Background

There are so many ways to grow in the Lord these days.

Inclusive are going to Church, small group discussions, listening to gospel music, and listening to your favorite youtube pastors.

 

Study Time

Yet, beloved, I will encourage you to set aside quiet time to study it for and by yourself.

There is just a lot of noise out there that has so little to do with your savior’s gospel.

 

Scripture

1. Deuteronomy 29:29 – The Covenant In Moab [ Link ]
   • The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.
2. Proverbs 1:2 – The Begining of Knowledge [ Link ]
   • These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight, and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.…
3. Psalm 119:105 [ Link ]
   • Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
4. Joshua 1:8 [ Link ]
   • Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
5. Matthew 16:22-23 – Christ’s Passion Foretold [ Link ]
   • …Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!” But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.
6. John 5:39 – The Witness of Scripture [ Link ]
   • nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent. You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.…
7. Luke 24:44-45 ( Jesus Unveils the Scriptures ) [ Link ]
   • Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,…
8. Acts 1:7 – The Ascension [ Link ]
   • So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”…
9. Acts 17:10-11 – The Character of the Bereans [ Link ]
   • As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true. As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.…
10. 2nd Corinthians 11:13-15 ( Paul and the False Apostles ) [ Link ]
    • …For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.…
11. 2nd Timothy 2:5 – Grace and Perseverance [ Link ]
    • …A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him. Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
      The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.…
12. 2nd Timothy 3:14-16 – All Scripture is God-Breathed [ Link ]
    • …But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them. From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,…
13. Romans 15:4 – Accept One Another [ Link ]
    • For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
14. 2nd Peter 3:16 – Final Exhortations [ Link ]
    • …Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.…
15. Revelation 1:3 [ Link ]
    • Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

 

In-Depth

1. Jesus
   • Matthew 16:22-23
     • Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.
2. Paul
   • 2nd Timothy 3:14-16
     • Things you have learned and firmly believed since you know whom you have learned them
     • Infancy, you have known the holy scriptures
     • Wise for sake of Salvation
     • All Scripture is God-Breathed
     • Useful for instruction, conviction, correction in training for the sake of righteousness
3. Luke
   • Acts 17:10-12
     • Received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
     • Believed
     • Prominent Greek women and men.…
       • I like the fact that the women are listed ahead of the men ( HolySpirit is so just )

 

Times & Seasons

Though your favorite prophetic voice wants to corner God into a time and season.

It is nothing new.

The disciples tried 2000 years ago.

We have inherited the same yearning.

Having said time remains with God, he said you will receive the Holy Spirit, its power & grace, to be his witness.

 

The Road to Emmaus

Blessed Father, confront us.

On the Road to Emmaus, on the road to another YouTube click.

Read aloud to us from the whole book – The Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.

Render profiteers of your word and work useless and powerless.