Fruits and Works
John 15 1-17 The bible says in James 2:14 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no works? Can such faith save them? -How do you view what the Bible tells us that good works cannot get you into heaven but faith will, but not […]
If/Then Statements in the Bible
John 10:10 – NIV 10. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. These are two polar opposite paths or choices that are available to everyone In one of my morning devotions over the last few weeks we had […]
Jesus Christ – Human, God, or Both?
What was the humanity of Christ like and how did it coexist with God and his will? (Note: all text in green is my own thoughts) Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very […]
Grace
John 8:1-11 OPEN IT: What is the most dramatic conversion story that you are aware of? DIG INTO IT: Read John 8:1-11 and answer the following questions: a) How do you think the teachers of the law and Pharisees caught this woman in adultery? b) What do you think she was feeling as she was […]
LIVING A LIFE OF OBEDIENCE
1 John 2:3-6; Eph. 5:1-14 OPEN IT: What do you think delights God above everything else in your life? DIG INTO IT: a) Do the words “know him” in reference to Jesus mean more than intellectual knowledge? Explain: b) Which commands are we to be obedient to? c) Would it be better to say, “Keeping […]
OVERCOMING SIN
James 1:13-15,18; 1 John 5:4-5; Rom. 8:8-9 OPEN IT: What was one of your biggest struggles as a teenager? DIG INTO IT: 1. Read James 1:13-15 and answer the following questions: 13. When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14. […]