BIBLE STUDY: Num 13:26-33, Jer 6:17, 1 Cor 2:1-16,

"The Church" 

To take part in this Bible Study, you can answer the questions in the comment section, or leave any thoughts. 

Numbers 13:26-33 

Promise Land = South West Baltimore

Amalekites, Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Canaanites = Addiction, Perversion, Poverty, Murder, Fatherlessness 

Israelites = The Church

The majority report is the city cannot change. The giants of poverty, the breakdown of the family and the after effects of the drug culture, have laid hold to the neighborhood and won't let go. However we cannot listen to the majority report...we must listen to what Caleb says, "Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it." Caleb believed something very key about the promised land...that it was PROMISED by a most high God. God has promised us, that he would mend the broken hearted, and set the captives free...because of the promises of Isaiah 61...we stand firm in knowing that we can take the land! It's GOD'S! 

QUESTIONS

What is your promise land? And what's keeping you from it? 

Jeremiah 6:17

The watchman are shouting at us to PAY ATTENTION, the trumpet is blaring. The trumpet is symbolic of the call of God through the prophets. How will we respond to the wake up calls God is readily giving us? Will we take heed or do what Israel did in this scripture..."not listen". 

QUESTIONS

What is the Trumpet in your life? Are you listening to it or ignoring it? 

Cor 2:1-5 Paul comes not knowing anything but Christ Jesus. No Flare, theatrics, persuasion or human wisdom was used in his presentation of the Gospel to the Corinthians during his initial visit. Because of the difficulty of his travels and seriousness of his message, he came to this church weak, and trembling in fear. He strongly focuses on the fact that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. 

QUESTIONS

How do you see the "wisdom of men" active in your own life or people around you? 

MEMORY: 2 Timothy 2:15-17

2 Timothy 2:15-17

2 Timothy 2:15-17 (New King James Version)

¹⁵ Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ¹⁶ But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. ¹⁷ And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,

Memory: Philippians 3:12-14

THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR TO MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE! 

THE VERSE FOR THIS WEEK IS: 

Philippians 3:12-14 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ¹² Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. ¹³ Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

To better our effectiveness at memorizing scripture: Let's try some new strategies!

So that we can really memorize scripture this year, I would like everyone to commit to the following statement:

I will be discipline in learning scripture and hold myself and others accountable. 

By committing to this you are saying that you will be willing to sign-up for a memory accountability partner. As Memory Accountability Partners (MAP) you will obligated to connect to the person weekly and ask if they have completed the memory verse. Even if you haven't memorized the verse yourself, you must connect with each other. You can use: Phone, Text, Facebook, email, IM, Twitter etc... Whatever works for you two. After reciting the verse you should encourage and pray for each other. 

After you've connected: Make sure one of you sends me an email with both person(s) grade. I will track how you've been doing each week so that you can see your progression at the end of each month. 

These are the three Grades you can receive:

Memorized (Atleast 90% memorized word-for-word, no help)

Almost-Memorized (89%-50% Memorized, may need help)

Not-Memorized (49%-0% Memorized) 

If you can't connect with your memory partner that week, just send the verse to me (from memory) and I will grade your attempt. 

Just Reply: "ACCOUNT-me in" if your ready for the next step towards memorization. I will pull names at random (If you already have a memory partner just indicate who, so I can keep track)

Just Reply: "Mailing List" If you would not like to have a Memory Accountability Partner (MAP), but would just like to stay on the mailing list and just send the scriptures in to me as we always have done, that's cool. 

If you would like to be removed from the mailing list: Just Reply: "Remove"   

I hope to have everyone matched up quickly so please respond ASAP.