Day: 5 Misleading Voices

Read 2 Peter 2: 1-3

1. Name examples of misleading voices you have head lately.

2. How do you know when a voice is misleading or false?

3. Why do you have to test religious utterances, visions and prophesies?

• 2 Corinthians 11: 12-15
• Matthew 7: 15-20

4. What is the enemies plan for the Christians?2 Timothy 4: 1-5

5. How can the following help to make us sure that a word is from God?

• The Bible
• Fellow Christians
• Prayer
• Circumstances

6. Further Reading:

• Titus 2: 7-15.Pure teaching
• Titus 3: 8-11.A Word that you can count on
• 2 Thessalonians 2: 9-12.The power of evil
• Philippians 2: 12-21.Carry out the light of the Word
• Hebrews 5: 12-14.The importance of Bible study

Day: 4 God Speaks Through His Word

1. What do the following metaphors teach us about the Bible?

• Sword: Hebrews 4: 12
• Mirror: James 1: 23-25
• Lamp: Psalm 119: 105
• Seed: 1 Peter 1: 23-25

2. Why does the Bible have authority?

• 2 Timothy 3: 16
• 2 Peter 1: 21

3. Make a list of the things you would like more light on from God.

4. Try and find the scripture verses that can help you with it.

5. Here are a few general guidelines of some of the issues very prominent in our times:

• Living together and sex before marriage: Deuteronomy 22: 29-22 and John 8: 1-11
• Homosexuality: Romans 1: 26-28, 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10 And Leviticus 20: 13
• People that have never hear of God: John 14: 6, Romans 2: 15, Romans 1: 20 and Romans 10: 13-15
• Christians suffering: Luke 12: 2-3 and 1 Peter 4: 12-19

6. What are consequences of disobeying Gods Word?

• John 3: 36
• 1 Samuel 15: 22
• Jonah 1: 1-12

7. Further Reading:

• Hebrews 12: 4-7.Obedience can be difficult
• Philippians 2: 5-14.Christ teaches us obedience
• Jonah 1: 1-12.The consequences of disobedience
• 1 Corinthians 2: 6-16.The Spirit explains the word
• 1 Thessalonians 12: 19-23.Test if it is God's Word

Day: 3 Stumbling Blocks

1. How does Satan use the following as stumbling blocks for Christians?

• Money 1 Timothy 6: 8-10
• TV (Christian values, get used to sin, wasting time)
• Ambition 2 Chronicles 26: 16
• Anger Ephesians 4: 31-32
• Friends James 4: 4

2. What is the reason why some Christians stumbles easier than other?

• 2 Corinthians 6: 14-15
• James 1: 14-15

3. What is the difference between stumbling and sinning on purpose?

• Hebrew 10: 26-31

4. What are the commands and standard given in the following?

• 2 Corinthians 6: 6
• 2 Corinthians 7: 1

5. What can we do to prevent ourselves from stumbling?

• Luke 22: 40
• Mark 14: 38
• Galatians 5: 16-18

6. Further Reading:

• James 3: 1-12.Tongues that stumble
• Philippians 1: 27-30.The spiritual struggle
• Philippians 2: 14-16.Live irreproachable
• Romans 12: 9-21.Live an exemplary life come what may
• Matthew 4: 1-11.Jesus conquers temptations

Day: 2 Living A Spirit Filled Life

Read Galatians 5: 2-26

1. What does it mean to live a Spirit Filled life?

2. Who controls your life when you are living a spirit filled life?

3. What does a Spirit filled life looks like?

4. Why do I have to "allow" the Holy Spirit to fill me?

5. LET your life be controlled by the spirit, why is that a command? Galatians 5: 16 and 25

6. Do we still have a free will?

7. Why does God not simply "rush" in and force us?

8. How does one stay under the control of the Spirit in a practical way?

9. Do you only have to make the choice once?

10. What is the role of prayer in your choices?

11. What does John 10: 28 tell us in this respect?

12. How does the Bible describe a child of God that has inherited it all? Romans 8: 13-17

13. Should a Christian enjoy life?

14. Do you have to make a choice for the Holy Spirit again?

15 Further Reading:

• Matthew 7: 14-23.Church goers not given over to the Holy Spirit
• Romans 12: 9-21.Church goers given over to the Holy Spirit
• Matthew 5: 17-48.God's law in practice

Bible Study, Becoming More Like Jesus, Series 2, Week 1

Day: 1 Showing God's Character More And More

1. Place God's characteristics in chronological order

2. Which characteristics of God are described in?

• 1 Peter 1: 14-16
• 1 John 4: 8-11

3. What is preventing God's characteristics from materializing in our lives?

4. What is the role of the following to help us to become like Jesus?

• The Holy Spirit
• The Word of God
• Hardships and Problems

5. What does Hebrews 12: 1-3 teach us about becoming like Jesus more and more?

6. How do you know a person is a hypocrite?

7. Further Reading:

• Matthew 23: 1-33.Jesus unmasks hypocrisy
• 2 Corinthians 4: 7-18.Despondency prevents true profit
• 2 Corinthians 6: 3-11.Formed by hardships
• Galatians 5: 16-25.The Spirit forms us in the image of Jesus
• Psalm 103: 8-13.God is good

Hi Everyone,

Here is your Bible Study for today:

Day: 4 Did We Grow?

Last Study In The Series

Today is not so much a Bible Study as a looking back on the whole series and deciding if we have grown. Let us start by looking at the further reading part and proceed to the questions from there.

1. Further Reading:

• Acts 4: 32-35.Witness and do
• Matthew 25: 34-46.The smallest deed counts
• Acts 5: 29-32, 9: 31.The importance of obedience
• 1 Corinthians 14: 24-27.Praise in the care group
• Mark 16: 14-20.The command to grow and multiply

2. What were your goals of your care group for this series?

3. Which of your goals did you not reach?

4. Discuss the progress made in the following:

• Attendance of care group meetings
• Openness in the group
• Trust
• Tithes
• Participation
• Spiritual growth
• Caring
• Openness to the workings of the Holy Spirit

5. How much did your care group grow?

6. Did your care group grow and multiply?

7. Which matters were cleared up by this series?

8. What were the problems you had?

9. How did you reach the solutions?

Enjoy your day,

Magriet

Hi Everyone,

Here is your Bible Study for today:

Day: 4 Did We Grow?

Last Study In The Series

Today is not so much a Bible Study as a looking back on the whole series and deciding if we have grown. Let us start by looking at the further reading part and proceed to the questions from there.

1. Further Reading:

• Acts 4: 32-35.Witness and do
• Matthew 25: 34-46.The smallest deed counts
• Acts 5: 29-32, 9: 31.The importance of obedience
• 1 Corinthians 14: 24-27.Praise in the care group
• Mark 16: 14-20.The command to grow and multiply

2. What were your goals of your care group for this series?

3. Which of your goals did you not reach?

4. Discuss the progress made in the following:

• Attendance of care group meetings
• Openness in the group
• Trust
• Tithes
• Participation
• Spiritual growth
• Caring
• Openness to the workings of the Holy Spirit

5. How much did your care group grow?

6. Did your care group grow and multiply?

7. Which matters were cleared up by this series?

8. What were the problems you had?

9. How did you reach the solutions?

Enjoy your day,

Magriet

Day: 3 My Friends From Other Cultures, Races And Nations

Read Matthew 28: 18-20

1. What are our responsibilities towards other cultures, races and nations around us?

• Matthew 28: 19
• Acts 10: 34-36
• James 2: 8-9

2. What do you think are the aspects that can hamper our efforts to bring the gospel to others that are different from us?

3. How is Religion practiced by the communities surrounding us?

4. Which Christian principles are "new" and different to these communities?

5. How am I going to approach someone who is completely different from me and my background?

6. How can I reach out to my neighbors and make a difference?

7. How can I prepare myself better to reach out to communities with a different culture to mine?

8. Further Reading:

• Romans 1: 13-17.Do not be ashamed
• 2 Peter 3: 9-15.Do not postpone
• Ephesians 6: 5-9.Good relationships
• 1 Corinthians 2: 1-5.Requirement for witnessing
• Acts 8: 26-40.Philip the witness

Day: 3 My Friends From Other Cultures, Races And Nations

Read Matthew 28: 18-20

1. What are our responsibilities towards other cultures, races and nations around us?

• Matthew 28: 19
• Acts 10: 34-36
• James 2: 8-9

2. What do you think are the aspects that can hamper our efforts to bring the gospel to others that are different from us?

3. How is Religion practiced by the communities surrounding us?

4. Which Christian principles are "new" and different to these communities?

5. How am I going to approach someone who is completely different from me and my background?

6. How can I reach out to my neighbors and make a difference?

7. How can I prepare myself better to reach out to communities with a different culture to mine?

8. Further Reading:

• Romans 1: 13-17.Do not be ashamed
• 2 Peter 3: 9-15.Do not postpone
• Ephesians 6: 5-9.Good relationships
• 1 Corinthians 2: 1-5.Requirement for witnessing
• Acts 8: 26-40.Philip the witness

Day: 3 My Friends From Other Cultures, Races And Nations

Read Matthew 28: 18-20

1. What are our responsibilities towards other cultures, races and nations around us?

• Matthew 28: 19
• Acts 10: 34-36
• James 2: 8-9

2. What do you think are the aspects that can hamper our efforts to bring the gospel to others that are different from us?

3. How is Religion practiced by the communities surrounding us?

4. Which Christian principles are "new" and different to these communities?

5. How am I going to approach someone who is completely different from me and my background?

6. How can I reach out to my neighbors and make a difference?

7. How can I prepare myself better to reach out to communities with a different culture to mine?

8. Further Reading:

• Romans 1: 13-17.Do not be ashamed
• 2 Peter 3: 9-15.Do not postpone
• Ephesians 6: 5-9.Good relationships
• 1 Corinthians 2: 1-5.Requirement for witnessing
• Acts 8: 26-40.Philip the witness