Psalm 34:5  NIV Those who look to Him are radiant,                        their faces are never covered with shame. I want to talk about reflecting the radiance of God's glory. I read the above verse in Psalm 34 today as part of my devotional reading and thought immediately of Moses' face being so brilliant that the people around him were afraid to look at him. In Exodus 34 , Moses was on the mountain in the presence of God. He was there for 40 days. After these 40 days with God ( verse 29 ), Moses' face was radiant "because he had spoken with the LORD".  His face was radiant, glowing, shining with God's glory because he had spent time with God.  It was so bright in fact that the people were afraid and wanted him to put a veil over his face when he was with them.  Psalm 34:5 says that "those who look to Him [God] are radiant." When we spend time in the presence of the LORD God, we are radiant. We sh...

Fruit of the Spirit Bible study Lesson 1 Bible Study by Sherri Harding 3/30/2020 This was originally written to be used for small group discussions.  I believe it can be used for individual study.  I am posting this for small group study using a social meeting app like WEBEX or ZOOM which during the COVID-19 pandemic is being offered for free use.   If you want more lessons, or want this in pdf for download, let me know and I'll see what I can do.   Questions below are from Scripture quoted from NIV version.   Discuss differences in translations and what that does for your understanding of the verse. Read Matthew 12: 15-37 Q1: In verses 33 – 35, who is talking? _________________ To whom is he talking and about what? __________________________________ Discuss verse 33. Q2: What is meant by “Make a tree good” or “bad”? __________________________________ Q3: What fruit did the Pharisees produce? _________________The Pharisees likely th...