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Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another.<\/p>\n
\u2013Hebrews 10:24\u201325<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
God has ordered us to make disciples. That\u2019s the only reason we\u2019ve been left here on earth. How do we do that? Paul shared his method of ministry in Colossians 3:16: \u201cLet the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.\u201d Paul said we are to be teaching one another the Word of God.<\/p>\n
When we think of teaching, we think of standing up in front of a Sunday school class or small group. But in this verse, Paul was not talking about teaching a class. Notice the phrase \u201cone another\u201d\u2013this refers to the ministry of sharing God\u2019s Word with our fellow Christians to help them grow in their faith.<\/p>\n
Suppose a friend told you they were contemplating a divorce. Would you know which Bible verses to share with them? Or suppose your child or grandchild said, \u201cI\u2019m getting ready to graduate, but I don\u2019t have any direction in my life.\u201d Would you know where to turn in Scripture to help them discover God\u2019s will? Suppose somebody came to you in debt over their head. Could you share a few biblical principles about how to manage our finances?<\/p>\n
Let me give you an assignment that will help you fulfill your ministry mandate to teach God\u2019s Word. Start by making a list of the top five issues you think the people around you are struggling with, such as marriage problems, depression, anger, finances, or knowing God\u2019s will. Then choose one issue on your list and spend a week studying that subject in the Bible. Let\u2019s say you choose finances. An easy way to study what the Bible says about finances is to use a topical Bible. If you look up\u00a0finances<\/em>\u00a0in a topical Bible, you\u2019ll see verses that deal with various aspects of finances\u2013debt, saving, earning, giving, and so on. But whether you use a topical Bible or an online search, make a list of key verses on your topic. Then develop four or five principles that come from those verses. For example, on the subject of finances, God says we\u2019re not to go into debt unnecessarily, we\u2019re to pay our bills on time, we\u2019re to tithe, and we\u2019re to save a portion of our income for future needs. Finally, memorize a couple of the key verses on that topic.<\/p>\n
If you follow these steps for all five issues on your list, then you\u2019ll have something positive to share with fellow Christians who need strength and encouragement from God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another. \u2013Hebrews 10:24\u201325 God has ordered us to make disciples. That\u2019s the only reason we\u2019ve been left here on earth. How do we do that? … Continue reading “Pathway to Victory – Devotion”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194230"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194234,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194230\/revisions\/194234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}