Saturday, November 30, 2013

Psalm 49

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 49.
Verse 15 is such a wonderful verse for us believers. Read the verse and write to the Lord with thankfulness all that is on your heart.

Read the verses below. Write down what God shows you.
Psalm 31:5
Psalm 56:13
Psalm 73:24
Hosea 13:14
Psalm 16:10
Psalm 86:13

What verse spoke to you in this Psalm? Write what God shows you.

New Testament Application:  Revelation 5:9, 14:13
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Friday, November 29, 2013

Psalm 48

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 48
Read the verses below and know the greatness God. Write your thoughts.
Deuteronomy 3:24
Psalm 77:11-15

Study verse 14b. God’s guidance.
Look up the definition of guidance. Write it down.
God guides us in so many ways. Read verses below
In obedience Genesis 12:1-4. Write down a time where the Lord guided you and what the outcome was.

Into pleasant paths Psalm 23:2  What does God make you do?
Where does He lead you? What a wonderful picture in your mind of what God does for you.

In making decisions Psalm 25:9 What do we need to be guided?       If you would like a great book to read on humility, read Andrew Murrays book Humility.
Psalm 32:8 God gives a promise in this Psalm for you. What is it?

By still small voice  Isaiah 30:21
In the midst of Uncertainties  Isaiah 42:16, 48:17 Write down a time when you could not see clearly what God was doing, but by faith you still did what He asked. What was the outcome?

New Testament Application:  John 10:4, 16:13
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*The bold print is taken from the Thompson chain reference Bible.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Psalm 47

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 47.
Write a praise to the Lord today. Exalt His name in your heart.

Go to Isaiah ch 12, 25:1 Pray these scriptures to God. Exalt His name to Him!!

Take time to worship the Lord with song. Write down what God is speaking to you through worship.

God’s love is so great for us. Read the verses below. Know not only in your mind but in your heart the love God has for you as His kid. Write down what God shows you.
Deuteronomy 7:8
Psalm 146:8
Jeremiah 31:3
John 3:16
John 16:27
Romans 5:8
Ephesians 2:4-5

What verse spoke to your heart and why? Find other scripture references to your verse.
  

New Testament Application:  1 John 4:9, 1 John 4:16, 1 Corinthians 15:28

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Psalm 46

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 46.
Read verse 1. What is God for you? There are 3 things.
Because of these 3 things, What should we not have? Look at verse 2. When ever there is a “therefore” in scripture, look back at the previous verse or verses to find out what the therefore is for.
Sometimes our lives feel and seem like verse 2-3. Maybe you are having trouble or in a trial. Write down your trial.

Read verse 4-5.  There is hope in the time of trouble and trial. It is a comfort for you as a believer to know that God is in the midst of everything in your life, like He is in the tabernacle. Write down ways that God has comforted you in trials and also where you see His hand in the midst of them.
  
Look at verse 10. There are two commands for you. What are they?
Stillness is essential for instruction. When we are in trials we definitely need instruction on what to do next.  Study stillness. Read the verses below and see how God instructed, defended, spoke.
Exodus 14:13 What did God do for the children of Israel? Who had to accomplish it? The children of Israel or God?  Has there been times in your walk with God that you just needed to be still and watch God do the work? Write answers to all these questions.
Numbers 9:8 Why did Moses need the children of Israel to be still?

Isaiah 30:15-21 What do we gain from the stillness(quietness) from vs 15? In vs 18 Why are we blessed? Vs 19 What does God do? In vs 21 What do you hear?

New Testament Application:  Matthew 18:20, 28:20, Revelation 21:3
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Monday, November 25, 2013

Psalm 45

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 45.

This Psalm points to Jesus as Messiah and the church as His bride.
Read verse 2. The words of Jesus are so precious to you.  Read the following verses and write down what God’s word is or does.
Matthew 13:31
Luke 4:22
Luke 4:32
John 6:63
John 6:68
John 12:48
John 14:24
                                                                                                                                                Look at verse 6. It says God’s throne is forever and ever. Read the verses below and be encouraged in your salvation and being with God forever.
Deuteronomy 32:40, Psalm 145:13, Isaiah 57:15, Lamentations 5:19, 1 Timothy 1:17, 2 Peter 3:8,

Verses 10-15 speak of the church as the bride of Christ. With that in mind, read through these verses and write down what God speaks to your heart. If there is a particular verse that sticks out to you, take time to think on that verse and write down what God shows you.


Take time to praise the Lord with your lips. Speak out  loud !!!

New Testament Application:  Revelation 1:8,
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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Psalm 44

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 44.
God is Faithful to do what He promises He is going to do. The Psalmist remembers what God had done for the people of Israel in the days of old. Look at the characters below and write down what God promised them.

Abraham and Sarah= Hebrews 6:13-15, Genesis 15:4-5, 17:2, 20-22
Israel=Deuteronomy 6:3
Joshua= Joshua 23:5-15
Jezebel= 1 Kings 21:23, 2 Kings 9:36-37( kind of morbid, but she was evil)
David= 2 Samuel 7:12-16, Psalm 89:35, 132:11

What does God promise you as a believer? Write down your answer.
Luke 24:49
Acts 2:38-39
James 2:5
Titus 1:2
James 1:12

New Testament Application: Romans 4, John 17:2-3, Romans 8:16-17, 38-39

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Women's Study Reminder

Hi ladies,
I want to remind you that we have our Psalms study
Saturday, November 23, at 6:30 PM at church.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Psalm 43

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 43.
Start from verse 5. Do you notice anything? Two times the Psalmist tells you how to work through being cast down or disquieted. He did that in Psalm 42 as well.  A lot of times when things are given 2 or more times in scripture the Holy Spirit is really showing you how to live. Pay attention and put this into practice what you learned from yesterday’s Psalm.

Take time to worship the Lord. Ask Him how He wants you to do that. Let the Holy Spirit speak to you.

Read verse 4b. Exceeding joy is used. That is much love for God. Write a prayer telling God how much you love Him. Take time to pray the verses below. God loves when you pray scripture.
Psalm 18:1, 42:1,

In verse 2 God is your strength. Read the verses below and write what God shows you.
2 Samuel  22:33
2 Chronicles 26:7-8
Ezekiel 2:1-2
Habakkuk 3:19

New Testament Application: Titus 3:4, 1 John 4:19, Ephesians 6:10,

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Psalm 42

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 42.
Take a spiritual inventory of your desire for the Lord. Look back on the last year and see where you are at spiritually. What has God taken you through and how have you responded to Him. Are you closer to God than you were a year ago? Or are you further away? Set your heart in the direction the Holy Spirit shows you. Allow Him to minister His love and grace into your life. Write the things down the Lord speaks to your heart.

God is love and His love for you is so great. Read and study the verses below. Write down what God shows you.
Isaiah 63:7-14

Jeremiah 31:3

Jeremiah 32:16-19

Joel 2:12-13

Take time to pray to God. The Psalmist in verse 8 says “a prayer to the God of my life.”

Do you feel cast down? Are you disquieted?
What does the Psalmist tell you to do? From verse 11. There are 2 things.
Then God does what for you?
A lot of times when things feel overwhelming or seem to be crashing down all around us, you lose your praise and thankfulness. In Philippians 4:6-7 is wonder instruction for you. Go read these scriptures. Take time to be thankful and praise the Lord in your heart.
New Testament Application: Titus 3:4

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Psalm 41

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 41.
Pray and ask the Lord to show you what you are to get out of this Psalm. Write down what He has shown you.

Is there a verse that really spoke to your heart? Write it down.
  
New Testament Application: From the verse that spoke to your heart. Find application verses from the New Testament. Write them down and what God shows you through them.


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Monday, November 18, 2013

Psalm 40

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 40.
In verse 1 the Psalmist declares that he waited patiently for the Lord. Verses 2-3 declares what God did for the Psalmist as he waited, write down God’s actions from these verses.

From Verse 4 What is the man who makes the Lord his trust? What areas of your life are you not trusting God? Write them down and spend time giving them over to the Lord.

Read verse 5b,c. God thinks about you a lot. Study the verses below
Psalm 40:17
Psalm 139:17

Do you delight to do the will of the Lord?    Look up the word delight in the dictionary. Write down the definition.  Do you know what God’s will is? Study God’s will. Use Thompson chain, Blueletterbible or concordance.

Do you have God’s law within your heart? Take time to memorize a verse from today’s Psalm

From verses 16-17. Take time to magnify the Lord. Lay those things before the Lord that you need help with. Ask Him to not delay.
New Testament Application: Matthew 26:42, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 6:6,1 John 2:17, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Hebrews 10:16


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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Psalm 39

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 39.
Verse 1 talks of restraining the tongue. Look at these verses and put this into practice today. Pay attention to the instruction given. Write down what God shows you.
2 Chronicles 10:13, Psalm 34:13, Psalm 106:33, Psalm 141:3, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 21:23,

Verse 2 To hold your peace is to be still, quiet, inactive. Read the verses below and see how and why the people held their peace. Write down what God Shows you.
Exodus 14:14, Nehemiah 8:9-11, Job 13:13

From the rest of the Psalm, find a verse that the Lord is speaking to you and write down what God is teaching you. Find verses that correlate with your verse.

New Testament Application: James 1:26, 1 Peter 3:10, Mark 10:46-52(pay attention to verse 48)
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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Psalm 38

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 38.
David, in this Psalm is crying out to the Lord.
Go before the Lord in prayer and spend time today with Him.
Study verse 15. Hope is a steadfast confidence in God.
What areas of your life do you need more hope?
What areas of your life are you steadfast and confident in God?
Look at the verses below on hope. Look at the verbs in the verse before the word hope. There are characteristics that come with hope. Write them down.
Job 11:18
Psalm 31:24
Psalm 33:18
Psalm146:5
Jeremiah 17:7

Ponder on this Psalm and write down what God speaks to you through it.

New Testament Application: 1 Peter 1:20-21,
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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Psalm 37

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 37.
This Psalm has so many gems in it. Wonderful instruction for you as a Christian.
Read verses 1-8. Let the Lord minister to your heart. Which verse is He speaking to you about. Write down all that He want to teach you about that verse. Study it out. Get it into your heart. Put it into practice.

Look at verses 23-24. The Lord takes care of His children. Read the verse below and write down what encouragement you receive from them.
Deuteronomy 33:3
Deuteronomy 33:7
Psalm 18:35
Psalm 41:12
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 46:4

Verse 34 speaks of keeping God’s ways. Read the verse below and how did the people follow God’s ways? Exodus 33:14-15. Write down a time in your life when you did not follow the presence of God and what happened.
Write down a time when you did and what happened?

New Testament Application: John 10:28, Acts 11:21, Luke 15:4, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 15:3


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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Psalm 36

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 36.
The beginning of the Psalm talks of the wicked. What does God’s word say about the wicked? 
 v1-4

In verses 5-9 We get God’s character. Write down what God shows you as you read and ponder these verses.

Pray verses 10-11 for your life.

New Testament Application: 1 Corinthians 1:9, Titus 3:4-5, Romans 1:17,

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Psalm 35

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 35.
Thank Jesus for your Salvation Today.

Write definition of Salvation.

Read these verses on Salvation. Write down anything the Lord speaks to your heart about these verses.
Exodus 14:13
1 Samuel 2:1
Isaiah 12:2
Zephaniah 3:17

This whole Psalm is about The Lord being an avenger for His people.
In Romans chapter 12 God tells us that vengeance is His. Go read Chapter 12.
David’s heart is one to pray to God and let Him take care of matters and not David himself.
Are there things that you are taking into your own hands that you need to give over to the Lord? Think of anything, not just things being done to you. What are you holding onto? Submit it to the Lord and let Him take care of you. Write down what you are holding onto.


New Testament Application: 1Timothy 4:10, Revelation 19:1,


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Monday, November 11, 2013

Psalm 34

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 34.
In verses 1-14, Write down verses that the Lord speaks to your heart and why. What is God teaching you?

The phrase the Lord is… is used many times in verses 15-22. There are comforting words in these verses for us as we go through trials. Take each verse and write down what the Lord does for you and the outcome of His doing.
V 15
V 16 this is for the evil, so don’t be evil!!! J
V 17
V18
V 19
V 20
V 21
V 22


New Testament Application:  Out of the verses that spoke to you the most, find New Testament cross references to them. Write them down.


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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Psalm 33

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 33.
Give the Lord the Praise due His name.

Are you waiting on the Lord for something? Write it down.

What promises has He given you from the word? Write them down.

What are the promises given to us as we wait for Him to come back to get us. Look up references and write down the ones that speak to your heart most.

Read Acts 1:4-8. Write what God shows you.
Have you been baptized with the Spirit?
Have you been refilled lately?
Wait on God to do this for you today. Ask Him and He will do it.

Trust God to work in the things that you are asking Him for spiritually. A lot of times we can think of the earthly things that we desire.

New Testament Application:  Luke 2:25
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Friday, November 8, 2013

Psalm 32

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 32.
Let the Lord search your heart today and confess your sin to Him. He is ready to forgive. Verse 5

Draw unto the Lord through prayer. Verse 6

Read verse 8. Ask the Lord to instruct you today in what He desires you to do. Write down your instructions.

As you read this Psalm what verse spoke to you the most and why?

New Testament Application:  1 John 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 1 John 2:27
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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Psalm 31

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 31.
Write down what the Lord speaks to you through this Psalm.

Look at verse 23
Where are you at with your love for the Lord?

Read these verses and write what God shows you.
Deuteronomy 6:5

Deuteronomy 10:12

Deuteronomy 11:1

Joshua 22:5

Matthew 22:37

New Testament Application:  2 Thessalonians 3:5, Jude 1:21
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Psalm 30

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 30.
James 1:22 say to be a doer of the Word.
Do the verbs in verses 1-4, 8-10. If you don’t know what the verb means look it up in the dictionary so you can do it properly.
Write down how the Lord ministered to you as you sought to be a doer of the word.
  
What areas of your life do you need God to help you? Ask for His mercy in those areas.

What things are weighing heavy on your heart.  This comes from verse 11-12. Write them down and give them over to the Lord. Start dancing and be glad!!! You could literally dance around with joy!!! J

Thank the Lord for all He has done for today.

New Testament Application:  James 1:22, Find verses in the New Testament that go along with the verbs that ministered to you the most. Write them down

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Psalm 29

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 29.
Do verses 1 and 2

What does the voice of the Lord do in verses 3-9. One word answers are cool.

Read 1 Kings 19

Go back and ponder on the answers you wrote. Your God is Mighty!!!!

Go to verse 11 and Study the peace of God promised to you as a Believer. Thompson Chain 3013. You can also go to Blueletterbible.org and type in Psalm 29, go to verse 11 and click on the C and study the verses.

Write down a time where the Lord has strengthened you and given you His peace.

New Testament Application:  John 4:23-24, Matthew 17:5, John 14:27, 16:33, Philippians 4:6-7

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Monday, November 4, 2013

Psalm 28

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 28.
What is supplication? Look up the definition and write it out.

Go before the Lord with your supplications as David did. Take time to write them out in your prayer journal for today.

God does listen to your prayers and He does help you. Look up these verses and write what God speaks to your heart.
2 Kings 6:27

Psalm 121

 Isaiah 41:10

Read verse 7 again. There is a therefore in the verse, so go back and write down why David’s heart rejoices and praises God.

What specific verse did God speak to you in this Psalm. Write it down and why.

New Testament Application:  Hebrews 13:6, Philippians 4:4

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Psalm 27

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 27.
Get out your worship music and worship to a few songs.

Seek the Lord’s face today. Ask Him what He wants to talk to you about. Wait on Him and write down what He is showing you. Write down how you were strengthened.

Verse 9 speaks of God not leaving you or forsaking you. Read the following verses and be encouraged.
Deuteronomy 4:31, 31:6, Joshua 1:5, Psalm 121:8, Isaiah 41:17, 42:16, 44:21, 46:4, 49:15, 54:10,


Write down what God has personally shown you through this Psalm. Spend time with Him.

New Testament Application:  John 13:1,, 14:18, Hebrews 13:5
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Friday, November 1, 2013

Psalm 26

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you all He wants you to receive into your heart and your life.
Read Psalm 26.
Write out a prayer of thanksgiving for today to the Lord.

Study integrity.
What does it mean?
Find a Bible Character who had integrity and list their attributes.

What does the Lord show you about your life concerning integrity?

Glorify God in your heart. Pray Isaiah 6:3, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Revelation 4:11, 7:10, 15:3-4, 19:1 out loud.

Write what the Lord shows you through this Psalm.


New Testament Application:  2 Corinthians 7:2, Hebrews 13:18 (integrity),
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