Wood River Baptist ChurchDaily Devotional Booklet &

Sunday School Guide

January, 20111 Corinthians 1

Learning the Word that we may

Know the Lord!

The Wood River Baptist Church Covenant

This ancient church covenant has helped provide guiding Biblical principles to Baptist Christians for over three hundred years. It has been an official document for our church nearly since its founding.

      Having as we trust, been brought by Divine Grace seriously and forever to give up ourselves in faith and love and holy obedience to God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and having been baptized upon profession of our faith, we do now solemnly and joyfully covenant with each other to walk together in church relationship with brotherly love to the Honor and Glory of God.

          And we do in His strength engage that we will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other, and faithfully admonish and entreat one another, and require; that we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together or neglect the great duty of prayer for ourselves and others: that we will endeavor to bring up such as may at anytime be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and lovely example to win our kindred and acquaintances to the Savior, to holiness and to eternal life; that we will participate in each other’s joys and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other’s burdens and sorrows; that we will seek divine aid to enable us to live carefully and watchfully in the world, deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and remembering that as we have been voluntarily been buried by Baptism and raised up from the emblematic grave, so there is on us a special obligation henceforth to lead a new and holy life; that we will strive together for the support of a faithful evangelical ministry among us; and that through life amidst evil and good report, we will seek to live to the glory of Him who hath called us out of darkness and into His marvelous light.

Scripture Memory

I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall

be to me a people: - Hebrews 8:10

Steps to Successful Scripture Memory

1. Pray: You may think you cannot memorize Bible verses but God will help you if you ask!

2. Read out Loud: Trying to memorize Bible verses just in your mind will be ineffective and lead to failure.

3. Repetition: Successful Bible memory work is done everyday over a long period of time. Don’t give up!

Our WorshipPsalm 100:3

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 96:9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

John 4:23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

I Peter 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

James 1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Prayer Time

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. - Psalm 55:17

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. -

James 5:16

Please make prayer a daily part of your life: for the sake of your family, your church, your community, for yourself!

Personal Prayer List

For My Life

For My Family

For My Unsaved Loved Ones

For My Community, Country, & World

January 1 through January 7I Corinthians 1:1-8

1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 1:5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 1:6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

“Study The Word Daily”Monday

1. Summarize I Corinthians 1:1__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. a. Who wrote the words to this letter? b. Define to position of apostle. c. Who was Paul an apostle to? d. Why was Paul an apostle? e. How much of Paul’s life was committed to being an apostle? f. If God calls us to be something, how much of our life should we give to this?a. ___________________________________________________________________________b. ___________________________________________________________________________c. ___________________________________________________________________________d. ___________________________________________________________________________e. ___________________________________________________________________________f. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. What does God say about being what He wants us to be?1 Timothy 2:4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Luke 9:23__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Matthew 28:18-20 (The word teach means to make disciples)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Once we are saved, Jesus wants us to be daily committed to being His disciples, by knowing Him and following Him. Then He wants us teach others how to be His disciples. True or False

5. Prayerfully consider how you may apply this principle to your life._____________________________________________________________________________