Catechism

What does the Holy Spirit do for you?

The Holy Spirit unites me to Christ, convicts me of sin, comforts me, and sanctifies me.
(Eph 2:8; 3:17; 1 Thess 1:6; 2 Thess 2:13)

 

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Memory Verse

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

 

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Sing-Along Song of the Week

How You Walk (Thank you Matt and Charity!)

Verse 1

If we live by the Spirit,

Let us also keep in step

With the Spirit, of God (Gal. 5:25)

Be renewed in the Spirit

of your minds

Put on the new self

In the likeness, of God (Eph. 4:23-24)

 

Chorus

The Spirit’s fruit is love,

and joy, peace

Patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness

Gentleness, and self-control

Against such things,

there is no law (Gal. 5:22-24)

Look carefully then,

at how you walk (Eph. 5:15)

 

Verse 2

Walk in love

as Christ loved us

And gave Himself up for us,

An offering, to God (Eph. 5:2)

Those who belong to Christ

Have crucified the flesh

With its passions,

and desires (Gal. 5:24)

 

Chorus

The Spirit’s fruit is love,

and joy, peace

Patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness

Gentleness, and self-control

Against such things,

there is no law (Gal. 5:22-24)

Look carefully then,

at how you walk (Eph. 5:15)

 

Bridge

I am the vine,

you are the branch

Whoe’er bides in me,

and I in him

He it is that

bears much fruit, for

Apart from me,

you can do nothing (Jn. 15:5)

 

Verse 3

Walk in a manner that is

Worthy of the Lord,

Fully pleasing, to Him

Bearing fruit in every

Good work and increasing

in the knowledge of God (Col. 1:10)

 

Chorus

The Spirit’s fruit is love,

and joy, peace

Patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness

Gentleness, and self-control

Against such things,

there is no law (Gal. 5:22-24)

Look carefully then,

at how you walk (Eph. 5:15)

 

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Weekly Reading

Return from Exile

Day 171: Daniel and the Lion’s Den

Daniel 6; Psalm 92

Questions for Reflection

• Why was Daniel made an important leader in Persia?
• Why were the other officials jealous of Daniel?
• Why did God protect Daniel from the lions?

 

Day 172: The Exiles Return and Rebuild the Temple

Ezra 1, 3; Psalm 93

Questions for Reflection

• What does the fact that God used Cyrus to fulfill his promises reveal?
• What shows that the returning exiles learned lessons from God’s judgment?
• How does God display his steadfast love in this account?

 

Day 173: The Temple is Dedicated

Ezra 6; Psalms 94–95

Questions for Reflection

• What does Cyrus’s self-serving decision to allow the people to return to their land reveal about the sovereignty of God?
• Why was it important that the first thing the people did was to rebuild the temple?
• What does this event reveal about God’s faithfulness to his promises?

 

Day 174: Ezra Restores Israel’s Worship of Yahweh

Nehemiah 8–9

Questions for Reflection

• In what ways had the people of Israel learned their lesson for why they had been in exile?
• How does this passage serve as a model for expositional preaching?
• How does this passage serve as a model for corporate worship services?

 

Day 175: Worship the Lord in the Splendor of Holiness

Psalms 96–98

Questions for Reflection

• What does the rule of God on earth mean for the wicked?
• What does the rule of God on earth mean for the righteous?
• How might these psalms apply to us as we still await the coming of the Lord?

 

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Memory Verse Help:

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

 

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