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Spending Time with God: Lesson 4

Join us in the transformative journey of understanding and applying God's teachings on forgiveness, giving, and fellowship. Learn practical ways to comprehend challenging scriptures, master the art of forgiveness, and honor God with your finances. Discover the joy of forgiveness, the freedom in letting go of grudges, and the richness of a selfless spirit. Embrace the true essence of giving and reflect on how spiritual maturity is intertwined with handling money. Explore the significance of fellowship within the body of Christ and overcome the fear of exposing weaknesses. Elevate your understanding of God's Word through prayer and study, as we delve into essential topics impacting our spiritual growth.

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Spending Time with God: Lesson 4

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  1. Spending Time with God: Lesson 4 Prayer Time in the Word Fellowship Service Nov 10-Dec 15: 11:00-12:15

  2. Recap • Scripture that is hard to understand • 5 practical ways to understand and apply Gods Word • Prayer – 2nd essential ingredient for growth • Thanksgiving, being specific, praying Gods will • The Lords Prayer – pattern for us to follow • Reverence, His will / my needs, Forgiveness, Temptation • Praying Scripture • Leaders, Peace

  3. Transformed – Seeing the effects • Positive, gradual change

  4. We will become more forgiving. • Forgiven of a debt we could not pay • Luke 11:4 “…forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.” • God enables us to forgive because we have been forgiven. • Matthew 18:21-25 – The unforgiving servant

  5. We will become more Forbearing • Greek:anecho = to bear with, endure • Dictionary.com = tobe patient or self-controlled whensubject to annoyance or provocation. • Who is the easiest person to forgive? • Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times”.

  6. Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

  7. Forgiveness = Freedom • Two choices • Hold a grudge • Forgive. • Holding a grudge has a penalty • Anger • Resentment • Bitterness • Only one cure - forgiveness • Corrie Ten Boom “Forgiveness is to set a prisoner free, and to realize the prisoner was you”

  8. We will experience Joy! • Luke 9:24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. • Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Mark 8:35, Luke 17:33, John 12:25 • Hebrews 1:9 / Psalm 45:7 - You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”

  9. We Will Honor God With Our Money. • Our spiritual maturity will be reflected in how we handle money. • Luke 16:10-15 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?“No servant can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.

  10. Attitudes about giving • “Financial giving is not God’s way of raising money – it’s His way of raising children!” • Acts 20:32-35 • Athletes who squandered fortunes • Mike Tyson • Michael Vick • Scottie Pippen

  11. Free from the love of money • I Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

  12. Tithing – it’s a start… • 10% - basic standard • Predates the Law of Moses • Genesis 14:18-20 – Melchizedek was a type of Christ. • It all belongs to God anyway • Faith

  13. A Promise, A Vow and Testing • Genesis 28:20 - Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear • Matthew 4:7 / Deuteronomy 6:16 • Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

  14. Fullness in the body of Christ • Ephesians 1:22-23 (NIV) And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. • The church is not a building • Ecclesia = Church • I Corinthians 12:12-27 • Christ is the head, we are the body

  15. Fear of exposing our weakness

  16. Next week • 5 things that can only happen when we become relational within the body of Christ. Pages 48 - 58

  17. Homework Challenge: • List your 5 greatest strengths • List 3 areas you think are your weaknesses • Find Scripture that applies to all 8 items • Pray those 8 Scriptures daily • Ask God to give you opportunities to help those who are weak where you are strong. • Ask God to bring 3 people into your life whose strength is the area you feel weak in.

  18. Just for fun - perspective • Exodus 32

  19. Golden Cool Aid

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