Category: One Year Study

Week 30 God’s Will for Your Bad Emotions I: Recognize & Rebel Painful and sinful emotions like anger, worry, and discouragement plague many Christians. How can we be free of them? The Psalms give us examples of godly men who were willing to recognize bad emotions, talk to God about them, and have God’s truth…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 30 God’s Will for your Bad Emotions I: Recognize & Rebel

Week 29 God’s Purposes for Your Good Emotions Common but unbiblical views on the place of emotions in the Christian life Unfortunately, there is a strong bias in Christianity against the God-given value of emotions. This has led to several unbiblical attitudes toward them. First, it is common to deny that the fruits of the…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 29 God’s Purposes for Your Good Emotions

Week 28 The Spirit’s Control The power of the Spirit’s control When God’s Spirit controls us we will have “self-control” (Gal 5:23; 2 Tim 1:7). The Spirit’s self-control is really the Spirit’s control. God wants His Spirit to constantly control you. Again, God did not come to live in you just to take up space.…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 28 The Spirit’s Control

Week 27 The Spirit’s Peace God wants you to feel peace A result of God’s Spirit controlling you is “peace” (Gal 5:22). Your Father wants you to experience His peace at all times and in every situation (2 Thess 3:16). He wants the peace of Christ to rule in your heart (Col 3:15). This is…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 27 The Spirit’s Peace

Week 26 The Spirit’s Joy Christian JOY is feeling happy and content A result of God’s Spirit controlling you is “joy” (Gal 5:22). We define Christian JOY as: “THE POWER TO ALWAYS FEEL HAPPY AND CONTENT.” The Greek words in the NT for joy (chara) mean to feel happy. The meaning of “happiness” in English…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 26 The Spirit’s Joy

Week 25 The Spirit’s Love Christian love is unconditional and miraculous A result of God’s Spirit controlling you is “love” (Gal 5:22). The Apostle Peter wrote something very strong about the importance of love. He said the end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, the most important thing is for Christians to show deep…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 25 The Spirit’s Love

Week 24 The Truth’s Power God’s promise for a transformed life God promises us and commands us to “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Rom 12:2). This is one of the most powerful promises in God’s word. The Greek word used for “transformed” is metamorphos. It means a RADICAL and PERMANENT CHANGE in…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 24 The Truth’s Power

Week 23 The Spirit’s Power The person of God living in you One of the reasons Jesus came was to give you an abundant and extraordinary life (John 10:10). That extraordinary life is found in living the extraordinary commandments of God. These include the Greatest Commandment to love Him in everything, the New Commandment to…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 23 The Spirit’s Power

Week 22 Your Eternal Hope God has promised you an eternal paradise Life is full of disappointments. Which is why the Bible tells us to put all our hope in the return of Jesus Christ (1 Pet 1:13). It is so easy to focus on life on this earth. But God commands us to focus…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 22 Your Eternal Hope

Week 21 God is With You & For You The problem of loneliness God created you with the need for relationship. God said at the beginning of Creation: “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Gen 2:18). Loneliness is the first thing God ever said was not good. It is one of…… Continue reading CE 1 YEAR: 21 God is With You & For You