Bible Reading - FRESH START FELLOWSHIP

“Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by

name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will never follow a stranger;

instead they will run away from him, because they don’t know the voice of strangers.”

How many different voices do we hear each week? Family, friends, radio, television,

coworkers, social media, newspapers, online articles, magazines, strangers in the

grocery store, people at church, and the list goes on and on….

How many of those voices truly want what’s best for you?

How many truly want Godly things for you?

How do you discern the voice of Jesus from all the other voices you hear each week?

How do you discern truth from all the noise?

Outright lies are easy to spot usually, but lies that SOUND and FEEL true, those are the

ones that the enemy excels in using,

and those are the ones that lead us astray.

What’s a lie that sounded true that you believed? How did you discover it wasn’t true?

How do you plan to listen to God, and God alone at some point this week?

Jun '20

June 25, 2020 Bible Reading & Questions

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Jun '20

Luke 6:26-49 HCS

Do you find yourself saying that Jesus is your Lord but not doing what He says?
If so, why do you believe this is true?

When we adjust our thinking and actions to be obedient to God’s Word, what is His

promise to us when difficulty comes? Does this encourage you? Why?

What can you pray for God’s help in doing that you are not now doing? Will you?

Jun '20

June 23, 2020 Bible Reading & Questions

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Jun '20

Romans 3:23-27 ERV

23 All have sinned and are not good enough to share God’s divine greatness. 24 They are made right with God by his grace. This is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made

free from sin through Jesus Christ. 25-26 God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s

sins through their faith in him. God can forgive them because the blood sacrifice of Jesus

pays for their sins. God gave Jesus to show that he always does what is right and fair.

He was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins.

And in our own time he still does what is right. God worked all this out in a way that

allows him to judge people fairly and still make right any person who has faith in Jesus.

27 So do we have any reason to boast about ourselves? No reason at all. And why not?

Because we are depending on the way of faith, not on what we have done in following the law.

How long has it been since you thought about the great sacrifice God made for you?

Spend some time considering your redemption.

When you consider your own sinful nature, how great does God’s gift of grace appear?

Spend some time thanking Him for your salvation.

How can you actively thank God today for His great gift?

Jun '20

June 20, 2020 Bible Reading & Questions

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Jun '20

John 6:35

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

“I am the bread of life.” Jesus assures us that He is all we will ever need. Why do you think

this is such a hard teaching for each of us to absorb?

Why is it so hard for each of us to live as though knowing Jesus is enough?

Think of a time where you felt 100% sure that Jesus was enough for you.

Think of a time where you realized that you were acting like Jesus wasn’t enough….

whether you were being selfish, or chasing sin, or allowing yourself to be consumed

with worry or anxiety?

“Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never

be thirsty.”

What if you lost everything? If all that was important to you was gone what would your daily relationship with Christ have to look like in order for you to find comfort in His words about

never being hungry or thirsty again?

What can you do to start forming THAT sort of relationship with Him right now today….

so that you will have it if you ever need it?

Stop for a moment and think about all that you have. Jesus has assured us that we don’t

need all of that…..so what a great blessing to have it all anyway! What are ten things that

you are thankful for that you have above and beyond what you need?

Jun '20

June 18, 2020 Bible Reading & Questions

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Jun '20

John 6:30-31
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you?

What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written:

‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

The crowd is following Jesus because of His powerful teaching, and because just the day

before He had fed them by performing a miracle. And they’re asking Him for a sign so they

can believe Him.

Why are we often so very anxious to SEE some sort of proof that God exists?

Even when we know it, we believe it, and live our lives according to that belief, why do we so often want to see proof?

What is the proof of God in your life?

What can you point to, right now, today, as proof of God working in your life?

How often do you take inventory of the great things that God does?

What if you started EVERY interaction with God (prayer, worship, devotions, etc)

by listing all the things you’re thankful for? And all the things you see God doing in your life,

and the lives of those around you?

How might that posture of thankfulness change our desire to see PROOF of God working?