refers to someone who comes alongsio us tiencourage us: Te Holy eae cane greatest encourage of al, He'd pat come to conde aaeercrve rage He dd not come o share us Butte Nonor us, He eae char ons chibenand help them ineverychallense ty Searbe facing naires. Thats whyit so important that we lear? To culate our friendship with Him. Live the Lesson DISCOVER THE SEC WILL TRANSFORM. NAT YOUR LIFE 1. write out prayer in your wn words, expressing the resors vy you need the Holy Spit. Remember the Lesson ‘The secret to success is cultivating a friendship with the Holy Spint Study the Word (Krsames — C)psaimes acts 27 acts 28DAY oe WE NEED TO RELATE TO GOD PERSONALLY Linen met Cou, 08 59st ye tat here nas Mt von ester dows rind kPa ta she soso mp ute Ge he grate rad we ctarts content fat sree ei csr "Thanos wr pune ks tat cepa ie wth ‘the woman who mad my heartbeat i someone hed sd fa ‘me Dont goa co Cha ode Tht bona woul esas Boh ty host oat oxi ire ere whey an wth Ct, afr tostn Se mates sme fetso errant or ved Love sore he rio noosa ot fom he mest oe meet ‘weit eto ele oe ‘Something similar happens in our relationship with God. ust 9s the perce oow sun our dvtoralexparence aso ut Skene wh sentir wty God con uy ners & Inte Be we taxa aman wo drone i einai as retest ory tae was neti th Phe Mere wth Go am ten about the prophet Dans \Was unfazed by the acict king Darus had decreod, which prob him from praying tothe Lord Instead, Ne continued to pray as before: "Now when Denil leaned that the decree had baer pubtsher re went home to is uastars room where the windows opened tener ~rusalem. Three tines 3 day he got clown on Ms knew and prove Bing thanks to his Goa lst ashe hd olane before” (Danial 610) De ‘cause of his devotion. ho was thrown ino the lions en Drie ey, but the Lord delverad him and brought about a great victor Sarl 620-22). Has love ever motvated you enough to fart against the ‘rcumstences, as Daniel did? Why do you think he ignore! the lng and continued to pray every day as he had always done, eventhough meant puting hse at rik? Seoking to God should naver be something bering, because every ‘moment He allows us tobe in Hs presence becomes the most man erful exprienca-s0 much so that fs aimost ndescabe, We do not want the time to end because ther is nothing more important than being with Mim He makes us fel important. He demonstrates stove tous He reveals Hs wil tous, He protects usin His shade an He suonles al our need (God is $0 big that Solomon exclaimed “But will Gu real ove on forth? The heavens. even the highest heaven, cannot contain you ‘How much fess ths temple have but” (I Kings 827). Even though He is 0 great and we are so smal Ho longs to spend time witrox The Lord tel everyone oF His children, “Show me your face let ie esr your voce: for your votes sweet. and your ace lvay"(Sor ff Songs 2:14, amazing that God longs to hear us! Have you ever shown love without it being reciprocated? God, as shown us His ove in 50 many ways, sees that some of His iloren stil keep their cstancain an attitude of nierencn, Bio vou know that God loves you? Think for a moment about how a has demonstvatod His great love for you in your ie Do you ten to love Him back or ignore Hs love? The decison is yoursSeareat ceria Live the Lesson tia 5 woul ose wrt 1 ite dv testing oreo sno someone bate fihy ha ten neces ou 2. wee conn ron you cin ey those ee ese ou sow Gur coe Remember the Lesson God longs to personally relate to each of His end i (ili ) Study the Word wo Opsaim 67 OPsaim 68 Romans 1 HEARING GOD (I) The most exciting thing about 2 relationship is being able to get to ‘know the other person. This happens when we spend time with them and tak to them. The more we do those things the more ve con act to know them, We can hear abut someone alt but it only when we ate able to share experiences with them that we realy start to ne them asa person There sa huge difference between knowing about someone and actualy knowing them In our devotion ie, (ime alone with Goc), we can have a carwersaton with Him When we Bray. we speak to Gods but when we reed His Word, God ic the (ne who speaks tous, ‘The main cfference between the Bible and cther books is thatthe ntent of other books springs forth fram the minds of people they fecord their ideas inings, dreams, esearch, etc. on pover But the Beis oferent:it is no ordinary book It snot the product of Menon Imagination or made up stories. t contain the words ofthe only ros {Gos words of truth loaded with authonty and power Despite having been written over a period of 600 years by 40 diferent peop it has 2 untied message and a defined purpose, nd it has remained ap Plicble throughout the history of humarsty "tho Wert oF the Lord ‘erctres forever” (Petr 1250),eee stents teneny raat pelo 1 ee rare Serer careening seamen + cameron ery mctiresting nec airet aes Beclabe So fovumeeenuie he ae = ee rectan ear tae kor Rae per rea te toons carat + Rebuke: This means tha the Sortues show us when an area fF Our lives is oUt of kiter and needs to change. . to change the direction of our * Trans guides us so that we can ma ko the ght decisions in ‘our aly actives. “The Bible is carsdared to be the fist book ver printed, and has more copies in ceulation around the wold today than ary other Right attitudes toward the Word Iterary work (without even taking into consideration the number of * Pay attention to the voice of God (Deuteronomy 264-2) ¢ dlatal versions in use) Astoundinaly. portion ofthe Bible have been ot lust anybody speaking - itis the Almighty God, he kao (ienoltnd ts last 2003 languages" (oy way of congestion.) ‘Feat ond majestic that the hghast heavens cannot corey Universal Declaration of Human Rights is avalable in 44 languag- Him a kings 827, ‘eke and He knows al things completely incor, 23° and the data patform Facebook is curently availble in a= ing the depths of your heart. tt would be crazy atte poy ae oe tention to what He has to say tous! lust a8 all God had to do was sosek and the entre universe was ce Obey the Word (Luke 646) ‘ated without ary prime matter, the words of God contained in the the Word of God. and ignore [ibe are enough to transfor lves and change cumstances. house onthe sand. At the fst ‘led an the un o that man solid foundation ypon whieh tothe Word of Gou sus compares those who heor it to. fooish man who bait hs Sign of rouble, hs house crum= was very great Thare soni one ‘we can build our ves: coecience “AM Scrioture Gookoraathed and is use! for teaching. rebusing, correcting and taining in righteousness. so that the servant of Goo ‘may be tharoughly equicoed for every good work” (2 Timothy 316 17) These verses ol us about four benefits that come when Wo suc reece ‘Share what says with thers (Deuteronomy 66-7: The word have the responsiblity of sharing what they know ana = waring what they know and what Us to lve our thay have received from Hin with others,A Live the Lesson «coro oan ener tom it St oe Sloe hai rll we sme 2 Ae tesaneco tte — st we need to route to rete 3 nat you sow and No you a Shstng he ie peng aout Decide do enact Remember the Lesson ie te Word 1 be snot an ocinary Book 7 of God. (tld ) study the Word —, Clrsaim70 romans 4 DAY 38 HEARING GOD (II) “Like newbom babies, crave pure steal mik [the ‘Word of Goal so thet by it you may grow up in your sairation” (Peter 22, authors emphasis) sistas anawbom baby needs the mik thar mother provides asp ital baby needs to feed on the Word of God as this the any thing that ean help them grow: When I started to take my fiat steps ne Cristian ie, had a great desire ta know the Bible more: the led ne te spend at leas two hours studying the Word every day! wos not fescing it because somebody told me to, was reading becuse | Understood thet it was food for my saint and that | should ep ey Sel witht euler, Ie should lve the Word and its teachings. obeying is instructions ellowing ts direction just ike the captain afa ship with his cons ‘The Bible isthe greatest ofa treasures and holds the anavor ur nods tis the greatest trary warkin existence becouse oetains the revelation of God for man, The fermer president of United States, Ronald Reagan, ance said, “Within the covers of sna Book are all the answers (0 al the problems that fave vs 85 our body cannot live if we do not eat, our spirit needs cusset ening propery they can ute 9 née! of symptoms rye oon oigue, weakness handaches bad erp mows does nt propery feed the sit oly suena sy Live the roms, We should make studying the Word of God a habit that is 2s Y Lesson ral ta us at eating, Doing this requires us to be disciplined ond 4 venastent To help develop this New hab | would Suaaest tha yur : W can you eoly the folowing verse to your dye? verre py mvt i tt ‘cetacean tyr ann Gamme ume every day (no matter how long you deeide to set ‘and With all your min andl with all your a att ou st te siete I Se ‘raat a2) Steere eyo). 2. Wt ou to verses ou hve red td ovr the ps fo wena tht ho cov your aot ard ten etn he os «+ Find a quiet place whare you can “dstonnect” fromthe word ‘an apply them ta your everyday fe ro surtch of all distractions Cohone notations, television, ‘ade, ete). + Haye a notebook (paper or digital) to write down wat you Undecstand end wit God speaks to you, 26 wells any ques se opt come up a you ex you ate using 08 aes oe Remember the Lesson phone or tabet to do this t would be helpful to put ther on plane made forthe time you have set aside, s0 as to avoi traction. The Word of God is the spiritual food that gives «sata goa of reading the ent Bible. There are many Bible rhe Se nSipane that cn ela you do this Jou wl be iven ore strength and helps us grow. Ihe endof Ltecioss. “he Word of God is et there to sknoly satis our cursy oF Tatec tithe compess God has avon us to guide sn this word sre vel as reading the Bible, we should apoly what we learn Yo out Study the Word vero Wes, OPsaim 7 Clrsem72 — CiRoridne Ciromans 7SPEAKING TO GOD(I) to Him, jst 9 9 ag ator J Lord longs fr us to be cose 0 ofa cron ar tr wth ce en we es or Grou sons oo Hed oe i Hs sete nk for out Wes atte nay ober eae thre ae moments when ne az ned spent we Spek © Cc rough oar The Leg nee aut is cso a roe a He ae ‘ote oreach tn pow to ry He ares ee an id hte how you shoud pay" athe 622). Heo the “ear instructions about how to pray so that their prayers would be ate ‘of Christ, it is important that you be efecive. you oe decile Icom how tocommuneate with God ‘Start by praying joyfully with thanksgiving im wt “Worshi the Lard with gladness: come befor Jeyful songs. Enter bis ates with thanking anc is ‘cuts with rasa give thanks to fim and praise ts name (sain 1002.4), Nothing Is able to causo oeate jay in our hearts than being Inthe Presence of our God, Qu attitude determines the success ne how Prayer it isimpertant that we are always oytl so that we can nex Severe n prayer thankful hearts one tat knows how torecsorice {he work of Goa in every aspect of if. The gates that aad us nen ae presence are called “hankfuness Think about athe things fr which you can thank God. Or Norman Viteant Peale once told an incredibly biter man, “Get uo and wok <2r0und tis room and start listing the things you see thot bri co enthusiasm” He weed aroune and said tinal. don't see a cornea) thing" “You sure are fl of bind spots Wht are those two barge you: «are walking arcundl on?" "Why, test a course” “C1 tar thorny, 28 number one. Jus hint of having two fet. How woul you feel {You had only one or maybe mane? There's nothing ite to sooe ot bi fet especialy when you have kgs to 90 with them Pale’ simple oxample helned the man go.antoidentiy many other hinas fr which be could be than to Goes Gratitude shouts ow out of our hearts a all times, in both good and bad situations, because we know that everything ‘thot happens tous works together far our good. Paul Sc, ave thanks in al circumstances: for this Goes wil for ‘youn Chit Jesus” Thessalonians 578) 22) Live the Lesson Mirte down five things God has dane for you since you bagon 4ifeClass, nd five things He had done for you before that for whichBefore starting after starting RECLASS LFECLASS stat ting down the things Fo which you ae thanifulbe- caging ys that have happened ally the things fore going to sleep at night expec tata uring the day Thank God for everthing you writ di Remember the Lesson 3 hey that opens the dors 0 that crate econ commntat t Cod. ©) suey ne ne Clpsaim7s — C)psaim7s Romans 8 SPEAKING TO GOD(I) Rememivering anc confessing the things for which we are thankful {0 God opens the door into Mis presence And yet thats ony the {8 of tho iceberg. | have been praying for over thity years and! con ‘Quaranteo you thet there is nothing mors excting and incredible chan The bsaimist sod, You wil it me with jy in your eresence, with eter at pleasures at your righthand! (Psam 6). Throughout my enti Chistian Ife, have been able to relate to God Personally because He sas raal asthe people around uf we ore bio to love those we see, no wil also be able to ove God, wo we donot see "For there is one God and one mediator between God {9¢/ mankind the man Christ Jesus: (Timothy 25) When we Come before Godt we should come inthe name of Je Sus a5 He is the bridge that connects us to the Father When we come before God in the name of Jesus, we are placing our tus ‘mat Jesus has done and not in our own mer, Clothed with Hisrohteousness and holiness, which Jesus won For us on the cross, Me Con confientiy enter into the presence of God, just as a beloved 09 ‘90es in 0 speak to his father. set trey eatin See agi aa ee) Cetra So yn ee ard eee wremry eee, needs Gpecty each one), tasting that Ly Your divine grace wl re in ths wae. Pray for them omemburng rat wor eos Pe ea oo od ate con eee eto ar the answer ta your prayers nn OMe Me Ae YoU receive Live the Lesson What isthe differance between the va 2 ation they do nt know and the wey 300 + var Gods the Lord of everything. All abundence is found in Him anc He trovaye generous toward Hi children, His Kindness and favor know rho bounds and He wants you to begin to enioy all the Bessngs He has prepared fr you understood that the resources of God are unlimited many years 290 Remem linen my wife ord | bogon to pray fre fitee-nute rao pro ber the Lesson (jum St ote re. iy ae ou braig fr aes 9 = see Lats pry foran hor tng ane” a 3 we TH she 2uS@ of Jesus, we can speokto Gol as sons cy dont we poy tate Lard woe ove us on ete ee- ‘and daughters Fae era co enone. cua wy Sn we ey Merete taton” Se ed sa el pa ro odo Sasso we began to pron, Lar we woot You ges 2ado “ion before tea of Beye God aways ons aye an Score tne yor hs ended we aco oxnad ston know tht Study the Word este fra thea-nte ode program os woud fave given us exactly tht: and If we had asked Fim for something Desai 7 feven Bagger than a rac station, He would have given Us that too, He S$ Osim 75 aaa Oremans9 Romans 10 OP sain 77DEVOTIONAL Our devotional time is ke an appointment with God «is time we oat vey dys be lr th ar Rar enn nat son our eat hugh payer ard where He reveal is cr mvougn he Word domonttng Ws great ve Fr us Tse abot val npr ah one of us set dco a spec tno when you ean be alone and intmoy God evry day er Joyce Mayr, unersoa the author od conference . rroortonee of spacing tne sone wih Cod fvough 9 sped Stooton sha and her usband experionced at he begin of her minty. ‘ronan’ wn Oe nd rete ic wy Irom payer Bs ad ty 2 it oad snore time brepeving fer ftime misty which cute ‘ream nh, Escnepectheti msetpat cae rt {abe moe room ah te ie cectonk reat 9 int stra whe Core nos nth others aya wth theo ning an aun in I Me: Even” month we dont have the money pay curbs ave Yes anc every month God comes through Me: Wel how is Me gama come trough ths man? Why n't you do something” Dave: What do You nant meted? Do you bekeve were nthe nt oF Goo Me: Yes. believe weve inthe wif Goch Davo" Do you befeve God tls you to aul your be Me Yes! bfieve Got tats me to quit fs Dave Wel hos God been faking care of us every month? Me: Yes yes. (easperated sin) Pave: Ok, Joyce were in the wil of God, were givers Goal ‘Promises £0 meet our noccs- What else 06 soe mene What | wanted was fr him to count the many with me and 98t unset foo But what J need to do was spar tne eo, ‘Gok rather thon the chackboak= ‘Suggestions for your devotional time * Finda auiet an private place. possibo switch of al dstrac- Decide what time you wil bela ane how long you wl spend dong your devotional ‘Wen you pray be honest with yourself and with God. Have the Bible and a notebook at hand so that yeu can write ‘sown what God spedis to you through Hs Word, Wt o ist of requests to bring before the Lord in prayer.How to do your devotional «tart wth tine of prover emer tat harness the tay thot opens the door into the presence of Cot Remember the Lesson + Take some time ta read the Bible. Write down in your note book the things that God speaks to you every da Keep an ‘My devotional is 2 personal fee out for promises for your Ife and coftmandments you appointment with God. should obey, + Set aside some tine to think about What you have read an how youecan apply that tyr if, is also important that you we those thoughts down in your notebook Study the Word Orsi 7 Romans 0 Live the Lesson ‘organize your agenda to set apart sore tim todo your devo tional every dey. Wrte down the time you will Bagi and how long you wil spend dina it ‘commit toseting asidetimebetween__and, ‘every day to be alone with God” Sioned! -BOOK OF DREAMS My wife and | have developed the habit of writing down our prayer Foquests. We stl have @ notebook we used dung our devotional times n 1383, where we wrote down our prayer requests, the date we arte praying fo them, and the date we received each miracle “That same yoor we received 70% of what we had asked for includ hg franca provision end te salvation of farnly members. please= ‘God when we ceserbe our petilons in detal in prayer Courdeughters ave aso leaned ths principle Each of them has ther ‘wn otebook, which they call hel Book of Dregs. They desenbs Inde the tings they want and they use images to represent each ream (often printing them from the interne) “The Lord always answers them, often much quicker than they Were apecting "This is the confidance we have in poroaching Goo! tht {fire ask orything according to's wile hears us (John 54). Our requests should rot be pereanal whims or unfounded Ists made UP Of the first things that come fo mind. We should askin accordance wth the wl of God for out Ives. Our dreams shoul be the dream Goa has for us How to make your book of dreams: * You can divide your dreams into i srtual (your “ he flowing categories flotontnp. with God) peel ministry and secular (studies, work), : + Pay that Gea wa revel OU he creas He ha or those areas and write each one down, 7 A mage ach ee can ct es fates or rt tem oom hs cen ‘om eb Sodas gee 19 out fom mragae nd include averse ering that petition, {he idea isnot that you would make your eam book and ren but away. You should seit to help you pray every day + Wate down the date each pa about what God has done (7) Live the Lesson 1 ate yur fst rar ok ou can ak ou a LifeClass guide to help you. akaeasael ver is answered, and tll others Remember the Lesson As I start to put my dream book together, I er wit ‘be able to see the faithfulness of God andl how Necnimas page,