1. The Word
Class 4
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2. The Word
Introduction – Word of God
•A Believer’s life is incomplete without the Word of God
•Every born again child of God must desire to know more and
more of God’s word – our necessary spiritual food
•The Word of God must reflect in every aspect of how we live
•The more equipped we are with God’s Word, the easier it
becomes to live according to His principles
• Jesus is referred to as God’s Word – Jesus is the Word – 1 John
1:1-3
•God does not do anything outside His Word
•God’s Word is ACTIVE – Gen 1:3, Gen 1:26, Is 55:10-11
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3. The Word
Definitions
• What is the Word of God?
– The Word of God is the mind of God, spoken
to us through the Holy Scriptures and
confirmed in our hearts by His Spirit.
– It is inspired by God – Accurate , Authentic, a
final Authority, Complete and Balanced – Ps
119:89, 2 Pet 1:20-21
– Also called the Holy Scriptures and the Law of
the Lord – Ps 119
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4. The Word
How to study God’s Word
• Situational – Phil 4:19
• Interest/Research
• Personal Revelation
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5. The Word
Tools for studying the Word of God
• One year Bible
• The Concordance
• The Dictionary
• Tapes/CDs/Videos
• Daily Bread
• Magazines/Literature
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6. Thewe should handle God’s Word
How
Word
• To increase in the Word of God, there must be a hunger &
thirst after it, so that we may grow - 1 Peter 2:2 and to grow
we need to:
– Study the Word - James 1:22-23
– Speak it - Mark 11:23
– Act on it - James 2:17-22
– Believe it - James 2:23, Hebrews 10:36-37
• We must meditate upon like our daily food – John 6:51
• A true believer cannot live outside the Word of God – Psalm 1
• Backed by unwavering faith, we can defeat the accuser and
overcome in spiritual warfare with the armor of God – the
Word of God
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7. The Word
Characteristics of God’s Word
Characteristic Scripture
It is a Spiritual Guide Ps 119:105, 130, 131
It brings wisdom and revelation 2 Tim 3:15
It keeps us from sinning Ps 119:11, 133
It creates Gen 1: 1-; Rom 4:17
It brings Salvation 1 Cor 1:21
It brings Healing and Deliverance Lk 7:7; Ps 107:20
Never returns unaccomplished. Is 55:11; Heb 4:12; Matt 5:18
It brings Joy Acts 8: 5-8
Brings correction and reproof. 2 Tim 3:16
Brings comfort and good news Is 52:7; Rom 10:15
It does not lie Heb 6:16-19, Numbers 23:19
It is cleanses us John 15:3
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