Week 12

1 Week 12, Day 1: Monday, 23 March 2009 Deuteronomy 1, 2 How do many respond to struggles in life? (1:27) Relate Deut 1:29, 30 with verse 17. How does a lack of faith and fear of man rob us of God’s blessings? Did Moses accept responsibility for his own sin? (1:37) What happens when you attempt to pursue that which God has not blessed? (1:42) Does God intervene in relationships to accomplish His purposes? (2:30) Proverbs 23 What is the best defense to prevent you from envying sinners? (23:17) Should you hang out with those who are getting drunk? (23:20) Acts 28 Do catastrophes in life at times seem to hit you all at once? How should Christians respond differently than others? (28:1-6) Why will some refuse to accept the Gospel? (28:27) What does God assume will follow after someone understands from the heart (28:27) CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING ACTS Week 12, Day 2: Tuesday, 24 March 2009 Deuteronomy 3, 4 Compare 3:26 with 1:37. Do you think Moses struggled with God’s discipline? What does Proverbs 3:11 say about this? What does God demand of His people and why? (4:1, 2) How will you show your wisdom and understanding to a watching world? (4:6)

2 What is God’s warning for His people? (4:9, 10) How did God describe the Israelites time in Egypt? (4:20) Compare with Proverbs 17:3. What does it take to find God? (4:29) God did not bend to Moses’ pleas to enter the Promised Land but shows Himself as a God of second chances in 4:29-31. How can we reconcile this? What is one key reason to obey God’s commands? (4:40) Proverbs 24 Who has great power and strength? (24:5) Compare 24:10 with Deuteronomy 1:17, 29, 30. Will God hold you accountable for those around you who are not saved? (24:11, 12) Compare 24:19, 20 with 24:1, 16. Can sin seem profitable for a time? Can God’s truths be seen in the world around you? Do you apply your heart to what you see? (24:32) Mark 1 Why did Jesus go into the desert? (1:12) What was John calling people to do? (1:15) Can demons proclaim the truth of Jesus while remaining in defiance to it? (1:24) How about men? What did Jesus always make time for as a top priority? (1:35) What was Jesus filled with? (1:41) Are you? Did Jesus consider an obedient life a strong testimony to a watching world? (1:44) Week 12, Day 3: Wednesday, 25 March 2009 Deuteronomy 5, 6

3 What are the Ten Commandments? (5:7-21) What was God’s desire for His people? (5:29) How does this compare to the desires of a parent? Compare 5:32-33 with Proverbs 4:27 What are two reasons God wants His people to follow His commands? (6:2) Compare 6:5 with Matthew 22:37. What are we to do with the commands God gives us? (6:6-9) What does God know about human nature that He warns us about? (6:12) Proverbs 25 How important is it to have subordinates with character? (25:5) Wise words are valuable to whom? (25:12) Mark 2 What kind of friends did the paralytic have? (2:1-4) Are you that sort of friend to those in need? What was Jesus more concerned with, the spiritual condition of the paralytic or the physical? (2:5) Which did Jesus address? (2:5, 11) Did Jesus sin or compromise himself when he sat with sinners? Why did he sit with sinners? (2:17) Did Jesus anticipate that Christians would fast after his resurrection? (2:19) Is that what they did in Acts? (Acts 13:12, 14:23) Week 12, Day 4: Thursday, 26 March 2009 Deuteronomy 7, 8 Why did God want His people marry only other believers? (7:4) Was this a legitimate concern based on how the Israelites acted in the desert? Why did God choose His people as His people? (7:7-8) Does a child earn a father’s love?

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What is the critical “If…, then….” statement God keeps repeating to His people? (7:12) What was more important to God than the lives of the pagans living in the Promised Land? (7:16) Why? Did God’s plan always involve a long war to take the Promised Land? Why? (7:22, 23) Do you think God’s people preferred an easy, quick victory? Why did God keep the Israelites in the desert for forty years? (8:2) Compare with 4:20 and with Proverbs 17:3. How is God building your character? Does God treat you like a father? (8:5) What can easily happen when God takes the pressure off of you? (8:14-17) Read Proverbs 30:8,9 and consider this truth in your life. Proverbs 26 Is it right to honor those without wisdom, regardless of their talents (26:1, 8) How does God have to treat those who will not listen? (26:3) How does God feel about Christians who do not walk the walk? (26:6, 7, 9) How does God view those who continue in sin? (26:11) What prevents many from receiving the blessing God has placed before them? (26:15) Does God give strict warning concerning those that would flatter you? (26:23-28) Mark 3 How did the religious leaders respond to Jesus’ miracles? (3:6) How could they? Is it enough to know and believe who Jesus is? (3:11) How did Jesus define his family? (3:35) What did this say to the Jews? Week 12, Day 5: Friday, 27 March 2009 Deuteronomy 9, 10

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What does God want His people to remember when they are tempted to boast? (9:5, 6) Compare 9:9 with Matthew 4:2. What was the Lord asking of His people? (10:12, 13) What part of you should be permanently changed for God’s glory? (10:16) Proverbs 27 What is more dangerous than anger and fury? (27:4) Is often the best way to show love to rebuke? (27:5) What does Proverbs 24:11, 12 say? Why do the simpleminded suffer? (27:12) How does 27:21 relate to 11:12, and 16:18. Mark 4 How does God separate those who are casually interested in Him with those who would genuinely seek Him? (4:10-12) Compare with Proverbs 8:17 and Matthew 7:7, 8. Which seed are you? (4:13-20) How does God measure His blessings for you? (4:24, 25) Week 12, Day 6: Saturday, 28 March 2009 Deuteronomy 11, 12 Does our relationship with the Lord effect circumstances in our lives? (11:13, 14) How are we to treat the Scriptures? 911:17-20) What role do we play in how we receive the Lord’s blessings? (11:26-28) How are we to deal with other faiths? (12:30) Proverbs 28

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Are you bold as a lion in life? (28:1) What sort of leader knows how to maintain order? (28:2) A leader’s responsibility is to take care of whom? (28:3) How can two different people have a completely different opinion about someone? (28:4) Do you want non-believers leading you? (28:5) Does obedience impact your prayers? (28:9) What is the root of most trouble? (28:14) Does 28:17 relate to 28:1? Who is a fool? (28:26) Psalm 34 Where should you turn when you are afraid? (34:4) Compare 34:7 with Mark 1:13. Compare 34:17 with Proverbs 28:9. Week 12, Day 7: Sunday, 29 March 2009 Deuteronomy 13, 14 What did God command concerning psychics? (13:3, 5) As a rule, how are we to treat evil in our lives? (13:5) Proverbs 29 Compare 29:7 with 14:31, 17:5, 19:17, 21:13, 22:9, 22:16, 22:22, 28:3, 28:8, and 28:27. Compare all these verses to the life of Jesus and the lives of the disciples in Acts. How then should you live? Psalms 35, 36

7 What are the character traits of the wicked? (36:1-4) Does he think he is bad? How does God, known for unending love, faithfulness, and righteousness deal with your sins? (36:5-7)