Week 8 - Read Ch. 14 & 15

Read Chapter 14, Lord, Move Me into the Purpose for Which I Was Created and Chapter 15, Lord, Guide Me in All My Relationships.

I hope you are as excited to read these chapters as I am! Who doesn't want to move in their purpose and to be guided my God?!

“The single greatest cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable”. - Brennan Manning

But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

Exodus 9:16

Ch. 12 & 13 Reflection Questions

Ch. 12 - Lord, Plant Me So I will Bear the Fruit of Your Spirit

1. Of all the fruits of the spirit, which one would you like to see manifested more obviously in your life right now?
2. Read Galatians 5:19-21. What are the works for the flesh? What will happen if you practice such things?
3. Read Galatians 5:22-23 and fill in the blanks. "But when the _____ ______ controls our lives, ____ will produce this kind of fruit in us: ____, ____, _____, _____, ______, ______, _____ and ______. Here there is no conflict with the law."

Ch. 13 - Lord, Preserve Me in Purity and Holiness

1. Read James 4:4 and 1 John 2:15-16. What happens when you become a friend of the world? What happens when you love the things of the world?
2. Read Galatians 5:24-25 and Ephesians 1:4. According to these scriptures, how are we supposed to walk?
3. Read Ephesians 4:25-32. According to them, what are the things we are supposed to do?
4. Read Matthew 5:8. What the reward for having a pure heart?

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