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DEVOTIONS
FOR October 27- November 1, 2008
Topic: How
does God’s Word apply to my life?
Scripture is Important and Useful
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Spend time with the devotions this week. Read the Scriptures and then
think how you can apply them to your life.
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MONDAY
October 27
Are you saved?
Acts 3:19 “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,
that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”
Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Ask
yourself these questions:
1.) According to these
verses you are saved if you’ve done what?
2.) If you are not saved
what is it that you must do?
3.) How can you live out
(keep in your heart and mind) these verses?
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TUESDAY
October 28
Do you have anger issues?
Proverbs 29:11 “A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself
under control.”
Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Ask
yourself:
1.) According to the
first verse in Proverbs what shouldn’t we do?
2.) What should we do
instead?
3.) How can you live out
(keep in your heart and mind) these verses
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WEDNESDAY
October 29
What it means to be a Christian
Matthew 21:21 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, If you have faith and do not
doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can
say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be
done.”
1 Peter 4:16 “However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise
God that you bear that name.” (Go back to Monday’s verses too)
Ask
yourself:
1.) According to the
verse in Matthew what does it mean to be a Christian?
2.) According to the
verse in 1 Peter, if we are Christians what do we know will happen because
of
our having faith?
3.) What should our
response be?
4.) How can you live out
(keep in your heart and mind) these verses?
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THURSDAY
October
30
Does doubt (unbelief) ever
come into your life?
Mark 9:23, 24 “If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who
believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me
overcome my unbelief!”(In this verse Jesus does heal the demon-possessed
boy)
James 4:7-10 “Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee
from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands,
you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and
wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.”
Ask
yourself:
1.) What do we need to do
with our unbelief according to Matthew 9:23, 24?
2.) If doubt comes into
our lives what should we do according to the verses in James 4:7-10?
3.) God is always near us
the question is: Are you drawing closer to Him? How?
4.) How can you live out
(keep in your heart and mind) these verses?
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FRIDAY
October
31
How are you in
your relationships?
1 Peter 2:11 “Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to
abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.”
Hebrews 13:4 “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure,
for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”
Ask
yourself:
1.) What is it that God
wants us to abstain (withhold or keep) from?
2.) How should we view
our relationships according to the verse in Hebrews 13?
3.) What will happen if
we don’t follow God’s word here in Hebrews 13:4?
4.) How can you live
out (keep in your heart and mind) these verses?
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SATURDAY
November 1
Do you know God’s Word?
Proverbs 3:1
“My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart.”
Philippians 4:9
“Whatever you have
learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.
And the God of peace will be with you.”
1 John 4:15 “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him
and he in God.”
Ask
yourself:
1.) According to the
verses in Proverbs 1 and Philippians 4 what are we to do with God’s Word?
2.) What are we to do
once we have received God’s Word according to Philippians 4:9? 3.) What is
our assurance (guarantee) if we acknowledge Jesus in our lives according to
the verse in 1 John 4?
4.) How can you live
out (keep in your heart and mind) these verses?
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See you at Sunday
School, Worship and Youth Fellowship this Sunday!
Bible references provided by
www.biblegateway.com
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