Category: One Year Study

Week 50 Your Time Make the most of your time At the beginning of creation, the Earth was just a lump of formless clay (Gen 1:2). Then God formed it into something that glorified God and blessed people. Do you realize your life is the same? God has given you a lump of clay to…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 50 Your Time

Week 49 God’s Guidance II: Reason, Desires & Decisions God’s gift of reason Nothing is more important for humans than decision making, and nothing is more important for decision making than reason. This is reflected throughout Scripture. In the OT God gave instruction on how to decide if a town was practicing idolatry and needed…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 49 God’s Guidance II: Reason, Desires, & Decisions

Week 48 God’s Guidance I: Scripture, Spirit, Authority & Conscience God’s guidance through Scripture The Bible says, “All Scripture is inspired by God” (2 Tim 3:16). By “Scripture” the Apostle meant direct revelation from God that has been recorded in writing (Deut 31:19; 1 Sam 10:25; Isa 30:8; Jer 30:2; Ezek 43:11; Eph 3:2-5; 2…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 48 God’s Guidance I: Scripture, Spirit, Authority, & Conscience

Week 47 Mysticism The silence of Scripture on Mysticism Mysticism has been defined as: the belief that God is regularly revealing His extra-biblical will for our lives through mental telepathy, or our correct interpretation of circumstances. Mental telepathy is direct communication from one mind to another apart from any physical means (e.g. seeing or hearing).…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 47 Mysticism

Week 46 God’s Wills How do you know God’s will for your life? This is one of the most frequent questions that Christians ask. We do not want to miss God’s will in a decision. A bad decision can greatly harm our life. Does God offer us guidance in our decisions? There are two primary…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 46 God’s Wills

Week 45 Reconciliation How offenses happen Have you ever experienced the following? You do or say something that is misunderstood by someone. Their misunderstanding causes them to be offended by you. Because they view you through their hurt feelings, they think you somehow intended to hurt them. They now believe you are a bad person.…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 45 Reconciliation

Week 44 Parenting Be God-centered instead of world-centered What is the most important thing for you to impart to your children? Morality? Education? Good self-esteem? These are important foundations. But the ultimate goal of parenting is producing children who serve and please their real Father. Remember, God is the real Father of your children. You…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 44 Parenting

Week 43 Marriage The purpose of marriage Why do people get married? Usually to fulfill their needs for companionship. This was one purpose for the first marriage between Adam and Eve. God did not want Adam to be alone and made him a mate (Gen 2:18). Likewise, if you desire to be married, God wants…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 43 Marriage

Week 42 Serving Gifts In the previous two chapters we discussed the miraculous spiritual gifts that Paul focused on in 1 Corinthians 12-14. In Ephesians 4 he focused on another category of spiritual gifts which can be called “ministry gifts” (Eph 4:7-13). These include evangelist, pastors, and teachers. The “ministry gifts” are designed to help…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 42 Serving Gifts

Week 41 Miraculous Gifts II: Speaking in Tongues In the list of miraculous gifts, the Apostle Paul mentions speaking in different kinds of tongues (1 Cor 12:10). This gift is mentioned three times in Acts (2:4, 6, 11; 10:44-46; 11:15-18; 19:1-7) and throughout 1 Corinthians 12-14. The gift of tongues is one of the most…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 41 Miraculous Gifts II: Speaking in Tongues