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Going Deeper Study

Here you find the Study for the Weeks of Going Deeper into the five faith actions we’re studying: Believe, Pray, Trust, Obey, Love.

Believe

Week 1 – Believing God Exists

Week 2 – God is God

Week 3 – We are All Sinners

Week 4 – Jesus: God Incarnate

Week 5 – The Bible is God’s Word

Pray

Week 6 – Devoted to Prayer

Week 7 – Praise

Week 8 – Confession

Week 9 – Thanksgiving

Week 10 – Intercession

Trust

Week 11 – Trust-Why It’s Important

Week 12 – Trusting God is Good

Week 13 – Trusting God Knows Best

Week 14 – Relying on God’s Strength

Week 15 – God is Truth

Obey

Week 16 – Trust and Obey

Week 17 – Battlefield of Obedience

Week 18 – Obedience – Faith in Action

Week 19 – Obedience – An Invitation

Week 20 – Obedience – An Act of Love

Love

Week 21 – Obedience – One Word for Love?

Week 22 – A Father’s Love

Week 23 – A Friend’s Love

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Sister Talk: A place for sisters in Christ to come and learn about faith through the study of scripture and the witness of the two who talk here. You are invited to join the conversation with your comments.

Learn more about what it means to:

Believe
Pray
Trust
Obey
Love
Respect
Share
Give
Encourage
Hope

Because “…faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead.”

–James 2:17

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She said it in the study today, "Endurance, that's such a hard sounding word." And I said, "Because it IS hard..." I mean, when was the last time you had to endure a piece of cake? Endurance is what it takes to stay on the 300-calories-a-meal diet. But God, who is the God of encouragement, is also the God of endurance. It takes both to live a life of love in the midst of a broken world filled with broken people. He endured so much for us that we might find encouragement in Him and do the same for others. "May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 15:5-6 #sistertalkfaith #lovingothers #endurance #encourage #noteasy

"As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." -- Matthew 13:23 Challenged to reflect on the good soil Scripture in a hands on way (planting flowers, tending soil, or sitting under a tree) reminds me of some seeds I've been meaning to plant for weeks. Too many other things to do. And there's always tomorrow. So the first thing I learn about preparing good soil is it takes intentionality. A resolve to do it. And it takes getting out of your comfort zone. Or at least out of the air conditioning on a very warm June day. Then there is the labor. Bending. Digging. And finally getting dirty. The fruit we bear as Believers only comes from Him and our staying connected to Him. This abiding in Him, preparing a heart as good soil, takes: intentionality, getting out of your comfort zone, and some messy work. It doesn't happen on its own. Jesus: "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." -- John 15:5 #goodsoil #sistertalkfaith #fruitbearing

On the day we started six weeks of Going Deeper into Give, this comes in the mail: "Making Disciples One Conversation at a Time." In the first chapter, the author writes of Jesus commissioning His spiritually immature friends with the next phase of expanding His Kingdom. "And He gave them a blank check - drawn on all the resources of heaven... There was only one limitation: these resources were for making disciples only."-- D. Michael Henderson What a great reminder for this upcoming walk of Give: Everything He gives His people is for making more disciples. And there is no fear of running out. Because all is His. Therefore, go and give as He calls without fear. It's all given to us for His glory! "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places..." Ephesians 1:3 #blankcheck #sistertalkfaith #goandmakedisciples

Join us Tuesdays at noon as we dive into what the Bible has to say about giving. It all begins June 5th. #6weeks #bringyourlunch #sistertalkfaith

I drive by this deconstruction site almost everyday. And for the past several weeks as I approach it -- see it standing on the hill, roofless, transparent -- I'm filled with joy. I know it seems weird. But I believe it's because I've experienced a bit of this in my own life. The deconstruction process down to the point I thought I would be unable to stand. But I see now, the becoming less was all part of His making me more. Filled with more of His truth, less of the world's lies. More faith, where unbelief was previously lurking. More joy, instead of anticipation of the next shoe dropping. When I look at the bare bones of this stadium in its current state of disrepair, I feel joy, because I know something better is coming... "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30 #sistertalkfaith #becominglesstobecomemore #share #somethingbetteriscoming

We didn’t plan it but it happened on Monday. Eight squirming pups arrived. I’ve watched for the last few days as they wiggle and squeal. No eyes to see or ears to hear just yet. They can’t even stay warm on their own. The momma dog returns from a short walk and the ruckus begins. Their only instinct is to get as close as possible to her. The Message version of our scripture this week reads, “Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it.” If you asked me what that looked like I’d tell you I’ve witnessed it this week. Each morning as I sip coffee I marvel again at a blind, deaf wiggly pup doing everything it can to get close to its momma. She’s life and they know it. I’m not much different. There are times I’m blind to what God’s doing. Moments I can’t seem to hear Him speak. Life leaves me cold and looking for warmth in all the wrong places. I should be more like them. Not worried about seeing into the future or looking back on the past. Not struggling to hear sounds that don’t matter. Instead maybe I should just wiggle closer to the Savior where my soul is filled with love and there’s nothing left to do but rest in His warmth. #sistertalkfaith #puppylove #1Corinthian14:1 #TheMessage #Jesusislifeandiknowit

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