After looking for several weeks at the principles of obedience, our lesson contains a portrait of obedience. As we walk with Abraham up the mountain to the place of sacrifice,…
Testing (15 lessons: 519B - 526)
How does God get our attention? Oftentimes, it is through tests, and the response He is looking for is obedience. However, there are numerous ways to be tested. Just as…
What are God's purposes in testing? The major goal of God through testing is to create in us the mind of Jesus. He does this in many ways — by…
God often tests us to enlarge our vision of Who He is. Looking at the life of Job, we can see how God tested Job in order to show Himself…
Every test we pass through is for a purpose. Part of the purpose is to equip us to minister to those who are going through similar difficulties. Isn't it uncanny…
One of the reasons God brings tests into our lives is experientially to teach us how to pray. We can learn to pray by reading books and hearing others, but…
Every circumstance, every decision, and every response in our lives has deep spiritual significance attached to it. Nothing is outside of the realm of the Spirit in the Christian's life.…
Every test we face is accompanied by spiritual warfare. Satan's battlefield is in the mind of a believer. Ever so subtly he speaks to the believer causing him to question…