Category: Bible Study
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SOAP: Training to be a Wife and Mom
Scripture: Titus 2: 4-5 4Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one can malign the word of God. Observation: Younger women should be trained (by older…
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SOAP: Training for the present life and the life to come
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8 7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. Observation: Train your heart and mind in the…
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SOAP: Guidance in determining the To-Dos
Scripture: Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Observation: Focus on the things with eternal consequence, not on less important things. Application: I have so many things to do swirling about in my head… and so many more written down on a list. I would like to think that I…
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SOAP: Being shielded from evil
Scripture: Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Observation: Cover yourself with faith so that you will be protected from attacks by Satan. Application: Sometimes I do feel as though I am under attack. Sometimes things…
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SOAP: Salvation is a gift that cannot be earned
Scripture: Romans 9: 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. Observation: God is merciful, and gives us the gift of eternal life with Him because He wants to, not because we earn it. Application: I will admit I find this hard to accept, although I know it…
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SOAP: The Holy Spirit knows what we need… even when we don’t
Scripture: Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Observation: The Holy Spirit always knows what we need, even when we don’t. The Holy Spirit is always…
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SOAP: Being mutually encouraged… to read the Bible in 90 days
Scripture: Romans 1: 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. Observation: Christians can build each other up and strengthen each other’s faith Application: Fellow believers can build each other up by seeing and hearing about each others acts, and by studying and growing together. The concept of…
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SOAP: He’ll be there when I slip
Scripture: Matthew 14: 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Observation: Peter, who was at first afraid, asked Jesus to let him walk on…
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SOAP: So many amazing things in the Bible
Scripture: Matthew 3: 16-17 16As soon as Jesus as baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lightning on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am…
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SOAP: God’s Word will reach more when we work together
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:15-16 15Nor do we claim credit for the work someone has done. Instead we hope that your faith will grow and that our work among you will be greatly enlarged. 16Then we will be able to go and preach the Good News in other places that are far beyond you, where no…
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SOAP: I am a letter from Christ
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 2You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. 3You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.…
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SOAP: Love is patient in parenting, too
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Observation: I so soften think of this verse in terms of my husband or grown family members. This morning my children came to mind. Application: Sometimes I get frustrated with my children and…
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SOAP: Using our gifts to work together
Scripture: 1Corinthians 12:4-8 4There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. 7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.…
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SOAP: Planning to win the race
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9: 24-26 24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run is such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but…
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SOAP: Do what you’ve been trusted to do
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. Observation: If you are being trusted to do something, do it. Application: God has placed me in the roles He has given me for a reason and I need to live out those roles. Sometimes it…
