Bible Study Notes: 06/26/15

Remember to please question what might not resonate with you or match up to scripture.  It is not my intent to mislead or misrepresent in any way.

James 1:21
When we were born again, our 'spirit man' was made perfect! Our 'spirit man' can't get more perfect because the Holy Spirit lives IN us [and He wouldn't be IN us if we weren't just right - which is what Jesus does for us].
"God's word was spoken so it could be written so we could hear it and so we could speak it."

James (Jesus' half brother) wasn't a believer until after the resurrection.
Genesis 1:27

• Soul = will, mind, emotions.
• Romans 12:1-2
• Satan chips away at who we THINK we are. Society is twisting and turning constantly away from God.
• Take care of the temple (body).
• Educate the intellect (mind)
• Fill the spirit man (spirit)
• There's heaven. There's hell. And there's earth.
• NEVER underestimate the power of the born again experience. It is everything!  C.S. Lewis calls it "the great exchange" - Jesus exchanged His life for us.
• 1 Corinthians 15:45
• 2 Corinthians 5:17
• 2 Corinthians 5:21
• Galatians 5:20

Guilt and condemnation kill your faith.

• We are more than conquerors through Christ. The Holy Spirit lives in us.
• Colossians 2:20 ... crucified
• Colossians 2:13 and Romans 6:4 ... died and buried
• Ephesians 2:1 ... alive
• Ephesians 2:4-6 ... raised
• 1 Corinthians 6:15-17 ... one spirit
• Ephesians 1:22-23 ... His body
• Colossians 1:27 ... He is in us
• Colossians 2:10 ... we are in Him
• 1 John 4:17 ... so are we in this world.

Make things happen that line up with His teaching.  Good things distract us from the best things.

• Be aware of what you're thinking about. Think about what you are thinking about. Be mindful of your thought life.
• You can't think and talk at the same time (try it sometime).
• The tongue is the steering wheel of life.
• Speak the truth of Christ - memorize it and draw from it.
• 2/3 of our testament has to do with our behavior.
• We are living epistles - letters from God.

God isn't moved by need. He's moved by faith.

• He has everything we need/want. We have to reach out and accept it.
• Faith is activated by action.
• Proverbs 28:1  ... Boldness, Confidence, Assurance
• Faith ... Living and acting like the bible is true. Romans 4:17
• To be full of joy is = strength!
• There's a difference between faith and mental assent.  True faith's first action - speak it. "Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth."
• The word of God is faith food.

Bible Study Notes: 06/12/15

Every time we come together more and more is revealed to me. Here are my notes from our gathering on June 12, 2015. Remember to please question what might not resonate with you or match up to scripture.  It is not my intent to mislead or misrepresent in any way.

Luke 8:11 .. the seed is the word of God.

See ourselves as God sees us - fully redeemed. We  live with Christ IN us.  When we accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we [you and me] were raised with Christ.

Our lives are a walk of faith, a stand of faith. Our bibles are the instruction manual [how to] for this walk. Don't let it sit around collecting dust.

• EVERYTHING was created by God for good!
• God's will for all men for all time is represented in Christ.
• God calls all things to be, that aren't.
• We don't have to live with the things we don't want. Turn to the Bible.
• God gave us dominion [sovereignty; control] over our world, our lives, our circumstances, but not over other people. We are to guard and tend to our world and make all things flourish.
• God is not the God of our flesh, our mind (our earth suit). He is the father of spirits

"You will never miss a God opportunity when you're in the house of God."

"Never run at your "giant" with your mouth shut."

Jesus said John the Baptist was the greatest prophet and even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John the Baptist.

• The bible is plan A.  There is no plan B.
• Be careful what you hear. No self pity, no sympathy.
• The more self conscious you are, the more pain you are in.  The more God conscious you are, the more victorious you are.
• Self help is God.
• We create our world through our spoken words.  Proverbs 18:20

Spirit man is suppose to be the dominant, the one in control of the earth suit (body) and soul man (feelings and emotions). Soul man makes decisions and is feed by the spirit.

• John 6:63 .. my words are spirit and they are life ..
• We are to feed our spirit with spirit food (The Word).
• To be full of something is different than being being the real thing.
• The Word fills our spirit so we can be more like Christ.
• We're suppose to imitate Christ - own it, believe it, take it in all the way through.
• Don't harden your heart.

Bible Study Notes: 06/05/15

Another wonderful session with WOG (Women of God).  Included below are my notes (and some thoughts) from our time together. Please question what might not resonate with you or match up to scripture.  It is not my intent to mislead or misrepresent in any way.

Genesis 8:22 - The Law of Genesis (Seed time and harvest)

• Seed produces it's own kind
• God's word is the seed - our hearts are the soil.
• God is a God of increase.

Isaiah 55:11 "... goes forth from my mouth ..." God's word.

We live in a word based world; His word - God's word creates

Psalms 107:20 ... sent forth His word ... healed and delivered from (removes) all obstacles.

James 1:17 ... the same today, tomorrow, always.

John 17:17  ... Jesus is the high priest over our words. He intercedes on our confessions/our words. Give him something to work with.

The word of God is the vehicle the Holy Spirit uses to produce. God gives us everything we need.  His word and the Holy Spirit always work together.

The word of God is a seed, planted in our hearts so we can see ourselves as God does. To be operative in our lives, we must renew our minds.  We have the power of God! See ourselves in the Bible. We [I] are complete in Christ. Own it!

Hebrews 11:6 ... God is a rewarder for those how honestly seek him.

God calls us trophies of his grace.

Romans 5:14 ... Jesus has been called "the last Adam."

Romans 8:9-10

Romans 8:32 .. when our prayers are answered God's glory is revealed.  God wants us to ask BIG!

God doesn't use anything "bad" to teach us anything.

Mark 7:13

We are in control of Satan's reign and have POWERFUL weapons to battle him:

The name of Jesus

The blood of Jesus

The word of God

The armor of God

Give no place (not an inch) to the deivl. Be strong in your "spirit man".  We are holy.  The Holy Spirit wouldn't/couldn't live in us if we weren't. Remember, we are BOLD WOMEN of GOD!

Do what the bible says - CAST DOWN [throw off] EVERY thought that is not of God.

Thoughts have no power over us unless we take ownership of them with our words.  We "take a thought" by speaking it - saying it out loud.  Don't be all about feelings [sensual], speaking what you feel, what you think, etc.

"Facts are subject to change. Truths are constant. Speak truth."

Ex: The fact is that we might be struggling with allergies. The truth is that Jesus bought our freedom from sickness (by His stripes we are healed).  We have it. Claim it. Own it.