Tuesday's Bible Study, May 25, 2021 - The Work of Choice
Hello Family of God,
The fight is on! the fight to choose, the fight of choice, the fight to obey, the fight to love. Joshua asked the children of Israel to "choose you this day who you will serve". It's always going to be a choice. The question is which will you choose? Find out in this week's bible study the correct choice to make.
God Bless!
Scripture References & Highlights
Prayer for 2021: This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.
In Jesus' Name
Message Scriptures
- Joshua 24:14-15
- choose this day who you will serve
- choosing is a gift, it's freeing
- personal choice (you) to choose and when (today)
- 1 Samuel 30:6-8
- vs. 6 -
- David and people greatly distressed
- these was a choice from soldiers to kill David
- David chose to encourage himself in the Lord
- vs. 8 -
- David chose to inquire of God for His heart and Will for the situation
- vs. 21-23
- choice to stay behind or pursue
- choice to share the spoils with the men who stayed behind
- Judges 7:4-7
- God was deciding who would go to battle based upon their actions (how they drank water)
- we don't always know the impact of our actions have based upon our choices
- John 14:1
- choice to not surrender to fear or our heart being troubled
- we don't have to stay in fear is a choice
- trust is a choice
- Romans 6:1-14
- we should not chose sin' we are free
- vs. 12
- choice to yield to God
- vs. 26 - 23
- choice in serving sin or righteousness
- John 6:66-67
- many chose to not follow Jesus
- Psalm 53:2
- who is looking to God, considering Him
- Philippians 4:6
- we have a choice in our thoughts to redirect our thoughts to God
- Genesis 2:19
- God gave Adam the choice to choose the names of the animals, to govern, to manage
- choice to obey His command to eat from the tree
- choice to come out of hiding and present himself to God
- we get the same opportunity to come out of hiding
- We don't always get to choose our consequences. Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden, yet they could choose to go wherever they wanted to go.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
- a way of escape is always provided, we have to make a choice to choose the way of escape
- John 15:13
- no greater love
- Romans 12:1-2
- our fight to choose
- Choice has always been there since the beginning
- Choice is around us everyday
- There is a fight sometimes in making choices
- Choices we have and what we should choose
- we have the grace, empowerment to choose and change what it is we're feeling
- ex. you can choose joy despite how you are feeling as a response to Jesus
- our "why" should be Jesus
- Love is a choice. We choose to love others
- We can choose peace (Romans 12:18)
- forgiveness is a choice
- we choose growing and working together as a response to God
- when a fight comes we get to choose to engage
- we get to choose to partner with God in warfare to see the outcome
- God wants us to think on Him and consider Him
- Choice doesn't mean we have everything figured out or consequences
- There is power in choosing, intimacy in choosing
- When you relinquish your choice and allow others to choose for you - it's dangerous
- It takes effort to choose grace despite feeling tension
Reflections
- What do we do in the moment of making a choice?
- How we make a choice?
Key Takeaway for the Body
- Choice and commitment to choose are different
- Serving is not an option, only who will serve is optional. Don't worry about others
- It's a choice to follow God
- It's a choice to be a disciple
- Jesus chose the disciples (come follow me) yet they stil had a choice to follow
- after making a choice there is a commitment to choosing. The danger of our actions not following making us unstable or double-minded
- Our lives should agree with our actions and activities. Our verbal yes should be followed by a life of actions
- After making a choice there is a commitment to choosing.
- The danger of our actions not following makes us unstable or double-minded.
- Our lives should agree with our actions and activities.
- Our verbal yes should be followed by a life of actions
- Choose love in less than desireable outcomes/situations
- Jesus always did or chose to do what His Father did
- The gift of choice is not about having an easy life but often choosing the hard way of love
- We have to choose to fight to know Him
- Capturing His love rightly makes choosing easier
Prayer Time
In your times of prayer this week (9am,12noon, and 6pm) we encourage you to include the following scriptures located below and in the article 7 Verses and 7 Prayers for your Pastor/
Ephesians 1:17-19, 3:16-17
Philippians 1:9-11
Colossians 1:10-12
Worship Highlight
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