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Summer Bible Study Announcement!

by atozmom, posted in Bible Study Fellowship (BSF)

Hey all!

I hope you have had a great summer so far!

I’m announcing my summer Bible Studies!

Starting NEXT WEEK, on June 30th, I’ll be doing Philippians 1: Confident in Christ for 2 weeks via the WordGo app that BSF provides. This is a two-week course that will run through July 11th.

The second summer Bible study I will be doing is Philippians 2: Joy in Christ via WordGo, which will start July 28th and run through August 8th. This should set us up nicely for when BSF picks up again!

Remember to download the app to follow along!

Take care and can’t wait to share with you all!

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Summer Bible Study: WordGo’s Study of Hosea: Week 2, Day 1: Hosea 12:2-14-9

by atozmom, posted in WordGo Hosea

Summary of Hosea 12

The Lord will punish Judah because they make treaties with their enemies (Assyria). They must return to God or face bitter anger from God for their contempt.

Summary of Hosea 13

The Lord is angry against Israel for their worship of Baal, sin, and idol-making. They offer human sacrifices and have forgotten God. They will face retribution from God.

Summary of Hosea 14

If God’s people return to Him and ask for forgiveness, they will be forgiven and will be blessed.

Questions for Hosea 12:2-14-9

1) God forgives all of our sins and receives us. He loves us and heals us. We will blossom. We will be full of splendor and will blossom and flourish.

2) He forgives me and brings me back to Him. My sister-in-law.

Conclusions to WordGo’s Study of Hosea 12:2-14:9

God is in control even amidst evil. He offers hope. Every word in the Bible has value for our lives. Will you consider God’s warnings in your life and turn to Him in prayer today?

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Summer Bible Study: WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk: Week 1, Day 5: Habakkuk 2:2-20

by atozmom, posted in WordGo Habakkuk Conversations With God

Summary of Habakkuk 2:2-20

God tells Habakkuk something great (Jesus) is coming and that His enemies will face judgment.

Questions for Habakkuk 2:2-20

12) With pride or with faith.

13) God will judge evildoers, and Babylon will one day answer for their evil.

14) The Lord is in control, and we are to accept His doings.

Conclusions to WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk 2:2-20

God’s purpose will (and always) prevails. We must have patience and wait on God’s timing. God will do good in our lives.

You have faith in God or in yourself. Which will you choose? Be still and know He is God!

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Summer Bible Study: WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk: Week 1, Day 4: Habakkuk 1:12-2:1

by atozmom, posted in WordGo Habakkuk Conversations With God

Summary of Habakkuk 1:12-2:1

Habakkuk does accept God’s plan for His people, but he is still confused about how such a good God can tolerate such evil people.

Questions for Habakkuk 1:12-2:1

9) God is everlasting, holy, and He will never die.  He’s the Rock. God cannot tolerate wrongdoing, and His eyes are too pure to look on evil. God is the ultimate judge.

10) Habakkuk asks God why he tolerates treachery and is silent when the evil ones swallow up those who are more righteous.

11) I honestly don’t personally struggle too much. I know that evil is in this world because of sinful man and that we all have free will to choose. I know God has a plan and is in control. Life is easier when you surrender all to Him. If I have questions, I can bring them to God himself for the answers.

Conclusions for WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk 1:12-2:1

We would do good to remember Habakkuk’s example of prayer. It’s always good to remember who God is before you lay out your doubts and fears at His feet.

Habakkuk asks, he listens, and then desires to change and take action. So must we all with our struggles in this world. We must trust God with what we cannot know or understand. God reveals what we need to know when we need to know it. How great is He! God answers our questions in His way in His timing. This builds trust and is something we must accept. This, ultimately, builds our faith!

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Summer Bible Study: WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk: Week 1, Day 3: Habakkuk 1:5-11

by atozmom, posted in WordGo Habakkuk Conversations With God

Summary of Habakkuk 1:5-11

God answers Habakkuk’s question of why he tolerates his people doing evil by telling him He will raise up the Babylonians to enact justice upon His people who have turned to evil.

Questions for Habakkuk 1:5-11

6) God tells Habakkuk to look and watch and be utterly amazed at what He is about to do.

7) He tells Habakkuk that He will raise up the Babylonians who will seize their dwellings and who will come intent on violence. They will capture cities. No one wants to hear they will be conquered by known killers.

8 ) Yeah. Death. Moving. Not reaching my dreams. You feel disappointed, sad, mad, and confused. At first with all of the emotions humans are known for. Then, with acceptance and prayer.

Conclusions to WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk 1:5-11

God’s ways are not our own, and we must accept that and, indeed, embrace it. Yet, God is full of grace in offering His people a chance to repent. How awesome is He!

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Summer Bible Study: WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk: Week 1, Day 1: Habakkuk 1-2

by atozmom, posted in WordGo Habakkuk Conversations With God

Summary of Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk, the prophet, complains to God about how long he must cry for help without an answer when there is wickedness all around him and when His people are perpetrating evil and wrongdoing. God answers by saying He is raising up the Babylonians. Habakkuk complains about how God tolerates evil.

Summary of Habakkuk 2

God replies to Habakkuk’s 2nd complaint, saying a revelation will come in due time, as will their judgment. Woe to those who do evil.

Questions For Habakkuk 1-2

1) That God is in control of everything. That He has a plan, and He will respond according to His plan and not to man’s plan(s).

2) I questioned God in some of our moves. I questioned Him every time my pets had to die for my sins. I questioned Him in my finite understanding. I still seek Him for His purpose for my life and His plans and question them when revealed. Still, I follow. I went in prayer.

Conclusions to Habakkuk 1-2

I love how we can question God and He answers. That is just one of the ways we know our God is real. We see God’s prophet, “one who embraces,” questioning, giving us the courage to bring our questions, doubts, and fears to God, too.

We see Habakkuk ask God why He tolerates evil by His people and evil circumstances for His people. God’s answer: because I am God.

The answers to our questions are found only in God Himself.

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Announcing This Summer’s Bible Studies!

by atozmom, posted in Studying the Bible

Hey all!

I hope you are all are well!

This summer, I’ve decided to keep it short and sweet so that you can still be in the Word but enjoy time doing your other favorite activities!

Beginning June 10th, I’ll be doing WordGo’s Study of Habakkuk.

Beginning July 15th, I’ll be doing WordGo’s Study of Hosea.

Both of these are just 2 weeks long!

WordGo is Bible Study Fellowship (BSF)’s Bible Study App. You can join online or download the app to your phone. Let me know if you have questions!

I’ll be posting my answers as usual each day, so feel free to follow along and comment!

Enjoy the long summer days, and God bless!

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Summer Bible Study: Sermon on the Mount: Week 2, Day 2: Matthew 5:17-20

by atozmom, posted in WordGo Sermon on the Mount

SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 5:17-20

Jesus is still on the mountain, preaching. He says that he has come to fulfill the Law of the Prophets, not to abolish it. The Law will remain until God’s plan is accomplished. Those who preach and follow these commands will be called great in heaven; those who break the command will be called least. Only those righteous will enter the kingdom of heaven.

Questions for Matthew 5:17-20

3) The Law will be fulfilled in him and the Law is perfect. The Old Testament is necessary as it’s the history of God’s people and everything in it points to Christ. The New Testament is the fulfillment of this Law in the person of Jesus.

4) Jesus is the only person to have lived who was free of sin. His sacrifice fulfilled the requirements of the Old Testament for sacrificial blood. Jesus will ultimately fulfill the prophecy of the Bible in his Second Coming. Dear Lord, thank you for your Son who died for all of our sins, so we can live righteously with you. Thank you for the Old Testament and how it points to Jesus. Thank you for your wisdom, so we can live better lives. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

5) The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law believed that if they went through the motions of the law, they would be forgiven. However, we all fall short and need a Savior, which we know and understand a bit more each and every day.

Conclusions to Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:17-20

Thank God for his Words to us! There are approximately 613 Old Testament laws.

We are righteous because of our faith in Christ. He alone grants us righteousness, or being able to stand with our Holy God.

We cannot do it/life alone. We need a Savior in order to have any hope at all. Our acts won’t make us holy; only Jesus can. Embrace him today!

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Summer Bible Study: WordGo’s Christ’s Life and Work: Week 3, Day 5: Matthew 27:11-31

by atozmom, posted in WordGo Christ's Life And Work

SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 27:11-31

Pilate asked Jesus if he was the King of the Jews. Jesus said yes. The governor listed the testimony against him, but Jesus gave no reply. Pilate knew Jesus was innocent and only handed over to him out of envy. At the Feast, it was tradition for the crowd to free one prisoner. They could free Jesus or Barabbas. Pilate’s wife had sent him a message saying not to have anything to do with Jesus because she had suffered greatly in a dream.

The chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas. Pilate asked the crowd what to do with Jesus. They responded to crucify him. Pilate asked why, but no one listened. Pilate washed his hands to show he was innocent of Jesus’s blood and said it was their responsibility. The crowd agreed and said it was on their children, too. Barabbas was released, and Jesus was flogged.

The soldiers stripped Jesus and put a scarlet robe on him. They put a crown of thorns on his head. Next, the soldiers put a staff in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him. They spit on him and then hit him repeatedly. They took the robe off, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to be crucified.

Questions for Matthew 27:11-31

12) Pilate recognizes that Jesus is innocent, that the testimony against him is false, and that it’s the religious leaders who want him dead. He receives a message from his wife that Jesus is innocent, too. Yet, he washed his hands of the crime and put it on the crowd and the religious leaders.

13) This is a tough one. I would say I see this most in relationships; where I am selfish rather than giving. I pray to be more Jesus like and have more compassion on others.

14) Pilate could not stand up for what was right. He blamed the crowd for Jesus’ death even though he could have stopped it. He did not stand for truth. He even had Jesus flogged and tortured when he didn’t have to. Jesus’ hope was God the Father and His will and plan for all of humanity.

Conclusions to WordGo Christ’s Life and Work Matthew 27:11-31

Great example of God’s will always prevailing!

Pilate was a typical leader at that time. He was out for himself and really didn’t care about anyone else. Sin did not matter to him.

Someone has to bear the consequences of sin: either yourself or Jesus Christ. The answer determines everything.

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