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This nine-session course addresses such issues as how to please God, develop a stable walk with God, think like a Christian, practice spiritual self-defense, live with a focus, and become a prayer warrior. Sometimes this calls for us to stand against the tide of public opinion or popular trends. The Book of Colossians teaches principles for living a Christian life in the midst of a non-Christian culture.
He gives us his Holy Spirit to guide and empower us through each step of growth.
The great news is that it is his work, not just ours. Our extreme makeover begins when God justifies us through faith in Jesus Christ, freeing us from our past, securing our future, and initiating God's transforming work in our lives. Have you ever wondered what kind of person you would be if you lived up to your potential? Have you ever wondered what God had in mind when he made you in the first place? Have you ever wondered if this life is really worth all the pain and heartache? God wants to make us into new people-an extreme makeover of the soul, something we cannot do on our own. You can find all of these studies in one place, but these are your 10 favorite studies: 10. Our Bible studies on whole books of the Bible are our most popular studies. When you read an entire book, you understand the context of the verses, and study it in the way it was originally meant to be learned. However, nothing beats studying an entire book of the Bible to get the intent of the original writer. Every day that passes is one that cannot be recovered.Topical studies are great for honing in on what the Bible says about a particular issue. Our portion in this life under the sun, as Ecclesiastes 9:9 tells us, is to thank our Creator for this time with our families, and to do so by enjoying our lives with them while we can. Parents well know that all they have to do is blink and their children are grown and gone. Though we would never want to make our families into idols, it is nevertheless true that God wants us to enjoy our children, our grandchildren, and all of the loved ones with whom He has blessed us. Yet how often do we despise the precious blessing of a godly husband or wife by not taking the opportunity to enjoy the company of the one whom the Lord has given to walk with us through the trials and joys of this present life?īy extension, we could apply this instruction to the rest of our families. 19:14), and God's good gifts should never be despised. "House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord" (Prov. Among the most precious gifts of our generous Maker is a godly spouse, and we are not to take any of the time that we have with our husbands or wives for granted. We are to be aware that our days are numbered, but instead of lamenting this fact, we are to see this brief span allotted to us as an opportunity to rejoice in God's generosity. Ecclesiastes 9:9 calls us to act in a certain way all the days of this "vain life." Here, as is often the case in the book of Ecclesiastes, "vain" refers not to something that is com- pletely empty or pointless rather, it is being used as a synonym for "fleeting." The point of the Preacher who wrote the book is that despite the brevity of life on this side of glory, we are to find godly enjoyment where our Creator has given it. That is essentially the point of today's passage. In light of what God has spoken in His Word, however, we find that the brevity of life can be a proper encouragement to enjoy the gifts He has given us. Franklin once said that "lost time is never found again," a pithy way of saying that we should make the most of the moments that we do have, for once the present is gone, it is gone forever.ĭivorced from divine revelation, the notion that we should make the most of the short time that we have on this earth can inspire wanton hedonism. Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), the great early American statesman, was by no means a believer in Christ, and yet he had great insight that has benefitted many people.
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