God’s word Flashcards
(20 cards)
Three attitudes toward God’s word
Desire
devotion
delight
4 things we must do with God’s words in our devotional life
1.we “study” God‘s word
2.we “meditate” on God‘s word
3.we “memorize” God‘s word
4. we “obey” God‘s word?
When reading the Bible, they are 7 several questions. We should ask about the text.
1.does it reveal a truth about who God is and what he has done?
2.does it reveal a truth about us because of what God has done for us
3.does it reveal implications on how we should live? What are we to do or how are we to live in light of this truth
4. does it reveal an attitude to change or a sin to forsake?
5.Does it reveal a specific promised claim.
6. Does it reveal an example to follow?
7.Does it reveal a command to obey?
Apply the road method of study
- Read the scriptures
- Observe the scriptures.
- Ask questions of the scriptures.
- Do what the scriptures tell you
Living a life of prayer
1. prayer is a time to ❤️with God 2. prayer is the ❤️of God
- commune
- pursuit
Lessons from Jesus’ teaching on prayer
The following are 9 lessons we could learn from Jesus’ teaching on prayer:
1.When we pray, we seek God and not seek to be seen by others
2.we need to set aside time and a place for prayer.
3. when we pray we ask for guidance, protection and deliverance
4.when we pray we ask for forgiveness
5. when we pray we ask for our material needs
6. when we pray we seek God’s rule and will in our lives and situation
7. We pray knowing that God hears us and already knows what we need even before we ask
8. when we pray we seek for God’s name to be regarded as holy
9. we pray, acknowledging God as our father.
- what are the 3 Lessons from Jesus, prayer life*
1. Jesus prayed in the ❤️.
2.Jesus prayed ❤️ and with disciples.
3.Jesus also prayed before significant ❤️
1.Morning
2.Alone
3.Events
What is the discipline of fasting?3 points
-Fasting is abstaining from food as a spiritual discipline.
-During a fast, a greater amount of time than usual is devoted to prayer.
-This was a normal practice in both old and New Testament.
Types of fasting spiritual disciplines?
2 points
-Fasting can be done as a personal spiritual discipline
-The spiritual discipline of fasting can also be done as a community
Why should we fast to point?
- We fast to draw near to God and know him more
- we fast to ask God for his righteous will and rule to be carried out
How do we fast?
(remember True Fasting)
3 points?
- true fasting is about humbling ourselves before God
2.True fasting involves turning away from wickedness - True fasting, involves showing mercy and compassion to those who are in need
A means of grace, the results of true fasting
7 pts
- our Godly behavior will be evident in a testimony to others about God.
- we will experience restoration and we will be God‘s agents of restoration.
3-5we will experience God‘s protection; presence and guidance - spiritual and societal darkness will be dispelled.
- God will strengthen us so that we will thrive and be fruitful.
What is true worship
Based on Romans, 12:1
True or spiritual worship is the act and attitude of offering ourselves entirely to God as a living, holy and acceptable sacrifice in response to His mercy to us
What are important truths about worship
2pts
- worship is offering ourselves entirely to God.
- Worship is a proper and reasonable response to who God is and what he has done.
Devotional worship may contain the following expressions
6pts
1&2. expressions of Thanksgiving blessing and praise.
3-5. declarations of God‘s attributes, his goodness and his greatness declarations of what God has done declarations of love for God.
6. Other act and expressions that may or may not accompany, singing, dancing, playing music, clapping, kneeling, bowing down, lifting of hands and moments of silence before God.
A means of grace, the spiritual benefits of devotional worship.
FFFA
- our faith grows in our fierce vanish, and God is magnified and glorified in our eyes.
- We have a greater sense of awareness of God’s presence.
- God‘s enemies are bound and silenced, and God *fights *on our behalf.
- We are filled with the Holy Spirit.
Obedience as a means of grace, the benefits of obeying God
2pts
- obedience is an act of faith that places us in a position to receive God‘s grace.
- Obedience builds, establishes and perfects our faith in God.
Service the spiritual discipline of serving is using our resources, abilities and spiritual gifts to serve God and others
Serving is an act….
Serving is an act of faith that God uses to convey his grace to us
Giving
we practice the spiritual discipline of giving when we give our resources as an offering to God or in service to others. it is an expression of our allegiance and devotion to God
Benefits of giving
- giving is an act of faith that place is all that we have in God‘s hands.
- Giving direct our hearts towards God.
- Giving makes us channels of God’s grace to others.
five practical ways to fast
- Fasting maybe total or partial
- Fasting can either be corporate or personal
- A fast may vary in length.
- A fast should be combined with extra prayer.
- A fast should not be advertised.
