Spiritual Formation Journals
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Devotional Bible Study
Name:
Margo Frossard
Week:
1
Bible text: Psalm 24: 4-9
Step ONE-
Pray for insight on how to apply the passage:
Prayed
Step TWO-
Meditate on the verse/s chosen to study:
Meditated
Step THREE-
Read the verse/s and follow the following suggested steps-
a.
What new things have I learned today?
Just remined that everything comes from God, and he created it all
b.
Is there a command for me to obey?
Receive the King of glory into my heart and life
c.
Is there any example for me to follow?
Those who have a pure heart and clean hands
d.
Is an error for me to avoid?
Trusting an idol or worshiping false Gods
e.
Is there a sin for me to forsake?
Worshiping the things of this world more than God
f.
Am I willing to work on my attitude?
Yes
g.
Is there a promise to claim?
He is the king of glory, and we need to receive him
h.
Is the something here I can be thankful for?
That even though he is so big and so powerful, he still cares about me personally and
what’s going on in my life
i.
Is there anything I need to pray back to God?
Asking for forgiveness for the times that I have made this world my idol and just to
change my heart to be focused on him.
Step FOUR-
Write out an application
Start and end my day with God so that he becomes what my day is all about
Spend time worshiping Him and receiving Him into my life
Step FIVE-
Memorize KEY verse
Psalm 24:9- lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Devotional Bible Study
Name:
Margo Frossard
Week:
2
Bible text: James 1: 12-13
Step ONE-
Pray for insight on how to apply the passage:
Prayed
Step TWO-
Meditate on the verse/s chosen to study:
Meditated
Step THREE-
Read the verse/s and follow the following suggested steps-
a.
What new things have I learned today?
That God doesn’t temp people but rather, it’s our own evil desires that give way to sin
b.
Is there a command for me to obey?
Consider it joy when we face trials
Ask God for wisdom, and believe what he says
Perseverance, and draw close to God through trials
c.
Is there any example for me to follow?
The man who remains steadfast and receives the crown of Life
d.
Is an error for me to avoid?
To have your relationship with God crumble in times of trials
Blaming the trials and temptation on God
e.
Is there a sin for me to forsake?
Thinking I can do it all myself
f.
Am I willing to work on my attitude?
Yes
g.
Is there a promise to claim?
That when we remain close to him and go through the trials of life with him, we will
get the crown of life, which is promised to those who love him
h.
Is the something here I can be thankful for?
That God would never give us more than we can handle and through it all he’s right
there with us
i.
Is there anything I need to pray back to God?
Thanking him for his grace and mercy, and asking to change my heart to believe that
always
Step FOUR-
Write out an application
Pray to God fist when things get hard rather than turning to the worldly things around me. I think this gets
easier when I’m in constant communication with God and he’s always right there in my heart and mind.
Step FIVE-
Memorize KEY verse
James 1:2- “Consider it pure joy my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many
kinds
YouTube Sermons: Greg Laurie
Margo Frossard
11/29/21
How to have Friendship with God
Pastor Greg Laurie speaks on the idea of having a friendship with God and how we can
achieve that. The biblical reference that he uses throughout the sermon is Moses. Describing how
Moses had a strong relationship with God, in a way of friendship. One of the main points about
how we know that Moses had a friendship with God was that he could ask things of God. With
our friends on earth, we ask them to go do things, help us out, seek advice, etcetera. In the same
way, Moses as God for three things. Greg Laurie listed out that the three things Moses asked of
God were, he asked the Lord for divine direction, asked for confirmation, and finally he prays for
the glory of God to be revealed. The first question of divine direction talks about praying that the
will of God and the wisdom that gives would be revealed. The second question of confirmation
talks about how God will look favorably down on us.
Then finally, because of their friendship
Moses asks to see God. These prayers give us insight into how we should be praying and have a
friendship with God. Pastor Laurie talks about how we give up on prayers and make them about
ourselves when rather, we should trust God and his will for our lives.
The insights that I’ve gained through Greg Laurie’s sermon have been a new way of
looking at prayer and also how we should seek God. This new insight to prayer is just how
talking to Him should not just be asking God for things but rather seeking those answers from
Him because he’s a trusted friend and powerful enough to. I want to apply this to my life by
being in constant prayer through the day and being in constant commination. Starting my day
with, dear God, and ending it with, amen.
YouTube Sermons: Charles Stanley
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Margo Frossard
11/19/21
The Seven Habits of a Godly Life
Pastor Charles Stanley goes over seven habits of a Godly lifestyle. First by defining what
a habit is as, recurring and an often-unconscious pattern of behavior. Then by defining a Godly
life as, no longer seeking satisfaction through sin. Following those definitions, paster Stanley
lists and talks about the seven habits of a Goldy life. Those seven habits are life of prayer, trust
or faith, meditation on the word of God, obey God, dependence on the Holy Spirit, giving to God
and others, and forgiving others. Just like the seven spiritual dimensions, these seven habits
cover all parts of our lives in order to live fully for Christ. When pastor Charles Stanley talked
about how we should be giving to God and others, he talks about how him mom, from a young
age, would give him change for offerings. Leading him to give a dollar once he got his first job
and faithfully giving to God since.
The one habit that I felt most convicted of and where I gained the most insight was the
habit of giving to God and others. I let myself use the excuse of being a broke college student to
justify why I’m not giving my resources to God when I feel him calling me to. But the one main
insight I gained was from his story, how its not really about how much you give but rather
forming that habit and following how God calls us to live. Just a few cents is enough until I have
an income and can give more. I want to start applying this habit into my life by giving a weekly
offering of even a few cents and more checking where my heart is at as well as having money set
aside to use where God is calling me to. I also want start praying about giving and finances, to
see where God wants me to do with the resources that he has given me.