spiritual preparation for your journey

SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEYYOUR JOURNEY

TO GET THE MOST OUT OF TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY”THIS “JOURNEY”

““U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPAREDPREPARED


THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!

““KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD (BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”(BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”

WHY????????WHY????????

SO HE CAN BE YOUR SO HE CAN BE YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON

THIS JOURNEYTHIS JOURNEY


(!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)“Word”!!)

I.I. Life’s QuestionsLife’s Questions

Who Am I??Who Am I??

Where Did I Come From???Where Did I Come From???

Why Am I Here????Why Am I Here????

Where Am I Going When I Where Am I Going When I Die?????Die?????



I.I. Life’s QuestionsLife’s Questions (cont.) (cont.)

a) What His Word Has To Say!!a) What His Word Has To Say!!

Psalm 119:160 “The entirety of Psalm 119:160 “The entirety of your your Word is Word is truth, And truth, And everyone of your everyone of your righteous judgments righteous judgments

endures forever” endures forever”

(LASB) (LASB) ““All your words are true; All your All your words are true; All your righteous laws are eternalrighteous laws are eternal””

II.II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God”

1.) 1.) Its Scientific AccuracyIts Scientific Accuracy

a. Col. 1:17 “And he is before all a. Col. 1:17 “And he is before all things, things, and in Him all things and in Him all things consist”consist”

(LASB)(LASB) ““He is before all things, and in Him He is before all things, and in Him all things hold togetherall things hold together””

(ASTRONOMY)(ASTRONOMY)

b. Job 26:7b “He hangs the earth on b. Job 26:7b “He hangs the earth on nothing” nothing”





II.II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God”God”

1.) 1.) Its Scientific AccuracyIts Scientific Accuracy (cont.) (cont.)

(LASB) (LASB) ““He suspends the earth over He suspends the earth over nothingnothing””

c. Isaiah 40:22a “It is He who sits c. Isaiah 40:22a “It is He who sits above the above the

circle of circle of the earth” the earth”

(LASB) (LASB) ““He sits enthroned above the He sits enthroned above the circle circle of the earthof the earth””



(HYDROLOGY)(HYDROLOGY)

d. Eccl. 1:7 “All the rivers run into the d. Eccl. 1:7 “All the rivers run into the seasea, , Yet the sea is not full; To Yet the sea is not full; To the the place from which the rivers place from which the rivers

come, There they return come, There they return again”again”

(LASB) (LASB) ““All streams flow into the sea, yet the All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea sea is never full. To the place the streams is never full. To the place the streams

come from, there they return againcome from, there they return again””





(BIOLOGY)(BIOLOGY)

e. Lev. 17:11a “For the life of the flesh e. Lev. 17:11a “For the life of the flesh is is in the blood” in the blood”

(LASB) (LASB) ““For the life of a creature is in the For the life of a creature is in the bloodblood””

(HEALTH)(HEALTH)

f. Pro. 17:22 “A merry heart does good, f. Pro. 17:22 “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones” spirit dries the bones”



II.II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God”God” 1.) 1.) Its Scientific AccuracyIts Scientific Accuracy (cont.) (cont.)

(LASB) (LASB) ““A cheerful heart is good A cheerful heart is good medicine, medicine, but a crushed spirit but a crushed spirit dries up the dries up the bonesbones””

(PHYSICS)(PHYSICS) g. Heb. 11:3 “By faith we understand g. Heb. 11:3 “By faith we understand

that that the worlds were framed the worlds were framed by by the word of God, so that the word of God, so that the the things which are seen things which are seen were were not made of things not made of things which are which are visible” visible”





(LASB) (LASB) ““By faith we understand that the By faith we understand that the universe universe was formed at God’s command, was formed at God’s command, so that so that what is seen was not made out what is seen was not made out of what of what was visiblewas visible””

2.) 2.) Its IndestructibilityIts Indestructibility

a. Mark 13:31 “Heaven and earth will a. Mark 13:31 “Heaven and earth will pass pass away, but my words will away, but my words will by by no means pass away” no means pass away”



II.II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 2.) 2.) Its IndestructibilityIts Indestructibility (cont.) (cont.)

(LASB) (LASB) ““Heaven and earth will pass away, Heaven and earth will pass away, but but my words will never pass my words will never pass awayaway””

aa. I Peter 1:24-25 “Because, All aa. I Peter 1:24-25 “Because, All flesh is as flesh is as grass, And all the grass, And all the glory glory of Man as the of Man as the flower of flower of the grass. The the grass. The grass grass withers, And its withers, And its flower flower falls away, But the falls away, But the

word of the Lord word of the Lord endures forever”endures forever”



II.II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God”God” 2.) 2.) Its IndestructibilityIts Indestructibility (cont.) (cont.)

(LASB) (LASB) ““For, All men are like grass, For, All men are like grass, and all and all their glory is like the their glory is like the flowers of the flowers of the field; the grass field; the grass withers and the withers and the flowers fall, flowers fall, but the word of the Lord but the word of the Lord stands stands foreverforever””





II.II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God”God” 3.) 3.) Its Ability to Change LivesIts Ability to Change Lives a. Isaiah 55:11b “But it shall accom- a. Isaiah 55:11b “But it shall accomplish what I please, plish what I please, And it shall prosper And it shall prosper in the thing for in the thing for which I sent it” which I sent it”

(LASB) (LASB) ““But will accomplish what I But will accomplish what I desire desire and achieve the purpose and achieve the purpose for which I for which I sent itsent it””



““HOW IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE”HOW IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE”

When I would sit and read this Word of His, I can When I would sit and read this Word of His, I can gather thoughts of all those unanswered gather thoughts of all those unanswered questions in my life that were so confusing to me questions in my life that were so confusing to me before I set myself to study His Word. Once the before I set myself to study His Word. Once the reading and studying began, then I could detect reading and studying began, then I could detect a purpose for my life. I could ask myself a purpose for my life. I could ask myself questions and get answers from His Word. I questions and get answers from His Word. I learned to love myself and best of all my wife; learned to love myself and best of all my wife; and I learned to love her just as she is. God’s and I learned to love her just as she is. God’s Word said He loved me in-spite of myself, and I Word said He loved me in-spite of myself, and I knew I was not better or greater than God so I knew I was not better or greater than God so I had to love as He does!!had to love as He does!!



BB.asic.asic

II.nformation.nformation

BB.efore.efore

LL.eaving.eaving

EE.arth.arth

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