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Revealed It To Us

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Discipleship Study – Wisdom – 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 – Revealed It To Us- Growing As Disciples

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”– but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 (NIV)

Walk In Wisdom

Do you want to know me? Do you want to know my will and walk in my ways? Do want to live and walk in my wisdom? Do you want to receive my wisdom and live out all that I have prepared for you? Yes, I want to know you. I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I want nothing more than to know your will and walk in your ways. In every way, I want to live and walk in your wisdom. I want to receive your wisdom and live out all that you have prepared for me. I don’t want to miss out on anything that you have planned and prepared for me.

How can I know your will? How can I receive your wisdom? How can I walk in your ways? Those are good questions. It is very good that you are passionately asking me these questions. Why is that? You must want to know my will. You must want to receive my wisdom. You must want to walk in my ways. Your questions are filled with passionate desire. You are passionately asking me these questions because you love me with all your heart and mind and soul and strength. You are filled with desire to know and do my will. You are fully devoted to loving, following and serving me. You are seeking me with all your heart. You are giving yourself fully to me. You are holding nothing back. You are keeping nothing in reserve. You are pouring yourself out in service to me. That is very good.

You will not be denied. Your request has been heard and will be answered. I will help you to know and respond to my wisdom. My wisdom will guide you. My wisdom will guard you. My wisdom will lead you to where I want you to go. My wisdom will make you able to do what I ask you to do. You will fulfill my purposes and accomplishes my plans. My wisdom will make you able to will live and walk in all the good things I have prepared for you. You will not miss out. You will not fall short. You will have no regrets as you continue to follow and serve me. That will be great. That will be fantastic. That will be beyond what I could have ever hoped for or even imagined. Yes, it will.

Lord, I love you with all my heart, mind, soul and strength. I want to know and understand and respond to all your wisdom. Show me what I could not begin to know or understand about your wisdom. Help me to live and walk in what you have prepared for me. Amen

Key Question… How does the wisdom from God differ from the wisdom that comes from the world?

Living It Out… Ask the Holy Spirit to help you to know and respond to wisdom from God.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Holy Spirit will reveal to you what you could not know or understand about God’s wisdom.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Holy Spirit has revealed God’s wisdom to you.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you rely on the Holy Spirit to show you what you could not know or understand.

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A Mocker

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Character – Proverbs 15:12 – A Mocker – Growing As Disciples

A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise. Proverbs 15:12 (NIV) 

Receptive

How receptive are you to receiving my correction? That sounds like an easy question to answer. Really? You might want to think a little more deeply, if you think that this is an easy question for you to answer. Why is that? Would you like me to ask you some related questions? I’m not sure, but go ahead, I’m listening. That’s good. How much of a risk would it be for some to give you some strong words of correction? Before you answer let me also ask you how often has someone taken the risk to offer you some strong words of correction. To your second question, I would say that it has been seldom, if ever, that someone has given me some strong words of correction. Why is that? Is it because you have never needed any strong words of correction? I doubt that. I’m sure that there have been many times that I could have used some strong words of correction in my life. That’s true. How do you think you might react if someone were to give you some strong words of correction? I might react negatively. I might become defensive. I might even become combative. Are you sure? No, I am not sure. Why is that? Recently, I have found myself inviting others to give me words of correction if they felt that I needed them. That’s good. You will never receive needful and helpful words of correction if you give off signals that you would react negatively and probably wouldn’t receive them anyway. Be unwilling to receive correction and wisdom is a very foolish and dangerous position to be in.  It is a very wise person that gives permission to others to give them words of correction whenever they need them. So, keep on asking others to speak words of wisdom and correction into your life. Yes Lord, I will.

How will you receive correction and wisdom from me? It is the desire of my heart to know and do your will. I want to do what is pleasing in your sight. So, I will listen attentively to all that you want to say to me. I will ask for your wisdom. I will hear your instructions and follow your direction. I will welcome your correction in my life. I will allow you to mold and shape me into the person you want me to become. I will follow you to wherever you lead me. I will do whatever you ask of me. I will allow you to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life as I follow you. That will be very good. 

Lord, I will not be stubborn and proud. I will allow myself to receive correction. I will listen to whatever you say to me. I need wisdom from you. I need wisdom from those you place in my life. I will change my thoughts, words and deeds as you give me wisdom. Amen

Key Question… How much of a risk is it for others to speak words of correction and wisdom into your life?

Living It Out… Be ready and willing to receive correction and wisdom from the Lord.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will give you correction and wisdom as you follow Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group you are receiving correction and wisdom from the Lord.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you willing receive correction and wisdom from the Lord.

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A New Creation

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Therefore – 2 Corinthians 5:17 – A New Creation – Growing As Disciples

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)

Old And New

What is old? What has passed away? What is dead and gone from your life since you started following me? Sin’s power over my life is dead and gone. I am not living under sin’s power. Sin does not dominate and control the course of my life. I am no longer interested in living a self-centered and self-indulgent life. I don’t live to please myself. I am no longer engaged in a constant pursuit of my own comfort and pleasure. I am not the center of my own universe. I don’t think that I know it all or that I am always right. I am no longer allowing myself to be conformed to the patterns and practices and values of the world. I don’t live according to my own mission, vision and goals. Why is this? What has happened to you? I turned my life over to you. I became your follower. My old life is gone. My old sinful life is now dead and buried. When you died, my old life died with you. When you rose from the dead, I rose to a new life in you. Yes, you did.

You are now a new creation in me. How have you been made new? How have I changed you since you started following me? You have changed my heart. It is now my desire to love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. It is my joy and delight to follow and serve you. I want what you want. I want my mission, vision and goals in life to come from you. I want to know you. I want to do your will. In every way I want to do what pleases you. I want you to use me for your kingdom. I want to bring glory to your name. I can see that. What else? You have transformed my mind. You have given me new thoughts to think. You are helping me to think your thoughts. You are helping me to know and do your will.  Yes, I have changed your heart and transformed your mind. Am I finished with you? Do you perfectly know and do my will? Do you perfectly desire to do what pleases me? You made me a new creation on the first day that I started following you. That does not mean that I am now a finished product. I am far from perfect. You are working in me. You are changing me day by day as I follow you. You are making me new every day in you. Your work in me will not stop until the day I come to meet you face to face. Yes, that’s right. I welcome you to keep on molding and shaping my life according to your purposes and plans. Yes, I will. You can be sure of that.

Lord, thank you for giving me a completely new life to live. You are changing my heart. You are transforming my mind. You are giving me new thoughts to think, words to speak, and deeds to do. You have made the old pass away and the new come into my life. Amen

Key Question… What old thoughts, words and deeds have passed away since you started following Jesus Christ?

Living It Out… Allow the Lord to continue to make your life completely new everyday as you love, follow and serve Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that Jesus Christ has given you a completely new life to live as you love, follow and serve Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how Jesus Christ is continuing to make your life new as you follow Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you live out the new life that you have in Jesus Christ.

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To Give Than To Receive

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Blessing – Acts 20:35 – To Give Than To Receive – Growing As Disciples

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'” Acts 20:35 (NIV)

Giving

I have richly blessed your life. I have given you an abundance of good gifts. Yes, you have richly blessed my life by giving me an abundance of good gifts. There is not one good thing I have received that ultimately has not come from your hand. I don’t know how I can ever say thank you enough for all that you have given to me. I am grateful and thankful beyond measure. I hope that my life will continually express gratefulness and thankfulness every day as I live my life with and for you. That will be very good.

I want to bless your life in a very different way. How so? Your life has already been blessed by all that I have given to you. That’s true. I know that you want to become like me. That’s right. You have seen that I am a giver of good gifts. You know that it is my joy and pleasure to give good gifts to you. I now want you to bless your life by you giving to others. You have experienced much joy in receiving all that I have given to you. Yes, I have. Would it surprise you to hear me say that it is much better to give than to receive? That is hard to believe. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not doubting your word. No, I know that you are not doubting my word. You are wondering how much fuller could your joy be by giving than receiving. Yes, that’s it exactly.

Test the truth of what I am saying. There is nothing that I have given to you that you can’t share with others in one way or another. You can share your gifts, talents and abilities. You can share your resources and possessions. You can share your family and friends. You can share your experience and knowledge. You can share the teaching and training you have received. You will be blessed in far greater measure by what you give than by what you have received. There is something vitally important that I also want you to know and remember. What is that? The blessings that you will receive by giving to others will not just be in this life. As you give and share with others you will be blessed in this life and in the life to come. Giving and sharing all that you are and all that you have will be storing up treasure in heaven with me. Will you give like I give? Will you share with others all that I have given to you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, you have richly blessed my life. You have given me an abundance of good gifts. I will not tight fistedly hold on to what you have given to me. Help me to experience the much greater blessing of giving and sharing others all that you have richly given to me. Amen

Key Question… How has your life been blessed as you have shared with others what the Lord has given to you?

Living It Out… Allow your life to be blessed by sharing with others what the Lord has given to you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that you will find great blessing in sharing with others what the Lord has given to you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you have been blessed by sharing what the Lord has given you,

Prayer To Bless Others… May your life be blessed as you give to others.

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God Has Given You

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In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. Romans 12:6-8 (NLT)

Gifts

I have designed you. I have made you. I am molding and shaping you. I have given you gifts with which you can serve me. I have given you gifts with which you can serve others. You are a tool in my hand. My hand is on your life. I will use you for my purposes. I have a plan for your life that is very good. You will know me. You will walk in my ways. You will bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom as you allow me to work in and through your life. That sounds very exciting to me. I want to be used by you.

Do you have any questions? I have several questions. How will I know the gifts that you have given to me? How will I understand how you want to use me? How will I know what to go and do for you? You will follow me. You will listen to me. You will go where I guide you. You will do what I ask of you. As you serve me you will begin to know the spiritual gifts that I have given to you. As you serve me you will also begin to know what are not your spiritual gifts. You must learn to say yes to me. You must learn to say yes to what fits the way I have designed you and will make use of the gifts I have given to you. Don’t think that you will always be doing what ideally suits you. You will serve me in many different ways as you follow me. It will be just as important for you to learn what does not fit you as what does fit you. Once you begin to know your spiritual gift, allow me to grow and develop and refine the spiritual gifts that I have given to you. Give yourself fully to growing in the use of your spiritual gifts. Do you understand what I am saying to you? Yes Lord, I understand.

I have one more thing to say to you. What’s that? I know you. Don’t look around and compare yourself with others. Be thankful for the gifts that I have given to you. Don’t wish you had the gifts that others have. I will powerfully use you with the gifts that I have given to you. You will have great joy as you bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. You can count on that. Yes Lord, I will. 

Lord, thank you for helping me to discover my spiritual gifts. Guide me to where I can use my spiritual gifts. Grow and develop my spiritual gifts so I can bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Thank your for the joy I have in serving you. Amen

Key Question… How are you allowing God to grow and develop the spiritual gifts that He has given to you?

Living It Out… Use the spiritual gifts God has given you to bear fruit for His kingdom and bring glory to His name.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God has given you spiritual gifts so you can bear fruit for His kingdom and bring glory to His name.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are using your God given spiritual gifts to serve Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you faithfully use all the gifts God has given you to serve Him.

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Love Of Money

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Discipleship Study – Character – Hebrews 13:5-6 – Love Of Money – Growing As Disciples

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5-6 (NIV)

Your Pursuit 

What will you pursue in life? What will have your focus? What will have your full attention? Will you chase after money? Will you pursue things? Will you seek all the comfort and pleasure and security that this world offers? Will your life be consumed with a continual desire for more? Will you ride the never-ending treadmill of wanting the latest and greatest next new and better thing? Will you store up all the treasures of this life? Will you be the richest person in the graveyard? Those are very good questions. I will gladly tell you my answers. First, let me say that I have answered each one of these questions incorrectly at one time or another in my life. I have loved money. I have pursued things. I have had a continual desire for more. I have sought comfort and pleasure and security from what the world offers. I have frequently wanted the latest and greatest next new thing. I have stored up treasures from this life. Forgive me. I do know that there is no such thing as a rich person in a graveyard. I brought nothing into this world. I will take nothing out of this world. That’s right. I can’t say that I am completely over being attracted to the things of this world. I will need your help to fully pursue the life that you have called me to live. I will need you to help teach and train me to be content with what I have been given. You will have my help. I will teach you and train you to be content. I will help you to pursue the life that I have called you to live.

There are some things that I do know. There are some things that I have learned. What’s that? I know that I am just passing through this life. My real home is forever in heaven with you. It would be foolish for me to store up treasures in a place that I will soon be leaving. That’s true. I do know that I can store up treasures in heaven with you. I know that I can bear fruit for your kingdom. I know that I can bring glory to your name. Yes, you can. It gives me great pleasure to know and do your will. I have great joy and peace and contentment in doing what is pleasing to you. I know for sure that my life will not be a waste when I go and do what you ask of me. I know that you are with me. I know that you will help me. I will pursue you and the life that you have for me now and forever. That will be very good.

Lord, I will pursue you. I will pursue the life you have called me to live. I will pursue priorities you give to me. I will not love and pursue money. Thank you that your presence, help and protection is helping me to be content with what you have given to me. Amen 

Key Question… When has loving money caused you to pursue the wrong priorities in life?

Living It Out… Keep your life free from the love of money and be content with what the Lord has given to you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord’s presence, help and protection will help you to be content with what you have been given.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are learning to be content with what the Lord has given to you.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you be free from the love of money and be content with what you have been given.

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Active In Sharing Your Faith

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I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Philemon 1:6 (NIV)

Active

How active are you in sharing your faith? That’s a good question. I don’t know how to answer your question other than to say I am not nearly active enough in sharing my faith with others. I would also like to say that I want to be far more active in sharing my faith with others. Why is that, why do you want to be more active in sharing your faith? I would like to be doing what you have called me to do. I know that you have called me to share my faith. You have sent me out into the world to go and make disciples. Making disciples starts with sharing my faith with others. Yes, it does. Sharing my faith with others is how I can bear fruit for your kingdom. That’s right. You want me to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom. Yes, I do. The only kind of fruit that will last for all eternity are the people that will come to live forever in heaven with you. The amount of fruit that I will bear for you will come through my actively sharing my faith in you with others. That’s right.

So, would it be true that if you are not actively sharing your faith with others, then you are not doing what is my will? That’s right. How will you become more active in sharing your faith? I will need your help. I will ask for your help. I will ask for you to open opportunities for me to share my faith with others. I will ask you to bring people into my life who need to hear about the new life that they can have in you. I will keep my eyes and ears open. I will watch for the opportunities that you will give me to share my faith with others. That will be very good. 

What has happened to you when you have shared your faith with others? I’m not sure what you mean. How has your life been blessed when you have allowed me to use you? When I have allowed you to use me, I have been able to know that you were working in and through my life. I have felt the closeness of your presence. I have felt your power. I have experienced your blessing. There are ways that I would never know you without going and doing what you have asked of me. That’s right. So, you have blessed my life as you have used me to be a blessing to others. That’s true. Give me every opportunity to share my faith in you with others. Help me to tell others about the greatness of your love and the kindness of your mercy. Speak through me. Use me. Help me to actively share my faith in you with others. Yes, I will. 

Lord, I will actively share my faith. I will tell others about your goodness to me. I will share with them the marvelous things that you have done for me. Thank you, that as I share my faith in you I will continue to grow in knowing all that you have done for me. Amen

Key Question… How has the Lord opened opportunities for you to share your faith with others?

Living It Out… Be active in sharing your faith with others so you can continue in grow in knowing all that you have in Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that you will come to know all you have in Christ as you actively share your faith in Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how sharing your faith has helped you to know what you have in Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you come to know all you have in Christ as you actively share your faith in Him.

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Be Still

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Miracles – Exodus 14:13-14 – Be Still – Growing As Disciples

Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13-14 (NIV)

Move On

Don’t just sit there paralyzed in your fear. What would you have me do? You tell me. Well, if I’m sitting here paralyzed in my fear, it’s a good bet that once again I am relying on myself to try to fight the battle that is before me right now. You want me to come to rely on you. You don’t want me to rely on myself. My own power and strength will never get me through the battles of life.

No, it will not. You want me to trust you to help me through the battles that I will face in life. Yes, I do. I wonder how many battles I will need to go through before I learn to rely on you completely. Based on my track record, I wonder if I will ever come to fully rely on you in the battles of life. Is that a question? I guess it is. More and more you are learning to rely on me. So, don’t become discouraged. Don’t give up. Keep learning to rely on me. Learning to rely on me is a lesson that will continue until the day you come to live forever in heaven with me. That’s what I thought. Be encouraged though, because you are making great progress in learning to rely on me to help you. I will. That will be very good.

Now, there are two concepts that I want you to consider as you rely on me. What are they? First, I want you to learn to be still as you trust me. I want you to be still so you can hear and see me at work to help you. Don’t frantically race around trying to pull together all your resources. Your resources will never be enough to win your battles in life. Learn that the battle is not yours. Learn that the battle is mine. Watch and see me fight for you. Will you do that? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

What I am about to say may seem contradictory. There is a time to cry out. There is a time to pray. There is a time to ask for my help. There is a time to rely fully on me. There is a time to watch and wait and look and listen for my help in your battle. Then a time will come for you to move on. Relying on me will require you to get up, get going and move on. Relying on me fully will require you to trust that I will fight in you, with you, for you and through you. Yes, you will also be required to fight. But, there is a big difference in how you will be fighting. How so? You will not be fighting with your own strength. You will be relying on me in all your battles of life. That, I will do. That will be very good.

Lord, I have been filled with fear in the battles I have faced in life. Forgive me for not praying to you and turning all my fears over to you. I know that you will fight with me and for me as I rely on you to stand firm and face my fears. Amen

Key Question… When have you been afraid of what might be coming next in life?

Living It Out… Pray to the Lord and turn all your fears over to Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will fight for you as you rely on Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has fought for you in a battle that you faced.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you stand firm as the Lord fights for you today.

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Attitude Of Your Mind

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – The Mind – Ephesians 4:22-24 – Attitude Of Your Mind – Growing As Disciples

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV)

You Were Taught

I want to live the life that you have called me to live. I want to live my life fully with and for you. I don’t want to fall short. I don’t want to miss the mark. I know that I will need your help. I can’t be what you have called me to be by my own efforts. I can’t do what you are asking me to do with my own strength. You are right, you will need my help. You will need my strength. You will need my wisdom. You will need my guidance. You will need to put into practice all that you have been taught. I’m sorry to say that I will even need you to refresh me on what I have been taught.

You have been taught to leave your old life behind. Take off the dirty and stinky clothes of your old life. Walk away from your old thoughts, patterns and practices. Separate yourself from the darkness in which you once lived and walked. Eliminate anything that would feed and sustain your old sinful life. Have nothing do to with wickedness. Let nothing stir up and encourage deceitful desires within you. Let nothing corrupt what I want to do in and through you. None of your old life suits you any longer. I will leave my old life behind. That will be very good.

What else must I do? That is a very good question. It is good that you realize that you must do more than simply walk away from your old life. You must let me change your heart and transform your mind. How will you change my heart and transform my mind? On the day that you turned away from your sin to follow me I began the ongoing process of changing your heart and transforming your mind. This process will continue daily until the day you come to live forever in heaven with me. I will use my word to change your heart and transform your mind. You must let my word dwell in you richly. You must meditate on my word day and night. My word will strengthen you. My word will make you able to think my thoughts and walk in my ways. Will you let me change your heart and transform my mind with my word? Yes, Lord, I will allow your word to do its work in me. I will let your word dwell in me richly That will be very good. 

There is one final thing you must do if you want to live your life fully with and for me. What is that? You must put on the new life that I have given you to live. I will clothe your new life with my goodness. You must follow me. You must walk in the light with me. You must go where I guide you. You must do all that I ask of you. Will you wear my righteousness and holiness as you follow and serve me? Yes, Lord, I will wear the new life in you that you have given me to live. That will be very good. 

Lord, help me to separate myself from any remaining influences from the old self and its deceitful practices. Renew and transform my heart and mind by your word so that I will be able to put on the new self and live fully for you. Amen

Key Question… What steps did you have to take to separate yourself from your old self and its desires?

Living It Out… Separate yourself from the deceitful practices of the old self as you allow God to renew your mind by His word.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will renew your mind by His word and give you the power put off the old and put on the new self.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God has helped you to put off the old and put on the new self.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you put off your old life, be renewed in your mind, and put on your new life in Christ.

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To Give Than To Receive

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Blessing – Acts 20:35 – To Give Than To Receive – Growing As Disciples

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'” Acts 20:35 (NIV)

Giving

I have richly blessed your life. I have given you an abundance of good gifts. Yes, you have richly blessed my life by giving me an abundance of good gifts. There is not one good thing I have received that ultimately has not come from your hand. I don’t know how I can ever say thank you enough for all that you have given to me. I am grateful and thankful beyond measure. I hope that my life will continually express gratefulness and thankfulness every day as I live my life with and for you. That will be very good.

I want to bless your life in a very different way. How so? Your life has already been blessed by all that I have given to you. That’s true. I know that you want to become like me. That’s right. You have seen that I am a giver of good gifts. You know that it is my joy and pleasure to give good gifts to you. I now want you to bless your life by you giving to others. You have experienced much joy in receiving all that I have given to you. Yes, I have. Would it surprise you to hear me say that it is much better to give than to receive? That is hard to believe. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not doubting your word. No, I know that you are not doubting my word. You are wondering how much fuller could your joy be by giving than receiving. Yes, that’s it exactly.

Test the truth of what I am saying. There is nothing that I have given to you that you can’t share with others in one way or another. You can share your gifts, talents and abilities. You can share your resources and possessions. You can share your family and friends. You can share your experience and knowledge. You can share the teaching and training you have received. You will be blessed in far greater measure by what you give than by what you have received. There is something vitally important that I also want you to know and remember. What is that? The blessings that you will receive by giving to others will not just be in this life. As you give and share with others you will be blessed in this life and in the life to come. Giving and sharing all that you are and all that you have will be storing up treasure in heaven with me. Will you give like I give? Will you share with others all that I have given to you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, you have richly blessed my life. You have given me an abundance of good gifts. I will not tight fistedly hold on to what you have given to me. Help me to experience the much greater blessing of giving and sharing others all that you have richly given to me. Amen

Key Question… How has your life been blessed as you have shared with others what the Lord has given to you?

Living It Out…Allow your life to be blessed by sharing with others what the Lord has given to you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that you will find great blessing in sharing with others what the Lord has given to you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you have been blessed by sharing what the Lord has given you,

Prayer To Bless Others… May your life be blessed as you give to others.

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Blessing – Acts 20-35 – To Give Than To Receive – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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