WITNESS ~ INSTRUCT ~ NURTURE / Volume 1 Issue 32
Dec 21, 2005
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In this issue, you'll read:
THE BOOK OF 1st CORINTHIANS - PART SEVEN
INVITATION FROM DESTINY OF HOPE FELLOWSHIP
A WORD FROM THE EDITOR - THIRTY SECOND EDITION How many missed opportunities did I have to introduce someone to Jesus? How many times was I in a hurry when I met up with someone who was hurting and needed a word of encouragement? Did my Sunday morning confessions equal my Monday thru Saturday living? These are all questions that we as Christians should ask ourselves this year when thinking of making our New Year's resolutions. Then we should consider making the one resolution that matters the most; "I will listen and follow the prompting of the Holy Spirit as I go through my daily life." He will always show us opportunities to reach out with the love of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ! May God's love shine upon each of you this Christmas season and may He give you a prosperous and Happy New Year! Until next time...God bless you in all that you undertake! In Jesus Name, All editions of The W.I.N. E-Mail Newsletter are available on the Internet. To find them, navigate to Each morning, read a Scripture passage of your choice. Talk with the Lord as you read his Word. When you are finished, go back and select one or two verses that you believe the Lord is using to speak to your heart. Meditate thoughtfully and prayerfully on what he is saying to you. II. Bible Study Today we will look at the fourth subsection of 1 Corinthians - chapters 7-10. In this subsection, in light of problems and questions he has been answering for the Corinthians, Paul uses the past experiences and failings of the Children of Israel Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 1. In 10:1-2, what was the spiritual meaning of the experience of Israel in "the cloud" and "the sea"? (see Exodus 13:21-22; 14:13-31). Read 1 Corinthians 10:5-10 1. Despite these experiences of Israel, what happened to most of them? (10:5). Read 1 Corinthians 10:11-13 1. In 10:11, who are these experiences of Israel written down and recorded for? III. Memory Verse Here are a few suggestions that may help you to memorize your memory verses: 1. Ask the Lord to help you remember his Word (see John 14:26). 2. Use the version of the Bible you are most familiar with. What you normally read in your Bible is what you need to be memorizing. 3. Don't just memorize the contents of the verse; memorize its "address" (the verse reference) as well. You can do this by following this pattern: Step 1: reference; Step 2: verse content; Step 3: reference. Then repeat steps 1-3. Note that you are quoting the reference twice as many times as you quote the actual verse content. This gives the verse a clear "reference tag." 4. After you have read your memory verse out aloud several times, try going through your memory verse without reading your computer screen. 5. Look up your memory verse in your Bible. Look at its immediate context and read the verses that come before and after your memory verse. 6. Print out your memory verse or jot it down on a piece of paper. Take this paper with you when you go to work or do other daily activities. Meditate on the meaning of the verse throughout the day. 7. During your noon appointment with the Lord, take out your memory verse and go over it again. Talk to the Lord about what this verse means to you personally. 8. In the evening (at either your evening study or your evening devotions), see if you can quote your memory verse from memory. Then, without looking at the memory verse itself, see if you can find it in your Bible. 9. The next day, before you begin committing a new verse to memory, rehearse your previous day's memory verse and see if you can remember it (without cheating!). 10. Finally, at the end of the week (possibly on Sunday), collect all your week's memory verses, rehearse them and see if you can recall them without reading them. Spend a little extra time on any verses you have difficulty recalling. 11. Remember: Don't just memorize a verse. Put it into practice (James 1:22). It is not being able to quote a verse from memory that counts. It is His Word abiding in your heart that counts (John 15:7). When you actually apply a verse consistently to your daily life; that is when you truly know that verse! This article is Copyright © 1999, The Online Bible College. It is used by permission and formatted for presentation in this newsletter. Unless otherwise noted: All Scripture is taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Welcome to the thirty second edition of the W.I.N. E-Mail Newsletter. As I write this, I am reminded that it is only four more days until Christmas, then seven days later it is a new year. Wow! Can you believe it is almost 2006? A lot of people will be making New Year's resolutions such as losing weight, quitting smoking, taking more time to spend with the family, etc. But as I think of New Year's resolutions, my mind wanders back over this past year.
Rev. Sam T. Leigh
Presiding Bishop
Freedom Covenant Global Ministries
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Website: www.fcgm.org
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THE BOOK OF 1st CORINTHIANS - PART SEVEN
I. Devotional Reading
as object-lessons. Read chapter 10 and answer for yourself the questions associated with it. Type out your answers (or jot them down on a piece of paper) and place in your Bible for further meditation and study.
2. In 10:3-4, the miraculous food (see Exodus 16:2-36) and drink (see Exodus 17:1-7) provided for Israel in the wilderness was a spiritual picture of what?
3. Who was the spiritual rock that accompanied them? (10:4).
2. Why did these things that happened to Israel occur? (10:6).
3. List the four sins of Israel that Paul warns the Corinthians against in 10:7-10 (note Exodus 32:1-6; Numbers 25:1-9; 21:4-9; 16:41-50).
2. When you face temptation what is God faithful not to allow? (10:13).
3. What does God always provide for you when you are tempted? (10:13).
1 Corinthians 10:11; "Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come."
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INVITATION FROM DESTINY OF HOPE FELLOWSHIP
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