Monday, September 1, 2014

Bible Study I : A Higher Level of Relevance



BIBLE STUDY I

Topic: A Higher Level of Relevance

Text: Exodus 33 : 1-2

INTRODUCTION

The book of Exodus gives us a vivid account of the movement of the people of Israel from one place to another with a start off point being Egypt. Their movement though literally a movement from captivity to liberty could also be described as movement from lower pedestal of life to a higher one. The truth is that God is very much interested in placing his children “high above all others”. “if you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth” Deut. 28:1. Today if we are ready God will surely lead us to the topmost platform of relevance, impact and importance in our respective callings.

The big question is “Are we ready”?

QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION

1.    Examine the passages listed below and discuss the scriptural promises of higher levels for children of God in relation to contemporary issues today? Deut. 28:1, 12-13, Deut. 26:19, Exodus 23:20, Isa. 58:14, Isa 60:1-3.
2.    What must we do to move on to a higher level of relevance?
i.              Pay close attention to God’s word. Psalm 1:1-3.
ii.             Listen to what the spirit of God says. Hab. 2:1-3, Psalm 85:8.
iii.            Engaging one’s mind proactively. Gen. 11:1-6, Proverb 27:19.
iv.           Be submissive to authority and be loyal to your superior. Roman 13:1.
v.            Devoting oneself to prayer. Col. 4:1-2.
3.    Discuss the place of humility and modesty in our quest for higher levels of relevance. James 4:6, I Peter 5:5-6, Philip 4:5-7.
4.    What is the correlation between one’s dream and higher level of relevance. Gen. 37:5-9, 41:39-40, Psalm 37:3-4.

CONCLUSION

The bottom line is that God had deposited in all His children strong potentials  to move on to higher places of relevance.

It takes a positive mindset and ability to key into God’s word via admonitions, instructions and counsel to get there. These is enough room for you to operate at the top. Brace up to be there for the top is free.

MEMORY VERSE

For exaltation comes neither from the east not from the west nor from the south, but God is the judge : He puts down one, and exalts another. Psalm 75:6-7.

PRAYER


Adesegun Akitoye
http://spiritualhymnsong.blogspot.com

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