Acts: The Spread of the Gospel

This study is taken from John MacArthur's "Acts: The Spread of the Gospel." My prayer and goal for this devo is that we will learn more about how the early church laid the foundation for what we possess today, and that we would allow God to use us to turn our world upside for Him!

This will be an exciting journey, so encourage others to join you! I'm looking forward to the interaction we will have on this blog as we study the book of Acts!

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Comfort for a Troubled Heart - Part 2 - Devo for 06/20/08

Reading
John 14:15-31

Responsive Questions
1. Another source of comfort for these troubled disciples would be the Holy Spirit. What does the title Comforter (v. 16) tell us about the Spirit's ministry?
2. In what specific ways is the Spirit willing to bring comfort and help in your life (vv. 15-27)?
3. What is the relationship between our love and obedience to Jesus and his love and presence in our lives (v. 15-24)?
4. How is this different from legalism - trying to earn Jesus' love and presence through our good works?
5. How does the peace Jesus offers differ from the peace offered by the world (vv. 25-31)?

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

1.Its job is to console and bring comfort.

2.It will be with us forever ,will dwell within us and give us guidence.

4.We can not earn His love,but He loved us even though we sin.

5.The world´s peace is temporary and only consoles the materialistic or superficial desires of man.God´s peace passes all understanding and will not run out.

Anonymous said...

responsive questions:

1.that it is with us when we need comfort and helps us through hard times.

2.that it will never leave us and we will live forever and be loved by the father.

3.that if we obey him and keep his commands then he will love us and if we live for him he will be with us forever and we will live forever.

4.it doesnt matter what we do, good or evil, God will always love us and we wil go to heaven if we have him in our hearts and nothing can change that.

5.Jesus' peace is like...unexsplainable and the worlds peace leaves you afraid and scared.

Anonymous said...

1. It comforts us when we are troubled.

2. It will always be with me, to guide and to comfort.

3. If we obey him and keep his commandments, then he will love us.

4. God loves us even though we sin. Our good works don't earn his love.

5. His peace is from the Comforter, the Holy Spirit.

Anonymous said...

Responsive Questions

1)Its there when we need it

2)It us comforts us and will never leave us

3)He loves when we obey

4)he loved us while we were siners

5)Its real life made by him

Anonymous said...

Responsive Questions
1)He protects us
2)He is there to comforts always
3)When be listen or obey he loves us
4)He loved us even thugh we sin all the time
5)His word

Anonymous said...

1.he there with us all the time
2.god will never leave us
3.he loves us all the time he will never forget us
4.he loves even if we are sinners
5.god made all of us

Anonymous said...

1. like a friend who will comfort in the hard times and help you through it.
2. like if someone dies he can reasure you that if they knew Jesus that they are in heaven.
3. if we listin to him and lov him then he will love us back.
4. we cant earn his love he loves us nomatter what we do good or bad.
5. Jesus keep his promise and the world will never follow through.