Discussion For Monday, December 05, 2011
Discussion: Are you trying to earn God’s blessing? How did people in the Bible receive from God? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Discussion: Are you trying to earn God’s blessing? How did people in the Bible receive from God? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, I realize from this scripture that I could never … [Read more…]
Testimony: Perception is reality for most people. Some see only the negative side of life. Their glass is half empty while another’s glass is half full. Negative people often are prejudiced against everyone in every situation. I was in a business meeting where everyone heard an inspired message but this negative person did not hear … [Read more…]
Discussion: Do you see situations the way God sees them? How can you change your perception to see that God is with you and for you in all circumstances? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness (Luke 11:34) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, If … [Read more…]
Testimony: A church leader was in a motel room preparing to bring the Word of God to Japan. Suddenly he felt a tremendous fear on him to the point that he was frozen. He remembered this scripture and started praying. Eventually the fear left him and he was filled with peace and the presence of … [Read more…]
Discussion: Jesus quoted scripture to the devil when he was tested. Do you use scriptures to resist evil? How can you learn more about spiritual warfare? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, I submit myself totally to you. I know that I can I resist the devil’s evil temptation and lies, so that he … [Read more…]
Testimony: A grandmother prayed the blood of Jesus over her family. She was praying for her daughter and granddaughter on the day of a terrorist attack. Her daughter worked on an upper floor of a building and her granddaughter was in Day Care on the second floor of the same building. Ten minutes before the … [Read more…]
Discussion: Do you plead the blood of Jesus over you, your family and your assets every day? How do you envision God’s angels that are sent to protect Christians? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death (Revelation 12:11) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, I can overcome evil by asking in prayer for the … [Read more…]
Holy Bible Scripture: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised (Luke 4:18) (Scripture … [Read more…]
Discussion: How can you encourage more healing services in your church? Would you be open to having a Bible study on healing in your home? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Testimony: I grew up going to church each week but did not know much about the Holy Spirit and had no clue what the word anointing meant. As I started to study the Bible I learned that the Holy Spirit is a person, not an it, and is sent by Jesus to be the power … [Read more…]
Holy Bible Scripture: For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; … the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; … faith by the same Spirit; … gifts of healing by the same Spirit; … the working of miracles; … prophecy; … discerning of spirits; … divers kinds of tongues; … … [Read more…]
Discussion: Are you constantly hungering for more knowledge of God? Are you willing to ask God to reveal these nine gifts to you and through you? Take the time now to read these and ask God to unfold them to you. Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Testimony: Bible teachers define these as: a word of wisdom is wisdom from God for a situation, a word of knowledge is God revealing a fact, the gift of faith is God’s faith given to you in a situation to do the impossible, gifts of healing are for specific healings, working of miracles are instructions … [Read more…]
Holy Bible Scripture: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth (Genesis 1:26) … [Read more…]
Discussion: How do you picture God the Father? What does He look like? How do you picture the Holy Spirit? What does He look like? How do you picture Jesus? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Testimony: One Bible teacher was speaking on the subject of why mankind is such a unique creation compared to the rest of the animals God created. Not only was mankind created in God’s image, but God gave us the ability to reason and to choose, even the ability to reject the one who created us. … [Read more…]
Testimony: One church leader asked his congregation to pray before each service. Usually the congregation did not pray or intercede much before the service began. However, after following the church leader’s advice, they noticed a difference. The Holy Spirit’s power seemed much more tangible and more people came forward to the altar to receive miracles … [Read more…]
Discussion: When you go to church, how do you prepare yourself before the service? Do you have prayer and intercession going on in your church during the week? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer (Matthew 21:13) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me be reverent in church as it is a house of prayer and not just a social gathering place. Let me pray at … [Read more…]
Testimony: A truck driver had a rough upbringing as his father said to him “You’ll never amount to anything!” This produced unforgiveness which tormented this truck driver causing him to drink heavily. In his twenties, he had no self esteem and went downhill to the point of committing suicide. Just before taking his life he … [Read more…]
Discussion: How does unforgiveness eat away at people? How does it hurt relationships? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses (Matthew 18:34-35) (Scripture taken from the King James … [Read more…]
Testimony: A wife was ready to give up on her alcoholic husband but God spoke to her to pray for him. Her two young daughters started to pray over their Daddy’s beer in the refrigerator. When the father came home he went straight to the refrigerator for his beer. He drank the first sip and … [Read more…]
Discussion: Do you agree specifically on prayer items? What miracles can you pray for your family? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven (Matthew 18:19) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, Husbands and wives can make such … [Read more…]
Testimony: The president of a Bible College said that the best sermon you will ever preach is just to tell people how Jesus saved you. I practiced writing out my own story of how I became a Christian and how Jesus changed my life. I memorized a five minute version of my story to share … [Read more…]
Discussion: Have you ever written out a short version of how you were saved? Take time now to share it out loud or to write it on paper. Include a section on your life before you were saved, a section on how you were saved and a section on how Jesus has changed your life. … [Read more…]
Holy Bible Scripture: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear (1 Peter 3:15) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, … [Read more…]
Testimony: Statistics from the churches show that over 95% of the average congregation have never led one person to Jesus. This is because they have never been trained how to share their faith and overcome their fears. I am overjoyed to see more and more Christian literature that teaches people how to receive Jesus into … [Read more…]
Discussion: If the ‘lost’ are God’s top priority, how can you change your priorities to help the lost hear about Jesus? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Prayer: Heavenly Father, Jesus came to seek and save the lost. Have I been praying for the lost? Have I forgotten someone told … [Read more…]
Testimony: I was involved in a missionary organization for years and we would always fast before a mission. When I read Isaiah 58, I really saw the power of fasting as it was to break the enemy’s stronghold, and bring people’s hearts closer to Jesus. On one mission it seemed like everything was against us, … [Read more…]
Discussion: Have you considered fasting and praying more? When you fast, do you use Isaiah 58 to bind up the forces of evil and loose God’s power on the situation? What is your definition of fasting? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .
Holy Bible Scripture: But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly (Matthew 6:17-18) (Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible) … [Read more…]
Testimony: One Bible teacher was talking about winning souls, and that Jesus left the 99 sheep and went searching for one that was lost. The teacher went on to say that winning souls is God’s top priority as Jesus wants all to be saved and none to perish. This teacher said, unfortunately, most Christians are … [Read more…]
Discussion: How important are the lost to you? Do you think it is someone else’s job to tell the lost about Jesus? Are there any fears that are holding you back from sharing Jesus more? Click On This Link For More Information: http://www.servantsforjesuschrist.org .