Sunday, March 4, 2018
Who I Am in Christ Daily Devotional
My role as a Discipleship Coach is to encourage women of their identity in Christ. My students may be recovering from a dysfunctional lifestyle, depression, divorce, and discouragement. They have feelings of unworthiness. Many do not believe they can be forgiven. Or they think they have to do all kinds of works and get cleaned up before they can repent. This devotional starts out with the topic of IDENTITY THEFT. We need to KNOW who we are in Christ. God gave us a priceless identity. We are created in His image. Satan uses lies and accusations to make us feel we are not good enough to come before a holy God. That part is true. We are not acceptable until we believe that Jesus is the Son of God and His precious blood redeems us and cleanses us until we white as snow. God wants us in the Word so we can grasp who we are in Christ. Each day presents a Truth found in the Bible along with an easy to understand explanation. There is a question for Reflection, which makes it personal to us, and then a short prayer. “For Further Study” shares an expanded scripture. Days 14-73 tells us who we are as a believer in Jesus Christ. Days 74-100 discusses about Transformation: Becoming Who We Are. Once we believe, we are His. We can be sanctified every day by our intentional time in God’s Word and walking daily in His will. I will be using key verses from this Who I Am in Christ Daily Devotional to share with my students. Thank you Hendrickson-Rose for this PDF to review.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Topical Bible Index: Bible Insert
What a handy dandy research tool! My favorite parts of the Topical Bible Index: Bible Insert are the quick find section on the Chronological listing of the events in Jesus life in all four gospels, the Miracles of Jesus, and the Parables of Jesus in convenient easy to read table. I have dozens of book and computer files with this information, but it is not always with me. But as a bible study teacher, I like to have this handy topical index that will fit inside my bible cover. It is concise with 500 topics that include biblical references. Fifty-five pages is a comfortable size and not too bulky to carry to class or church. It is neat and attractive with a full-color photo to denote the letters of the alphabet-such as Angel for the A. I also like the fact that PDF download which I can open on my tablet or phone and complete searches to find all references of a word such as CROSS. Since I answer phones at a Christian ministry, I do not have time to thumb through the 300 pages of my handbook. This Thursday I was all in a dither trying to find relevant verses on loneliness and fear. Within seconds had 12 verses regarding fear and loneliness. Many senior citizens, that I talk to on the prayer line, do not have computers or smartphones. It is comforting to those unfamiliar with the Bible to have a few verses to read when they are alone. This is a great teacher reference and pastors could certainly find it useful. Henderickson/Rose provided this PDF for my unbiased review.
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