Small Group Journal
Reflections on 30 Life Principles
July 2012 – December 2013
(Part 1: LP 1 – 10)
Name of member: _____________________________
Group Leader: ________________________ PAGE: ___
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Why Meeting with God is important
In our intentional discipleship journey as a church, we have embarked on the
twin tracks of building our devotional life with God and developing truth-based,
accountable relationships with fellow believers.
How do we build our own personal devotional life? It involves intentionally
engaging solo in the kind of activities that strengthen your ability to know and
follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit all day every day. It involves accurately
hearing the voice of God’s Spirit above all the other voices. It involves your
carrying out the various roles in life in God’s way because you are sensing the
leading of the Holy Spirit. Otherwise, devotional life can become a meaningless
religious routine. A growing devotional life is evident when you begin to think
and act more and more like Christ. Your devotion should centre on
INTERACTION with the Bible, not just on READING it. The goal of devotional
time is to process the words of Scripture, ponder their meaning and their
implication in your life and relationships, and then to obey them. Use this
journal to record the significant thing that you observe or encounter in your
reading and reflection. Write specifically what it means to you. Enter the date
as well. The length of your entry is not important.
A second important element of your devotional life is prayer. Two purposes of
prayer: One is to ask God for the things you need to live as He wants you to live.
We can expect to receive only what we ask for. God gives in response to what
we ask for and what harmonizes with His plan for us. The second purpose of
prayer is that it is a means of God changing us. As we articulate needs and
feelings to God, His Spirit interacts with our own mental processes and leads us
to conclusions that we would never have arrived at on our own. Often, if we
pray thoughtfully, God answers us through the prayer itself. We finish our
prayer knowing exactly what we need to do.
How do we develop truth-based, accountable relationships? In your 18-month
journey with your small group, many opportunities will be there for you to
share important personal thoughts, reflections and truths from the Word
recorded in your journal; and to be held accountable and challenged by one
another to grow spiritually as you seek to obey. Do not waste this precious 18
months together. Be an active part of your small group. Invest your life in each
other and see how God will enrich you and make you a blessing to each other
and those not yet in His family.
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The Small Group Forum
Every Small Group of 10-12 can provide a platform for small group forums to
take place. A Small Group Forum consists of preferably 4-6 men or women, with
a leader facilitating the discussion. This is to create a safe environment in
which the different gender can relate with one another on a deeper level.
Hence, every Small Group can have 2 or even 3 forums taking place at the same
time during the sharing segment of their SG meeting.
1st Set up Session @ 1st SG Meeting
Ice-Breaker: Organize one for the 1st SG meeting to help everyone in the Small
Group to get to know something of everyone else. Take down members’ name,
address, contact no, email address, birth date, places lived, hobbies, interest,
employment, etc.
At the 1st SG Meeting, set homework for 2nd SG meeting: members to complete
the Spiritual Journey Timeline (see page 6). Share about how SG Forums will be
done in your SG meeting.
2nd Set up Session @ 2nd SG Meeting
Spiritual Journey Timeline: Give everyone a turn to share at the SG meeting.
Anyone who did not have an opportunity to share may do so in subsequent SG
meetings before breaking up for SG Forums.
Small Group Meeting Time (suggested format)
Group Worship: 5-10 mins – Choose 2-3 songs beforehand (all SG members)
SG Forum Time:
 Exploration: 30 mins – Share Day 6 summary of lessons from devotional
passages (in SG Forums)
 Application: 30 mins – Share responses to questions from 30-Life
Principles
 Summary: 5 mins – By leader in the SG Forum
 Intercession: 15 mins – Praying for one another in the SG Forum
Group Fellowship: 15 - 30 mins
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Preparing to Share at Small Group Forum
Your Small Group Journal
Your Small Group Journal gives you 5 days of Devotional Readings each week
prior to the Small Group meeting. The readings are taken from the passages
referred to in each Life Principle of Charles Stanley’s Study Guide. Hence there
will be 30 weeks of devotional readings to accompany the 30 Life Principles in
this Study. The purpose of this journal is to encourage members to build a
regular habit of personal devotion.
Small Group meets fortnightly (twice a month). Here’s how to use the journal
and study guide:
Week 1: Do the 5-day devotional readings daily and journal your thoughts.
Summarize what God is speaking to you in your week’s devotion on Day 6.
Week 2: Go through the Life Principle lesson in your study guide. Come
together at the Small Group meeting and in your Small Group Forum, share
both from your devotional readings and the Life Principle lesson.
Week 3: Do the 5-day devotional readings daily (as above).
Week 4: Prepare for the Small Group meeting (as above).
Ground Rules for Small Group Forum
- Make attendance to fortnightly meeting a priority. Be punctual.
- Complete the assignment for the week and be ready to share.
- Hold in confidence the personal matters shared in the group.
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My Small Group Members
Name
Tel Nos: Home/Mobile
Email Address
Some background (birth date,
interests, employment, etc
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My Spiritual Journey Timeline
Encouraging Events
Challenging Events
Childhood
Teenage Years
Adult Years
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Life Principle 1: Our intimacy with God – His highest priority for our lives –
determines the impact of our lives
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 1 on page 3
Day 1
READ: Genesis 1: 1-28
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“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female
he created them.” Genesis 1:27
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determines the impact of our lives
Day 2
READ: Psalm 139: 1-17
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“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you
because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full
well.” Psalm 139: 13&14
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determines the impact of our lives
Day 3
READ: John 15: 5-17
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“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much
fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
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Life Principle 1: Our intimacy with God – His highest priority for our lives –
determines the impact of our lives
Day 4
READ: Ephesians 1: 3-10
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“For
he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.
In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with
his pleasure and will” Ephesians 1:4-5
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Life Principle 1: Our intimacy with God – His highest priority for our lives –
determines the impact of our lives
Day 5
READ: Genesis 3: 1-19, 1 Corinthians 15: 20-22
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“For in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:22
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Life Principle 1: Our intimacy with God – His highest priority for our lives –
determines the impact of our lives
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 2: Obey God and leave all consequences to Him.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 2 on page 8
Day 1
READ: Proverbs 3: 1-12
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“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your
ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3: 5 & 6
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Life Principle 2: Obey God and leave all consequences to Him.
Day 2
READ: Psalm 37: 1-9
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“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret… but those who hope in the
LORD will inherit the land.” Psalm 37: 7a, 9b
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Life Principle 2: Obey God and leave all consequences to Him.
Day 3
READ: Matt 6: 25-34
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“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you.”
Matthew 6:33
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Life Principle 2: Obey God and leave all consequences to Him.
Day 4
READ: Psalm 27: 1- 14
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“The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my
life – of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1
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Day 5
READ: Matthew 5: 11, 12; Hebrews 11:23-40
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“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against
you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven…” Matthew
5: 11, 12
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Life Principle 2: Obey God and leave all consequences to Him.
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 3: God’s Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 3 on page 13
Day 1
READ: Hebrews 6: 13-20
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“We
have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19a
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Life Principle 3: God’s Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm.
Day 2
READ: Numbers 22: 1-20 (cf. Genesis 12:1-2; 22:15-18)
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people,
because they are blessed. ” Numbers 22:12
But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I
could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God. Now
spend the night here so that I can find out what else the LORD will tell me. ” Numbers 22:18-19
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Life Principle 3: God’s Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm.
Day 3
READ: Numbers 23: 11-26
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“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does
he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” Numbers 23:19
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Life Principle 3: God’s Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm
Day 4
READ: Joshua 24:2-15
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“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers
worshipped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:14
“But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15b
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Life Principle 3: God’s Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm.
Day 5
READ: Isaiah 55:1-11
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“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering
the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the
eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will
accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it” Isaiah 55:10-11
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Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 4: The awareness of God’s presence energizes us for our work.
Day 1
READ: Deuteronomy 11: 1-15
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“So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the LORD your God
and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul – then I will send rain on your land
in its season… ” Deuteronomy 11:13, 14a
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Life Principle 4: The awareness of God’s presence energizes us for our work.
Day 2
READ: Genesis 39
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“The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian
master… … while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; he showed him
kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.” Genesis 39: 2, 20b & 21
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Day 3
READ: Colossians 3:15-24
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“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since
you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ
you are serving.” Colossians 3: 23 & 24
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Life Principle 4: The awareness of God’s presence energizes us for our work.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 4 on page 18
Day 4
READ: Philippians 2: 1-11
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“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did
not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking
the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Philippians 2:5-7
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Life Principle 4: The awareness of God’s presence energizes us for our work.
Day 5
READ: 1 Corinthians 3:5-15; Galatians 6: 7-10
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“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we
do not give up.” Galatians 6: 9
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Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 5: God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it,
even if it seems unreasonable.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 5 on page 23
Day 1
READ: Joshua 3, 4
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------And the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they
may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.” Joshua 3:7
“Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried
the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, the water from upstream
stopped flowing.” Joshua 3: 15-16a
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Life Principle 5: God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it,
even if it seems unreasonable.
Day 2
READ: Psalm 119: 137-144
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“You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right. The statutes you have laid down are
righteous; they are fully trustworthy.” Psalm 119: 137, 138
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Life Principle 5: God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it,
even if it seems unreasonable.
Day 3
READ: Joshua 6: 1-20
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around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.” Joshua 6:3
“When
the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the
people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took
the city.” Joshua 6:20
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Life Principle 5: God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it,
even if it seems unreasonable.
Day 4
READ: Psalms 119:145-152
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“I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.” Psalms 119:145
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Life Principle 5: God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it,
even if it seems unreasonable.
Day 5
READ: John 14: 15-27
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“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth.” John 14: 15-17a
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Life Principle 5: God does not require us to understand His will, just obey it,
even if it seems unreasonable.
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 6: You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than
you sow
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 6 on page 28
Day 1
READ: Galatians 5:16 – 6:10
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one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one
who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” Galatians 6:8
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Life Principle 6: You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than
you sow
Day 2
READ: Deuteronomy 7:1- 16
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of
love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. But
those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction; he will not be slow to repay to
their face those who hate him.” Deuteronomy 7: 9, 10
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Life Principle 6: You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than
you sow
Day 3
READ: Judges 1:27 – 2:3
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“I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you and you shall not make a covenant with the
people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why
have you done this?” Judges 2: 1b-2
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Life Principle 6: You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than
you sow
Day 4
READ: 2 Corinthians 5: 9-10; Luke 6:37-49
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by
its own fruit.” Luke 6: 43, 44
“So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from
it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive
what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”
2 Corinthians 5:9, 10
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Life Principle 6: You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than
you sow
Day 5
READ: John 12:23-25
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“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a
single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” John 12:24
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Life Principle 6: You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than
you sow
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 7: The dark moments of our life will last only as long as is
necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 7 on page 33
Day 1
READ: 1 Samuel 30
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was
bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his
God.” 1 Samuel 30: 6
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Life Principle 7: The dark moments of our life will last only as long as is
necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
Day 2
READ: Isaiah 30: 1-5, 12-22
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! People of Zion, who live in
Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as
he hears, he will answer you.” Isaiah 30: 18, 19
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Life Principle 7: The dark moments of our life will last only as long as is
necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
Day 3
READ: Lamentations 3: 19-60
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“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They
are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3: 22-24
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Life Principle 7: The dark moments of our life will last only as long as is
necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
Day 4
READ: Romans 5: 3, 4; 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“…but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces
perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5: 3
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in
weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12: 9
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Life Principle 7: The dark moments of our life will last only as long as is
necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
Day 5
READ: Romans 8:28-39
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“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
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Life Principle 7: The dark moments of our life will last only as long as is
necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 8: Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 8 on page 38
Day 1
READ: 2 Samuel 15: 13-32
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“Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David
prayed, “O LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.” 2 Samuel 15:31
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Life Principle 8: Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.
Day 2
READ: Psalm 3
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“To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.” Psalm 3:4
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Life Principle 8: Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.
Day 3
READ: 2 Chronicles 7: 11-22
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“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face
and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and
will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Day 4
READ: Philippians 4: 4-9
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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 6, 7
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Day 5
READ: James 4:1-12
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“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to
God and he will come near to you.” James 4:7, 8a
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Life Principle 8: Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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Life Principle 9: Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what
God sees
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 9 on page 43
Day 1
READ: Psalm 20
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“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.”
Psalm 20:7
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Life Principle 9: Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what
God sees
Day 2
READ: 2 Kings 6:8-23
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“Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the LORD
opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses
and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:17
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Life Principle 9: Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what
God sees
Day 3
READ: 1 Corinthians 2: 9-16
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“For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also
no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:11
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Life Principle 9: Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what
God sees
Day 4
READ: Psalm 118
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“It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the
LORD than to trust in princes.” Psalm 118:8, 9
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God sees
Day 5
READ: Hebrews 11:1-16
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“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews
11:1
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Life Principle 9: Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what
God sees
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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Life Principle 10: If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His
will
Day 1
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 10 on page 48
READ: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30
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“This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army.
For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” 2 Chronicles 20:15
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Life Principle 10: If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His
will
Day 2
READ: Isaiah 45:1-13
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“It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the
heavens; I marshalled their starry hosts.” Isaiah 45:12
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Life Principle 10: If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His
will
Day 3
READ: Jeremiah 29:4-14
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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
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Life Principle 10: If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His
will
Day 4
READ: Proverbs 16:1-9
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“In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
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Life Principle 10: If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His
will
Day 5
READ: Romans 11: 33 – 12: 2
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“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any
longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then
you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12: 1, 2
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Life Principle 10: If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His
will
Day 6
Reflect and SUMMARISE – What God is speaking to you through day 1 to 5?
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INTERCESSION – How can your small group support you in prayer?
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