I AM A CHILD OF THE LIGHT Read 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 and Ephesians 5:8-16 slowly and out loud if possible. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart. What do you think it means to be a child of the light? (think back to the sermons in 1 John!) How are the deeds of darkness fruitless, but light …
Wednesday (5/1/24)
I AM CHOSEN BY GOD, HOLY AND DEARLY LOVED Read Colossians 3:12-17 slowly and out loud if possible. What does it mean to your heart that you are: Chosen. Holy. Dearly Loved. As a result of this (therefore)… How does this impact how we live? Read Colossians 3:12-17 slowly and out loud again. Sit quietly after you read. What are you sensing the …
Tuesday (4/30/24)
I AM HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD Read Colossians 3:1-4 slowly and out loud if possible. What truth do you learn about yourself from these verses? What do you learn about God? What is there for us to do as a result of knowing this truth? What does God do for us? Read Colossians 3:1-4slowly and out loud again. Sit quietly after …
Monday (4/29/24)
I AM A MEMBER OF CHRIST’S BODY Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-19, 27 slowly and out loud if possible. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart. How does Paul explain the body being arranged or assembled? Have you seen in yourself a unique way that you are fitted into the body of Christ? At Riverside, how do you …
Sunday (4/28/24)
I AM A FRIEND OF JESUS I AM CHOSEN TO BEAR FRUIT I AM A JOINT HEIR WITH CHRIST I AM UNITED TO THE LORD – ONE SPIRIT WITH HIM I AM SANCTIFIED I AM A SAINT Repeat these slowly, out loud, pondering each truth that you’ve soaked in this week. Is the Holy Spirit saying anything to your heart …
Saturday (4/27/24)
I AM A SAINT Read 1 Corinthians 1:2 slowly and out loud if possible. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart. It says in the ESV: To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of …
Friday (4/26/24)
I AM SANCTIFIED Read 1 Corinthians 6:11, Hebrews 2:11 slowly and out loud of possible. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart. Look up the definition of the word sanctified. The Bible tells us that we are (past tense) sanctified, but also that we are presently undergoing the process (present tense) of sanctification. Explain what this means to …