Time with God - Sept. 17th - Sept 30th (Current)

 Slides from Presentation  <---- Sept. 16th Session  Live Stream of Study <--- Sept. 16th Session

Each day, challenge yourself to spend some time with God.  The Seven Minutes with God format is a fantastic start.  It is a great format for any form of personal study whether its seven minutes or seventy minutes.  Here is a short form for a reminder:

.5 Minutes:  Prepare (small prayer to ask for humility and right mind)

4 Minutes:  Listen (Scripture reading)

2.5 Minutes:  Talking (Prayer utilizing the ACTS form of prayer

    - Adoration (Praise), Confession (Bow), Thanksgiving (Marvel), Supplication (Ask)

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Links:  Blue Letter Bible    Full Table of Scriptures     Net Bible

6th Leg -  Week One

As a minimum, find a time and place to read through the following verses in this order:  We will not try to move faster than our study takes us so this next week.  We are going to go back over some of the same passages.  This time through, follow some trails with a study bible, concordance, or commentary to enhance your study.

*** Reflection on the class discussion and related scriptures

Day One:  Genesis 25:19-34 (Birth of Jacob and Esau and Selling of Birthright)

Day Two:  Genesis 26:1-11 (Isaac deceives Abimelech)

Day Three:  Genesis 27:1-24 (Jacob Steals Blessing pt. 1)

Day Four:  Genesis 27:25-40 (Jacob Steals Blessing pt. 2)

Day Five:  Genesis 27:41 - Genesis 28:9 (Jacob flees Esau)

Day Six:  Genesis 28:10-22 (Jacob's Ladder)

Day Seven:  John 1:43-51 (Phillip and Nethaniel)

6th Leg - Week Two

***  Begin Reading next topics for class discussions

Day One:  John 2:1-12 (Wedding at Canna)

Day Two:  Ephesians 5:1-20 (Context for next passage)

Day Three:  Ephesians 5:21-33 (Paul and marriage)

Day Four:  John 2:13-25 (Jesus cleanses the Temple)

Day Five:  Matthew 21:12-17 (Matthew's account of Temple cleansing)

Day Six:  Mark 11:15-17, Luke 19:45-48 (Luke and Mark's account)

Day Seven:  Think of Questions for open Group discussion...

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Want More? Read the whole thing!!!

The Bible is the Greatest Story Ever Told ...  From beginning to the end, it is about the life, death, and resurrection of your Son.  There is no better way to become familiar with the entire plan than to read through all of it.  This plan is not just to do it once, but can become something you do many times throughout your life.  Each time you read through the Bible, you will see something new, something deeper, something you have yet to see.  There are many Bible reading plans out there.  Blue Letter Bible has several that also will keep track of your progress.  Here is the link to them:  Blue Letter Bible Reading Plans ...  In order to track your progress, you simply need to create an account.  It is free, quick and does not require much information to do so.  I encourage you to find some spare time to do this.  I would suggest a 2 year plan to start with as the sections to read are smaller chunks.

Time with God and Time with Others

The idea of all of this is to spend time with God and time with others that seek Him as well.  Any time spent with the God of the Universe and His people will reap something.  Putting aside our pride and selfish desires for just a fraction of our days can make lasting impacts on our walk with Christ and we move toward being Lighthouses for the Gospel.