1. STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF! Have the attitude of the Bereans…
… take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]!
Have the attitude of the Bereans…

2. The FATHER’S Spirit of COUNSEL and MIGHT!
Part Two:
TEACHING with
PATIENCE and
KINDNESS!

3. Matthew 13:13-17 NOR DO they UNDERSTAND.”
[13] “Therefore I speak to them in parables; BECAUSE WHILE SEEING they DO NOT SEE,
and WHILE HEARING they DO NOT HEAR,
NOR DO they UNDERSTAND.”

4. [14] “AND in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is BEING FULFILLED… [15] FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL,… LEST THEY SHOULD SEE… AND HEAR… AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I SHOULD HEAL THEM.’”

5. Lead ME in Truth…

6. Ezra 7:10 and to TEACH His statutes and ordinances in Israel.
[10] FOR Ezra HAD SET HIS HEART to STUDY [SEEK] the law of the LORD,
and to PRACTICE [DO] it,
and to TEACH His statutes and ordinances in Israel.

7. Discipleship Lesson #1 Discipleship Lesson To BE LED in TRUTH…
YOU MUST SEEK GOD’S TRUTH;
YOU MUST APPLY IT to YOURSELF;
and THEN TEACH IT to others
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8. Nehemiah 8:5-6, 8
[5] And Ezra OPENED the BOOK [SCROLL]… and when he opened it, all the people stood up. [6] Then Ezra BLESSED [THANKFUL PRAISE] the LORD the GREAT GOD. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands;…

9. [6] … then they BOWED LOW and WORSHIPPED the LORD with their faces to the ground. [8] And THEY READ from the BOOK, from the law of God,…

10. Discipleship Lesson #2 Discipleship Lesson BEING LED BEGINS WHEN…
… YOU OPEN GOD’S BOOK;
… YOU GRATEFULLY PRAISE GOD for what you are about to learn;
… THEN SEEK GOD’S TRUTH with a WORSHIPFUL HEART.
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11. so that they UNDERSTOOD [(995) COMPREHEND] the reading.
[8] … TRANSLATING [(6567) MAKING DISTINCT]
to GIVE the SENSE [(4905) THINKING THROUGH an arrangement of thoughts, RESULTING IN a wise application and use of good PRACTICAL COMMON SENSE]
so that they UNDERSTOOD [(995) COMPREHEND] the reading.

12. A Prayer before STUDYING Psalm 25:4-5
[4] MAKE ME KNOW THY WAYS, O LORD;
TEACH ME THY PATHS.
[5] LEAD ME in THY TRUTH and TEACH ME,
FOR Thou art the God of my SALVATION;
FOR Thee I WAIT all the day.

13. LEAD ME in TRUTH…
… that YOU May
TEACH Me YOUR WILL!

14. Psalm 143:10 King David prays…
[10] TEACH ME TO DO THY WILL, FOR THOU ART MY GOD;
LET THY GOOD SPIRIT LEAD ME on level ground.

15. THY MANNA THOU didst not withhold from their mouth,
Nehemiah 9:20
[20] “And THOU DIDST GIVE THY GOOD SPIRIT to INSTRUCT them,
THY MANNA THOU didst not withhold from their mouth,
And THOU didst give them WATER for their thirst.

16. Discipleship Lesson #3 Discipleship Lesson You MUST PRAY…
… FOR GOD’S GOOD SPIRIT to LEAD YOU;
… AND to INSTRUCT YOU.
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17. HE WILL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS,
John 14:26
[26] “BUT the HELPER, the HOLY SPIRIT, Whom the FATHER WILL SEND in MY name,
HE WILL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS,
and BRING to YOUR REMEMBERENCE ALL that I said to you.

18. HE WILL GUIDE you INTO ALL the TRUTH;
John 16:13
[13] “BUT WHEN HE, the SPIRIT of TRUTH, comes,
HE WILL GUIDE you INTO ALL the TRUTH;
FOR HE WILL NOT SPEAK ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE,…”

19. [13] “… BUT WHATEVER HE HEARS, HE WILL SPEAK; and HE WILL DISCLOSE TO YOU what is to come.

20. 1 John 2:20, 27
[20] BUT YOU HAVE an ANOINTING from the HOLY ONE, and YOU ALL KNOW. [27] AND as for YOU, the ANOINTING (which) [WHO] YOU RECEIVED from Him ABIDES in YOU,…

21. BUT as His ANOINTING TEACHES YOU about all things,
[27] … AND YOU have no need for anyone to TEACH** YOU;
(** present active subjunctive mood)
BUT as His ANOINTING TEACHES YOU about all things,
AND is TRUE and is NOT A LIE,
AND just as (IT) [HE] has TAUGHT YOU, YOU ABIDE in Him.

22. TEACH Me Your WAY…

23. Psalm 27:11 Because of my foes. AND LEAD ME in a LEVEL PATH,
[11] TEACH ME THY WAY, O LORD,
AND LEAD ME in a LEVEL PATH,
Because of my foes.

24. 1 Peter 5:8
[8] BE of SOBER (spirit), BE on the ALERT.
YOUR ADVERSARY, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
James 4:7
[7] SUBMIT therefore to God.
RESIST the DEVIL and he will FLEE from you.

25. Discipleship Lesson #4 Discipleship Lesson
SINCE YOU have an ADVERSARY…
… BE CLEAR THINKING!
… BE ALERT!
… RESIST the DEVIL!
... SUBMIT to God!
… SEEK God’s LEVEL PATH!
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26. TEACH Me YOUR WAY…
… that You May
LEAD Me in
RIGHTEOUSNESS!

27. Romans 1:16-17
[16] FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED of the GOSPEL, FOR IT IS the POWER of GOD FOR SALVATION to EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

28. [17] FOR IN IT the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God is REVEALED from FAITH to FAITH; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS (man) SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.” ** **[cited from Habakkuk 2:4; quoted in Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38]

29. Discipleship Lesson #5 Discipleship Lesson
SINCE RIGHTEOUSNESS is REVEALED THROUGH the GOSPEL…
… and SINCE what is NOT of FAITH is SIN [Romans 14:23]…
… GROW in YOUR FAITH, from FAITH to FAITH
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SO THAT YOU MAY LIVE by FAITH and BE RIGHTEOUS!

30. 1 John 2:28-29 SO THAT WHEN HE APPEARS, WE MAY HAVE CONFIDENCE
[28] And now, little children, ABIDE in HIM,
SO THAT WHEN HE APPEARS, WE MAY HAVE CONFIDENCE
and NOT SHRINK AWAY from HIM in SHAME at HIS COMING.

31. [29] IF YOU KNOW that HE is RIGHTEOUS,
YOU KNOW that everyone also WHO PRACTICES RIGHTEOUSNESS is BORN of HIM.

32. Discipleship Lesson #6 Discipleship Lesson
IF YOU want to have CONFIDENCE at Jesus’ COMING… … be CONVICTED that HE is RIGHTEOUS… … and KNOW that EVERYONE WHO PRACTICES RIGHTEOUSNESS is BORN of HIM,
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and ABIDES IN HIM!

33. Psalm 5:8 MAKE THY WAY STRAIGHT BEFORE ME.
[8] O LORD, LEAD ME in THY RIGHTEOUSNESS because of my foes;
MAKE THY WAY STRAIGHT BEFORE ME.

34. Discipleship Lesson #7 Discipleship Lesson
Again, SINCE YOU have an ADVERSARY…
… ASK GOD to LEAD YOU in HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS!
… and to MAKE HIS WAY a STRAIGHT PATH BEFORE YOU!
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35. Pour Your LOVE within My HEART…

36. Galatians 4:6
[6] And BECAUSE YOU are sons [children]
God has SENT FORTH the SPIRIT of HIS SON INTO OUR HEARTS,
crying, “Abba! Father!”

37. Romans 5:5
[5] and HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT, because the LOVE of God has been POURED OUT WITHIN our HEARTS through the Holy Spirit Who was GIVEN to US.

38. Discipleship Lesson #8 Discipleship Lesson
GOD has SENT FORTH the SPIRIT of HIS SON INTO OUR HEARTS,
… then the HOLY SPIRIT POURS OUT the LOVE of GOD INTO OUR HEARTS
SO THAT OUR HOPE IS NOT DISAPPOINTED!
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39. Pour Your LOVE within My HEART…
… and BLESS Me
with a KIND and
PATIENT HEART
when TEACHING!

40. 2 Timothy 3:14-17
[14] You, however, continue in the things you have LEARNED and become CONVINCED of, KNOWING from whom YOU HAVE LEARNED them;

41. THAT LEADS to SALVATION through FAITH which is in Christ Jesus.
[15] and that…
… YOU have KNOWN the SACRED WRITTINGS which ARE ABLE TO GIVE YOU the WISDOM
THAT LEADS to SALVATION through FAITH which is in Christ Jesus.

42. for training in righteousness;
[16] ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED and PROFITABLE
for teaching,
(instruction in doctrine),
for reproof,
(testing for correction)
for correction,
(restoring to a right state)
for training in righteousness;
(the condition of being right with God)

43. EQUIPPED for EVERY GOOD WORK.
[17] THAT the MAN [people] of God MAY BE ADEQUATE,
EQUIPPED for EVERY GOOD WORK.

44. HIS GOD-BREATHED SCRIPTURES!
Discipleship Lesson #9
To BE ADEQUATE, to BE USED BY GOD,
HIS GOD-BREATHED SCRIPTURES!
GOD, LEARN and become CONVINCED OF…
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45. 2 Timothy 2:24-26 ABLE TO TEACH, PATIENT when wronged,
[24] And the Lord’s (bond-servant) [SLAVE]
MUST NOT BE QUARRELSOME,
BUT BE KIND TO ALL,
ABLE TO TEACH,
PATIENT when wronged,

46. [25] with GENTLENESS CORRECTING those who are in opposition,
IF PERHAPS God may grant them repentance LEADING to the KNOWLEDGE of the TRUTH,
[26] and they may COME to their SENSES
and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

47. Discipleship Lesson #10 Discipleship Lesson
The REASON the Lord’s bond-slave should SEEK a KIND and PATIENT Heart,
is so their TEACHING may BRING OTHERS to their SENSES
that God may grant them REPENTANCE
LEADING THEM to the KNOWLEDGE of the TRUTH!
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48. NOW PRAISE God for His GUIDANCE!

49. Psalm 73:23-28 PRAISE GOD… … that He IS CONTINUALLY WITH YOU [vs 23];
… that He WILL GUIDE YOU with His COUNSEL [vs 24];
… and that He WILL RECEIVE YOU to His GLORY [vs 24].

50. PRAISE GOD…
… that He IS the STRENGTH of YOUR HEART, even if YOUR flesh and heart may fail [vs 26]!
… that He is YOUR PORTION FOREVER [vs 26]!
… that His NEARNESS to YOU is YOUR GOOD and YOUR REFUGE [vs 28]!

51. Here IS Your INVITATION to let God Teach YOU to TEACH with PATIENCE and KINDNESS!