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…
Whose Daughters You Are (1 Peter 3:1-6)
Why does Peter call Christian Women the daughters of Sarah in 1 Peter 3:6, and what does this passage say to women today? Peter writes this letter to the “pilgrims of the dispersion” (1:1), Jewish Christians who had been dispersed outside of Palestine. He tells them that they are chosen, royal and God’s own special…
Success!
Do we tend to think it’s important to be the one to “set the world on fire” or “amount to something “ during our lifetime? Colleges are full of people seeking ways to achieve and succeed. The internet relays information by the most knowledgeable people espousing keys to worldly fame and fortune. But what does…
Doing God’s Will – A Bible Study
It’s not a hard concept to understand. We complicate and cause confusion about it because we don’t always want to DO IT! Strong’s gives the definition for the greek word translated “will” as a determination, purpose or decree (Strongs #2307). What God has determined will happen, His purpose will be done! Consider this parable of…
The Battle belongs to the LORD! (ESV)
In the front of your Bible write “The Battle Belongs to the Lord”-Exodus 13:21-22 Exodus 13:21-22 Who is doing the action here? Hi-lite “the Lord went before them” What is He doing? Hi-lite in same color “to lead them”, “to give them light” What is the take-away? Circle “did not depart” Write Deuteronomy 1:30-31 in…
Day 22: Psalm 119:169-176
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Psalm 119 Bible Study” A Bible Marking Study of Psalm 119. Day 21: Psalm 119:161-168 Day 22: Psalm 119:169-176 A Daily Study of Psalm 119 (NKJV) Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God “Psalms 119 is an acrostic to end all acrostics! There are…
God’s Recipe for Righteousness (part 2 of 2)
THE CHRISTIAN GRACES (2 PETER 1:1-11 KJV) continued… :5 –Circle diligence. In Greek it means speed. We do this earnestly. Star each grace as we read them. The Greek for faith is pistis. It means joyful trust conjoined with obedience. It is the foundation for all other graces. Faith is that unquestioning certainty that everything…
God’s Recipe for Righteousness (part 1 of 2)
THE CHRISTIAN GRACES (2 PETER 1:1-11 KJV) I was grown before I ever knew what arugula was. My daughter had to teach me what quinoa was and how to pronounce it! There’s hardly a recipe book or women’s magazine now that I can actually understand. Agave, cacao, shitake, bento box, chorizo, asiago… No, I really…
Day 21: Psalm 119:161-168
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Psalm 119 Bible Study” A Bible Marking Study of Psalm 119. Day 21: Psalm 119:161-168 Day 22: Psalm 119:169-176 A Daily Study of Psalm 119 (NKJV) Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God “Psalms 119 is an acrostic to end all acrostics! There are…