Good Word Lessons

Related Verses: John 15:1-11; Gal. 5:19-26; Eph. 4:25-27 Leading Question: Does the Holy Spirit sometimes point us away from the gentler traits to the sterner ones? The only New Testament passage that actually admonishes believers...

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Related Verses: Eccl. 3:11-13; 1 Peter 1:13-16 Leading Question: What does holiness look like? A person’s face is generally a helpful guide to the forces that are shaping that person’s life. Happiness, joy, anger, cynicism,...

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Related Verses: Mark 1:8; Acts 2:4, 38; 5:32; 10:44-48; 11:15-17 Leading Question: Does the New Testament give us a prescribed order of events for receiving the Holy Spirit? Note: In the New Testament, obedience is...

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Related Verses: John 16:12-15 Leading Question: Is the personality of the Holy Spirit as important to the believer as the divinity of the Spirit? Note: Last week the emphasis was on the divinity of the...

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Related Verses: 2 Sam. 23:2, 3; Acts 5:1-4; Rom. 8:26, 27; 1 Cor. 12:11, 28 Leading Question: In traditional language Christians speak of the first member of the Trinity (Father), second member (Son), and third...

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Related Verses: Gen. 1:2; Exod. 31:1-5; Ezek. 37:5-9; John 3:3-8; John 15:26 Leading Question: The official study guide takes a whole lesson to focus on how the Spirit works “behind the scenes.” Why is that...

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Related Verses: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21 Leading Question: What would we be missing if we spoke only of God the Father and God the Son, but not of God the Spirit? From a...

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