Stone 5
SONSHIP (& Daughters) and SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Opening Scripture:
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
Matthew 4:4
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
Psalm 27:4
“One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.”
Sons and Daughters
The Creator of the universe addresses you as an affectionate Father. Your heavenly Father proposes to make you a member of the royal family, that through His exceeding great and precious promises you may be a partaker of the divine nature. All who enter into a covenant with Jesus Christ (accept and believe in Jesus) become by adoption the children of God.
1) God’s Fatherly Love
2 Corinthians 6:18 and 1 John 3:1
2) Identity of Jesus Christ
Matthew 1:18-21, Matthew 3:16-17, John 1:32-34, Matthew 16:16-17 and Romans 8:29
3) Identity of Christians
1 John 3:2, Galatians 3:26-29 and Galatians 4:4-7
4) Empowerment of the Holy Spirt
John 1:12 and Romans 8:14-17
The Word
The Bible is more than a book of rules, stories, poems, and letters. The Bible is the voice of God on paper and it is often referred to as “The Word of God.” The Word of God is fulfilled and revealed in the personhood of Jesus Christ and God’s salvation message. God’s Word is one of the ways He has chosen to communicate and establish a relationship with us.
1) Foundation of the Word
2 Peter 3:5, 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, John 1:1 and John 1:14
2) Living Word
Hebrews 4:12
3) Everlasting Word
Psalm 119:89 and 160, Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 24:35 and John 17:17
4) Early church
Acts 2:42, Acts 6:4-7 and Acts 19:20
5) The Word and Christian living
Joshua 1:8, Psalm 1:1-3 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17
6) The weapon of choice
Matthew 4:1-11 and Psalm 119:9 and 11
7) Benefits of the Word
Psalm 119:98-100, Psalm 119:105 and 165 and Proverbs 4:20-22
Hunger and Obedience
If someone is deprived of food and water for an extended period of time, their physical body will weaken and eventually die. There is a spiritual parallel. The Word of God is our spiritual food and water. As surely as we will die physically without food and water, we will die spiritually without God’s word. As we eat of the “Word of God” we must understand that faith without works is dead and we have to be a doer of God’s Word.
1) David’s greatest desire
Psalm 119:81 and Psalm 27:4
2) Long for presence
Psalm 84:1-2 and 10
3) Hunger
Matthew 5:6, Job 23:12 and Jeremiah 15:16
4) Obedience
James 1:22-25, Acts 17:11, Luke 6:46-49, John 8:31-32 and John 14:21-24
STUDY NOTES
1) Read Matthew Chapters 5, 6, and 7
2) How did the sons of Korah describe the condition of their souls?
Psalm 42:1-2
3) What did David say about God’s word and it’s importance in his life?
Psalm 119
