Small Group Journal
Reflections on 30 Life Principles
July 2012 – December 2013
(Part 3: LP 21 – 30)
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Life Principle 21: Obedience always brings blessing.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 21 on page 103
Day 1
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I
have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. You
were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
1 Corinthians 6:12, 20
READ: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
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Day 2
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven…”
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into
practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:21, 24
READ: Matt 7:15-27
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Life Principle 21: Obedience always brings blessing.
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Day 3
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
James 1:22
READ: James 1:19 – 27
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Life Principle 21: Obedience always brings blessing.
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Day 4
“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you
worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every
desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.” 2 Thess 1:11
READ: 2 Thessalonians 1: 3 – 12
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Day 5
“If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my
Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy
may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” John 15:10, 11
READ: John 15: 1 – 17
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Life Principle 21: Obedience always brings blessing.
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
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Life Principle 22: To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial promptings of the
Spirit
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 22 on page 109
Day 1
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He
will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you
what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive
what he will make known to you.” John 16:13, 14
READ: John 16: 1-15
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Life Principle 22: To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial promptings of the Spirit
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Day 2
“Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and
Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the
province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter
Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.” Acts 16: 6-7
READ: Acts 16:6-10
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Life Principle 22: To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial promptings of the Spirit
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Day 3
“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For
the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to
the flesh.” Galatians 5:16, 17
READ: Galatians 5:13 – 26
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Life Principle 22: To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial promptings of the Spirit
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Day 4
“Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh
desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on
what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind
governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Rom 8:5, 6
READ: Romans 8:1-13
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Life Principle 22: To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial promptings of the Spirit
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Day 5
“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with
the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the
Spirit.” Ephesians 5: 18, 19
READ: Ephesians 5: 15 – 20
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Life Principle 22: To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial promptings of the Spirit
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
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Life Principle 23: You can never out give God
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 23 on page 115
Day 1
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet
for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become
rich.” 2Corinthians 8:9
READ: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
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Day 2
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever
sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you
have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God
loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6, 7
READ: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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Life Principle 23: You can never out give God
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Day 3
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.
Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the
floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room
enough to store it.” Malachi 3:10
READ: Malachi 3:6-12
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Life Principle 23: You can never out give God
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Day 4
“If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may
boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3
READ: I Corinthians 13: 3 – 7
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Life Principle 23: You can never out give God
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Day 5
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in
Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19
READ: Philippians 4:10-20
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Life Principle 23: You can never out give God
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
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Life Principle 24: To live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live His life in and
through us.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 24 on page 121
Day 1
“Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a
yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe
it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
Acts 15:10, 11
READ: Acts 15:1-11
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Day 2
“For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been
crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now
live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself
for me.” Galatians 2:19, 20
READ: Galatians 2:11-21
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Life Principle 24: To live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live His life in and through us.
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Day 3
“Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but
rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to
life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.
For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but
under grace.” Romans 6:13, 14
READ: Romans 6:1-14
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Life Principle 24: To live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live His life in and through us.
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Day 4
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their
cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but
whoever loses their life for me will find it.” Matthew 16: 24, 25
READ: Matthew 16:21 - 28
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Life Principle 24: To live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live His life in and through us.
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Day 5
“Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh
desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on
what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind
governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:5, 6
READ: Romans 8:1-17
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Life Principle 24: To live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live His life in and through us.
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
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Life Principle 24: To live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live His life in and through us.
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Life Principle 25: God blesses us so that we might bless others.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 25 on page 127
Day 1
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as
faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
READ: 1 Peter 4:7 - 11
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Day 2
“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors
and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ
may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the
Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness
of Christ.” Ephesians 4:11, 12
READ: Ephesians 4:1 – 16
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Life Principle 25: God blesses us so that we might bless others.
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Day 3
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves
with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each
other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone.
Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:12, 13
READ: Colossians 3: 12 - 17
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Life Principle 25: God blesses us so that we might bless others.
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Day 4
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by
evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:20, 21
READ: Romans 12: 3 - 21
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Day 5
“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help
the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more
blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35
READ: Acts 20:22 – 35
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Life Principle 25: God blesses us so that we might bless others.
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
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Life Principle 25: God blesses us so that we might bless others.
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Life Principle 26: Adversity is a bridge to a deeper relationship with God.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 26 on page 132
Day 1
“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and
participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death...”
“But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is
ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:10, 11, 13b, 14
READ: Philippians 3:1 – 14
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Day 2
“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their
troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are
crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:17, 18
READ: Psalm 34: 1 – 22
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Life Principle 26: Adversity is a bridge to a deeper relationship with God.
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Day 3
“I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted
me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and
gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of
praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.”
Psalm 40:1 – 3
READ: Psalm 40: 1 – 17
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Life Principle 26: Adversity is a bridge to a deeper relationship with God.
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Day 4
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so
that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive
from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4
READ: 2 Corinthians 1:3 – 11
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Day 5
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made
perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my
weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9
READ: 2 Corinthians 12:1 – 10
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
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Life Principle 26: Adversity is a bridge to a deeper relationship with God.
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Life Principle 27: Prayer is life’s greatest time saver.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 27 on page 137
Day 1
“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you
worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every
desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.” 2 Thess 1:11
READ: 2 Thessalonians 1:3 – 12
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Day 2
“As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the
Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that
we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.”
2 Thessalonians 3: 1, 2
READ: 2 Thessalonians 2: 13 – 3: 5
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Life Principle 27: Prayer is life’s greatest time saver.
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Day 3
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of
God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6, 7
READ: Philippians 4: 4 – 20
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Day 4
“…but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who
has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!” Psalm 66:19, 20
READ: Psalm 66: 1 – 20
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Day 5
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s
people.” Ephesians 6:18
READ: Ephesians 6:10-20
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
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Life Principle 27: Prayer is life’s greatest time saver.
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Life Principle 28: No Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in his or
her walk of faith.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 28 on page 142
Day 1
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good
deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but
encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Hebrews 10: 24, 25
READ: Hebrews 10: 19 – 25
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Day 2
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we
ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” 1 John 3:16
READ: 1 John 3: 11 – 24
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Life Principle 28: No Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in his or her walk of faith.
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Day 3
“We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a
brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister,
whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.”
1 John 4:19, 20
READ: 1 John 4: 7 – 21
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Life Principle 28: No Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in his or her walk of faith.
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Day 4
“See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart
that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long
as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s
deceitfulness.” Hebrews 3:12, 13
READ: Hebrews 3: 7 – 14
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Day 5
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as
faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
READ: 1 Peter 4: 1 – 11
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
(You may write a prayer to God here….)
Life Principle 28: No Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in his or her walk of faith.
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Life Principle 29: We learn more in our valley experiences than on our
mountaintops.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 29 on page 147
Day 1
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many
kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not
lacking anything.” James 1:2 – 4
READ: James 1: 1 - 18
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Day 2
“As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard
of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The
Lord is full of compassion and mercy.” James 5:11
READ: James 5: 7 - 16
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Day 3
“Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would
not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he
prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.”
James 5:17, 18
READ: 1 Kings 17: 1 – 24
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Day 4
At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “LORD,
the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in
Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your
command. Answer me, LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you,
LORD, are God...” 1 Kings 18:36, 37
READ: 1 Kings 18:16 – 46
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Day 5
“To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right
hand. I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles
of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty
deeds.” Psalm 77: 10 – 12
READ: Psalm 77: 1 – 20
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
(You may write a prayer to God here….)
Life Principle 29: We learn more in our valley experiences than on our mountaintops.
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Life Principle 30: An eager anticipation of the Lord’s return keeps us living
productively.
Introduction: Read “Life’s Questions” of Life Principle 30 on page 152
Day 1
“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person
according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and
the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Revelation 22:12, 13
READ: Revelation 22: 6 – 21
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Day 2
“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with
the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in
Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will
be with the Lord forever.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17
READ: 1 Thessalonians 4: 1 – 18
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Day 3
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor
the Son, but only the Father.”
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will
come.” Matthew 24:36, 42
READ: Matthew 24: 36 – 51
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Day 4
“If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay
or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to
light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each
person’s work.” 1 Corinthians 3:12, 13
READ: 1 Corinthians 3: 10 – 23
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Day 5
“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
READ: 2 Corinthians 5:1 – 10
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Summary of what God is saying to me and my prayer of response/request:
(You may write a prayer to God here….)
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