyone can finish the race of life as a winner? “In a race, everyone runs but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes …
22010.358 Sabbath
“The heavens and the earth were completed with everything that was in them. By the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, and he ceased on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased …
60108 8. Next Steps for Your Spiritual Growth
New Life in Christ After completing The Adventure of Living with Jesus, the New Life in Christ Bible study will be a great next step for your journey with God. You will learn more about the Holy Spirit who is the most important Person in your new life in Christ and discover how faith, prayer, …
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25248 Suggestions for Study
About this Bible Study The Bible passages included in this study guide are from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. Feel free to use a different translation if you like. The study questions are designed to encourage you to think deeply about God’s Word and to help you open yourself to more of …
25247 Love Conquers All
Romans 8:28–39 Our youngest son was just a few months old when I, at age 32, started feeling horribly dizzy and began seeing double. The next evening, exhausted after a long day of doctor’s appointments, I lay in an MRI machine, alone and afraid. Then I remembered Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all …
25246 The Fullness of God’s Love
Ephesians 3:14–21 After that day at Edna’s, as I began to know and experience more of God’s love, one of the first Bible passages to come alive to me was from Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3. Paul prayed, “That you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy …
25245 Love Fulfills the Law
Galatians 5:13–25; Romans 13:8–10 When I was young, my mother taped a hand-written note to the refrigerator door: “God doesn’t love us because we are good; He makes us good because He loves us.” As a teenager growing up, I thought these words were just wishful thinking. But, in my ongoing journey of learning of …