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November 21 to 25

Home Study

 

Monday – Read Acts 27:33-35.

Reflect upon the verse and list the things you are thankful for.

 

Tuesday – Read Romans 1:7-8

Reflect upon the verse and list the things you are thankful for.

 

Wednesday – Read 2 Cor 2:14

Reflect upon the verse and list the things you are thankful for.

 

Thursday – Read Romans 7:21-25

Reflect upon the verse and list the things you are thankful for.

 

Friday – Read Phil 1:3

Reflect upon the verse and list the things you are thankful for.

 

 

 


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November 14 to 19

Monday – Read Matthew
24:1-14

According to verse 14, what is our job while we await Jesus’ return?

How does this fit with Matthew 28:16-20?

What has Jesus equipped and called you to do to fulfill this task?

What can you be doing in the days ahead?

 

Tuesday – Read
Matthew 24:36-44

Who knows that day and time of Jesus’ return?

Why has God kept that information from us?

How should we live in the days God gives us?

What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?

 

Wednesday – Read
Matthew 24:45-50

What does this passage tell us about how Jesus would have us live in these days?

How does this passage challenge you?

How will you respond?

 

Thursday – Read I
Peter 5:6-9

Why can we humble ourselves before God and cast all of our anxiety upon Him?

How should we live? Why?

How can we resist the devil and live in victory?

What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?

 

Friday – Read II
Peter 3:1-13

What does this passage tell us about the times preceding Jesus’ return?

Why is God waiting?

How can we speed the coming of that day?

Who in your life needs to receive Jesus? What can you do?

 

Saturday – Read I
Thessalonians 5:18


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November 7 to 12

Home Study

 

Monday – Read John 14:1-6

What hope does Jesus give His disciples here in their time of  trouble?

How does this hope apply to our lives?

If Jesus is the “way, the truth and the life” and the only way to come to

God the Father, what can you do to help get that message to others?

What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?

 

Tuesday – Read Acts 1:1-11

Why is it not up to us to know the time and date of Jesus’ return?

How might that information impact how we live?

Why is it important to know that Jesus will return in the say way that He went into
heaven?

How does this passage challenge you? What hope does it give you?

The studies for Wednesday – Friday are all parables Jesus told regarding the End Times and His
return.

Wednesday – Read Matthew 25:1-13

How should we live while waiting for Jesus to return?

How does this encourage you? How does it challenge you?

How should this change your life?

What action will you take?

 

Thursday – Read Matthew 25:14-30

How we are to live while waiting for Jesus to return.

How does this encourage you? How does it challenge you?

How should this change your life?

What action will you take?

 

Friday – Read Matthew 25:31-46

How are we to live while waiting for Jesus’ return?

How does this encourage you? How does this challenge you?

How should this change your life?

What action will you take?

 

Saturday – Read I Thessalonians 5:1-3


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October 30 to November 5

 

 

Monday – Read Proverbs 1:1-7

Where does true wisdom and knowledge begin?

Why is human wisdom alone always suspect?

What will you do to grow in God’s wisdom?

 

Tuesday – Read Mark 8:31-38

What was Jesus teaching about here?

Why didn’t Peter understand?

How do we save our lives by losing them?

Why did Jesus call that generation “adulterous and sinful?”

What can we do to avoid living like that?

 

Wednesday – Read I Timothy 3:1-7

These are the qualifications given for an elder. How should
these same qualifications define the lives of all followers of Jesus?

What kind of life would such qualities create?

Which is the greatest challenge to you?

How will you respond?

 

Thursday – Read II Peter 1:3-7

What has God given us to escape the corruption of the world?

How do the qualities listed in verses 5-7 help is to grow in
the knowledge of Jesus and be productive in His work?

Which of these qualities seems the hardest for you?

Invite Jesus to work in your life to make you into the
person He wants you to be.

 

Friday – Read I Peter 5:1-11

How would you summarize a life lived according to these
verses?

What kind of impact can such a life have on others?

According to verse 10, what qualities is God working to
develop in you?

How can you better partner with Him in this work?

What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?

 

Saturday – Read I Thessalonians 4:13-18


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