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2011-03-28 - Old Testament - Seeking God
Old Testament Seeking God study
  • Isaiah 1:2 - God created us and cared for us but we rebelled agianst him
  • Jeremiah 29:11-14 - Will find God if you seek me with all your heart and soul
  • Proverbs 4:7 - Wisdom is supreme but it will cost you all you have
  • Psalms 10:4 - The arrogent say 'God won't hold me accountable'
  • Psalms 42:1-2 - David thirst for God
  • Psalms 62:1 - David waited patiently for God
  • Psalms 63:1 - He longed, thristed, yearned for God
  • Psalms 61:2 - He called out to God in despair


2011-03-29 - Old Testament - The Word

Old Testament scriptures about the Word

  • Jeremiah 23:29 - God's word is like a fire and hammer
  • Hosea 4:6 - People are destroyed from lack of knowledge
  • Jeremiah 8:7 - Animals obey God but His people pay no attention
  • Psalms 12:6 - LORD's words are absolutely reliable
  • Proverbs 30:5-6 - Every word of God is flawless
  • Deuteronomy 4:2 - Keep the commandments of the LORD your God; do not add or take away from it
  • Psalms 119 - God's Word should be held in the highest reguard


2011-04-03 - Old Testament - Commitment

Old Testament scriptures about commitment:

  • Deuteronomy 6:5 - Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength
  • Leviticus 19:18  - Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD
  • Isaiah 6:1-8 - Here am I. Send me!
  • Jeremiah 48:10 - A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the LORD's work


2011-04-08 - Names of Jesus (part II)
More scriptures about the names of Jesus:
  • Apostle - Hebrews 3:1
  • Arm of the Lord - Isaiah 51:9; 53:1
  • Author and Finisher or our faith - Hebrews 12:2
  • Beginning of the creation of God - Revelation 3:14
  • Blessed and only Potentate - 1 Timothy 6:15
  • Branch - Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12
  • Bread of Life - John 6:35,48


2011-04-10 - Names of Jesus (part IV)
Reading scriptures will Jesus' different names"
  • Counselor - Isaiah 9:6
  • David - Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:23
  • Day-spring - Luke 1:78
  • Deliverer - Romans 11:26
  • Desire of all nations - Haggai 2:7
  • Door - John 10:7
  • Elect of God - Isaiah 42:1


2011-04-17 - Names of Jesus (part XI)
A daily study of the Jesus' names:
  • Lord of all - Acts 10:36
  • Lord of glory - 1 Corinthians 2:8
  • Lord of Lords - Revelation 19:16
  • Lord Our Righteouss - Jeremiah 23:6
  • Mediator between God and men - 1 Timothy 2:5
  • Messenger of the covenant - Malachi 3:1
  • Messiah - Daniel 9:25; John 1:41


2011-04-30 - Names of the Church (part VI)
Last day of the study of church names:
  1. Pillar and ground of the truth - 1 Timothy 3:15
  2. Sanctuary of God - Psalms 114:2
  3. Spiritual house - 1 Peter 2:5
  4. Spouse of Christ - Song of Solomon 4:12; 5:1
  5. Sought out, a city not forsaken - Isaiah 62:12
  6. Temple of God - 1 Corinthians 3:16,17
  7. Temple of the Living God - 2 Corinthians 6:16
  8. Vineyard - Jeremiah 12:10; Matthew 21:41


2011-06-01 - Excuses - Jeremiah
Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:4-8
  • v1:5 - God has a mission for our lives, too
  • v1:8 - God rejected Jeremiah’s excuse of youth
    • God command us not to fear
    • God is with us! (God + one = a majority)
Jeremiah spread the word for forty years, although most people rejected him, and he became one of the great prophets of all time!

2011-06-08 - Mind of Christ - Intro (part I)
Why should we study the topic “Having the mind of Christ”? - 1 Corinthians 2:12-16

Man’s heart must be reshaped to think and act like God’s
  1. God is righteous and perfect in all His ways
  • His way is perfect and flawless - Psalms 18:30
  • The LORD is righteous in all his ways - Psalms 145:17
  1. Man is unrighteous and sinful
  • There is no one righteous, not even one - Romans 3:10, 13
  • The heart is deceitful above all things - Jeremiah 17:9


2011-06-09 - Mind of Christ - Intro (part II)
Man’s heart must be reshaped to think and act like God’s (continued)
  1. Man does not by nature think like God
  • For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways - Isaiah 55:8-9
  • The heart is deceitful above all things - Jeremiah 17:9
  1. We must seek to obtain the mind of Christ
  • Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus - Philippians 2:5
  • But we have the mind of Christ - 1 Corinthians 2:16


2011-07-13 - Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part VIII)
We must employ at least five elements to accomplish this mission:

1. We must give ourselves totally to this fulfillment
  • 1 Corinthians 15:58 - Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord
  • 1 John 3:16 - We ought to lay down our lives for our brothers
  • 2 Corinthians 8:5- Would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord
2. We must earnestly long for the salvation of sinners
  • Jeremiah 9:1 - I would weep day and night for the slain of my people
  • Luke 13:34 - How often I have longed to gather your children together


2011-08-31 - Fearing God - Growing in Fear

There is no point to a spiritual retreat if it does not affect our lives back home

We need to be consistly in awe,reverence, honor, and worship on a high level
We can not live on mountaintops

How do we grow in fearing God?
If you are a believer, God has already inplanted at least a spark in your heart

Jeremiah 32:38-41

  • He will give us a sigleness of heart and action - so we will always fear him
  • He will never stop doing good to us and he will inspire us to fear him

We need to fan it into flames - 2 Timoty 1:6

The Holy Spirit helps -  it is our responsiblity to grow

 



2011-11-01 - Mind Change - God works for your good
In all things God works for your good.

No exceptions and no lapses.

Even in what happened yesterday.

Even in something that caused great pain.

Even in something that dashed your hopes.

All things means all things.

Isaiah 49:15-16 - Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you
Jeremiah 29:11 - I have plans to give you a future filled with hope
Romans 8:28 - In all things God works for the good of those who love him

2011-11-19 - Getting Started (part I)
The first few weeks of your new life as a disciple are crucial. Satan is angry because of his loss and God’s gain and he will make an effort to get you off-track as soon as possible. (Revelation 12:7-12) This study will help you get off to a fast start and help you have the right focus to stay close to God and keep the devil at a distance.

Remember what has just happened
  • Romans 6:1-4 - You have begun a brand new life; you were born again (John 3:1-5)
  • Acts 2:36-41 - Every one of your sins has been forgiven and forgotten (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
  • Galatians 3:26-28 - The blood of Christ you received at baptism now covers and protects you.
  • Ephesians 1:13-14 - You received the Holy Spirit who gives you power (Romans 8:5-11)
  • 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 - You have been added to the body; enjoy your new family
Remember what got you to this point
  • Ephesians 4:17~24 - You humbled yourself and let others teach and challenge you – keep it up
  • Acts 19:17-20 - You were completely open with your sins – keep it up
  • Romans 6:17-18 - You obeyed the Bible teaching when you saw it – keep it up
  • Hebrews 3:12-14 - You spent good quality time with other disciples - keep it up


2012-01-08 - Day 36 - A Hope and a Future
Do you worry about your future?
What are your hopes and what are your fears?

Jeremiah 29:11-13
  1. What does God promise to those who seek him with all their hearts?
  2. Are you seeking him or something else?
Psalms 37:3-4 - What are the desires of your heart? Do you believe God will give them to you?

Psalms 16:5-8 - Do you feel this way about your life? Why?

1 Timothy 6:6-10
  1. What should make you content?
  2. What will a desire for money and things do to your life?
  3. How does someone "wander" from the faith?
  4. What other desires could make us wander?
Romans 8:31-32 - How has God proven his love for you?

Application: If you see anxiety or discontentment in your life, confess it as a lack of faith, and memorize one of these scriptures to remind yourself of God's faithfulness.



2012-02-18 - Fear of Failure - Letting Problems and Failures Build Your Faith
by Tracey Jones, San Francisco Church of Christ

Romans 4:18-22; Jeremiah 29:11; Romans 5:1-6

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us. Romans 5:3-4 (NLT) I think as a non-Christian, I was the most anxious, controlling person in the world. I remember I would have almost every minute of my life planned out from beginning to end. Although it helped me to be disciplined and to achieve goals, it stopped me from letting people into my heart. I was always the strong one to my friends and family…"the rock". They saw all the successful things on the outside, but they didn't see the desperate, feeble person I was inside. When I began to work with people, it was very difficult for me,  because I had no control whatsoever over them. That lack of control began to crush me. Now I see that God is using my problems and failures to encourage me to grow. He is telling me the little that I know is not enough - I need to keep growing and changing and developing into the person He wants me to be. One decision I have made when I have problems in my ministry, marriage, or family is to pray about them and to commit them fully
to God. Now, instead of giving in to thoughts like “I can't change that woman's heart, I pray specifically about what I need help with and have confident expectation of what God will do. This has brought much more joy to my marriage, ministry, and life.

What is stealing your joy? Could it be that you are letting problems and situations dictate your life?

Decide today to commit those things to prayer and ask God to give you increasing character to deal with your life.

2012-02-20 - Fear of Failure - Relying on God Never Fails
by Jeremy Clark, San Francisco Church of Christ

Jeremiah 17:5-10; Hosea 10:12-13

Often the failures in my life have felt devastating. They have made me doubt myself, made me doubt my purpose and made me doubt God. When I began to lead a ministry, I thought I could do it by myself. I was out to prove to myself that I was capable. As I began to lead I ran around all the time, I was exhausted, anxious, and worried about getting in trouble every day. I was miserable. What I didn't realize was that as I was trying to prove that I could do it, God was proving to me that I couldn't without him. My failure made me want to quit. I felt cursed; it seemed all the the work I did meant nothing. God was showing me my pride, but instead of praying more, I worried more and ran around more and was completely ineffective. My failure came because of my pride, my unwillingness to be open, and not getting the help I needed. I was relying on myself, and God was teaching me that he would not bless it. That lesson was hard to learn, but one so valuable to my life once I was willing to learn to rely on God and not my own strength.
  • Pray about everything before you do it: pray about decisions, hopes and plans. God will bless it.
  • Get advice about the plans you are making.
  • Relax and enjoy your relationship with God, enjoy reaching out to people, enjoy your purpose.
  • Don't try to prove anything to anyone, except that you love being a Christian.


2012-02-24 - Fear of Failure - When We Don't Meet Expectations
by Maritza Kim - Ministry Intern: San Francisco Church of Christ

Jeremiah 1:4-10

To me, "failure" has meant not living up to expectations--either what I expect of myself or what others expect of me. In my pride, I get angry when my weakness is exposed, and I see how ill equipped I am to face a certain task or spiritual battle. Instead of trusting in God and turning to him to strengthen me, give me wisdom, and make me able, I get a quitter's mentality. I decide that because I am not already able, I will take myself out so I no longer have to face my failure. I decide to take the easy road, where I can be "successful" and no longer feel the pressure to change the
core sin in my character.

In this scripture, I learn that God has had a destiny for our lives. God has known me since 'before I was in the womb.' He knows the stuff I'm made of. He knows what I am weak in and what I can and can't do. Yet he has still called me to serve him in awesome ways, and to do it with all my heart. He has appointed me to serve him, and that needs to be my focus. If I am focused on my daily relationship with him, get humble and open about my failures, and if I serve him with all my heart, he will fulfill the destiny he has for my life!

Three Decisions I've Made
  • Admit my sin and weaknesses
  • Ask for help from God and others
  • Commit myself to serving God, no matter my shortcomings


2013-03-22 - Prayer of the Righeous - Intimate Prayer

WHo is he who will devote himself to be close to me? - Jeremiah 30:21

God looks for people who will devote themselves to being close to him
Some of the greatest men of the Bible were described as God's friends

  • Enoch - walked with God for 300 years before took him away - Genesis 5:22-24
  • Noah walked with God - Genesis 6:9
  • Lord spoke to Moses face to face as a man speaks with his friend - Exodus 33:11
  • Abramham was God's friend - James 2:23
  • Daniel was God's friend from the first time he prayed - Daniel 10:12
  • Solomon prayed that his words would near to God day and night - 1 Kings 8:59
    • And God answered him - 1 Kings 9:3

Nehemiah had an intimate friendship with God:

  • Referred to God's convenant of love - Nehemiah 1:5
  • He pleaed for God to hear him - Nehemiah 1:6
  • Had personal confession of sin - Nehemiah 1:6-7
  • He reminded God of his great deeds - Nehemiah 1:8-10
  • He appealed to God - Nehemiah 1:11


2013-09-05 - Breaking Chains through Strategic Prayer

Must learn to become an intercessor = a man who shows his true dependence on God by faithfully fighting battles in prayer, both for himself and his family.

Many great men of the Bible did: Ezra 9:5-15; Nehemiah 9; Jeremiah 14:19-22

One praying man can make a major impact

  • King Josiah read God’s Word for the first time, he realized that he and his nation would suffer

Do according to all that is written concerning us - 2 Kings 22:13

  • Jeremiah: “Restore us to You, O LORD, that we may be restored; renew our days” - Lamentations 5:7, 21


2015-02-26 - God enables us

You must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you - Jeremiah 1:7-8

Lord called Jeremiah to prophesy against the rebellious nation of Isreal - God chose him to be God's mouthpiece

He lacked confidence because Jeremiah hadn't grasped the truth that God never calls us to do something without first equipping that person first

God wants us to see our own weakness and his need for God's empowerment

Jeremiah was the right person for the call because he was God called and God enabled

The Lord has you where he wants you - in a place of humility and dependence on Him for the power you need to succeed.



2015-03-25 - Hope

Jeremiah: Great is his faithfullness and his mercies begin afresh each morning - Lamentations 3:22-24

He surveyed th ruins of the once great city of Jerusalem

Jeremiah saw death and destruction all around and felt a pain we can only imagine

He found it within himslef to speak to his one Source of hope

Jeremaih recognized God had granted him life and could hope for better things from the hand of his heavenly Father

Where do you place your hope when you or loved ones encounter pain and difficulty?



2015-04-11 - Are You Reliable?

Go to the temple on the next day of fasting and read the messages from the Lord - Jeremiah 36:6

People value dependability:

  • Cars that always start
  • Phone service that never drops
  • Insurance that always covers
  • Friends who never fail them

Baruch earned a reputation for being reliable:

  • Came when Jeremiah was in prision - Jeremiah 36:4
  • Accurately wrote down Jeremiah's prophecies - Jeremiah 36:4
  • Read the prophecies aloud as instructed - Jeremiah 36:8-9
  • Remained committed to the message despite opposition - Jeremiah 36:32

Baruch  was completely reliable for his friend Jeremiah and for God

How reliable are you?



2015-07-29 - Unexpected Blessings

The Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given Jeremiah - Ezra 1:1

What tools has God used to mold you?

  • Intolerant Boos
  • Family member that want nothing to do with God
  • Phyiscal difficulties

Cyrus issued a decree to free the people of Judah and have all the gold and silver returned

At first, it might appear acted out of compassion and love of God

He did not serve God but God stirred his heart

Cyrus was an instrument in God's hands as he worked out his will in his people's lives

When you submit to his will and purpose, he can even use thing you consider "secular".



2015-09-20 - Feeling Alone

I had no idea that they were planning to kill me - Jeremiah 11:18

Jeremiah was alone and the only one living a godly life

He had an unpleasant message of God's judgement upon their stubborn unfaithfulness - they did not recieve the message well

He grieved for their plans to kill him and maybe more so that no one listened to the message

Jeremiah had days he wanted to give up - Jeremiah 20:8-9

Every time he felt that way, he place his eyes on the One who promised to never abandon him - Jeremiah 1:8



2015-09-28 - Right Prophets

These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak - Jeremiah 14:14

During the prophet Jeremiah's ministry, "prophets of God" contradicted Jeremiah's warning about coming divine judgement.

They insisted that everything was all right and God had not really given Jeremiah a message of wrath

The people did not want to hear the truth choosing comfort over conviction

We have plent of false prophets with comforting thoughts today with some even having good intentions

The real question is wheather or not their words match up with God's word



2015-10-15 - Humble Response

He refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the Lord - 2 Chronicles 36:11-12

Those who prefer to recieve nothing from God should pave their way with stubborn defiance

Zedekiah ascended the throne at age 21

He refused to listen to the Lord's word as spoken by Jeremiah

No man who maintains a stubborn attitude has ever done anything great for the Lord

How might you change your future for the better by humbly listening to God?



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