COP 2017 BIBLE STUDY & HOME CELL WEEK 13

THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2017 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE

WEEK 13 – SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 2017.

TOPIC: DEVELOPING INTIMACY WITH GOD THROUGH PRAYER

Main Text: Luke 5:3, 15-16

Memory Verse: Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed - Luke 5:15-16

Introduction

Jesus’ ministry on earth was marked with a life of consistent intimate fellowship with God. Prayer preceded every stage of His ministry – daily activities and major assignments. Jesus ensured that the demands of the multitude and His itinerant ministry did not drown His priority for constant communion with God through prayer. For Jesus, prayer was a lifestyle and not a need-based activity. Thus, His fellowship with God was regular, predictable, continuous and ceaseless. The Father desires intimate fellowship with His children. Thus, like Jesus, we must seek constant fellowship with Him through prayer and meditation.

Questions for Discussion

1. What did the crowd seek from Jesus? Verse 15

2. What did Jesus do in the midst of the pressure from the multitude? Verse 3

3. How can we make prayer a lifestyle and not a need-based activity?

4. Do you have time set for intimate fellowship with God? Explain.

5. What lessons have you learnt from Jesus’ fellowship with the Father, and how will you apply them?

Conclusion

With multitudes pressing on Him for teachings and the miraculous, it was possible for Jesus to have neglected His devotional life. Yet, none of these could drown His priority for constant communion with God. Jesus often withdrew from the pressures of life to be with the Father in prayer. In like manner, we must consciously make time despite our busy schedules to be alone with God in prayer. Prayer must not be an emergency fortress we run to only in times of trouble. Rather, the desire to have intimate fellowship with God must drive us to regular communion with Him through prayer. There are higher heights and deeper truths in God that can only be accessed through constant fellowship in prayer. This is the way our Master Jesus went and we His servants must follow His example.

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THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2017 HOME CELL OUTLINE

WEEK 13 – SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 2017.

TOPIC: DISTRICT / LOCAL / CELL INPUT

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READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR GUIDE

Week 13 (Sunday 26^th March to Saturday 1^st April, 2017)          

1. Sunday:          1 Samuel 25-27         
2. Monday:         1 Samuel 28-31         
3. Tuesday:        2 Samuel 1-3 
4. Wednesday:   2 Samuel 4-7
5. Thursday:      2 Samuel 8-11           
6. Friday:           2 Samuel 12-13
7. Saturday:       2 Samuel 14-15

Week 14 (Sunday 2^nd to Saturday 8^th April, 2017)

1. Sunday:          2 Samuel 16-18         
2. Monday:         2 Samuel 19-20         
3. Tuesday:        2 Samuel 21-22         
4. Wednesday:   2 Samuel 23-24
5. Thursday:      1 Kings 1-2    
6. Friday:           1 Kings 3-5
7. Saturday:       1 Kings 6-7

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