Category: Bible Studies
Looking for Contentment…Day 8: Reasons to Rejoice
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” I HAVE JOY BECAUSE I HAVE GOD’S LOVE I cannot think of a more comforting thought than to know someone loves me and would do anything for me. You should rejoice daily that the awesome creator of this world loves…
Looking for Contentment…Day 7: Reasons to Rejoice
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” JOY IN SPITE OF CORRECTION I can rejoice because I have a heavenly Father who cares enough to correct me! Have you ever seen an undisciplined child? One who is allowed to be selfish and rude, one who is never…
New post in the Contentment series
I’ve posted a new study in the Contentment series. Day 6: Reasons to Rejoice
Looking for Contentment…Day 6: Reasons to Rejoice
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” The scriptures are full of reasons to rejoice. The ironic thing is that they do not all seem positive. Rejoicing because we suffer? Rejoicing when we are being “corrected” and “disciplined”? Huh? Those do not sound very pleasant! Let’s look…
Looking for Contentment…Day 5: Where does Joy come from?
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” Friends Proverbs 27:9-10 What gives delight? Hi-Lite What is a good friend like? What is the command in verse 10? The word forsake means to leave for good. I think this applies to our Christian family, they would be our…
Looking for Contentment…Day 4: Where does Joy come from?
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” Finding Joy in Family Relationships – Children Genesis 33:5 Psalm 127:3-5 Circle the key word “Children” in verses 3 and 4 Hi-lite Solomon’s description of children. How do children make a parent feel? Put a box around “happy” in verse…
Looking for Contentment…Day 3: Where does Joy come from?
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” Relationships A relationship with God can give us true joy. But there are other relationships that can give us joy as well. Family Relationships – Marriage Ephesians 5:25-33 What is expected of the wife? Hi-lite the duties of a wife:…
Looking for Contentment…Day 2: Where does Joy come from?
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” Knowing where true joy comes from will help us see it in our daily lives and learn to cultivate it. “The Bible is not about man seeking God (for man is trying to hide from God), but is about God…
Looking for Contentment…Day 1: The Difference between Joy and Happiness
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” Think about the difference between joy and happiness. According to Webster’s Dictionary Joy is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires.” Happiness is “a pleasurable or satisfying experience.” Using…
Confidence (a bible-marking study)
The greek words translated confidence usually mean reliance or trust. Let’s look first at what we are NOT to have confidence in, then consider what we should have confidence in. Use your own bible to mark the scriptures. References are from the NKJV. WE ARE NOT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN… PEOPLE Why? Because men are…