Where is the Power?

This week's Faith Rx'd Workout:

Where is the Power?

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Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  2 Timothy 1

REFLECT:  Why was Paul unashamed?

RESPOND:  
1 - What hinders you from sharing your faith?
2 - What experiences have led you to be more bold in sharing your faith?

*Share your thoughts on comments and with your Faith Rx'd Chapter.

"God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control." (2 Timothy 1:7)

Rich Froning to Share his Faith at Tennessee Tech University Monday, March 31st

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  1 Peter 4:11

REFLECT:  What is the aim of speaking and serving in the "strength that God supplies?"

RESPOND: Commit this verse to memory.

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John Piper's advice on memorizing Scripture

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Acts 14:8-17

REFLECT:  What was the means that God used to heal the man?

RESPOND:  List 5 works of God that you could not accomplish by your own doing.

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"We don’t make God; He makes us, and all of this—sky, earth, sea, and everything in them...When your bellies were full and your hearts happy, there was evidence of good beyond your doing.”  (The Message)

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Luke 4:14-21

REFLECT:  What part of this experience was most shocking to the crowd?

RESPOND:  Identify the aspects of Christ's ministry that can only be realized through His power.  How do these aspects correspond to you personally?
 

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"You’ve just heard Scripture make history. It came true just now in this place.” (The Message)

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Romans 7:21 - 8:11

REFLECT:  How did Paul feel bound by "another law in his members?"

RESPOND: List your 5 greatest strengths.  Then, describe how these "strengths" are powerless in the battle of overcoming temptation without the true power of the Spirit.

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"Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them—living and breathing God!" (The Message)

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Titus 2:11 - 3:8

REFLECT: What has the power to train us for good works?

RESPOND:  Identify an evil work the Gospel empowers you to eliminate.  Confess this sin and speak renewal through a good work the Lord will produce in its place.

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"But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit." (Titus 3:4-5)

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS

READ:  Galatians 1:3-10

REFLECT:  Why is it a serious offense to distort the gospel?

RESPOND:  Identify 3 key words in this passage that demonstrate the power of the gospel.

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"We have Americanized the gospel or spiritualized the American dream.  Take your pick.  But neither one comes close to the true gospel.  When you try to add something to the gospel, you aren't enhancing it.  Any addition is really a subtraction.  The gospel, in its purest form, is as good as it gets." (Mark Batterson, All In)

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Colossians 2

REFLECT: How do we truly recognize the "powerful working of God?"

RESPOND: Identify the statements in this passage that originate from an improper view of God's power.

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"Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him."

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Luke 8

REFLECT: Why did the people falsely accuse Jesus in this story?

RESPOND:  Review your list from yesterday's workout.  Describe how a proper trust in God's power can remove these fears.

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"But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you."

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Psalm 33

REFLECT: Why should God be the only object of our trust?

RESPOND:  Identify four things created by God that demonstrate His unmatched power.

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"For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm."

 

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Genesis 1

REFLECT: How did God view His creation of man?  How was he distinguished from the rest of God's creation?

RESPOND: Locate a promise in this chapter that God wants us to live out.  Read the chapter again, and after each day of creation, speak the promise aloud.

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"And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good."

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  John 3

REFLECT:  What aspect of the new birth did Nicodemus misunderstand?

RESPOND: List 3 effects of the Spirit's power that make it evident God is transforming a believer's life.

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"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

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Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS
READ:  Romans 1

REFLECT:  Where is the POWER of God found?

RESPOND: Define POWER.  What, or who, do you think of when you consider great POWER? 

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"For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature..."

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Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS 

READ:  Nehemiah 6

REFLECT:  Why did the surrounding nations perceive the wall was built "with the help of God?"

RESPOND:  Examine your prayers today. Are you praying for things that could only be perceived as being accomplished through supernatural means?

"...and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God." 1 Cor 2:4-5

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS

READ:  Nehemiah 2 (one more time)

REFLECT: What motivated the others to join in Nehemiah's mission to rebuild the wall?

RESPOND:  Locate 3 promises of God that extinguish the 3 weaknesses you listed on the last workout.  Pray for God to "strengthen your hands for the good work."

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"And they said, 'Let us rise up and build.' So they strengthened their hands for the good work."

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS

READ:  Matthew 9

REFLECT: How do I resist the power of God in my life?

RESOLVE:  List 3 attributes of people in this chapter that permit Christ to work in their lives.
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"And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, ²⁴ he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him."

 

Faith WOD

TODAY'S STEPS

READ:  Psalm 19

REFLECT:  What characteristics of the creation build your confidence in God.   
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Spend time in prayer about how God has given you confidence.

RESOLVE:  Write down one phrase from the passage that speaks confidence into you.

"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.^"

Faith Weekend WOD

TODAY’S STEPS
 
READ:  Luke 11 (again)

REFLECT:  What do you believe about the power God has placed in you?  Write a prayer of praise that is inspired by the words of this passage.

RESOLVE: Write down one phrase from this passage that speaks of your belief in God’s power. IN YOU

“Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without knowing it.”
⁴⁵ One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.” ⁴⁶ Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them."

Faith WOD

TODAY’S STEPS
 
READ:  Luke 11


REFLECT:  What do you believe about the power of God's kingdom?  Write a prayer of praise that is inspired by the words of this passage.

RESOLVE: Write down one phrase from this passage that speaks of your belief in God’s power.

"Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. ¹⁸ If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub. ¹⁹ Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. ²⁰ But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you."