Discussion Questions: How hungry are you for more of God? How serious do you think holiness is? How do you rely on the Holy Spirit to bring holiness into your life?
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Scripture: And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. (Leviticus 20:26)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Many people want to compromise with evil which will bring them torment. I choose to separate myself from evil to keep myself holy for your work and to be ready to minister to any person. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: It is very important that all people in church leadership are baptized in the Holy Spirit. I have seen church sub groups, such as the praise and worship team or choir, struggle since they do not know how to flow with the Holy Spirit. This scripture shows that God wants to reveal His power and get all the glory. Mature worship leaders let the Holy Spirit do the leading so that each service is an intimate and powerful encounter with God’s presence.
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Discussion Questions: Do you allow room for the Holy Spirit to lead you or do you rely totally on your own mind or talent? Are you a control freak? How are you led by the Holy Spirit?
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Scripture: that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Corinthians 2:5)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Do not let me have faith in people, but in you. Let me never by-pass you by going directly to people for things and leaving you out of the picture. Thank you for the Bible which has the answer to every one of my needs. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: In the Old Testament, Joseph was a good example of this scripture. He was sold by his brothers as a slave to Egypt. He was falsely accused and ended up in jail for over two years. However, after he interpreted Pharaoh’s dream, he became second in command of all of Egypt. It was God’s plan to send him ahead and prepare for a great famine. By God’s gift of the interpretation of dreams, the people were rescued from seven years of famine, including his family.
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Discussion Questions: What is your definition of humility? What is the purpose of riches and honour?
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Scripture: By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life. (Proverbs 22:4)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for this promise that by humbling myself before you and worshipping you, you will bless me with the abundant life. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One Bible teacher explained the definition of meekness. Today’s society interprets meekness as weakness, but this teacher said meekness is power in perfect control. Just like Jesus who could have called on twelve legions of angels in the garden of Gethsemane but instead, submitted Himself to God’s will.
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Discussion Questions: Analyze this scripture and ask yourself which of these do you need to work on the most?
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Scripture: pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. (1 Timothy 6:11)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, I make a commitment to you this day to follow the paths of godliness, faith, and patience and have my will and power humbled and guided by you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One church leader from Africa got a vision for his church to feed the poor. He filled a truck full of food and gave it to the orphan children begging along the road. At first, all the hungry children tried to climb onto the truck, but after they saw more food coming, they were more orderly in receiving the food. God has richly blessed this leader and given him funds to construct a new church facility to bless the whole community.
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Discussion Questions: How can you become more aware of the poor and hungry in the world?
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Scripture: Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. (Psalms 41:1)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me consider and do something to help the poor. Thank you for this promise. I know that if I obey it, you will deliver me in times of trouble. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: A businessman started to meditate on this scripture and saw that God is not far away, but in fact is inside every Christian. He saw that the power of the Holy Spirit is ever with us through any situation, ready to perform the scriptures that are spoken from our lips.
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Discussion Questions: How can you teach yourself to remember this scripture when you are going through a trial?
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Scripture: Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? (1 Corinthians 6:19)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Wow! If I can only get a hold of this for the rest of my life and believe that the Holy Spirit is in me. Why would I ever fear when you, Holy Spirit, and the power of God is in me? Let me meditate on this for a while. Thank you Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: All of us are at different levels of Christian maturity. In the Book of Acts, the disciples were ready to give their lives for Jesus. Even today, missionaries are martyred for their faith. Others, living in rich countries find it hard to love other people and to believe in miracles. When I visited a poor country I saw people with great faith in Jesus. A girl had a knee twice the normal size. She came(limping) for prayer believing for a miracle. Right before our eyes Jesus shrunk the swelling and she walked away perfectly well. Jesus wants His love and faith taken to all nations, to all ages, to all races and to all colors.
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Discussion Questions: Have you ever done a study on the Book of Acts to see how God’s love is taken to different countries? Would you be willing to go on a mission trip? How can you finance others to go on mission trips?
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Scripture: These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. (John 15:11-12)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me love others as you have loved me and gave your life for me. Teach me more about this unconditional love. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: When someone told me about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, I was afraid of it and therefore avoided asking for it. But I was finally convinced by the scriptures that it was the will of God for all to have it. I took courage and asked for this baptism at the end of a service when the leaders were laying hands on people in prayer. I received it that night and was given a new heavenly prayer language. This gift has been such a blessing to increase my faith as this scripture says. It is so powerful not only because it is God’s gift, but because it increases our faith and makes our faith holy and helps to remove selfishness.
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Discussion Questions: What is praying in the Spirit? How do you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
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Scripture: But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit (Jude 20)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me pray in the Holy Spirit, not only to increase my faith but to make my faith pure and holy without selfishness. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: I was raised in a church that did not raise their hands during a worship service. When I went to a service where people worshipped God by lifting up their hands, I knew this was genuine worship but I had so much pride and self dignity I was afraid to lift my hands. I was challenged by the preacher to worship God in a way that would be pleasing to Him. It was then that I saw myself as a three year old stretching up my hands to God for a hug.
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Discussion Questions: Are you concerned about what others think of you when you worship God? What does it mean to bless the Lord?
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Scripture: Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord. (Psalms 134:2)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray that everyone would worship you in a way that would please you. Let me bless you in church. I see the love of a little child lifting up their hands to their parents wanting to be hugged so I lift up my hands to bless you and hug you Jesus. In your name I pray.
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Scripture: ‘But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? (Luke 6:46)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Jesus gave us many things to do in the Bible and I don’t want to be someone who rebels against that teaching. Jesus, I want to do what you say since you are my Lord. In your name I pray.
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Discussion Questions: Do you see yourself as a servant to Jesus your King? How excited are you about carrying out one of the King’s commands? How can you teach yourself to obey the Bible?
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Inspiration: This scripture was a favorite of one Church leader. He says that so many people call themselves Christians but do not do what Jesus says. He says that many people hear the Bible scriptures but do not apply them in their lives.
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Inspiration: I met a man who was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. He told me that as he was landing his helicopter in Vietnam and letting his men out, almost all of them were immediately gunned down. This man has blamed himself for the lives of these men and has been an alcoholic ever since. When I prayed with him and told him that Jesus loved him and forgave him he began to cry and recommitted his life to Christ. He is now free from the condemnation of this past war tragedy.
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Discussion Questions: Do you know of anyone who has condemned himself or herself for a past mistake? How would you explain the love and forgiveness of Jesus to them?
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Scripture: For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Absolutely nothing can separate me from you and the love of Jesus no matter how terrible the world becomes. Thank you for your love that never fails. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One Bible teacher explained “You are a spirit, you have a soul (a mind, emotions and will) and you live in a body. When you become a Christian, you get a new spirit making you born anew. However you don’t get a new mind nor a new body. The process of becoming more Christ like is to renew your mind to the Word of God as you let Jesus guide your life.
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Discussion Questions: Bad habits can be conquered by fasting more often. How often do you spend a day in fasting and prayer to conquer these bad habits so you can say “NO” in Jesus’ name when evil thoughts tempt you?
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Scripture: For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. (Romans 8:13)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me not live to satisfy my lustful desires but let the power of the Holy Spirit put all evil desires in me to death so that I can live a life for you. Thank you Holy Spirit for your strength. Thank you Jesus for your example on the cross. In your name I pray.
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Inspiration: A businessman had just become a Christian and started reading the Bible daily . One day at a restaurant, his brother asked him a question about going to heaven. This businessman didn’t know what to say and bowed his head and asked God “How should I answer this question?” As soon as he had finished asking God that question, he found himself saying: “If you confess me before men, I will confess you before the Father, if you deny me before men I will deny you before the Father.” The businessman man was amazed as it seemed God spoke Luke 12:8-9 word for word directly through him to his brother.
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Discussion Questions: Do you use scripture to answer people’s questions? How would you lead someone to Jesus in prayer if they came to your home and wanted to commit their life to Jesus?
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Scripture: For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12:34)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, My words will tell the truth whether I truly believe in you, whether I am weak or I am strong in my love for you. Let me pour your will and scriptures on health, abundance and courage into my heart so I speak only these words. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: When some couples have marriage difficulties, one partner shares it with another person and often gets advice to arrange a divorce. This advisor does not hear the total story nor heeds the scripture: “What God has joined together, let no man divide.” More marriages could be saved today if the counselor taught people to love, forgive, pray and stop judging and criticizing.
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Discussion Questions: Have you ever given advice before you have really prayed about a situation? How can you control your tongue in your relationships to build up and not tear down?
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Scripture: A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back (Proverbs 29:11)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me not be a fool and give my opinion on something I know little about or even information that is not from the direct source. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One Ministry often says: “One word from God can change your life.” Bible teachers explain that there is the written Word of God (the printed words on the pages of the Bible) and there is also the rhema Word of God which is God speaking to you from the pages of the Bible. God speaks to people through the Bible if ones reads it slowly and asks the Holy Spirit to reveal its truth to them.
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Discussion Questions: As you read the Bible, do you pause and meditate on a scripture to let the Holy Spirit unfold it to you? How can you develop better Bible reading habits?
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Scripture: For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Your Holy Bible can give me discernment to decide between motives of my mind and motives of your Holy Spirit. Thank you for checking the intentions in my heart. Thank you Holy Spirit for showing me when I make a mistake so I can correct it. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: Many people have turned away from God so they can establish their own lifestyles and their own righteousness, and have found this results in emptiness. God speaks to people through the scriptures. There have been stories of people contemplating suicide in a hotel room and when they opened up a Bible and started reading, they put the gun down and let God save them. This scripture tells us the importance of hearing the Word of God. The Word of God is spirit and life to us and is God’s bond to us.
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Discussion Questions: How much do you respect the Bible? How keenly do you pay attention when it is read? How much importance do you place on scripture memorization?
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Scripture: One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. (Proverbs 28:9)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me never turn away from hearing the scriptures and reading them myself or else my prayers will be in vain. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: One Bible teacher challenged us to visit hospitals, to visit the sick, to read the Bible to the elderly in nursing homes, to visit prisoners in jail and to feed and clothe the poor. I had never visited prisons before so I was nervous about it at first. However I asked God for courage and went along with people who had done it before. After sharing the gospel with those in prison, I saw them as redeemed children of God. Later we went to a nursing home where we read the Bible which brought life to those elderly faces. In doing these things my eyes were opened to a hurting world as I saw how selfish I was in my own little world.
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Discussion Questions: Many church people feel it is someone else’s job to visit jails, hospitals and nursing homes. How can you encourage the people of the church to go to these places if called upon? Is going once too much to ask?
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Scripture: And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me’ (Matthew 25:40)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me do unto the least of these my brethren, feed the hungry, house and clothe the poor, pray for the sick and visit those in prison as if I was doing it for you Jesus. In your name I pray.
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Inspiration: Gossip and slander run rampant in our day. The competitive nature in some people makes it easy for them to put others down or make a show of other’s mistakes. Some newspapers make a living out of printing gossip about celebrities. Christians are to be different. A man in my church refuses to be part of gossip and looks for ways to stamp out the problem before it grows worse.
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Discussion Questions: Have you ever been part of gossip or strife among relatives or in the workplace? How can you teach others to put an end to strife and gossip?
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Scripture: Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. (Proverbs 26:20)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let gossip and rumors end when they come to me and help me to warn others to do the same, so that the evil fire will go out. Then the strife will stop immediately. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: A telecommunications consultant prayed the blessing of holiness over his friend because his friend had impure habits and lustful thoughts. God has started to take away the imperfections from this man so that he would bring more glory to God.
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Discussion Questions: If God wanted to remove the impurities from your life, what activities would you stop doing? When an impure thought crosses your mind, do you ponder on it a long time? Could you be more discerning in saying “that’s not my thought” casting it away the moment it enters your mind?
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Scripture: Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. (Proverbs 25:4)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Remove the impurities from my life that I may shine for you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: A Bible teacher explained that all Christians have been given the keys to the Kingdom of heaven, but most of them do not know how to use the keys. Jesus used many parables so that people would search for God and the truth. Through searching, God reveals the keys in the scriptures so that Christians use the knowledge for God’s glory and not selfish purposes.
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Discussion Questions: You have the keys to the Kingdom of God. What doors do they lock and unlock? How do you use the keys God gave you?
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Scripture: It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. (Proverbs 25:2)
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me realize this principle that you may conceal things and only reveal them to those who search for them. Let me search and ask you questions all the time. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Inspiration: Since I have become a Christian, there have been times when I found myself in the wilderness learning to trust God daily, since the trial I was going through was so difficult. This scripture brought me much comfort. It shows God has His hand on my life and will continue to lead me through all problems.
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