It's Your Destiny eMagazine - It's A New Season | Page 40

! For the initiate in Year 1, topics of study include understanding spiritual truths, knowing God through His Word and the power of prayer. Those within the Year 2 stream can partake of classes covering faith, the Holy Spirit and His gifts, the gifts of righteousness and prosperous living. Once well on their path to spiritual development, Year 3 disciples are exposed, in greater depth, to Jesus as the Living Word, to the power of Kingdom living and the provision of Kingdom covenants. They explore the Acts of the Apostles and are then challenged to live out the Spirit-filled and empowered life of Christ’s first disciples in this present day. ! CED students are consistently enthused and enriched by the illumination and inspiration of Holy Spirit evidenced in their classes: I truly enjoyed the class I took called Knowing God Through His Word Part 1. There were so many new things I have learned. We were taught how to personally study the Bible by observation, interpretation and application. This class increased my ability to understand the context of what I am reading and apply it to my life. I have learned that it is so important to have a purpose in mind when reading the Word of God, asking questions like: What does it say? What does it mean? How does it apply to my life? By asking these questions, the Word of God becomes alive to me because I am asking and speaking to the Author Himself, the Holy Spirit, and He answers back! – Ian R. 40