QUIET TIME

1. Recognize He wants to see you.  Song of Solomon 2:14

2. Pray to see (understand).

3. Read the Overall View -- one chapter per day.

4. Find one command per day.  Beginning with Eph. 4:25 to the
   end of the book.  Think how to DO the command THAT DAY.  If
   a verse has 3 commands in it,  then you will take 3 days to
   do that one verse.  What does John 14:21 promise for someone
   who obeys the commands?


5. Pray: TACS
   A. T hanksgiving Ps. 100:4
   B. A doration    Ps. 100:4 (praise)
   C. C onfess	    1 John 1:9
   D. S upplication
      a. for others
      b. for self

6. Memorize and put on cards:
   I John 1:9
   I John 5:11-12
   John 16:24
   I Cor. 10:13
   Proverbs 3:5-6

   Most people can easily memorize 3 verses per week.

THE WORD

1.  Is ALL of the Bible right, or only parts of it?  Proverbs 8:8


2.  If the Bible doesn't sound right or is confusing, what is the
    problem?  Proverbs 8:9


3.  Was God's Word just for the times in which it was written?
    Psalm 119:89



4.  Does He change His commands?  Psalm 119:144,152,160



5.  What does God say about adding to taking away from His Word?
    Proverbs 30:5,6  Deuteronomy 12:32


6.  What can God's Word do for you?  Psalm 119

    v. 6
    v. 9
    v. 11
    v. 24
    v. 42 (see Prov. 22:20,21)
    v. 45
    v. 50
    v. 98-100
    v. 104
    v. 105
    v. 130
    v. 165
    v. 169
    v. 170

WISDOM

1.  Do you want to be wise?

    Who does NOT want to be wise?  Proverbs 1:7

2.  How can you get wisdom?
    A.  Proverbs 2:6


    B.  James 1:5


3.  If you get wisdom, will it make you sad?  Prov. 3:13


4.  It is better to get wisdom than ______________.  Prov. 16:16


5.  What does God command us to do concerning wisdom?  Prov. 4:7


6.  What IS wisdom?  Prov. 9:10, Job 28:28


7.  Wisdom is commanded even for _________ and ____________.  Prov. 8:5


8.  What kind of wisdom are we to avoid?  Prov. 23:4, James 3:14-16


9.  What characterizes godly wisdom?  James 3:17
    A.	 
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.
    F.
    G.

THANKSGIVING

1. How often should we give thanks?
   Hebrews 13:15

   Ephesians 5:20

2. I Peter 2:5  As a "holy priesthood" what should we be doing?


   What is one "spiritual sacrifice"?  Hebrews 13:15

3.  I Peter 2:9 God says Christians are:
    a. 
    
    b. 

    c.
	
    d. 

    and therefore what should we be doing?


4.  In what kind of conditions should we give thanks?  I Thes. 5:18

    Why?  Romans 8:28


5.  What should we remember to do when we are making requests in prayer?
    Phil. 4:6-7


6.  Why should we give thanks?  Psalms 105:1, 107:1, 118:1,29


7.  What kind of people are not thankful?  Romans 1:21 (context)
    II Tim. 3:1-5

TEACHABILITY
Ecc. 4:13

1.  Why does God give us instruction and rebuke?  Prov. 6:23,
    6:20-22, 4:13


2.  What results does God warn us of if we refuse instruction?
    Prov. 15:10, 5:11-13


3.  What if being taught also includes rebuke, what should our
    reaction be?  Psalm 141:5, Prob. 3:11-12, 10:8, 10:17, 8:33, 12:1


4.  When God chastens us, is it fun?  Heb. 12:11
    Name 3 reactions we can have when God disciplines us:
    Heb. 12:5-7






    Which reaction is right?


5.  Should we listen to everyone's instruction?  Prov. 19:27,
    II Tim. 3:5


6.  If we refuse to listen to God's instruction, what will happen
    to our prayers?  Prov. 28:9

TALKING TO GOD

When you receive Jesus, God is in you and you can talk to Him
any time.  Talking to God is called PRAYER.  

1.  In the following verses, what are the right ways to pray?
    A. Matthew 21:22

    
    B. John 15:7

    
    C. I John 5:14-15

    
    D. John 16:24



2.  In the following verses, what are the wrong ways to pray?
    A. Psalm 66:18

    
    B. Matthew 6:5


    C. Matthew 6:7


    D. James 4:2-3


3.  In your own words, what is Jesus telling us about prayer in 
    Matthew 7:7-11?



4.  Jesus gives us a pattern for prayer in Matthew 6:9-13.  What
    does He tell us to pray for in:
	 v. 11


	 v. 12


	 v. 13

5.  Sometimes people pray kneeling.  II Chronicles 6:13
    Sometimes, looking toward heaven.  John 11:41
    Sometimes in a group.  Acts 4:23-24
    Sometimes in secret.  Matthew 6:6
    Sometimes with bowed head.  Genesis 24:26-27
    Sometimes while talking to another person.  Nehemiah 2:4-5
    Sometimes loudly.  Matthew 27:46
    Sometimes silently, I Samuel 1:12-13

Start to Finish


1.  Jude 24-25
    Who keeps us from falling?

    Who presents us before His glory with much joy?

2.  Col. 1:21-23
    Whose work is it to present us unblameable in His sight?

3.  I John 1:9  Psalm 51:2
    Who cleans us from all unrighteousness?

4.  Psalm 51:10
    Who gives us a right spirit and makes our heart clean?

5.  Matt. 11:28-30
    Who makes us rest?

6.  Titus 2:14, Phil. 2:13
    Who purifies us and makes us want to do good works?


7.  Col. 2:6
    Do we receive Jesus by trying hard to do good deeds or by
    believing?  John 6:47  Romans 10:9

    
    Then do we walk with Jesus by trying hard to do good deeds
    or by believing?  John 6:47  Romans 10:9

    
8.  Phil. 1:6
    Who BEGINS a good work in us and who COMPLETES it?

Spiritual Gifts

1.  WHO gets the gifts of the Spirit (at least one)?  I Cor. 12:7


2.  WHAT are the gifts?  List them.  I Cor. 12:8-11, 28



    Romans 12:6-8


    Ephesians 4:11


    I Peter 4:9-11


3.  WHEN were we given our gifts?  Ephesians 4:8


4.  WHY were we given our gifts?  I Corinthians 12:7


5.  Are all Christians supposed to be alike?  I Corinthians 12:12-31


6.  What is even better than using spiritual gifts?  I Corinthians 12:31 - ch 13.


7.  Prayerfully go through your list of the gifts, asking God to 
    show you your gift(s) and how to use it. I Corinthians 12:4-6

SCRIPTURE MEMORY

1.  When we put God's Word in our heart, what does it do for us?
    Psalm 119:9-11


2.  In Matthew 4:1-11, every time Jesus answered the Devil, He 
    began with the same phrase.  What was the phrase?


    What did He mean?


    Then how did Jesus fight the devil?


    Can we do the same?  (See Eph. 6:17)


3.  Jeremiah found out his own friends and relatives planned to 
    kill him because he told them God's Words.  So he decided to
    quit and not mention God anymore.  What kept him from quitting?
    Jeremiah 20:9


    If you ever decide God's way is too hard, what could keep you 
    from quitting?


4.  In ministering to other people and answering their questions,
    what should we remember?  Proverbs 22:20-21  Hebrews 4:12


    What does God promise when we use His Word?   Isaiah 55:11


    Who would YOU listen to -- those who say, "I think..." or those
    who say, "God says...."

5.  Concerning learning God's Word by heart, what is commanded in 
    the following verses:
    Proverbs 3:3	Deut. 6:6
	     4:21	      11:18
	     6:21	 Col. 3:16
	     7:1,3
	     22:18

6.  John 14:26 -- What does Jesus promise the Holy Spirit will do?

SATAN

1.  What creature characterizes Satan?  Revelation 12:9


    What creature characterizes Jesus?  Psalm 22:6


2.  Where did Satan live in the past?  Luke 10:18
    

    What happened to him?  Ezekiel 28:13-15, 17 Isaiah 14:12-15


3.  What does Satan do now:
    a. I Peter 5:8

    b. Revelation 12:7-11

       How do we overcome him?

    c. II Cor. 11:3

    d. II Cor. 4:3-4

4.  What is our armor against him?  Ephesians 6:10-18


5.  Who conquered him and his evil powers?  Col. 2:14-15


6.  Do we need to fear him?  I John 4:4


7.  In the end, what is his fate?  Revelation 20:2-3, 10