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DD1-Proverbs
One chapter in proverbs for each day of the month
DD2-God's Promises for your life
A listing of something God promises you for each day of the month.
DD3-Teachings About Life's Problems
A listing of some of the biggest problems that we all face in life and what
God's word has for guidance in these matters
DD4-Portraits of Jesus
A look throughout the Bible of the character, roles and mission of Jesus
DD5-Encourage Your Heart in the Lord
A look at Psalms and some of the most comforting words written by a man that
had a lot of problems.
DD6-God's Guidance For Your Life
A look at the will of God for your life and how to find it.
DD7-Communicating With God Through Prayer
God's specific and direct insights from His Word on how to talk with Him.
DD8-The Parables
Short stories that Jesus used to teach truth.
DD9-Who Are You in Christ?
A look at the truth about ourselves and who we are because of Jesus Christ.
DD10-Salvation - Part 1
Christ's death and Resurrection is common knowledge for many but how does this
become personal and life changing?
DD11-Salvation - Part 2
A look at the "natural", "carnal" and "spiritual"
man.
DD12-What is Faith?
A word we have heard others speak of , but what is it and how do we get it?
DD13-Do your words build faith or destroy it?
A look at aligning our speaking with what God says is true.
DD14-Fear
A look at fears and what we are to do when they come.
DD15-What is God Commanding of YOU?
Over and over we are encouraged in the Bible to obey God's commands. What are
they? And which ones are meant for you?
DD16-Obedience is Crucial
Obedience to God is crucial once we have decided to live our life for Him. A
look at how we are to obey God and the blessings that come because of it.
DD17-Living Today Not Tomorrow
THIS is the day that God has made and He wants us to live each minute fully!
DD18-The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Some of the greatest Bible stories and what they teach.
DD19-The Holy Spirit - Part 1
A look at who the Holy Spirit is.
DD20-The Holy Spirit - Part 2
A look at the roles of the Holy Spirit and how they relate to us personally.
DD21-Sin
Sin - one of the most unpopular topics! A look at why man reacts so strongly
except maybe that he is guilty?
DD22-God as My Provider
A look at how God gets involved with our day to day practical needs.
DD23-Our Relationships with Others-Part 1
Life is one long story of relationships. A look at what God has to say about
living and working with others.
DD24-Our Relationships with Others-Part 2
Our commitment to God is expressed most truly by our commitment to the people
that He has put us with.
DD25-Hearing God's Voice
Is it possible for us to actually "hear" God speak? What does "
He sound like and when does He speak?
DD26-Unbelief
Why unbelief and discouragement are such serious sins.
DD27-True Believers
If unbelief breaks our association with God, then believing His truths will
unite us again. A look at what is is to be "true Believers."
DD28-Are We Ready?
Death is inevitable for all of us. Here we look at what is needed on our part
to be ready to meet our Creator.
DD29-God's Guidance For the Business World Today
A look at God's suggestions, principles and advice on how we ought to deal in
the day to day world of business.
DD30-"Show us the Father?"
What is God the Father like and does He love me as His child?
DD31-God's love and mercy
A look at God and how His love and mercy side by side lift our lives to a whole
different level.
DD32-God's Discipline
Can it be that our God so full of love can have a side of His character that
expresses discipline and anger?
DD33-Is the Bible Still Relevant for Today?
"A look at the world's "best-seller" and how it is still
speaking to the situations in our time and place.
DD34-Trusting in God
To trust in God is not the way for just religious zealots. It is to be the life
pattern for each one of us as we go about our daily lives.
DD35-Praise the Lord
A look at one of King David's repeating themes in the book of Psalms and his
conclusion that all life is meant to praise the Lord.
DD36-Thanksgiving
A look at why we should be the most thankful people around!
DD37-Born Again
Born again -- a phrase made popular over the years--- what does it mean and why
is it needed?
DD38-"Is Anything too hard for the Lord?"
God is a God of miracles and He is still willing today to undertake for any of
His children that will trust Him first and depend on Him alone.
DD39-What Christ teaches is directly opposed to what we
have grown up learning!
"God said if we would be "great" with Him we must be the servant
of all. This is just one of the ways that we have grown up with
"opposite" teaching.
DD40-Has history simply repeated itself?
Is the evil and darkness that we are experiencing in our world today different
from that throughout the centuries?
DD41-"Come unto me and I will give you rest!"
What causes us to live a life of unrest? This study will give you some things
by which you can examine your own life.
DD42- What conditions does Jesus lay out for those of us
today that wish to call ourselves His disciples?
Jesus found Himself with a lot of people following Him and wanting to be a part
of the latest phenomena. But to be in close fellowship with Him -- a
disciple--required more than most wanted to give.
DD43- How Can We Please God?
Our heavenly Father is delighted when we stop just wanting to "get"
from Him and really desire just to "be" with Him.
DD44- Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire
Find out what are the real prayers that reach our Heavenly Father's heart.
DD45- Normally?..but God?!
Things might be happening all around us to the negative but when God wants to
bless and cause an increase He will do so at any time.
DD46- Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ-Abandonment
"If life is to be any different for us as Christians we must "press
on to know the Lord." This study is taken from Madame Guyon's writings.
DD47- Abraham- Part I
A look at a very ordinary man that God made into someone very EXTRA ordinary!
DD48- Abraham - Part 2
God asks each of His children to follow Him with wholehearted obedience.
Although Abraham fell many times trying to do this he got back up and kept
going.
DD49 Abraham- Part 3
We learn from Abraham what it means to "believe God".
DD50- Abraham - Part 4
This study looks at the final stages of Abraham's life which were to contain
some of his most difficult tests.
DD51- Jacob - Part 1
In the life of Jacob we see much of ourselves for he is an illustration of our
disciplinary schooling by the Holy Spirit. In Jacob we see our own extreme
weakness and uselessness.
DD52- Jacob - Part 2
We see how God's abundant love for Jacob was poured forth in many promises to
him. But he also had plenty of testing through difficult circumstances. We are
not to think that because of our own difficulties that God doesn't love us.
DD53- Jacob - Part 3
God disciplines us for our good so that we may take on His character. We see in
the final stages of Jacob's life how much he had been changed by God into the
man he was meant to be.
DD54- The Life of Joseph and Successful Living
Success can mean many different things to different people but for a Christian
it can only mean one thing. Find out through the study of Joseph's life what
successful living is all about.
DD55- Moses - Part 1
We begin our study of the only man in history that God spoke with "face to
face". God's plan for any life is not to be thwarted by circumstances of
the times. Study how God "kept" this man for the purpose in which He
had intended for Moses. So God will do for our lives.
DD56- Moses- Part 2
In this study we'll focus on the key moments in the life of Moses as he leads
two million enslaved Israelites out of the bondage of
DD57- The Great Exodus
400 years had passed in which the Hebrews had suffered enslavement at the hands
of the Egyptians. The Egyptian King determined to wear them out and reduce
their numbers by the rigor of slave labor. It was to this desperate situation
that God looked down from Heaven and began His preparations for the Exodus.
Perhaps you are in desperate situations of your own and are looking for God's
intervention.
DD58- The Wanderings of Israel
It was never God's intention that the Israelites should stay out wandering in
the desert for 40 years. The prolonged journey was the direct result of sin. If
history is to be of any benefit to us today we must look at the sins and
failures of men and women that went before us.
DD59- The Promised Land Before Us
After 40 years of wandering the Israelites were finally ready to enter into the
Promised Land. It's important for us that we do not stop short of all that God
wants to give us. We are not meant to wander forever but to enter into all that
God promises us.
DD60- What's Behind the Middle East Crisis? What's Behind
our own Crisis?
We sin -- i.e.. get ourselves into some kind of trouble or tight spot-- then we
cry out to God for help -- then God in His mercy seems to come to us. This is
an old pattern that the Israelites faced time and again. But is it our pattern
as well? Will this always be our story?
DD61- The Times of Change
We look now at a time in history when things had sunk so low that God began to
train a little boy who would become the nation's leader and lead them back on
track .Perhaps things are at a low point in your own life and there is need for
repentance and a new start.
DD62- The Wilfulness of a Nation
Once the Israelites took hold of the Promised land they had their own ideas of
what they wanted to do with it and in it. These were very different from what
God wanted and so we see the results of a nation made up of willful people.
DD63- David --Part I
What does God look for in choosing his servants? If you feel you are a nobody
that could not possibly be of any use to God then you'll gain some new insights
from our study of David.
DD64- David--Part 2
In part 2 of our study of King David we will take a look at how God is able to
use a "weak vessel" to do mighty things if we will just let HIM do
the work.
DD65- David--Part 3
We follow David in this study through some pretty dark times of his life. Let's
study this month about what we are to do during those dark times of our lives
when nothing seems to be going our way.
DD66- David-Part 4-When A Great Man Falls
Beware of those times when everything is going your way and life seems secure.
These are the time when we feel the most independent and off our guard. This
was such a time for David and we look this month at what happens when a great
man falls.
DD67- David--Part 5-The Consequences of Sin
"King David, king of
DD68- Solomon--Part 1
"Solomon , the successor of King David, was a man that had absolutely
everything going for him. But is it our possessions, good jobs and correct
circumstances that make life successful?
DD69- Solomon--Part 2- From the Inside!
Solomon was the wealthiest and most famous man in the world in his time. But
was he really better off than we are? Did all his advantages satisfy his heart?
This study takes us into Solomon's own journal (the book of Ecclesiastes).
DD70- Solomon--Part 3
In this study we continue with Solomon in his search for truth and life's
meaning. And ...we finally come to some of his observations, admonitions and
conclusions.
DD71- Life's Conclusions by Solomon
We've followed Solomon in his search for truth, meaning and reality. Now,
Solomon in his later years has come to some definite conclusions. He has
rounded a corner and come back to the truth that he knew all along.
DD72- Proverbs --Part I
Solomon in his youth was asked a question by God. "What do you want me to
give you!"Just imagine what we might ask for?" Find out what he asked
for and the results that came from it.
DD73- Proverbs--Part 2--The Path of Folly
In this study we'll look at Solomon's descriptions of five kinds of people on
the path of folly. Each person is described vividly and the consequences for
living such lives laid out.
DD74- Proverbs--Part 3--Wisdom
Solomon , in asking God for wisdom got it. His insights and understanding were
beyond anything he might have ever attained through his own work or study. And
so with his God given gift of Wisdom ,Solomon wrote the book on wisdom and we
look at it in this study.
DD75- Proverbs--Part 4 --How We Talk
Solomon during his reign as king came to recognize people by how they talk! We
might disguise ourselves for awhile , but sooner or later our words will give
us away. What kind of person are you?
DD76- Proverbs--Part 5--Making Money, Investing &
Giving
Solomon gives us sound advice about making money and investing.
DD77- Proverbs--Part 6--More Advice on Finances And God's
Provision
Solomon gives further advice on finances and leads us ultimately to see that
God is our true Provider.
DD78- Proverbs--Part 7--The Heart of Man
It is the SOUL of man (our mind ,will and emotions) or what Solomon calls the
heart of a man that we study today. What does God see when He looks upon our
hearts? How are we to "keep" this very important part of us? "
DD79- Proverbs--Part 8--The Pathway to Death and the
Pathway to Life
Solomon in this study is writing as a father would to his son. He has made a
lot of mistakes in his life and ultimately learned a lot of lessons!
DD80- The Song of Solomon--Part 1 -Assurance of
Acceptance and Love
The Song of Solomon is Solomon's finest and most important work of writing. It
is an allegorical love story that will help you to see the beauties of love in
your own walk with Jesus Christ.
DD81- The Song of Solomon--Part 2-- The Call to a Resurrection
Life
The closer we come in our walk with Jesus the more we see of our own sin and
darkness. Nevertheless, Christ is able to "save to the
uttermost"" those that come to Him. We continue our study of this
love story and how it relates to our own walk with Jesus.
DD82- The Song of Solomon--Part 3--The Communion of Love
Jesus Christ calls out to each one of us (no matter how black and sinful our
life is) desiring to "raise us up with Him into the Heavenly
places"". He has a new life ready for each of us who dare to walk
with Him into the communion of love.
DD83 The Song of Solomon--Part 4--Into Service With Him
In our last study we find a more mature bride. She is one that is now ready to
leave her selfish desires to be in step with her husband and in HIS life and
work. Jesus is very patient with us as He waits for us to leave ourselves
behind and enter into service with Himself.
DD84- Elijah--Part 1--A Man Given Up To God
Is there anything that ONE man can do against the evils of their day? In
themselves-- no -- but called by God--Yes! Elijah was such a man and the theme
of this study.
DD85- Elijah--Part 2--Depression and Self Pity
When we work in the Lord's business we must work in HIS energy, strength and
ability. Left to ourselves we have very little ability and in fact see only our
fears, inabilities and weakness. Elijah was a strong man that took his eyes off
of God. We may see a great deal of ourselves in this study.
DD86- Nehemiah--Part 1--Knocked Down but Not Out!
Nehemiah in attempting to obey God faced nothing but opposition. It runs
parallel to our own lives as we obey God in doing His will. There will always
be opposition but it doesn't need to stop the work.
DD87- Nehemiah--Part 2--Rebuilding The Walls
The story of Nehemiah and his mission to rebuild the walls of
DD88- Esther
The story of Esther is a real story and historical event that took place with
God's direction the whole way through. He directs so quietly that His name is
not even mentioned once in this book! Most of us live in a routine world. We do
not hear God in great dramatic ways and yet He is all the time directing our
lives from 'behind the scenes.
DD89- The Story of Job --Part 1--Opposition
In the oldest book of the Bible, God gives us a living example of a very
righteous man who suffered almost beyond our comprehension. Through his story
we may find some of the answers for our own trials and hardships.
DD90- The Story of Job--Part 2--Job Aroused to Anger
Job in talking with his "friends" about "What have I done to
deserve this?" becomes so angry that in desperation he accuses God. Are we
accusing God in our anger for the hardships in our life?
DD91- The Story of Job -- Part 3--Job in the Crucible
Although suffering is not always caused by our sins it can nevertheless by used
by God to show us our true nature and the need that each one of us has to be
"born again" in God. Slowly and painfully Job comes to see God's
greater purposes behind his situation.
DD92- What Isaiah Has To Say!--Part 1
Isaiah was called by God as a prophet to the nation of
DD93- What Isaiah Has to Say!-- Part 2
Just as God uses our natural circumstances and relationships to discipline us,
so He used
DD94- The Life of Jeremiah--Part 1
Our human potential can only be fulfilled when God's will is fulfilled rather
than our own. Life is therefore lived at its best when its lived with faith in
God. Jeremiah, our subject lived such a life. He was more interested in what
God wanted for his life than in what he wanted. Are you?
DD95 Jeremiah--Part 2
The people of
DD96- Jeremiah--Part 3
How can those of us that want to live for God do it successfully in an
environment that seems bent on pulling us into other directions? We look to the
life of Jeremiah for some answers.
DD97- God the Father in the book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel-- a prophet of God was living with the Israelite people in exile. He
was part of a small remnant that had remained faithful to God and he was a
strong man in the midst of a defeated people. In our study of the book of
Ezekiel we do not look so much at the man himself than at what he has to tell
us about God.
DD98- The Holy Spirit as revealed in the book of Ezekiel
Despite the fact that Jesus and the Holy Spirit had not been revealed to all
men at the time of Ezekiel, God does give us a definite preview of the life to
come through the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ. God wants to live in each
believer and He does so through His Holy Spirit. Therefore we aren't studying
dry theory but the living God in our lives.
DD99- Jesus the Son of Man as revealed in the book of
Ezekiel
In the life of Ezekiel we find many parallels to the life of Christ. Already,
hundreds of years before God would send His Son to earth, He was preparing the
way for Him by giving clues to the people of who they should be looking for.
May this study help us to find Jesus for ourself.
DD100- Daniel -Part 1-Living By Conviction
Living by conviction is how we stand strong when times of testing come. A solid
faith in God must be the rock we stand upon in a world set against Him. When we
accurately represent God, people will recognize and fear Him.
DD101- Daniel-Part 2- When Hard Times Come
When hard times come and we are pressured to act outside of our conscience, it
is our convictions that help us to stand strong. We don't need to fear the hard
situations of our lives for the Lord always goes with us and He will never fail
us.
DD102- Daniel-Part 3- The Handwriting On the Wall
When a man or woman shows disrespect for the things of God they can expect that
there will come a day of reckoning no matter who they are. God cannot be
mocked. We are meant to learn from history ( from the sins and errors of those
that are before us) and pay attention to the handwriting on the wall in our own
life (God's word to us in our circumstances) .
DD103-Daniel-Part 4- "Consider the Word and
Understand"
In this last study of Daniel God begins to unfold the days that are coming. But
while we look ahead we must keep our feet firmly planted in the present and
choose to align our lives with God today. We will find that the God who has
mapped our future will be able to guide and guard us through the present.
DD104-Hosea-Part1- God's Saving Love
Hosea prophesied at a time when prosperity,moral laxity, corrupt government,
wide class distinctions and ritualistic worship was the order of the day. This
is the story of God's love to those that have been unfaithful to Him. God's
love pursues us even in our most rebellious times because He wants us for His
own. His love is a saving love and each one of us is the object of His love.
DD105-Real Repentance-Hosea-Part 2
The Israelites (God's chosen people) had drifted far from God in their hearts.
They were making a good outward show and saying the right words but God is not
fooled by our empty words. When we have sinned and gone our own independent way
God will not be satisfied with anything less than real repentance.
DD106- Jonah-
The Prophet Who Ran Away
Have you ever been called by God to do a task that you just could not face?
Perhaps you sought to rationalize God's plan to do something more palatable or
maybe even to run from it entirely. If you've been in this place, or if you are
facing some question of obedience today then you will want to take a closer
look at ….. JONAH - The Prophet Who Ran Away .
DD107-A Portrait of Man
How many people do you know that have cancer but go around saying they are
basically healthy? No, when you have cancer you find out what kind you have,
where it is located and all the relevant details about it. It's only when a
person looks squarely at the facts that he can even begin to be treated. The
same is true with the heart of man. We need to look at the facts before we can
begin to accept God's cure. ! If you are tired of lies and are ready to face
truth then God has an abundant life available for each of us.
DD108-Do
you love God? or Are you Just Religious?
Certainly God loves the praise and worship of His people. But, we'll soon see
that man likes "to do his own thing" while appeasing God at the same
time. So, the real question for us to be honest about is this: do you love God?
or are you just religious?
DD109-"Who is Like God?" (Micah 7:18)
Can we really know what God is like? We must not be content to know God as a
distant creator far off in the Heavens somewhere. He would not want that. We
are to know Him as "Our Father who art in Heaven….." Anyone
that is "our Father" must be personal to us -- to you and me. He
wants us to know Him, and therefore gives this marvelous revelation to his
prophets for our benefit today.
DD110-The Son of
God was Predicted!
The coming of the Son of God (Jesus Christ) to earth was foretold in great
detail. From His unusual birth to His violent death, the prophets, inspired by
God had predicted centuries ahead of time the events and details of Christ's
life. Now, on this side of Christ's death, we are able to look back and see
that all that was predicted came true. For each prophecy that you'll read in
this study from the Old Testament you will read of its fulfillment in the New
Testament.
DD111-Jesus
and His Arrival Upon Earth
Although the Jews had been waiting expectantly for a Messiah, when He came to
them they didn't recognize Him. He just didn't fit any of there
"rules" for being the Messiah! We do not want to miss Jesus Christ in
our own lives and so we need to answer the questions: How did Christ come and
from where? Is He someone that I need to know today?
DD112-Jesus- His
Purpose For Coming
We can all look into history and name men and women, famous or not, who seemed
to be born for one specific purpose. For these individuals there seemed to be
no alternative. They had to do the one "thing" that was inside of
them. Jesus Christ was just such a man. This study will help you to see the
purpose for His coming to our earth.
DD113-How
Does Salvation ,That is Already Accomplished in Christ, Become Mine?
We need to recognize that our problems result directly from living
independently from God. Living life our own way will never work. This
independence in deciding how we are going to live our life is sin. It is sin
that has severed our relationship with God. Sin makes us like dead men in God's
sight. Sin blinds us from seeing the truth about ourselves and the lives we
live. Sin keeps us from living our lives for the purpose that God had planned
for us. So, this study will help you to see how all that Christ came to do and
be for us can become ours.
DD114-If
Salvation Is So Life Changing, Why Are There So Many Miserable Christians? -
Part 1
Many Christians are "saved" people still living under the power of
sin. They have forgiveness of their past and they know they have eternal life
in the future but TODAY is often like hell on earth. If you are a Christian and
are baffled by all the unChristlike behaviors that you see in yourself and
others ,then this study may shed some light as to why.
DD115-If
Salvation Is So Life Changing ,Why Are There So Many Miserable Christians? -
Part 2
All of us can point our finger at someone that calls themselves a Christian and
yet talks and walks quite unlike Jesus Christ that is now living His life
through them. This has confused and baffled non-Christians but it has also
confused Christians that are surprised that they again have sinned and wonder
why and how it could be.
DD116- The Humility of
Christ
There is one characteristic of Jesus Christ that pervaded his life. It was not
the quality that former great leaders had and not usually the one that our
present leaders display. But this quality is the key to understanding Jesus Christ
and what He taught. Without this one character trait in our own life we will
never come to really know God! Therefore this study on Jesus will be a very
important one.
DD117-Why Should
We Listen To Jesus Christ?
In upcoming studies we want to look at what Jesus taught and see how it applies
to our own lives. But, before we can start looking at His teachings, I believe
we have to answer this question…… Why Should We Listen To Him?
DD118- The Kingdom of Heaven Is At Hand
Jesus spoke about one topic more than any other. When He started His public
ministry, He came announcing that "the
DD119-Christ's Teaching on Living Above and Beyond the
Law
Jesus Christ came into a very ancient society that had built its life and
customs on the "law and the prophets". He came as a revolutionary,
not trying to overthrow the law but to complete and fulfill it. In our study we
want to look at Christ as the fulfillment of the Jewish law and what that means
for our lives today.
DD120-What We Learn From What Christ Did - Part 1
Much of what we learn growing up is "caught and not taught". In this
study we are going to criss-cross the gospel stories and look at what Jesus
taught through the various incidents that He became involved in.
DD121 - What we Learn From What Christ Did - Part 2
In this study let's look at what Christ actually did for each person in need and how Jesus responded to those that approached Him for help.
DD122 - What We Learn From What Christ Did and the Responses of Those Involved -- Part 3
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n the third study of this series we want to read some of the same passages again but this time let's notice the response of the healed person or the other people that were around. This is important because whatever Jesus said or did man was always divided in their response to him. If the Son of God received such reaction to truth and good works can we as his servants expect any less?
DD123 - Generous Giving - Matthew 6:1-4 / 19-21
We can afford to be the most generous people in the world when we're related to the king of the universe. God gives to us that we might be the provider for others.
DD124 - Our Lord's Teaching on Prayer and Fasting - Part 1 (A study of Matthew 6:5-8 / Matthew 6: 16-18 / Matthew 9:14-15 )
Whether you are a believer that doesn't pray , prays very little, or prays much you'll find the Lord's directives in this study uncomplicated and encouraging.
DD125 - Our Lord's Teaching on Prayer --Part 2 (A study of Matthew 6:9-13)
Prayer is to become such an important part of life that Jesus laid out a "pattern" for prayer in response to the request of one of His disciples. These verses in Matthew are traditionally called "The Lord's Prayer" but it's actually a pattern for all of us. It should really be called "The Disciple's Prayer" and thus "Our Prayer".
DD126 - Ask, Seek, Knock -- Our Lord's Teaching on Prayer --Part 3 ( Matthew 7:7-11 )
Prayer is to be an active and engaging exchange with our Heavenly Father. Jesus teaches us that there are three actions we are to take when we pray.
DD127- Coming Out of the Dark and the Cost of Being a Christian ( Matthew 6:22-24/ Matthew 8:18-22 )
We can never accuse Jesus of trying to recruit followers before they knew what would be involved. He wants anyone that wants to be his disciple to count the cost first before making a commitment.
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