We started a new series all over Victory entitled “That Thing You Do.” It is a journey through Acts chapter 2 studying what the early disciples did and how the church grew not just in numbers but also in spiritual maturity.
For the next three weeks, here are the topics.
- July 28 and 29: Read – Know what it means to love God’s Word
- August 4 and 5: Share – Find out the importance of true Biblical relationships
- August 11 and 12: Pray – Discover the value of prayer
Last weekend, we gave out a reading plan where we can journey together as we read through the Scriptures. I’ve attached the file below in case you’d need a digital copy.
1. The Word of God brings joy.
Psalm 119:111 says, “Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.”
There are many things that can make you happy while there are only a few that can really bring joy.
Gadgets can bring happiness and so does promotion, salary increase, new relationships. But these can be temporary. God’s word brings something way beyond happiness that is based on happenings. God’s word brings joy, therefore, we are to value it.
2. The Word of God brings power.
God’s word is able to transform lives.
Romans 12:2 says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Only God’s Word is able to bring genuine transformation.
The world came into being by the very word of God. Something came out of nothing as a result of the very words that came from the mouth of God.
The same power from those words is the same power that is in God’s Word, the Bible.
It is powerful, therefore we can believe it.
3. The Word of God brings growth.
We see our lives flourish when we read God’s word.
But ultimately, the Word of God is not about us.
It really is about Jesus.
Jesus says in John 5:39-40, You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
Ultimately, THAT THING YOU DO IS BECAUSE OF THAT THING HE DID.
We devote ourselves to Him as we realize how much He’s been devoted to us.
