Bible Study - Matthew 7

Read Matthew 7


- Don't judge others before considering your own flaws.
What area(s) of your own life do you need to critique?
- God can't help you unless you reach out to Him and recognize what He has already done for you. So He likes it when you look for Him, and He will answer.
Where are you not reaching to God, and abandoning your life to Him?
- You have freedom of choice, not freedom of circumstance.
- God knows the consequence for every option you face. But the choice is yours.
Which path will you chose? Weigh your options before you make a choice.
- Also, be wise in who you confide. Many will come to you claiming to be pure of heart, and good tidings. But look at what kind of fruit they yield.
Do you have good, Christian, believers to confide in?
- Act upon the words of Jesus, and you will prosper. But do nothing with His teachings and your works will be washed away.
 Do you apply God's words to your life?

Bible Study - Acts 7

Here we see the benefit of biblical knowledge. I know it looks as though it did not work, but he had a valid point, and the people despised him for it, they knew it was true, but didn’t want to believe it. The stoning of Stephen is referred to by Saul after he becomes Paul, and Stephens last words show us just how real God is. Because, without God, no one would say such things at their death. Jesus Said it, Stephen said it, will you? Will you find yourself so in love with God, that you can forgive those who took your life from you?

Don't Lose the Child Inside - Advice for Everyone (but mostly kids)

Dear child, get older, learn, mature, grow up. But don’t lose the child inside. Being mature is more knowing when to be serious, and when to joke around, then just being serious. When you are young, act young all the time. When you get older, know when and how to act young, and do it. Life is not fun unless you are able to embrace the fun times, and enjoy them for what they are!

Bible Study - Esther 7

Haman Impaled

7 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”

3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request.4 For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.”

5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”

6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”

Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. 7 The king got up in a rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.

8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining.

The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”

As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. 9 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.”

The king said, “Impale him on it!” 10 So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.

Discuss:

All → Xerxes is so in love with Esther that he had his most noble noble put to death, without second thought, for her people, even though he knew not who they were. Is this a picture of a man madly in love, or a portrait of evil falling under God’s power, to work for the good of God’s people? It is most certainly a miracle, but what exactly does it represent?