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Men’s Group
XVI.
Tuesday November 16, 2010
Prayer Request and Opening
Prayer
Being
a Friend of God!
Our thoughts
must be controlled in order to be a true friend of God.
Our actions will always follow our thoughts &
beliefs
and God’s actions will always follow His Word,
Live By The Spirit’s Power
Galatians 5:16-18
(NLT)
16 So
I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing
what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to
do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And
the Spirit gives us desires that are the
opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two
forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to
carry out your good intentions. 18
But when you are directed by the Spirit,
you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
Galatians
5:19-22
(NLT)
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the
results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful
pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling,
jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension,
division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins
like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone
living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. 22
But the Holy Spirit produces this
kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, 23
gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against
these things!
Galatians
5:24-26
(NLT)
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions
and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them
there. 25 Since we are living by
the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of
our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or
provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
You
Are My Friend
John 15:14-17
(NLT)
14 You are my friends if you do what I
command.
15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t
confide in his slaves. Now you are my
friends, since I have told you everything the Father told
me. 16 You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to
go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you
whatever you ask for, using my name. 17 This is my command:
Love each other.
Colossians 3:12-13
(NLT)
12
Since
God chose you
to be the holy
people
he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy,
kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13
Make allowance for each other’s faults,
and forgive anyone who offends you.
Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you
must forgive others.
John 15: 1-4
(NLT)
1
“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener.
2 He cuts off every branch of mine that
doesn’t produce fruit, and
he
prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even
more.
3 You have already been pruned and
purified by the message I have given you. 4
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For
a branch cannot produce fruit
if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless
you remain in me.
John 15: 5-8 (NLT)
5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the
branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them,
will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
6 Anyone who does not remain in me is
thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are
gathered into a pile to be burned. 7 But
if
you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for
anything you want, and it will be granted!
8 When you
produce much fruit, you are my true
disciple. This brings great glory to my Father.
Pray in the
Spirit
Ephesians 6:18-20
18
Pray
in the Spirit
at all times and on every occasion.
Stay
alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. 19
And pray for
me, too. Ask God to give
me
the right words so
I
can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for
Jews and Gentiles alike. 20 I am in chains
now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador.
So pray that I will keep on speaking
boldly for him,
as I
should.
Ephesians
6:10-12 (NLT)
10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you
will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.
12
For
we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but evil rulers
and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and
against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
The Joy That Comes
John 15: 11-14
(NLT)
11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled
with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! 12 This is my
commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 13
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s
friends. 14
You are my friends
if you do what I command.
Philippians 4:8-9
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing.
Fix
your thoughts what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and
lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and
worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into
practice all you learned and received from me—everything
you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be
with you.
Praying through
Psalm 16
There are 150
Psalms. In a years time each Psalm can be read at least two times.
Daily Proverbs
16
There
are thirty-one Proverbs - one for each day of the month thus twelve
readings each per year.
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