Christian’s Personal Christian’s Personal GrowthGrowth

Practical Helps Practical Helps to Personal to Personal

DevelopmentDevelopment

““Old Man Praying”Old Man Praying”- Rembrant- Rembrant

Personal InventoryPersonal Inventory

We should often pause We should often pause to examine ourselvesto examine ourselves

SONGSONG “Do you know where “Do you know where you’re going to, do you like you’re going to, do you like the things that life’s been the things that life’s been showing you, Where are you showing you, Where are you going to, do you know”going to, do you know”

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE “ “Examine yourselves Examine yourselves to see to see

whether you are in the faith; test whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realise yourselves. Do you not realise that Christ Jesus is in you-- that Christ Jesus is in you-- unless, of course, you fail the unless, of course, you fail the test?” - test?” - 2Corinthians 13:5 (NIV)2Corinthians 13:5 (NIV)

DISCUSSION QUESTION:DISCUSSION QUESTION:

Why did God Why did God give us the give us the Bible?Bible?

DISCUSSION QUESTION:DISCUSSION QUESTION:

What What promisespromises does God give us does God give us for studying His for studying His word?word?

John 8:31-32John 8:31-32

“ “If ye continue in my If ye continue in my word, then are ye my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth , ye shall know the truth , and the truth shall make and the truth shall make you free .” (KJV)you free .” (KJV)

Psalm 119:105Psalm 119:105

““Thy word is a Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my and a light unto my path.” (KJV)path.” (KJV)

Psalm 119:11Psalm 119:11

““Thy word have Thy word have I hid in mine heart, I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin that I might not sin against thee.” (KJV)against thee.” (KJV)

2Timothy 3:16-172Timothy 3:16-17““All Scripture is God-breathed All Scripture is God-breathed

and is useful for teaching, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” equipped for every good work.” (NIV)(NIV)

Philippians 4:8-9Philippians 4:8-9““. . .whatever is true, whatever is . . .whatever is true, whatever is

noble, whatever is right, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such praiseworthy--think about such things. 9 Whatever you have things. 9 Whatever you have learned learned or received or heard from meor received or heard from me, or seen , or seen in me--put it into practice. And the in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” - God of peace will be with you.” - (NIV) (NIV)

DISCUSSION QUESTION:DISCUSSION QUESTION:

How would the How would the Sadducees have Sadducees have described described themselves themselves religiously ?religiously ?

DISCUSSION QUESTION:DISCUSSION QUESTION:

What did Jesus say What did Jesus say that the error of the that the error of the Sadduccees was in Sadduccees was in Matthew 22:23-33?Matthew 22:23-33?

MATTHEW 22:29MATTHEW 22:29

“ “Jesus replied, ‘You Jesus replied, ‘You are in error because are in error because you do not know the you do not know the Scriptures or the Scriptures or the power of God.’” (NIV)power of God.’” (NIV)

DISCUSSION QUESTION:DISCUSSION QUESTION:

How is it possible to How is it possible to know so much about know so much about God like the Sadducees God like the Sadducees but not to really know but not to really know God?God?

2TIMOTHY 3:72TIMOTHY 3:7

“ “always learning always learning but never able to but never able to acknowledge the acknowledge the truth.” (NIV)truth.” (NIV)

DISCUSSION QUESTION:DISCUSSION QUESTION:

How do we keep How do we keep from “always learning from “always learning but never able to but never able to acknowledge acknowledge the truth”?the truth”?

SONG:SONG:

“ “Break Thou Break Thou The Bread of Life”The Bread of Life”

SURVEYSURVEY Please make sure Please make sure

that you turn in your that you turn in your survey at the end of survey at the end of class. class.

Do not sign the Do not sign the survey. This survey survey. This survey is anonymous.is anonymous.

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