The Word of God 3

Hello Everyone,

WHY STUDY GOD’S WORD?

It has stood the test of time past, present, and eternal.

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”   Matthew 24:35

¹⁰ “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater,
¹¹ So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11NKJV

“I have hidden your Word in my heart…”  Psalms 119:11

GOD’S WORD BRINGS

• POWER.  “For the word of God is alive and powerful.”  Hebrews 4:12  (NLT)

• HEALING.   “He sent forth his word and healed them…”  Psalms 107:20

• DIRECTION. “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” 

 Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV)

• FREEDOM.   “…He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed.”   Luke 4:18

GOD CALLS US TO

1. MASTER THE TEXT.

 “Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands.  Obey my commands and live!  Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.  Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.  Write them deep within your heart.”  Proverbs 7:1-3   (NLT)

TOOLS FOR STUDYING THE TEXT: 

·         CHOOSE A BIBLE.

·         STUDY EXTRA MATERIALS.

• READ THE WHO, WHEN AND WHY.
• GO TO THE WEB.

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.  My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.  When can I go and meet with God?”   Psalms 42:1-2

2. BE MASTERED BY THE TEXT.

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!  You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.”  Matthew 23:27

They were not MASTERED by the text.

“We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.  But if anyone obeys his word, God’s word is truly made complete in him.  This is how we know we are in him: whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.” I John 2:3-6

The way to walk as Jesus did is to “Press into the Word of God”!

Greater Things Are Still To Come!

Pastor Phil