SWAGMI

NISTERI
ES

EXAM QUI
ETTI
MEPACKETS

SecondSemest
er

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2
I
ntr
oduct
ion
Thestudyyouareaboutt
obegini
sdesi
gnedtohelpyoudevel
opdeep
convi
cti
onsfrom God'
sWordeachdayf
orthenext21daysofthi
s
exam/holi
dayperi
od.

Knowi ngtheScripturesisvit
al.Theyequipy ouf orever
ygoodwor k(2
Timothy3:1-7).Jesuswasdeepl ycommi ttedtot heScriptur
es,using
them power f
ull
yincr uci
almoment sinthespi r
it
ual bat
tle.(Matthew
4:1-
11andLuke4: 1-13.Wi t
hhisexampl e,Jesusshowsust hatwet oo
needt olovetheScr i
pturesanduset hem dail
y.Jesussai d,"Mandoes
notliv
eonbr eadal one,butonev erywor dthatcomesf rom t hemout h
ofGod"( Matthew4: 4).Makeupy ourmindt hatyouwi l
lnotl et
anythinggetinthewayofy ourdai l
ystudyofGod' swor d.Yourlife
dependsoni t.

ForTheGr
eat
estGr
owt
h:
1.Buyanotebookandkeepthenot
est hatyouwil
lmakeasy ougo
thr
oughthi
smat er
ial
.Wri
ti
ngdowny ouranswersandthoughtswi
l
lbe
ver
yhelpf
ultoyou.
Thebett
eryoulear
nthesethi
ngsnow,
themor
eef
fect
ivey
ouwi
l
lbei
n
shar
ingwhatyouknowwi t
hother
s.

2.Havear egul
arti
meandpl acetodoy ourst
udy.Pi
ckbot
hsot hat
youwill
beasf reeaspossi
blefrom i
nterr
upti
onsanddi
str
acti
ons.For
thosewithnormalschedul
es,earl
ymor ni
ngti
mesareusual
lythever
y
best.

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3.Readandunderl
i
ne,mar korsomehowident
if
yever
yscri
ptur
al
ref
erencei
nyourstudy.Thi
swillhel
pyoui
nrememberi
ngwhere
passagesar
elocat
edandwi ll
giveyouonemorewayofbei
ng
eff
ecti
veasJesus'di
scipl
e.

4.Haveagreatr
elati
onshi
pwi
thamorematur
eChrist
ianwhocan
checkyourpr
ogressasyoumovet
hrought
hestudy
.
Takeadvant
ageofal
lthehelpyoucanget.Beeagert
oreceiv
e
i
nstr
ucti
onandcorr
ecti
on.Thecruci
ali
ssuesyouwill
studyoutwil
l
ser
veyoupowerf
ull
ytherestofyourl
if
e.Youwanttogivethi
syour
ver
ybest.

5.Asy ouworkoneachlesson,
wri
tet
hecurr
entdateint
hespace
provi
ded.Thiswi
llhel
pyoukeeptr
ackoft
heconsist
encyofy
ourown
patt
ernofstudy.

6.Keepthesenotesandrevi
ewtheseconvict
ions.Yourownnot
escan
becomeav aluabl
eresour
cewheny ouneedencouragementint
hese
areasandwheny ouareshar
ingwit
hothers.

MayGodblessyouwi
thgr
eatti
mesinhi
sWordandmaythoset
imes
alway
sdrawyouper
sonal
l
yclosert
ohi
m,enabl
i
ngyout
obr i
ngot
her
s
toChri
st

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Week1(
HEART)

Thisweekalloft
hestudieswil
lhavetodowithkeepingourheart
s
purebeforeGodandbeforeoneanother
.Probabl
yy ouhavealr
eady
heardmuchabouttheimportanceofagreathear
t,butthi
sstudywil
l
hel
py ouseehowt ohavesuchaheartandwhatther esul
tofsucha
heartwi
llbe.

Abov
eal
l
,guar
dyourhear
t,f
ori
tist
hewel
lspr
ingofl
i
fe.
PROVERBS4:
23

Day1-GodLooksatt
heHear
t.

1.ReadPr
overbs4:
23.Howwouldy
oudefi
nethe"
heart
"thatthe
wri
teri
sdescr
ibi
ng?Andwhatwoul
ditmeant
o"guar
dy ourhear
t?
"
ReadJer
emi
ah17:
9-10.Whydi
dGodsayt
hisaboutourhear
ts?
2.
.Lookat1Samuel16:
1-7.Par
ti
cular
lynot
icev.7.Int
ermsofreli
gion,
howmightour"
out
wardappearance"bedif
fer
entfrom whati
sreal
ly
goi
ngoninthe"
heart
?"Butwhatisitt
hatGodisconcernedabout?
3.Haveyoubeentemptedsofari
nyournewli
fet
oputont
heout
war
d
appear
ancewithouthav
ingt
heheart
?Ifso,
how?
4.ReadPsal
m 139.Especi
all
ynot
iceDavid'
spray
erforapurehear
tin
vs23-24andt
henspendsomespeci al
timeprayi
ngaboutyourown
heart
.

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Day2-Hear
tChange

1.Al
lthegreatmenandwomeni ntheScr
ipt
ureshadtodeal
witht
heir
hear
ts,butnooneshar
eshisheartwi
thusandhisstr
uggl
eforpur
it
y
ofheartmorethanDav
id.
Psalm 32andPsalm 51wer
ewr i
tt
enbyDavidandwil
lbei
mpor
tanti
n
thi
sweek'sstudy
.Readthem bot
hcaref
ull
yatthi
sti
me.
Makenot
esont
hosev
ersest
hatseem mostsi
gni
fi
cant
.
2.Fr
om t
hesePsalmswecanlear
nvaluabl
elessonsabouthowt
o
cometopuri
tyofhear
tandhowtokeeptheheartpur
e.
a)Wemustbewill
i
ngt
ofaceoursi
nhonest
lyandadmi
ttoour
sel
ves
whati
tis(
51:
3).
b)Wemustbebr
okenov
ert
hatsi
n(t
akeser
iousl
yit
sef
fect
s)(
51:
17)
.
c)Wemustbewi
l
li
ngt
oconf
esst
hatsi
n(32:
3-5)
.
d)Wemustbewi
l
li
ngt
oacceptf
orgi
veness,
oncebr
oken(
32:
11,
51:
12-
16)
.
3.Whycannoonehav
eandkeepapur
ehear
twi
thoutdeal
i
ngwi
thsi
n
i
nabibl
ical
way?

Day3-Knowi
ngYourSi
n

1.Br
ief
lyr
evi
ewy
est
erday
'sst
udy
.Rer
eadPsal
m 32andPsal
m 51.
2.Davi
dstruggl
edbefor
ehefacedhi
ssin.Whenareti
mesy our
eal
l
y
don'
twantt of
aceyoursi
n?Howdoy ouusual
lyav
oidthat
conf
rontat
ion?

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3.Whatdi
dDavi
dmeanwhenhesai
dGod'shandwasheavyuponhi
m?
Whatdoyoudowheny
oufeel
thehandofconvi
cti
ononyou?
4.Davi
dsaid,
"Iknowmyt r
ansgr
essions.
"Arether
eanythi
ngsi
ny our
l
ifet
hatyouneedtofacehonest
lyandsay"Iknowthati
smysin?"
Whatwill
bethegoodofsuchhonesty?

Day4-Conf
essi
on

1.Today
'sstudyi
saconti
nuati
onofthepr
evi
ousdays.Wi
thoutre-
readi
ngthem,canyougi
veabriefsummar
yofthet
woPsalms( 32and
51)youhavebeenconsi
der
ing?
2.WhenDavi
dsawsini
nhisl
i
fe,
hewasbr
okenandcont
ri
teov
ert
hat
si
n.Whatdoest
hatmean?
3.Dav
idconfessedhi
ssin.Whyi
sconf
essi
on"
goodf
ort
hesoul
?"
Whydoesitbri
ngheali
ng?
4.WhodidDavi
dconfesst
o?(I
fyousai
d"God,"t
hinkagain.Hewr
ote
thi
sPsal
m ofconf
essi
ontobereadandhear
dbyal lI
srael
.)
5.Whatdidyoul
earnear
li
eraboutconf
essi
onf
rom 1John1:
9?
Memorizethi
sver
se.
6.LookatJames5:116.Youwi
ll
betempt
edtonotl
etthi
sbe
happeni
nginyourli
fe,
butyoumustr
ememberhowri
ghti
tis.Al
so
memor i
zethi
sverse.
7.Noneoft hi
sistowr i
tearulethatsays"youmustconf
essever
ysi
n
tosomeot herperson.
"Buti
sn'titclearGod'
speopl
eneedtohavea
confessi
ngatti
tude?Isn'
ti
tclearthatheart
scannotbepurewher
e
ther
eishiddennessordeception?
8.Whatisyourat
ti
tudet
owar
dconf
essi
on?Doy
ouseei
tasan
oppor
tunit
yoraburden?

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Day5-GoodFr
uit
s

1.Thelastsever
al daysy ouhavestudiedway stokeepapurehear
t.
Nowwewantt otur nspecifi
cal
lytotheresult
sorfrui
tsofpur
e
heart
edness.Again, l
et'
sconsiderwhatwel earnfr
om Psal
ms32and
51.
a)Ther
eisagr
eatawar
enessoff
orgi
venessandsal
vat
ion.
b)Ther
eisat
hankf
ul,
rej
oici
ng,
singi
ngspi
ri
t.
c)Therei
sagr eatdesi
ret
oshar
ethejoyofsalv
ati
onandcleansi
ng.
Lookbackthroughtheset
woPsalmsandwritedownthev
er sest
hat
i
ll
ustr
atethesepoint
s.
2.Whi
choft
heser
esul
tsdoy
ouseemostcl
ear
lyi
nyourownl
i
fe?
3.What
'st
hepr
obl
em whent
hesef
rui
tsar
en'
tseen?
4.Asksomeonewhoi
sver
ycl
oset
oyoui
ntheki
ngdom howt
heyf
eel
aboutyourhear
t.

Day6-Hear
tMai
ntenance

1.Aft
erdoi
ngthestudyontheheartt
hisweek,
whywoul
dyousayt
hat
ourhear
tsneedconti
nual
maintenance?
2.Lookclosel
yat1Ti
mothy1:5-
7.Whati
simpl
i
edi
nthephr
ase
"wander
edawayf r
om.
..apur
eheart
?"
3.Descri
behowthi
spr
ocessofwanderi
ngawayfr
om puri
tyofhear
t
mighthappeni
nsomeone'
sli
fe.Gi
vesomestepst
hatmightbe
i
nvolved.

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4.Whatarethr
eethi
ngsy
oucanr
egul
arl
ydot
oguar
dagai
nstt
his
"wander
ing"i
nyourownl
if
e?

Day7-"
Wher
eisMyHear
t?"

1.TurntoProv
erbs4:
23andJeremiah17:
9.Wr
it
eoutwhatt
hese
passagessayandwhyyouthi
nktheysayi
t.
2.InyourChr
isti
anli
fey
ouwil
lneedt
olear
ntodi
agnosedi
ff
erent
"hear
t"condi
ti
ons.St
udythef
oll
owi
ng:
a)Har
dhear
t-
Prov
erbs28:
14
b)Unr
epent
anthear
t-
Romans2:
5
c)Unbel
i
evi
nghear
t-
Hebr
ews3:
12
3.Asyouhandledif
fer
entsi
tuati
onsinyourl
ife,l
earntoask,"
Wherei
s
myhear t
?"I
fyouresi
stcor
recti
on,ask"Whereismyhear t
?"I
fyoufi
nd
your
selfwanti
ngtoski
pameet ingoftheBody,ask"Whereismy
hear
t?"Whyisitsodanger
oustogiveinevenal i
tt
letoabadheart
?
4.Whoissomeoneyouknowwhostri
kesyouashav
ingapur
ehear
t?
Whati
sitaboutt
hem t
hatyouwantt
oimit
ate?
5.Whatki
ndofhear
tdi
dGodpromiset
ogi
veusaswesur
renderour
badhear
ts?(
SeeEzeki
el11:
17-
19.
)
6.Whati
stheendr
esul
tfort
hepur
ehear
t?SeeMat
thew5:
8.

THEFI
GHT
Forourst
ruggl
eisnotagai
nstf
leshandbl
ood.
..EPHESI
ANS6:
11

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Forthenextweeky ouwillbest
udyi
ngaboutt hespir
it
ualbatt
leyou
areengagedi nandhowt ohavevi
ctoryoversi
n.Everyper
sonmust
fi
ghtthesinfuldesi
rest
hatwaragainstoursouls(l
Peter2:11).But
Godhasgi venplansandpowertoensureourv i
ctor
y.

Day8-
Treat
ingSi
nSer
iousl
y

1.Readthefollowi
ngpassagesl
ooki
ngforGod'st
hinki
ngaboutsi
n:
Matthew5:29-30and18:6-
7.Whatwoul
dy ousayi
st hef
ir
stst
epin
thefi
ghtagainstsi
n?
2.WhatdoesGodfeelaboutr
eli
gionwher
esi
nisnott
reat
edser
iousl
y?
ReadJeremi
ah6:
13-15.
3.Tur
nt oPsalm 36:1-2.Whatisthepr
oblem wit
hthemanbei
ng
descr
ibedhere?Whatat tit
udedoeshereall
yneedtohav
etowar
dhi
s
si
n?AlsoreadPsal m 66:18.
4.Whydoy outhi
nkiti
sunli
kel
ythatyouwi
l
leverhavemuchv
ict
ory
overapar
ti
cularsi
ninyourl
if
euntil
youhat
ethatsi
n?
5.Wri
tedownsomesinst
hatyouhavest
ruggl
eswit
h,andt
henwr
it
e
downwhythosesi
nsneedtobedespi
sedandhat
ed.
Wr
it
edownt
heef
fect
stheyhav
eony
ou,
other
sandGod'
spl
ans.

Day9-
ThePowerofRepent
ance

1.Read2Cor i
nthi
ans7:
8-12.Paul
descr
ibesherewhathappenswhen
peopletaket
heirsi
nser
iousl
yandhavegodlysorr
owthatleadst
o
repent
ance.

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2.Whatwoul
dbethedi
ffer
encei
ngodlyandworl
dlysorr
ow?Why
doesgodl
ysorr
owhavesuchpowerandbri
ngsuchresul
ts?
3.Usi
ngthediagram bel
owasamodel ,wr
it
edownasint
haty
ou
str
uggl
ewi t
handt hewaysgodlysor
rowwil
lleady
out
odemonst
rat
e
theat
ti
tudesthatPauldescr
ibes.

4.Retai
nthi
sdiagram anduseitt
ohelpy
oumakechangesasy
ousee
othersi
nsthatneedtobedealtwi
th.

Day10-
ThePoweroft
heWor
d

1.Whatrol
edoesthewordofGodplayi
nourfi
ghtagai
nstsi
n?Read
Psal
m 119:
9-11,
Matthew4:
1-11,
John8:31-
34.
2.Whatatt
it
udemustonehav
etowar
dGod'
swor
dinor
dert
ousei
t
forv
ict
oryoversi
n?

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3.Lookbackatthesinsyouli
stedi
n#5onDay8andwr i
tedown
passagesofScr
iptur
ethatcanhelpguar
dyouagainstt
hosesi
ns.I
f
youcan'tf
indwhatyouneed,asksomeoneforhel
p.

Day11-
ThePowerofPr
ayer

1.Whatrol
edoespr
ayerpl
ayint
hefi
ghtagai
nstsin?ReadMat
thew
7:
7-11,
Ephesi
ans6:
10-18(
esp,v
.18)
,Hebrews4:14-16.
2.Asy ouprayaboutsi
nyouarewanti
ngtodef
eatinyourl
if
e,what
thoughtsdoyouneedtohaveaboutGod?Seetheabovever
sesand
Romans8: 31-32,
1John2:1-
2and3:1-
3.
3.WhatdoesJesus'
exampleteachusaboutt
hekindsofpray
erswe
mayhavetopraytowinvi
ctor
yinourli
ves?Mark1:35andHebrews
5:
7-10.
4.Inwhatwayshav
eyoubeenprayi
ngaboutsinyouwantt
o
overcome?Whohaveyouaskedt
oprayforyou?

Day12-ThePowerofRel
ati
onshi
ps.

1.Whatrol
edoestheBi
blet
eachthatwearet
opl
ayi
nhel
pingeach
othert
oli
veri
ght
eousl
yandstayoutofsi
n?
ReadGal
ati
ans6:
1-2,
Col
ossi
ans1:
28-
29,
4:12,
Hebr
ews3:
12-
13,
James5:
16.
2.Li
statl
eastt
hreewaysthaty
ouneedyourbrot
her
sorsi
ster
sto
hel
pyouguardyourhear
tandyourl
i
fefr
om sin.
3.Whatdoesi
tsayaboutusifwedon'
twanthel
pinov
ercomi
ngsi
n,
butonl
ywantt
owor konitbyour
sel
ves?

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4.I
fther
eissomestruggl
ewi
thsinthatyouhav
enotshar
edwi
th
anot
herdisci
ple,
makeadeci
siont
odot hatt
oday.

Day13-
NoTempt
ati
onTooGr
eat

1.Read1Cor int
hians10:
13.Listthethreepr omisesGodgi
vestous
aboutov er
comingsininourlives.Whyshoul di
tbesuchan
encouragementt oustoknowt hatwhat evertemptati
onweface,
iti
s
commont oman?I sther
eanyt empt at
ioniny ourli
fet
haty
ouhave
beenreluctantt
osharewithanot herChrist
ianbecauseyouwere
afr
aidnoonewoul dunderst
and?
2.Youcanseefr
om thi
spassagethatwearenotalonei
nourbattl
e
agai
nstsi
n.I
fyoureal
lybeli
evet
hatGodhasv i
ctor
yoverSat
an,you
mustnotdoubtt
heassuranceofyourv
ict
oryoversinwi
thGod'
shelp.
3.ReadJames4:
7-10.Howwouldyoudescr
ibetheatt
it
udet
hatwe
arecal
ledt
ohavehere?Whatar
esomeway sthatyoucanpr
act
ical
l
y
comeneartoGod?
4.Howcanyoupr
act
ical
l
yresi
stt
hedev
ilwheny
ouf
acet
he
tempt
ati
ont
o:
a)decei
ve?
b)l
ust
?
c)hav
eresent
ment
?
d)sel
fi
shl
yindul
ge?
e)notcar
e?
f
)speakunwhol
esomel
y?

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Day14-
Nev
erGi
veUp

1.I
nthest
ruggl
eagai
nstsi
nwhydoy
out
hinkwemi
ghtbet
empt
edt
o
gi
veup?
2.Whyisitwor
thi
ttonevergi
veup?St
udyRomans6:15-
16;
8:18;
1
Cori
nthi
ans15:
56;
Galat
ians6:
7-10;
2Timot
hy4:
7-8.
3.ReadJames1:12.Whatdoy outhinkitmeanst opersevereunder
tr
ial
?Howdoy ouknowifyouhav estoodt hetest?Descri
besome
areainwhi
chyouneedtopracticeperseverance.Whywi l
lthi
s
chall
enger
equi
repersev
erance?
4.Wri
tedownwhyy ouwil
lnevergi
veupt
hef
ightagai
nstsi
nno
matt
erhowchal
lengingi
tmightbecome.
5.Whatdeci
sionsdi
dyoumaket
hisweekaboutdeal
i
ngwi
thsi
n?

DI
SCI
PLI
NE

Runi
nsuchawayast
ogett
hepr
ize.
1CORI
NTHI
ANS9:
24

Thisweekofy ourstudywillbedevotedt othear eaofdi

scipl
ine.Thi
s
i
sani mportantpartofdoingthewillofGodi nt hemosteffecti
veway
possi
ble.Di
scipli
nedChristi
anli
vingis..
.bri
ngingal l
thear
easofour
l
ivesunderthecont r
olofJesusChr i
stsot hatal lwedofi
tstogether
andcontri
butestoouronepur pose:tobr i
nggl orytoGod.
WhenyoubecameaChrist
ianitwasadeci
siontobeadi
sci
pleof
JesusChr
ist
,toputy
our
selfunderhi
sdi
sci
pline.

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Day15-
TheSpi
ri
tofSel
f-
Disci
pli
ne

1.Read2Timothy1:
7.Whatki
ndofspi
ri
thasGodgi
venus?Whatki
nd
ofexcusesdoy
ousometimesgiv
eforbei
ngundi
sci
pli
ned?
Ar
etheyv
ali
d?
2.Witht
hepr omiseoft
hiskindofspi
rityoucanbeliev
et hatyoucan
becomeadi sci
pli
nedpersonnomat t
erwher eyouarerightnow.
Decidet
hatfrom thi
sti
mef orwar
dwhat everchangesneedt obe
madewillbemade.
3.Tur
nt o2Ti
mothy3:16-
17.Whatpar
tdot
heScr
ipt
urespl
ayi
n
becomingdi
sci
pli
ned?
4.Howcouldafai
lur
etobedi
sci
pli
nedinyourstudyoftheScr
ipt
ures
aff
ectbei
ngunderGod'
sdi
sci
pli
neorcont
rolinotherar
eas?
5.Whatkindofdisci
pli
nedst
udydoy
ouwantt
ohav
eaf
tert
hist
hree-
weekstudyisover?

Day16-
Not"
Runni
ngAi
mlessl
y"

1.Read1Cor
int
hians9:
24-
26.
2.Whatar
esomechar
act
eri
sti
csofdi
sci
pli
ne?
3.Whati
sthepur
poseofdi
sci
pli
ne?
4.Whatar
esomechar
act
eri
sti
csofbei
ngundi
sci
pli
ned?
5.Whatdoesi
tmeant
o"r
unai
mlessl
y?"
6.Ar
ether
eanyway
sri
ghtnowt
haty
oumaybe"
runni
ngai
mlessl
y?'
"

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Day17-
Guar
dingAgai
nstExcess

1.Thereareanynumberofthi
ngsthatarenotwrongi
nandof
themselv
es, butt
odothem i
nexcesswi t
houtGod'
scont
rol
wil
lhav
e
negati
veeffectonyourl
i
feandoutreach.
2.Whatexampl
eoft
hisdoesPaul
giv
ein1Ti
mot
hy6:
6-1O?
3.Inthepastwhathavebeensomet hingsyoumi
ghthav
edonei
n
excesswithoutpr
opercont
rolordi
scipli
ne?
4.Arether
esomethi
ngsinyourl
if
er i
ghtnowthatarenotwr
ongbut
whichcoul
dbedoneexcessi
vel
yifyouarenotcaref
ul?
5.Meditat
eonwhaty
ourl
i
fewoul
dlookl
i
kewi
tht
hedi
ff
erentar
eas
undercontr
ol.
Getthei
magefi
xedinyourmind.Nowprayf
orGodtogi
veyouthe
powertomaket
hatareal
it
y.Makesurey
oureal
lywanti
tbef
oreyou
pray
.

Day18-
Mast
eredbyNot
hing

1.Read1Cor i
nthi
ans6:9-20.Asyour eadkeepinmi ndthat
"every
thi
ngi spermissi
bleforme"and" foodfort
hest omachandthe
stomachf orfood"werepopularproverbsoftheloose-l
i
vingCor
int
hian
cultur
ethattheseChr i
sti
answereliv
ingi n.
2.Whati
sPaul
'
sresponset
oeachoft
hepopul
arpr
over
bs?
3.Whymustdisci
plesmakethedecisi
ont
o"notbemast
eredby
anyt
hing"
?Whatwillbet
heresul
tifwedonot?

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4.Whati
ny ourl
i
fer
ightnowi
s"mast
eri
ngy
ou"ort
hreat
enst
o
"mast
eryou?"
5.Makeat
imet
opr
aywi
thsomeoneaboutt
his,
thi
sweek.

Day19-
Lear
ningf
rom t
heSol
dier
,At
hlet
e&Far
mer

1.Read2Timothy2:
1-7andlookf
ort
het
hreeanal
ogi
esPaul
usest
o
char
acter
izet
heChri
sti
anli
fe.
2.Whatdi
sci
pli
nei
sinv
olv
edi
nbei
ngasol
diert
hatweneedi
nChr
ist
?
3.Whatdi
sci
pli
nei
sinv
olv
edi
nbei
nganat
hlet
ethatweneedi
nChr
ist
?
4.Whatdi
scipl
inei
sinv
olv
edi
nbei
ngasuccessf
ulf
armert
hatwe
needi
nChrist?
5.Asweseekt
obedisci
pli
nedl
ikeasol
dier
,anat
hlet
eorafar
mer
whydoweneedtokeepaneyeonv.1andrememberthegr
aceof
God?

Day20-
Spoi
li
ngt
heFr
uit

1.Readandst
udyGal
ati
ans5:
22-
23.
2.Consi
derhowt
hel
astel
ementment
ioned(
sel
f-
cont
rol
)rel
atest
o
theot
hers.
a)Whywi
l
lal
ackofsel
f-
cont
rol
(sel
f-
disci
pli
ne)hi
ndery
ourabi
l
ityt
o
l
ove?
b)Whywi
l
lal
ackofsel
f-
cont
rol
int
erf
erewi
thpeace?
c)Whywi
l
lal
ackofsel
f-
cont
rol
oft
enf
rust
rat
eyourabi
l
ityt
obeki
nd,

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pat
ientandgent
le?

3.Self
-contr
olisapar
toft
hefrui
toft
heSpi
rit
,sothatmeanswedon'
t
produceitonourown.Whatat
tit
udemustt
herebeinourli
vesi
fGod
i
st oproducethisi
nus?

Day21-
Disci
pli
ne&Emot
ions

1.Sel
f-di
sci
pli
nenotonl
yappl
i
est
ohowweuseourtime,moneyand
possessi
ons.I
tappl
iest
ohowwehandl
eouremot
ions.
2.Li
stthr
eeemot i
onsthatneedtobecontr
oll
edanddi
sci
pli
nedi
n
yourl
if
e.Findscr
ipt
uresthatr
elat
etoeachone.
3.TurntoandreadHebrews11:
8.Whatemoti
onscoul
dhave
contr
oll
edAbraham i
nthisi
nst
ance?Howdoesfai
thbr
ingt
hose
emotionsundercont
rol
?
4.Consi
dert
hesesamequest
ionsasy
our
eadHebr
ews11:
17-
19.
5.Someonehassai
d:"Welosecont
rol
whenwet akecont
rol
.Int
he
sameway,wegaincontr
olwhenwegivei
ttoGod."

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