CrossTrain.Me

Category: MondayThursday

  • The Greatness of Jesus: MT e73

  • Rooted

    Questions to Ponder

    1. How often do you spend outside of Church and youth group spend in reading the Bible?
    2. Would you like to have a deeper more meaningful relationship with Jesus?
    3. Would a more meaningful relationship with Jesus indicate that you are more rooted in him?
    4. How do you establish deeper relationships with those you want to know?
    5. With the answer to question 4, is it possible to use that same way you establish deeper relationships with others, to get to know Jesus better?
    6. Could you commit to reading around ten verses a day, everyday for 14 days?

    Below is a reading plan for 14 days. Give it a try, see if you can make it through 14 days of reading Matthew chapter 5, 6 and 7. You can also click the PASSAGE on RIGHT SIDE of the grid below and it will take you to that days reading.

    1. January 23Matthew 5:1-10
    2. January 24Matthew 5:11-20
    3. January 25Matthew 5:21-26
    4. January 26Matthew 5:27-32
    5. January 27Matthew 5:33-42
    6. January 28Matthew 5:43-48
    7. January 29Matthew 6:1-4
    8. January 30Matthew 6:5-15
    9. January 31Matthew 6:16-24
    10. February 1Matthew 6:25-34
    11. February 2 (watch for groundhogs today!Matthew 7:1-6
    12. February 3Matthew 7:7-14
    13. February 4Matthew 7:15-20
    14. February 5Matthew 7:21-27

  • Grief: MT e71

    Questions to Ponder

    1. What are some PAST and PRESENT things that are a source of sadness for you?
    2. Read Psalm 6 below. The writer was very sad about something. Who did he tell about his sadness?
    3. Have you prayed about the things that cause you sorrow?
    4. If you have, did you get any relief? Did things at some point improve?
    5. What statement of Jesus while he was dying on the cross did pastor Matthew mention?
    6. What did Jesus do on the cross for believers?
    7. Do you believe that Jesus knows about sorrow?
    8. Does this help you trust Him more when you pray?

    Amplified Version of Psalm 6 (a little easier to read)

    O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,
    Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
    2 
    Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);
    Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.
    3 
    My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
    But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

    4 
    Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
    Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.
    5 
    For in death there is no mention of You;
    In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

    6 
    I am weary with my groaning;
    Every night I soak my bed with tears,
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
    7 
    My eye grows dim with grief;
    It grows old because of all my enemies.

    8 
    Depart from me, all you who do evil,
    For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
    9 
    The Lord has heard my supplication [my plea for grace];
    The Lord receives my prayer.
    10 
    Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;
    Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

    English Standard Version of Psalm 6

    O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,
        nor discipline me in your wrath.
    2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
        heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
    3 My soul also is greatly troubled.
        But you, O Lord—how long?

    4 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
        save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
    5 For in death there is no remembrance of you;
        in Sheol who will give you praise?

    6 I am weary with my moaning;
        every night I flood my bed with tears;
        I drench my couch with my weeping.
    7 My eye wastes away because of grief;
        it grows weak because of all my foes.

    8 Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
        for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
    9 The Lord has heard my plea;
        the Lord accepts my prayer.
    10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
        they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.

  • Guarding Your Heart

  • Silly Putty & Psalm 1

  • Resume

    On this edition of Monday Thursday pastor Matt describes what a resume is and how it relates to Jesus and our righteousness.

    After watching the video consider the questions below. You can think about them to yourself quietly or write them privately in a journal.

    1. Answer yes or no to this question: In your life time have you: lied, disrespected a parent or other authority figure, taken something that was not yours, took the Lord’s name in vain (like saying OMG or something similar), said something you knew you should not have said, watched something you should not have watched?
    2. The Bible says, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) If you said yes to any of those, how can you be perfect?
    3. pastor Matthew mentioned 2 Corinthians 5:21 “. . . God made him, who knew no sin, to be sin, so that in him we might become righteous.” This means that Jesus does 2 things: He takes something and gives something. What are those things he takes and gives?
    4. For those who have faith in Jesus HOW is He our perfection

    Understand this, the only way we can become perfect is faith in Christ. For those who are Christians, who follow Christ, who trust in Christ, when it is time for judgement, Jesus appears in YOUR place. You are perfect because of Jesus.

    5. When it comes to standing before God, how does your resume look?