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GroTV #88: Building the Strongest Foundation
Questions for Further Study: 1) Read the story Jesus tells in Matthew 7:24-27. What do the two builders represent? 2) Look at James 1:22-25. What does this passage say will bring a blessing to the person of faith? 3) Jesus gives some sobering words in Matthew 7:21-23. Is calling yourself a Christian enough to be
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GroTV #86: Reverse the Curse
Questions for Further Study: 1) Read the account of Balak and Balaam in Numbers chapter 22. What did the Moabite king summon Balaam to do? 2) Look at Deuteronomy 23:5 and Numbers 23:20. What did Balaam do instead? Why? For what reason does it say God turned the curse into a blessing? 3) Years later
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GroTV 85: May The Lord Keep You…
Questions for further study: 1. In Numbers 6:24, the original Hebrew word for “keep” is shamar, which means to guard, protect and attend to. Read 2 Thessalonians 3:2-3. Who does the Lord protect us against? 2. The psalmist David wrote from experience the many times the Lord kept him safe. Read Psalms 32:7 and 46:1-7.
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GroTV #84: May The Lord Bless You…
Questions for Further Study: 1) Read the blessing Moses commanded Aaron to speak over the people in Numbers 6:22-27. Have you ever spoken this blessing over another person? Do you believe this blessing is available to you? 2) Sometimes in the Old Testament the word “blessed” spoke of outward prosperity. Read Genesis 24:1 and Deuteronomy
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GroTV #82: That Tough Little “S” Word (Submission)
Questions for Further Study: 1) Submission must be displayed, not demanded. Read John 5:19-20. How did Jesus display submission? All authority was given to Him, yet how did he treat his disciples? (see Mark 10:45). 2) Read Ephesians 5:21. Who is commanded here to submit to the other person? What does 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and
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GroTV #81: Two Kinds of Marriage Love
Questions for Further Study: 1) Read Paul’s council in Philippians 2:2-5. How can this verse apply to a marriage or family? Who does Paul say perfectly modeled this kind of love? 2) Psalm 101:2-3 talks about being careful what we allow into our homes. What are some things a husband or wife can bring into
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GroTV #71: The Last Words of Jesus… “Forgive Them”
Questions for Further Study: 1. Read some of the last words of Jesus in Luke 23:32-34. What was Jesus’ argument for forgiving those who were killing him? Where the people deserving of such forgiveness? 2. Look at Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 6:12 and Luke 6:37. How does the way you forgive others correspond to God’s
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GroTV #61: Keep Shooting at the Target (Never Give Up)
Questions for further study: 1. Read today’s key story in 2 Kings 13:14-19. What were the circumstances of the king’s visit with Elisha? How did the king stop short of what Elisha had expected of him? What were the consequences of this? 2. Like King Jehoash, a danger lies in giving up too soon. Read
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GroTV #59: How to be Great Under Pressure
Questions for Further Study: 1. Read today’s story in 1 Kings 17:1-16. What does this story teach us about obedience in times of need? 2. Look at James 1:2-4. The pressure of your crisis can press you into a new level of blessing. Consider the trials you are facing in your life. Are they making
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GroTV #52: A Remedy for Restlessness
Questions for Further Study: 1) Read Psalm 23. When has God “made you lie down” and rest? How did you respond to those moments? 2) Read the story of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4:8-17. Why did she want Elisha to stay? What benefit did this bring the woman? Consider the difference between visitation
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