Romans 12: ¹¹Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord.  (CEV)
Ephesians 4: ³Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this by living at peace. ⁴All of you are part of the same body. There is only one Spirit of God, just as you were given one hope when you were chosen to be God's people.  (CEV)
Philippians 2: ² Christ encourages you, and his love comforts you. God's Spirit unites you, and you are concerned for others. (CEV)
1. How can we become united with those who quickly oppose our beliefs?

2 Timothy 1: ¹⁴You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within you. (CEV)  Colossians 3: ¹⁶Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.  (CEV) 1 Peter 2: ²Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved.  (CEV)
2. What confirms that all of these relationships are to be built around Christ?

Hebrews 4: ¹²What God has said isn't only alive and active! It is sharper than any double-edged sword. His word can cut through our spirits and souls and through our joints and marrow, until it discovers the desires and thoughts of our hearts.  (CEV)
3. How do we keep eager and on fire to hear the message?

Luke 10: ²¹At that same time, Jesus felt the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, and he said: My Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am grateful that you hid all this from wise and educated people and showed it to ordinary people. Yes, Father, that is what pleased you. (CEV)
1 John 2: ²⁷But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit. Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.  (CEV)
4. What do these verses show us about our privileges in Christ?

Revelation 3: ¹⁵"I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other! ¹⁶But since you are like lukewarm water, I will spit you out of my mouth! (CEV)
Hebrews 10: ²³Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. ²⁴Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds. ²⁵And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.  (NLT)
5. Notice the 4 "let us" points - What does each of these mean?

Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
Observations                                                             Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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