time with god week 4

8/3/2019 Time With God Week 4

1/8

4-Week

Devotional Challenge

(Week 4: Jan 29-Feb 4,2012)

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2/8

The Lost Are Found

Matthew 11:1-5

1After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there

to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.[a]

2When John (the Baptist), who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the

Messiah, he sent his disciples3to ask him, Are you the one who is to come, or

should we expect someone else?

4Jesus replied, Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

5The blind

receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[b]

are cleansed, the deaf

hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

In this passage, we find John the Baptist sending his disciples to Jesus, to ask if He is the

Messiah that people have been waiting for. John already knew who Jesus was. John baptizedhim, saw heaven open up and the Spirit of God descend on Jesus like a dove (Matthew 3:13-1).

So John must have either been asking this question to strengthen his own faith or the faith of

Johns disciples.

Jesus response to the question, Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect

someone else? is quite remarkable. Go back report to John what you hear and see:5

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blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the

dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. We know Jesus is who He says

He is because these amazingly miraculous things are happening.

Wouldnt ya know it? That reminds me of a song! Who woulda thought

In the song The Lost Are Found (by Hillsong from their album God Is Able, which can be

listened to through your headphones using YouTube, Spotify, or Grooveshark), we hear the

Bridge lyrics repeated numerous times:

The lost are found The blind will see The lame will walk The dead will live

And You our God forever You will reign

We all need healing, dont we? It may not always be physical healing, but it may be emotional

healing from our past. If its neither of those for you, I can be sure that we all need healing

from our sin. We sin more than we know or are willing to admit. What is it that you need

healing from? Is it physical, emotional, spiritual, sinful? Ask God to point to where you need

healing. As you listen to the song and hear the Bridge part of the Lost Are Found sung over and

over, let that power of Jesus being proclaimed wash over your hurt and heal you. Find hope

and rest in the power of Jesus!

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3/8

Try to come up with 3 things to pray for when you look at each picture.

Example: Glass of Water Picture (1) God, thank you for access to fresh, clean, healthy

water. (2) Help people all over the world who dont have access to clean drinking water. (3)

As water cleans and purifies, clean and purify my heart, oh God.

Monday


4/8

I Need Thee Every Hour

Written by Annie S. Hawks in 1872

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our

sufficiency is from God. 2 Corinthians 3:5

Some hymns and praise songs stand the test of time because of their great lyrics

and melody that resonate with the human heart. I Need Thee Every Hour is one

that has done that.

Take a moment to write what you are doing each hour during a typical day on

the left side of this sheet (if you dont have typical days, just pick any day of the

week).

In his book, The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence claimed to be

as close to God while working in the kitchen as when praying in the chapel. The

Lord, after all, is always near us, thus wherever we are is holy ground. That

was the experience of Annie Hawks, a housewife and mother of three inBrooklyn, New York.

I Need Thee Every Hour was written on a bright June morning in 1872. Annie

later wrote, One day as a young wife and mother of 37 years of age, I was busy

with my regular household tasks. Suddenly, I became so filled with the sense of

nearness to the Master that, wondering how one could live without Him, either

in joy or pain, these words, I Need Thee Every Hour, were ushered into my

mind, the thought at once taking full possession of me.

When Annies husband died sixteen years later, she found that her own hymn

was among her greatest comforts. I did not understand at first why this hymn

had touched the great throbbing heart of humanity, Annie wrote. It was not

until long after, when the shadow fell over my way, the shadow of great loss,

that I understood something of the comforting power in the words which I had

been permitted to give out to others in my hour of sweet serenity and peace.

Listen to (or sing) the song I Need Thee Every Hour. I suggest listening to the

Jars of Clay version from their album Redemption Songs if you want to hear a

contemporary version. Otherwise, Fernando Ortega does a great traditional.

As you listen, admit to God that you are in need of him every hour of every day.

Thank Him for always being near to us, whether we can feel Him or not.

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Verse 1

I need Thee every hour

Most gracious Lord

No tender voice like Thine

Can peace afford

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Stay Thou near by

Temptations lose their pow'r

When Thou art nigh

Verse 3


In joy or pain

Come quickly and abide

Or life is vain

Chorus: I need Thee O I need Thee, Every hour I need Thee

O bless me now my Savior, I come to Thee

Tuesday


5/8

Blog Your Faith

According to Wikipedia, there are over 156 million blogs in the world. Are you a blogger? Or

do you read blogs? Twelve years ago they didnt exist. Blogs are a result of the easy Internet

access people have today. You dont have to be famous. You dont have to be qualified by

position or prestige. All you need is a computer, an opinion, and a hankering to write, and you

too can have a blog. Blogs provide people an outlet to express their personal feelings and

thoughts. However, since blogs are on the Internet, anybody can read them. So while blogs are

personal, theyre by no means private.

The Book of Psalms, the worship manual for the Hebrew people, was somewhat like a blog. In

it, David and the other writers expressed personal feelings of worship, petition, and

thanksgiving to God. Their intimate expressions toward Him were not kept private. They were

intended for use in public worship. Read Psalm 40:7-10. Notice the personal nature of verse

10. David had a desire to proclaim Gods righteousness, faithfulness, salvation, and love before

the masses. Remaining silent about his faith wasnt an option.

As followers of Christ, we have to adopt the same attitude. While our faith is internal and

intimate, we cannot keep it to ourselves. If everyone considered their faith not for public

consumption, who would tell others about Christ? Our faith has to be like a blogpersonal,

but for the world to see. The cry of Davids heartproclaiming Gods righteousness,

faithfulness, salvation, and love before the worldmust also be the passion of our lives. Our

faith is most definitely personal, but by no means private.

1) What are some practical ways you can go public with a private matter like your faith in God?

2) You may have been raised in a family that taught you belief in God, or you may spend a lot of

time with others who proclaim Jesus as their Lord and Savior. But what makes your faith

personal? If you dont feel that your faith is personal, what can you do to take greater

ownership of it?

3) What are you passionate about? How can you express Gods righteousness, faithfulness,

salvation and love to others through the things youre passionate about?

*Bible Required Devotional*Wednesday


6/8

WorshipListen to Oh, Great Love of God by David Crowder Band (Album title: Give

Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass In C [The Happiest of All Keys])) or another

worship song (Listen in your headphones if possible). You can find the song

using YouTube, Spotify, or Grooveshark. (On YouTube, the 2nd

video that

comes up titled 2-07 Oh, Great Love of God had better audio quality)

Just some fun facts from an obsessed fan (Jeremy): This is the David

Crowder Bands Last album which was released Jan 6, 2012. The album was

#1 on iTunes for a couple of days, and currently sits at #2 on Billboards Top

200. Quite an amazing feat for a Christian band, huh!

What do the lyrics tell you about who God is? List everything you can think

of from the song.

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Which lyrics speak to you the most? What words really touch your heart?

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What can you give God praise for?

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Listen to the song one more time, letting your heart and soul sing it to God

Thursday

Verse 1

Victim of our sacrifice

Gift of love a perfect life

All for a wayward bride

All for a wayward bride

Verse 2

See the lion and the lamb

How He sits at Your right hand

Waiting to come again

Waiting to come again

Chorus 1

Oh great love of God

Who takes away the sins of all of us

Gone forever

Heaven opened wide in Your

resurrection

You won't be denied

Bringing life to the dead and dying

Verse 3

Servant king of rich and poor

Beggar that the world ignores

Oh let me see Your face

Hidden in simple things

Chorus 2



Gone forever

Heaven opened wide in Your

resurrection

You won't be denied

Bringing life to the dead and dying

You won't be denied

We will rise and we'll sing forever

Bridge

This is not a song this is a revival

A revival

This is not a death this is us waking

This is a return back to life

Oh Your life all I'm living for

Your life in my life

Oh it's life that I'm dying for



Gone forever


We'll sing forever

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7/8

Read: Luke 12:25-34

(If you cant find a Bible, look up the passage onwww.biblegateway.com)

The main thing I remember or learned from this Scripture is

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Here is what God is trying to teach me through this Scripture

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As a result of this, today (or tomorrow) I will.

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Right now I need to pray about.

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8/8

Know the Word

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who

listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a

mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

James 1:22-24

If you look at studies of peoples attitudes toward the Bible, its easy to get discouraged. The vast

majority of Americans arent really interested in knowing Gods Word, much less living it out.

If you believe in Christif you have accepted His sacrifice on the cross as payment on behalf of your

sinsif you have committed to living your life with Gods will and desires as your guidesif you have done

these things, not knowing Gods Word is unacceptable!

Heres the deal: God gave us His Word so we could know Him, His story, and His ways. We cant separate

our belief, or our faith, or our following, from studying and knowing the Bible. Its literally impossible.

What keeps you from studying your Bible? Is it time? Is it lack of desire? Are you intimidated? Do you

think it is boring? Does the conviction of Scripture make you uncomfortable? Write your reason(s) here:

The most important thing you can do as a Christ-follower who is committed to growing in their faith is to

figure out what keeps you from reading your Bible. Once you know what it is, fix it! Read your Bible. But

dont stop there. Let the words of Scripture affect your life. Live out the words of God. Its what He has

intended all along.

Is the Bible important to you? Its a serious question. If its not important, you wont commit to studying

it. So, is Gods Word important? Why or why not?

The Bible tells us how we should live as Christ-followers. How does the Bible influence the way you live

your life?

If youre feeling like digging into the Bible right now, start reading the book of James. Its clear, to the

point, and full of application.

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