3 Essentials for Christian Living Spiritual Growth Part Two-CEP-0005
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PODCAST INTRO
Welcome back. I hope you had a great week and time to think about last week’s topic, Prayer and growing in your relationship with the Lord.
Maybe you had a chance to share what you heard with someone else. I’d love to hear about it. Send me an email through the website: ChristianEssentialsPodcast.com
This week’s episode is about Essential Number Two – Christian Growth – Bible Study.
Again, Just a quick reminder about the 3 Essentials that we are talking about in case you missed the first 2 episodes in the series:
1) Birth – We must have a spiritual beginning, being born again as the Scripture describes it
2) Growth – Once we have begun, we need to grow in our faith and understanding of God’s Word
3) Reproduction – The Scripture gives us the task of sharing what we know with others, helping them to come into relationship with God and helping them to grow in their faith as well
Today We’re going to take a closer look at the Second of the 3 Essentials – Spiritual Growth, specifically an overview of prayer.
- What is Prayer?
- What is a “Prayer Closet”?
- How does God speak to us?
- How do we know we are hearing from God?
I think you’ll find it interesting along the way. You may find some surprising answers to the questions above.
Special Note:
The topic of Spiritual Growth will be split up into multiple podcast episodes. There is a lot of information to cover and I want to take time to lay the proper foundation for each point, so subscribe to the podcast with the links in the right hand column and tune in each week.
Christian Essential #2 Spiritual Growth – Prayer
In the next few episodes we’re going to take a closer look at the Second of the 3 Essentials – Growth.
What is prayer? How do we know God hears us and we hear from God? How does God speak to us? How are Prayer and Bible Study related?
We’ll cover all of these points as we go along.
So, let’s get started.
This Week’s Objective
Learn what it means to pray and begin to understand how to engage in a conversation with God that will help us grow spiritually.
Scripture Focus
1 Thessalonians 5:16-19
Consider These Questions – Personal Assessment
Have you begun to pray and study the Bible? If not, why not?
What does it mean to pray without ceasing? How can you accomplish this in your daily life?
Are you involved in a good, local, Bible believing church?
Have you set aside some personal time, daily, to spend time with God in prayer and Bible study? If not, why not do it right now? If you have, great! How are you keeping that appointment with God?
(Share your tips with us. We’d love to share new ideas for organizing prayer and study times with our listeners.)
Have you been able to discern whether God is answering your prayers with Yes, No, or Wait?
Next Week’s Episode
In Next Week’s Episode we’ll take a look at growing by studying God’s Word – The Bible. I’ll share a list and some links to Bible Study Resources that I have found helpful over the years that can help you get started in Bible Study.
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As always, I’d love to hear from you. You can send me an email through the website.
Until next time – Spend some time alone with God in prayer. Ask Him for Understanding. Ask Him to fill you with His Holy Spirit. Ask Him to help you find someone to partner with in prayer who can be a mentor for you as you begin your spiritual journey through His Word.
Have a blessed week!
Teddy Levron