And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the lamb." ( Revelation 7 :10) At different times in my life I have different "favorite" verses in the Bible. A few years ago, while studying the book of Revelation the entire seventh chapter gripped me. Most especially verses nine through 17. John is in the midst of heaven through a vision that God has given him. He sees before the throne of God a great multitude that cannot be counted. People from every nation, tribe, people and language crying out in worship before God. What grips my heart is that these are they who have come out of the great tribulation. Each of us have a long list of people we know and love who have walked away from serving God or others who continually choose not to serve him. These are those whom we should remind ourselves to pray for often. Each time just one person repents, there is rejoicing in heaven! (Luke 15:7) Imagine the rejo...
Bitterness & Forgiveness Bible Study What you will need to do this study: A willing heart to be open to how God will change your heart through this study A Bible or online Bible Notebook and a pen, or you can save to your desktop via word doc. A trusted friend. This can be someone you can actually talk to face to face, via the phone, through letters, or via online chat. This person can help you with memory verses, be there to discuss what you are going through as you do this study. This person does not have to do the study, but must be someone you trust to share the intimate details of your life with. If you are new to an area and do not have someone to fit this description...consider finding a women at your church who serves in a ministry role whom you could form this relationship with. Lessons one - four will focus on Bitterness…We will spend four weeks reading, listening, learning, praying and discussing while confronting bitterness. Bitterness may be something y...
Day 3- Matt 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Define mourn: What in life is most common to mourn over? What is Jesus saying we should be mourning over? What is your view of your sin? Are you ever disgusted by it? Look up these verses and write what they say about how costly our sin is. Isaiah 59:1-2 Psalms 14:3 Psalms 130:3 Ecc 7:20 Romans 3:23 Jesus is speaking to His followers about their spiritually bankrupt state and their sin that has separated them from God. He is showing them that their sin needs to be repented of and cast aside. He uses the word mourn, not saddened, because our sin is horrible and makes relationship with a holy God impossible. With that in mind, is mourning over your sin a one-time thing that leads to repentance, never to be considered again? Is there any sin over which you are currently mourning and fighting for victory? Ask God to reveal any sin in your life over ...
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