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Friday: Up Against It - The Difference is God's Presence

7/31/2020

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Today's Reading:
​Exodus 14:22
22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
Consider This:
  • Do you think the Israelites were still afraid as they walked through the sea?
  • What implications does that have for you?
  • Is God’s deliverance free from all fear?
  • Would we like for it to be?
  • What difference does God’s presence make when we walk through the fear?
  • Can you walk in God’s presence as you walk through your hardship?
  • Did Jesus model this? 
Treasure Application:
  • The Israelites shared this experience as a people.  How do you think this event allowed them to love each other better?
  • Once they were on the other side and had watched their captors destroyed.  How do you think they felt when they looked at each other?
  • What are some ways they probably discovered joy that day?
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Thursday: Up Against It - The Difference is God's Presence

7/30/2020

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Today's Reading:
​Exodus 14:21
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,
Consider This:
  • How does God “drive back” the sea?
  • Has God ever used the wind before to accomplish His will? (Genesis 8:1, Ezekiel 37:9, Acts 2:2)
  • What/Who is this wind?
  • What has been your experience with the Holy Spirit? 
Treasure Application:
  • Moses was serving God.  How do you think this experience promoted healing in his relationship with God?
  • Moses was also serving the Israelites.  How do you think this experience promoted healing in his relationship with them?
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Wednesday: Up Against It - The Difference is God's Presence

7/29/2020

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Today's Reading:
​Exodus 14:19-20
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
Consider This:
  • How does God present Himself in these verses?
  • What function does He provide?
  • How do you understand the terms “light” and “darkness?”
  • How does God use light and darkness to deliver Israel?
  • Did Jesus ever use these terms? (Matthew 4:16, Matthew 6:23, John 1:5, John 3:19)
  • Are you in the light or darkness? 
Treasure Application:
  • Are you more likely to pray when you are in the light or in the darkness?
  • Do you think that there should be a difference?
  • Have you ever seen God at work in your life so plainly that He may as well have been a physical pillar of cloud?
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Tuesday: Up Against It - The Difference is God's Presence

7/28/2020

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Today's Reading:
Exodus 14:19-22
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
Consider This:
  • What is happening in these verses?
  • What is God doing?
  • How is God moving?
  • What does God want the Israelites to do?
  • Do you think God has had this ending in mind all along?
  • Do you think that God has an ending prepared for your struggle?
Treasure Application:
  • What are some things the Israelites were learning as they lived through the events of this passage?
  • Given what they learned, what false ideas to you think they started to find freedom from?
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Monday: Up Against It - The Difference is God's Presence

7/27/2020

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Today's Reading:
Exodus 14:19-22
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
Consider This:
  • What expectations do you have about hardships in life?
  • Do you expect to have hardships?
  • What do you expect God to do about your hardships?  
Treasure Application:
  • Have you invited God into your hardships?
  • How could intentionally inviting God to be present with you during your hardships show your love for Him?
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Friday: How Do You Become Mature?

7/24/2020

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Today's Reading:
​James 1:2-8 (HCSB)
2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.6 But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.
Consider This:
  • You are most likely in a trial right now.  How will this scripture change how you react to it in your life?  Explain. 
Treasure Application:
  • Connect the ideas of walking with people during difficult times in their life and loving others well.
  • Have you ever loved someone enough to stick with them through dark times and then found joy when they moved out of that season of life?
  • Do you think there is a relationship between how difficult something is and how much joy there is when it is dealt with?
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Thursday: How Do You Become Mature?

7/23/2020

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Today's Reading:
​James 1:6 (HCSB)
6 But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
Consider This:
  • We often struggle with asking while also having faith and that can be because we are asking for the wring things.  How do we ask for the right thing and then ask in faith?
  • Should our faith be based on God providing exactly what we asked for or just that God is going to provide what is best?
Treasure Application:
  • Have you ever considered prayer as an act of service?
  • Have you ever considered joining a prayer team so that you could serve others through prayer?
  • Do you put enough thought into identifying those times when God has allowed you to experience healing?
  • When people experience healing do, they typically give God glory and praise or do they just act like it would have happened anyway?
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Wednesday: How Do You Become Mature?

7/22/2020

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Today's Reading:
​James 1:5 (HCSB)
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.
Consider This:
  • Are you wise?
  • Is wise the same thing as smart?
  • You read books to become “smart”.  How do you become wise spiritually?
  • Are you willing to experience what is required to be wise and have understanding?  
Treasure Application:
  • You probably ask your friends things all the time without much formality or thought.  Do you treat prayer the same way?
  • Do your prayers sound like a conversation between friends or something else?
  • Have you ever seen God at work in your life (or in the life of someone else) by providing wisdom that you can only attribute to Him?
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Tuesday: How Do You Become Mature?

7/21/2020

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Today's Reading:
​James 1:2 (HCSB)
2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,
Consider This:
  • What is this scripture asking us to do?
  • Can you be in the middle of a trial and have joy?
  • Can you think of a trial you have experienced and later found joy in that trial?
  • Do you have an example you can share?
Treasure Application:
  • What are some of the things we must learn to be able to be able to recognize joy during trials?
  • Do you think people that can be joyful in trials have found freedom from many of the common things that hold us in bondage?
  • How might selfishness and self-centeredness impact our ability to live in joy?
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Monday: How Do You Become Mature?

7/20/2020

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Today's Reading:
​James 1:2-8 (HCSB)
2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.6 But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.
Consider This:
  • Are you facing a trial right now?
  • What is it and how do you feel about it?
  • What are your emotions around it?
  • Would you view trials differently if you knew what they were producing?
Treasure Application:
  • What is James inviting believers to do/embrace?
  • What are some of the ways this shows our love for God?
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