30 Life Principles Bible Study: An Action Plan for Living the Principles Each Day - Softcover

Stanley, Charles F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310082528 ISBN 13: 9780310082521

Verlag: HarperChristian Resources, 2016

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Out of the hundreds of life principles in the Bible, wouldn't you like to know which ones Dr. Charles Stanley thinks are the most vital for living a victorious Christian life?  

We all know that the Bible is our greatest resource for insight, wisdom, hope, and guidance. In it, God has given us literally hundreds of life principles to help us become everything He designed us to be. But, how do we know which principle to apply to today's problems? And, once we have identified which principle we need, how do we make it a part of our life?  

During his sixty years of ministry, Dr. Charles Stanley has faithfully highlighted 30 Life Principles that have guided his life and helped him to grow in his knowledge, service, and love of God. Dr. Stanley has taught them so others can find God’s wisdom and grow into mature followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Here are just a few of the 30 Life Principles Dr. Stanley teaches:  

• God does not require you to understand His will, just obey it  
• You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than you sow  
• Dark moments last as long as necessary for God to accomplish His purpose  
• Brokenness is God’s requirement for maximum usefulness  
• Whatever you acquire outside of God’s will eventually turns to ashes  

The 30 Life Principles Bible Study is a 90-day study based on the tenets of the Christian faith that have been tried and proven throughout history, and it gives you a plan to put these principles into action.  

Each lesson includes:  

• Life’s Questions: Each lesson opens with an insight into the principle and a brief overview of what you will be studying. 
• Daily Bible Study: Each lesson includes three days’ worth of Bible study for you to complete during the week, with space provided to record your answers to the study questions.  
• Living the Principle: In addition to studying each principle in God’s Word, it is also important to put what you have learned into action. This section contains ideas for further reflection on the principle, how to ask God to make it more a part of your daily walk with Him, how to share what you have discovered about it with others, and other ways to put the principle into practice. 
• Life Lessons to Remember: Each lesson includes a summary of three key items to remember for the Life Principle you have studied. 
• Principle in Action: The names of people in the Bible who put the principle into action have been listed in the margin of each lesson. Use the Scripture references provided to learn more about their lives and the ways in which they followed—or failed to follow—God’s instruction. 
• Scripture Quotations: Additional Scripture quotations, key concepts, and related quotes have been provided in the margins to give you further insight into each principle, cement the key ideas in your mind, and help you follow along. 

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Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church Atlanta, Georgia, where he served more than fifty years. He was also a New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy books. Until his death in 2023, Dr. Stanley’s mission was to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.” This is a calling that In Touch Ministries continues to pursue by transmitting his teachings as widely and effectively as possible.

Dr. Stanley’s messages can be heard daily on In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley broadcasts on television, radio, and satellite networks and stations around the world; on the internet at intouch.org and through In Touch+; and via the In Touch Messenger Lab. Excerpts from Dr. Stanley’s inspiring messages are also published in the award-winning In Touch devotional magazine.

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30 Life Principles Bible Study

An Action Plan for Living the Principles Each Day

By Charles F. Stanley

Thomas Nelson

Copyright © 2016 Charles F. Stanley
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-310-08252-1

Contents

Introduction, v, 
Your Intimacy with God Determines the Impact of Your Life, 1, 
Obey God and Leave All the Consequences to Him, 9, 
God's Word Is an Immovable Anchor in Times of Storm, 17, 
The Awareness of God's Presence Energizes You for Your Work, 25, 
God Does Not Require You to Understand His Will, Just Obey It, 33, 
You Reap What You Sow, More Than You Sow, and Later Than You Sow, 41, 
Dark Moments Last So Long as Necessary for God to Accomplish His Purpose, 49, 
Fight All Your Battles on Your Knees and You Win Every Time, 57, 
Trusting God Means Looking Beyond What You Can See to What God Sees, 65, 
If Necessary, God Will Move Heaven and Earth to Show You His Will, 73, 
God Assumes Full Responsibility for Your Needs When You Obey Him, 81, 
Peace with God Is the Fruit of Oneness with God, 89, 
Listening to God Is Essential to Walking with God, 97, 
God Acts on Behalf of Those Who Wait for Him, 105, 
Brokenness Is God's Requirement for Maximum Usefulness, 113, 
Whatever You Acquire Outside of God's Will Eventually Turns to Ashes, 121, 
You Stand Tallest and Strongest on Your Knees, 129, 
As a Child of a Sovereign God, You Are Never a Victim of Your Circumstances, 137, 
Anything You Hold Too Tightly, You Will Lose, 145, 
Disappointments Are Inevitable; Discouragement Is a Choice, 153, 
Obedience Always Brings Blessing, 161, 
To Walk in the Spirit Is to Obey the Initial Promptings of the Spirit, 169, 
You Can Never Outgive God, 177, 
To Live the Christian Life Is to Allow Jesus to Live His Life in and Through You, 185, 
God Blesses You So That You Might Bless Others, 193, 
Adversity Is a Bridge to a Deeper Relationship with God, 201, 
Prayer Is Life's Greatest Time-Saver, 209, 
No Christian Has Ever Been Called to "Go It Alone" in His or Her Walk of Faith, 217, 
You Learn More in Your Valley Experiences Than on Your Mountaintops, 225, 
An Eager Anticipation of the Lord's Return Keeps You Living Productively, 233, 
Leader's Guide, 241, 

CHAPTER 1

LIFE PRINCIPLE 1

Your Intimacy with God — His Highest Priority for Your Life — Determines the Impact of Your Life

Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness."

Genesis 1:26

Life's Questions

At the beginning of any journey, you must set out in the right direction to reach your destination. That is why this Bible study begins with God's wonderful purpose for bringing you into this world. To find the life that's worth living — one that makes a real difference in this world — you first must understand that you're a special, beloved person. What's more, God has a unique and wonderful plan for you that will give you all the love, satisfaction, fulfillment, and significance you're looking for in life.

True success in God's eyes is not measured in terms of wealth, accomplishments, or popularity. Some of the richest, most talented, and best-known people in the world have little or no real impact on the world around them. On the other hand, countless people who are "average" by cultural standards — regardless of their unique limitations — make an enormous impact on the world simply by serving in the place that God has called them to serve. It is people's relationship and obedience to God that determine their impact.

Have you wondered what motivated God to design the universe or why He created you? It was love ... pure and simple. Even before the beginning of the world, God loved you and wanted to have a close, personal relationship with you that would bring great joy, fulfillment, and power to your life (see Ephesians 1:4). Therefore, Life Principle 1 is this: Your intimacy with God — His highest priority for your life — determines the impact of your life.

Day 1: Made In God's Image

When God created you, He made you like Himself. Why? So you would have the capacity for fellowship with Him. Without that commonality, you would have no way to comprehend Him on a personal level. However, because you have this commonality, you can recognize His perfections. You can appreciate His limitless love, mercy, grace, wisdom, and power because of the (extremely) limited versions of those attributes you see in yourself. Worship, of course, is the only sensible reaction to God when faced with this realization.

The world tends to sum up a person's impact based on the fame and fortune that he or she possesses. But God sums up a person's impact in terms of relationship, character, and obedience to Him. God wants you to succeed first and foremost in your relationship with Him, then in your relationships with others, and finally in your vocations and ministries. His highest priority and purpose for your life is intimacy with Him. Therefore, the depth of your relationship with Him will determine the impact of your life in this world.

Thanks to God's design, this relationship simultaneously fills your deepest personal needs — especially the need to know that you are loved. Each one of us has to feel certain, deep down in our hearts, that someone cares for us and has our best interests at heart. When your relationship with God is strong, you experience His love with a passionate intensity too deep for words. So it is that God created you with fellowship in mind — with Himself and others. But you cannot fully love others until you have yourself experienced the love of God.

1. Read Genesis 1. God is spirit. He is eternal, all-powerful, and all-knowing. He exists out of time, and the laws of physics don't apply to Him. He is sovereign, answers to no one, and can't be defeated. In what ways, then, are you created in His image (26)? Where is the resemblance?

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2. What impact does the fact you were created in God's image have on your dominion over the animal world (26)?

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3. What impact does the fact you were created in God's image have on your relationship with other people?

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4. Is it possible to catch a "glimpse of God" in other people? Explain.

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5. After the first five days of creation, God declared His work to be "good" (4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25). After the sixth day — the day He created humankind in His own image — He declared His work to be "very...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperChristian Resources
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0310082528
• ISBN 13: 9780310082521
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: EDITIONS GALLIMARD; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italien