Home Study for December 23 through 28, 2013
Monday – Read I John 3:1-3
How great is God’s love for us/you?
What does it mean to be a child of God?
How should that understanding change and transform our lives?
How does this passage bless you? Challenge you?
Tuesday – Read Romans 5:1-8
Did Jesus die for the righteous or the ungodly?
What does this tell us about the depth of His love?
How should this impact how we view ourselves? Others?
How does this passage encourage you? Challenge you?
What will you do?
Wednesday – Read Luke 2:1-20
Allow the beauty of the birth of Jesus, and this demonstration of God’s immeasurable love, speak to your heart today.
Thursday – Read John 10:1-5
How can we recognize the voice of Jesus in our lives?
What does it mean that Jesus goes on ahead of you when you follow Him?
What confidence can that give us?
What hope does that give us?
Where is Jesus leading your life in these days?
Are you following Him?
Friday – Read I John 4:7-12
If we don’t love others what does that say about our relationship with God?
How did God show His love to us?
How is the love we show a testimony to who God is?
To love like God is a real challenge for us, how can we grow in our ability to show that kind of love?
How does this passage challenge you? How will you respond?
Saturday – Read Revelation 3:7-8
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Home Study for December 16 through 21, 2013
Monday – Read Galatians 4:4-7
How does it make you feel to know that God had both a plan and a time to make it possible for us to become His children?
What does it mean to us that we are children of God?
How important is it to continue to seek God’s plan and timing in our lives today?
What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?
Tuesday – Read Luke 1:5-23
What was wrong with Zechariah’s question?
How was God’s timing different from Zechariah’s and Elizabeth’s?
How does this encourage you? How does it challenge you?
Wednesday – Read I Corinthians 1:26-30
Why does God choose to work in such a vastly different way than the World does?
How are God’s values different from the values of the world’s system?
What does this tell us about the importance of living God’s way?
Thursday – Read Romans 3:21-24
Why is it important to realize that we have all sinned and we cannot save ourselves?
How should being saved by grace through faith in Jesus influence the way that we relate to others as we share Jesus with them?
How does this passage encourage you? How does it challenge you?
How will you respond?
Friday – Read I Corinthians 9:30-33
What is the risk of pursuing righteousness by works?
How does our pursuit of works blind us to who Jesus is and what He is doing?
What challenge does this passage set for us as we seek to live for Jesus? As we seek to share the truth of Jesus?
Saturday – Read Matthew 1:18-25
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Home Study for December 9-14, 2013
Monday – Read Luke 8:40-48
What did this experience tell the disciples about Jesus?
Why was this important for them to know?
How does this help to increase your faith?
How does it encourage you?
What will you do?
Tuesday – Read Luke 8:49-56
What did this experience tell the disciples about Jesus?
Why was this important for them to know?
How does this help to increase your faith?
What does it mean to your life?
Wednesday – Read Ephesians 1:18-23
What did Paul for the believers in Ephesus?
Why did he want them to see the power of God in their lives?
Why is it important for you to understand the power that God brings into your life?
Take time to pray this prayer for yourself, your family and our church.
Thursday – Read Colossians 1:9-14
What did Paul pray for the believers in Colosse?
Why was this important?
Why is it important for us to fill us with the knowledge of His will?
Take time to pray this prayer for yourself, your family and our church.
Friday – Read Acts 12:1-17
What do you suppose the believers at the house of Mary were praying for?
How did they respond when the answer to their prayer showed up?
Why did they almost miss this miracle of God?
What did they learn about God through this difficulty?
What has God been teaching you through the difficulties you are facing in these days?
Ask Him to reveal Himself to you.
Saturday – Read Luke 1:26-38
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Home Study for November 25 through 30, 2013
Monday – Read Psalm 96:1-13
For what does the Psalmist praise the Lord in this psalm?
How should we respond to this call to praise?
Tuesday – Read Psalm 100:1-4
What reasons for joy does the psalmist mention here?
What are some ways of expressing our joy does he mention here?
Take time to express your thanks to God.
Wednesday – Read Psalm 98:1-9
For what reasons does the psalmist praise the Lord in this psalm?
What are some ways that the psalmist calls people to praise the Lord?
What are some ways that you can praise the Lord today?
Take time to praise Him.
Thursday – Read Psalm 103:1-22
What are some things for which the psalmist praised the Lord?
Which apply to our lives today?
Which of these things gives you the greatest hope?
Take time to praise the Lord.
Friday – Read Romans 8:28-39
What hope does this passage give us?
Think of a time when God was able to work a difficult situation for good in your life. How did that build your faith? How did it give you hope?
What does it mean that nothing can separate you from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus?
Take time to give God thanks for His love and his work in your life.
Saturday – Read Matthew 8:18-22
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