A-3: Romans 12:1

Questions for Meditation: (Context: Read Romans 11:32-12:2)

What is the right motivation for yielding ourselves to God?

What is sacrifice?

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What is worship?

A-2: Galatians 2:20

 

 

 Questions for Meditation:

How are we identified with Christ in his death?

If you had a problem with being prideful, how would the truth of this passage help you overcome it?

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A-1: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Questions for Meditation:

What is the key to living a truly new life?

What has happened to your "old" life?

What things have changed in your life since you became a Christian?

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Series A - Live the New Life

Every person has a physical life. But when we receive Jesus Christ into our lives as Savior and Lord, we then possess a new, spiritual life – the life of Christ within us. This life may be best explained by a wheel. A wheel gets its driving force from the hub. In this Christian life, Christ is the hub – the source of power and motivation for living a Christian life. He lives in us in the person of the Holy Spirit, whose expressed purpose is to glorify Christ (John 16:13-14).

The rim of the wheel represents you, the Christ follower, responding to Christ’s lordship through your wholehearted obedience to him. This obedience involves your faithfulness in basic principles of Christian living.

The spokes of the wheel represent these basic principles – the means whereby Christ’s power reaches our lives. The vertical spokes concern our relationship to God through the Scriptures and prayer. The horizontal spokes represent our relationships to other people, both believers and unbelievers, through fellowship and witnessing.

The wheel functions smoothly only when all the spokes are present and in proper balance.

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Introduction

You CAN memorize Scripture. The process may seem slow at first, but as you begin to build consistent Scripture memory and meditation into your life you will begin to form good memory habits as you follow us throughout the year. Be confident as you begin, and you will develop the skill with time. 
 
Let God be your help – “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts” (Deuteronomy 6:6); and, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly” (Colossians 3:16). Memorizing Scripture will allow you to overcome worry by having peace knowing God’s promises and having them written on your heart. Another benefit is victory over sin. The psalmist wrote, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11). God’s Word hidden in your heart is the sword of the Spirit, available for battle at any time against sin and Satan. (Ephesians 6:10-20)

What verses are we doing?
We have a system of 60 verses that are arranged in five series:
•    Series A – “Live the New Life”
•    Series B – “Proclaim Christ”
•    Series C – “Rely on God’s Resources”
•    Series D – “Be Christ’s Disciple”
•    Series E – “Grow in Christlikeness”
Each of these series is broken down into 12 verses, with 6 topics, with two verses per topic. You will notice at the bottom left of the verse cards there is the series letter and the verse number along with the series description and topic title. Use these to help find a topic quickly when referring back to your cards.


How do I memorize?
Every couple months we will provide a different method for memorizing your Scripture. There are some important points to note as you begin memorizing though. First, memorize the reference. By memorizing the verse reference, it will help you to immediately find the verse in the Bible when you need them. The best way to remember the reference is to say it before and after the verse each time you read it. 

The best time to memorize a verse is when you can concentrate without distraction. This may be right away in the morning before your quiet time, or it may be right before you go to bed. A few minutes spent at lunch, while your waiting in line, or driving can help to keep the verse in your mind. Developing the habit of bringing your verse with you everywhere will be beneficial in the end. Another goal should be for you to remember the verse word-perfectly. This makes it easier to learn verses correctly and for you to review them later. Knowing them word-perfectly will also give you more confidence in using your verses. As you go along, you will pick up tricks that help you to memorize, share these with your Community Group or other people you may be doing this with.

Each week, along with the verse we will provide a few questions for you to meditate on while you are studying your verses. This will allow you to better understand the verse you are memorizing. We will also provide a short description before each of the series to introduce the purpose of the verse topics.

Good luck, and happy memorizing!!