Tagged with spirit

1 Samuel 30:6

1 Samuel 30:6

1 Samuel 30:6 – David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God. In this study we will examine the King as a case study of how God is a never-depleting source of strength for us – in good times and in bad. Continue reading

Galatians 3:3

Galatians 3:3

Galatians 3:3 – Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? In this study we will dive into Paul’s chastisement of the Galatians and treat it as our wake-up call. Continue reading

Acts 22:16

Acts 22:16

Acts 22:16 – And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name. In this study, we will examine the instructions that Paul was given by Ananias upon his conversion. Continue reading

Zechariah 4:6

Zechariah 4:6

Zechariah 4:6 – he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. In this study we will look into the role of Zerubbabel and how important it is that it is by the Spirit and not by his own power or the might of his people that he achieved all that he did. Continue reading

Ephesians 5:18

Ephesians 5:18

Ephesians 5:18 – Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. In this study, we will draw a comparison between intoxicated by drunkenness and filled by the Spirit. Continue reading

Ephesians 1:17

Ephesians 1:17

Ephesians 1:17 – I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. In this study, we will examine the need to continuously ask for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation – and not just for ourselves. Continue reading

Deuteronomy 6:4

Deuteronomy 6:4

Deuteronomy 6:4 – Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. In this study, we will examine the oneness of God and how this concept is still important to us in modern times. Continue reading

2 Timothy 3:16

2 Timothy 3:16

2 Timothy 3:16 – All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. In this study we will look at the importance of the Bible and how all scriptures are profitable to us, while addressing some of the possible controversies involved in this verse. Continue reading

Psalm 139:7

Psalm 139:7

Psalm 139:7 – Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? In this verse David exalts the omnipresence of God, and in this study we will examine the ways that we can possibly be separated from God, and how all these are rendered useless in front of the omnipresent God. Continue reading

1 Corinthians 1:18

1 Corinthians 1:18

1 Corinthians 1:18 – For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to we who are being saved it is the power of God. What is wisdom and what is foolishness? An examination on the wisdom of men and the wisdom of God. Continue reading

Job 32:9

Job 32:9

Job 32:9 – It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right. In the study of this verse we will introduce a lesser known character, Elihu, and focus on his stand on youth and wisdom. Continue reading