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Revelation Quote

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The loss of a vital love relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ opened the doors to spiritual apathy and indifference to others. Despite its outwardly robust appearance, a deadly spiritual cancer was growing at the heart of the Ephesian church. 

– John MacArthur on Ephesians 2:1-7 in Because The Time Is Near

Psalm 119 Reflections

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Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

  • Heart – The psalmist seeks the Lord with his whole heart (v2, 10). His heart is in awe of God’s Word (161).  He wants God to incline his heart to God’s Word (v36).  He keeps God’s Word with his whole heart (v34, 69).  Why is the heart so important?  How is your heart?
  • Value – God’s Word is valuable! His Word guards our way (v9), keeps us from sin (v11), counsels and guides us with wisdom for our lives (v24, 98-100, 105), strengthens us (v28), and comforts us (v50).  In what ways have you experienced the value of God’s Word?  How might remembering its value spur you on to learn and live it?

Psalm 119 Reflections

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Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

  • Delight in Word – Again and again the Psalmist speaks of his delight in the Word. Because of his delight, he meditates on the Word.  Do you delight in God’s Word?  Do you meditate on it, ponder it, think about it?  How might you grow in this area?
  • Obey the Word – The Psalmist not only delights to meditate on Word, but he wants to know it so that he might obey it. How much do you desire to obey God’s Word?  How do you need to grow in your obedience?

Psalm 119: Get Into The Book!

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(119) List the things we are to do with God’s Word.  Try to break your list into several summary categories.

How do your categories relate to each other?

(119) Read v2 and v10.  Why is a heart for God the necessary starting point for all the things we are do with God’s Word?  What happens if it isn’t our starting point?

(119) What value does God’s Word have for us (v9, v11, 24, 28, 50, 98-100, 105)?  How could remembering its value spur us on to delight in God’s Word?  Learn it?  Obey it?

(119) How does this psalm describe God’s Word (v89, 96, 128, 151, 160)?  Why is this important if we are going to trust it (v42)?

Why is trust essential if we are learn and obey God’s Word?

(119) What different ways does the psalm mention for learning God’s Word?  What are you doing to learn God’s Word?

What keeps you from learning God’s Word and why?  What will you do about it?

(119) As we learn the Word, we must also obey it.  What might keep you from obeying God’s Word?  What will you do about it?