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Truth Over Lies: wk1,d4

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WE CAN BE DECEIVED BY LOVING THE WORLD
  • Read: 1 Jn 2:15-16 & 5:19, Col. 2:8, and 2 Tim. 3:15-16
  • SOAP: Colossians 2:8

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

Colossians 2:8

What do you think? (share your comment below)

  • In what ways does the world lie to us?
  • How can we protect ourselves against those lies?

The world can look very attractive when we allow ourselves to forget that the world is in the power of the evil one.

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We Can Deceive Ourselves

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Read: Jeremiah 17:9-10; 1 Corinthians 3:18; Ezekiel 36:26

SOAP: Jeremiah 17:9-10

“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”

Jeremiah 17:9
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
  • Why is it dangerous to follow our hearts?

Our hearts, left to themselves, can quickly deceive us. –

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Truth Over Lies: Week 1, Day 2

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SATAN HATES GOD & HIS PEOPLE

Read: Acts 13:10; Revelation 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3

SOAP: Revelation 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3

Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night. Revelation 12:10

But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3

Don’t forget to read today’s Love God Greatly devotional

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Bible Study: Truth Over Lies – A Love God Greatly Bible Study

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The enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy- and he does it with lies or misconfigurations of God’s truths. Join me as we journey through this LOVE GOD GREATLY study and learn how to overcome the lies of the enemy with the truth of God’s Word. It’s the difference between bondage to the world and freedom in Christ.

You’ll find everything you need for the study right here M-F beginning Monday, September 13.

For blogs and a Love God Greatly Journal, you can click on the link below –

https://lovegodgreatly.com/lgg/truth-over-lies-study-journal-english/

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In Jesus I Am … A Conqueror

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Week 4, Day 5
READ AND SOAP: 1 JOHN 4:4

But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

1 John 4:4 NLT

Reflection Questions:

  • How are you empowered to fight against the enemy’s schemes every day?
  • How can you overcome the enemy through the power of Christ?

Through our time together in this study on identity, we have learned that who we are is not about anything we have done, but who God is and what He has done for us.

Today’s full devotional LGG can be found here

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In Jesus I Am … Empowered

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Week 4, Day 4

READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-11, 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9; SOAP: PHILIPPIANS 4:13

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13 NLT

Reflection Questions:

  • What does it mean that we are able to do all things through Christ?
  • How can you find peace in your weakness or in difficult circumstances knowing He is always working, even in your weakness?

In God’s kingdom, we are at our strongest when we are weak, and we are our most independent when we are dependent on God. Our verse today does not mean that we should do all things, but that we can find joy as we rely on God to empower and equip us to do the work He calls us to do.

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In Jesus You Are … Equipped

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WEEK 4, DAY 3

2 Timothy 3:16-17; SOAP: Ephesians 2:10

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Ephesians 2:10 NLT

Reflection Questions:

  • What specific good works have you seen God equip and prepare you for?
  • How have you seen Him work through your strengths and gifts to advance His kingdom or encourage others?

God will equip us for the work, not because He knows we can do it perfectly, but because we are His creation, masterfully, intentionally, and creatively designed.

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In Jesus You Are … Blessed

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Week 4, Day 2

READ: NUMBERS 6:24-26; 2 CORINTHIANS 9:8-10; SOAP: EPHESIANS 1:3

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Ephesians 1:3 NLT

Reflection Questions:

  • In what ways do you see God’s blessing on your life?
  • How has He given you every spiritual blessing in Christ?

In Paul’s letter to the early church in Ephesus, the blessing he wrote about had nothing to do with luck and everything to do with the gifts we receive as believers. Read the full LGG devotional –

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IN JESUS YOU ARE … INTENTIONALLY MADE

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Week 4, Day 1
READ: PSALM 139:13-18; SOAP: PSALM 139:13-14

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. Psalm 139:13-14 NLT

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Made Intentionally

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Love God Greatly – In Jesus You Are ... Devotional: Into the Text:

Today’s reading is a continuation of David’s psalm that we read last week when we learned we are known by God. When we are known by Him, we can be certain our lives are not mere coincidence or fate–driven, but that we were created on purpose and for a purpose.

Certainly. It’s a word that means without doubt, surely, and carries a feeling of agreement. We can confidently claim that in Jesus we are intentionally made because the Creator of the universe has formed us, knows us, and invites us into a relationship with Him. God made every part of you, not just the visible parts of your body but your feelings, personality, and talents. He carefully and purposefully fit it all together before you were even born, knowing exactly what kind of person you would become.

You are thoroughly and completely known by God. Your identity is secure in Him and your purpose is found in Him. David’s psalm encourages us to respond to this knowledge of our identity with thanksgiving, not because of what we can do but because of what God has done. Who you are, where you are, and what you can do for God’s kingdom is not random or a mistake. You were created with love and intention.

How can your life be a grateful reflection of this truth as you interact with others this week?

Prayer:Heavenly Father, it is amazing to me that You carefully and intentionally formed every part of who I am, carefully weaving it all together before I was born. May my life reflect the gratitude I have for all You have done as I work, live, and love with purpose. Amen.