Giovanni 15: 10, 11 – Se osservate i miei comandamenti, dimorerete nel mio amore, come io ho osservato i comandamenti del Padre mio e dimoro nel suo amore. Vi ho detto queste cose, affinchè la mia gioia dimori in voi e la vostra gioia sia piena. Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, presentazione di Simona Esposito Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQAnNYi-MXM
Tuesday: Willingness to Listen
“The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening’” (1 Samuel 3:10, NIV).
Have you ever heard that still small voice of the Holy Spirit but ignored it? Consequently, everything went wrong, and you thought to yourself later, Oh no, why didn’t I listen?
First Samuel describes a story of an old man and two wicked sons who didn’t listen to the Lord and a little boy who did. Though there were strong warnings from God, those who needed to change their course didn’t.
Read their story in 1 Samuel 2:12-3:18. What contrast is made apparent here between those who listen to God and those who don’t?
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Eli’s sons had other things on their minds than the things of God. And even when Eli, after hearing what God wanted, spoke to his sons, he didn’t seem to do anything else. And his sons were obviously not ready to submit the details of their lives to God’s will. What a contrast with the young Samuel!
Preacher Charles Stanley describes how essential it is to cultivate openness to God’s voice in what he calls “shifting into neutral.” He says: “The Holy Spirit … does not speak for the sake of passing along information. He speaks to get a response. And He knows when our agenda has such a large slice of our attention that it is a waste of time to suggest anything to the contrary. When that is the case, He is often silent. He waits for us to become neutral enough to hear and eventually obey.” — The Wonderful Spirit-Filled Life, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1992), Pages 179, 180.
| What do you think Stanley means by becoming “neutral enough”? When you think about your openness to God, what things often prevent you from being “neutral enough to hear and eventually obey”? What do you need to do in your life to cultivate openness to God’s voice and a decisiveness to be obedient to His direction? |
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The Queen is Dead; Long Live the King
by Alvin Masarira | 12 September 2022 | As I write this article, I am traveling across the African continent on a trip that has taken me from Southern Africa to the beautiful East African country of Ethiopia, then across the continent to Ghana (in West Africa) and then to the small nation of Liberia. […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-queen-is-dead-long-live-the-king/
How to Maintain Your Identity and Faith in the Face of Adversity #sermon #shorts
Who are you when you are separated from those most familiar to you? Do you go with the flow or do you maintain your identity? This #short clip from the message, “Faith Under Pressure: From Jerusalem to Babylon”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ0vkdN4Dm0&list=PL-k2Gb-DBYo8kAAnXb5LSCVP23mIe5NcF&index=3 by Dr. David Tasker shows how Daniel and his three friends preserved and retained their identities in the face of hardship and temptation. We can only find our genuine identity by being faithful to God. Can you keep your identity in the face of pressure and temptation? Watch the video to find out how Daniel and his three friends were able to keep their identity in God even in the face of adversity. ————————————————————————————
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12.3 Willingness to Listen – DYING LIKE A SEED | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series IN THE CRUCIBLE WITH CHRIST with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
12.DYING LIKE A SEED
Even the dying of a seed produces fruit. It is transformed from a seed into a fruit-bearing plant.
Memory Text: John 12:24 – Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; . . . but if it dies, it produces much grain.
12.3 Willingness to Listen
Have you ever found time to be together with God?
My God bless you today and always.
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12 Dying Like a Seed – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: Submission to God’s will comes as we die to our own desires and ambitions. This opens the way for true service to others.
September 17, 2022
1. Have a volunteer read Romans 12:1,2.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
- How do we present our bodies as a living sacrifice? Why does it say it is our reasonable service?
- Personal Application: What things might you have to give up in order to become a living sacrifice?. Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states, “How do we get transformed by the renewing of our minds? How does one renew their mind? We can’t change who we are, what we think. How does a transformation take place?” How would you respond to your relative?
2. Have a volunteer read I Samuel 3:10-19..
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What contrast is here between those who listen to God and those who don’t?
- Personal Application: Are there any Hopnea’s and Phinea’s in the Christian churches today? In what ways are they disrespecting and disregarding God’s counsel? Share your thoughts
- Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why does God allow prophets and phony, greedy, power-hungry, sex-driven pastors to prosper while they defame and disgust people against Christians and the Christian message?” How would you respond to your friend?
3. Have a volunteer read I Samuel 13:9-14.
- Ask class members to share a short
- What did Saul do that led to his own downfall?
- Personal Application: Why do we still try to rely on ourselves? Why is it hard to trust in God and put self aside? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What was Saul’s sin? Because he offered an offering to the Lord? What’s wrong with that? I don’t see what the problem was.” How would you respond to your relative?
4. Have a volunteer read Zechariah 4:.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- How could a building project be affected by the Holy Spirit?
- Personal Application: When stress comes, what is your first reaction? Food? Television? Prayer? Shopping? Reclusiveness? Share your thoughts?
- Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).
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Lunedì 12 settembre 2022
Giovanni 14:6 – Gesù gli disse: "Io sono la via, la verità e la vita; nessuno viene al Padre se non per mezzo di me. Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, presentazione di Abigail Grace Miguel Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcLHqlO5B58
“A Glimpse of Heaven”
Study: Lesson 11: Waiting in the Crucible – Elder Mohan John
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The Bible Part 1
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Have you ever wondered, how did the come Bible come to be? Who wrote it, and how was it put together? This week we are going to look at how the Bible was formed…Source: https://vimeo.com/748532676
Monday: Dying Comes Before Knowing God’s Will
Many Christians sincerely seek to know God’s will for their lives. “If only I could know God’s will for my life, I would sacrifice everything for Him.” But even after promising God this, we still may be confused about what His will is. The reason for this confusion may be found in Romans 12:1-2. Paul is describing how we can know God’s will, and he makes an important point: if you want to know what God’s will is, you have to sacrifice first!
Read Romans 12:1-2. Paul writes that we will be able to “test and approve what God’s will is” (Romans 12:2, NIV) when:
- We have a true understanding of “God’s mercy” for us (Romans 12:1-2).
- We offer ourselves as living sacrifices to God ().
- Our minds are renewed (Romans 12:2).
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It is only the renewed mind that truly can understand God’s will. But this renewal hinges on our death to self first. It was not enough that Christ simply suffered for us — He had to die.
Ask the Holy Spirit to show you any areas in which you are not completely “dead.” What things does the Holy Spirit need you to give up in order for you to become a “living sacrifice” for God?
When areas of our lives are not completely dead to self, God permits crucibles to bring them to our attention. However, our suffering not only helps us confront our sin — it also gives us an insight into Jesus’ giving Himself up for us. Elisabeth Elliot writes, “The surrender of our heart’s deepest longing is perhaps as close as we come to an understanding of the cross … . our own experience of crucifixion, though immeasurably less than our Savior’s, nonetheless furnishes us with a chance to begin to know Him in the fellowship of His sufferings. In every form of our own suffering, He calls us to that fellowship.” — Quest for Love (Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1996), p. 182.
| Read and pray over Romans 12:1-2. Think about the things you need to give up in order for you to become a sacrifice. How does this help you to understand the sufferings Jesus faced for you on the cross? How can this knowledge help you enter into fellowship with Jesus and His sufferings? |
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