GroupSpice http://groupspice.com Bible Studies to Spice Up Your Group http://groupspice.com/icon.png GroupSpice http://groupspice.com Tue, 14 May 2013 19:35:00 -0700 http://www.blazonco.com/ en Are You Winning Your Marathon? Revelation 21.7 http://groupspice.com/blog/article/are-you-winning-the-marathon-revelation-21-7 http://groupspice.com/blog/article/are-you-winning-the-marathon-revelation-21-7#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:35:00 -0700 Sue http://groupspice.com/blog/article/are-you-winning-the-marathon-revelation-21-7 Pastor Ray Bentley introduces the Book of Revelation. He who overcomes will inherit...Revelation 21.7

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]]> Most marathon participants do not run to win the race, but to gain a more personal "prize" such as meeting a personal finish time or placement within a gender and age group—or to just finish. Typically, there is a maximum allowed time after which the marathon route is closed. Anyone who has not made it to the finish line by then is picked up by a sweeper vehicle.

As Christians, we are in a marathon of our own, and the stakes are higher than we can imagine. Believers must derive their spiritual strength and energy from the Lord to survive life's trials and persecution and finish the race faithfully. But for the Christian who perseveres, the reward of a lifetime awaits.

Jesus' purpose in life and death is unveiled in the Book of Revelation. He, like us, was born into this world helpless and dependent. Unlike most of us, He lived a sinless life and endured great pain on this earth to honor God’s will for His life. And death is not the end of the story for Him, or us. Eternity awaits us all. For some, the finish line is in view, where Christ will be waiting to welcome us. For others, the “sweeper vehicle” will pick us up at the end of the race and deposit us in a place far from God.

He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. Revelation 21:7 (NIV)

1. What does it take to overcome—to not become subject to the “sweeper vehicle”?

2. Is following Christ harder than you imagined it would be, and you're thinking about giving up?

3. When Christ returns for us, what will your inheritance be?

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]]> Do You Want To Be Empowered? http://groupspice.com/blog/article/-do-you-want-to-be-empowered http://groupspice.com/blog/article/-do-you-want-to-be-empowered#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:20:00 -0700 Sue http://groupspice.com/blog/article/-do-you-want-to-be-empowered Pastor Mike Meeks talks about how God wants us to be empowered from the inside out. Ephesians 3:16 - 19.

 

]]> It is easy to put on a "Christian Shell" for the sake of appearances. We may impress others with our “spirituality”, but that’s about it. If there’s nothing under hood… there’s no power to propel us through the problems of life.

God wants to empower his believers to live and serve.



Ephesians 3:16 – 19

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

1. But where does the power come from?

2. How does it dwell in our hearts?

3. Why is it important to be rooted?

4. What can we experience when we are connected with a community of saints?

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