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Romans 8: ¹³.... But you will live, if by the help of God's Spirit you say "No" to your desires.
¹⁴Only those people who are led by God's Spirit are his children....
¹⁷.... We will also share in the glory of Christ, because we have suffered with him....
²⁹.... He had decided to let them become like his own Son, ... the first of many children. (CEV)
1. Why is it wonderful that God gives us His Spirit to help us grow into Christ's likeness?

John 6: ²⁷Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so."
²⁸"What exactly does God want us to do?" the people asked.
²⁹Jesus answered, "God wants you to have faith in the one he sent." (CEV)
Romans 10: ¹⁷No one can have faith without hearing the message about Christ. (CEV)
2. What is there about faith in Jesus that leads us to give top priority to pleasing Him?

2 Corinthians 3: ¹⁸... And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more. (NLT)
3. Describe how you can allow God's Spirit to work in you more and more as you grow older.

Ephesians 4: ¹⁵Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head ¹⁶of the body....
²³Let the Spirit change your way of thinking ²⁴and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy. (CEV)
4. How do we learn to replace useless thoughts with valuable and powerful thoughts?

Colossians 3: ¹⁰Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better. ¹¹.... Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.... ¹⁶Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. (CEV)
5. When we study the Bible daily, how does that increase our abilities to handle adversity

Philippians 3: ⁸Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have given up everything else and count it all as garbage. All I want is Christ ⁹and to know that I belong to him.... God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ. ¹⁰All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him to life. I want to suffer and die as he did, ¹¹so that somehow I also may be raised to life. (CEV)
James 1: ²My friends, be glad, even if you have a lot of trouble. ³You know that you learn to endure by having your faith tested. ⁴But you must learn to endure everything, so that you will be completely mature and not lacking in anything. (CEV)
6. Why does the Bible give so much advice on how to face trouble and still experience joy?

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

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