1. SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY” “U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPARED

2. SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!! “KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD (BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!” WHY????????

3. SO HE CAN BE YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON THIS JOURNEY

4. SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!) I. Life’s Questions Who Am I?? Where Did I Come From??? Why Am I Here???? Where Am I Going When I Die?????

5. SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!) I. Life’s Questions (cont.) a) What His Word Has To Say!! a) What His Word Has To Say!! Psalm 119:160 “The entirety of your Word is truth, And everyone of your righteous judgments endures forever” Psalm 119:160 “The entirety of your Word is truth, And everyone of your righteous judgments endures forever” (LASB) “All your words are true; All your righteous laws are eternal”

6. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy a. Col. 1:17 “And he is before all things, and in Him all things consist” a. Col. 1:17 “And he is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (LASB) “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (ASTRONOMY) b. Job 26:7b “He hangs the earth on nothing” b. Job 26:7b “He hangs the earth on nothing” SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)

7. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.) 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.) (LASB) “He suspends the earth over nothing” c. Isaiah 40:22a “It is He who sits above the circle of the earth” c. Isaiah 40:22a “It is He who sits above the circle of the earth” (LASB) “He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth”

8. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.) 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.)(HYDROLOGY) d. Eccl. 1:7 “All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea is not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again” d. Eccl. 1:7 “All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea is not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again” (LASB) “All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again” SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)

9. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.) 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.)(BIOLOGY) e. Lev. 17:11a “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” e. Lev. 17:11a “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (LASB) “For the life of a creature is in the blood” (HEALTH) f. Pro. 17:22 “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones” f. Pro. 17:22 “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones” SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)

10. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.) 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.) (LASB) “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (PHYSICS) g. Heb. 11:3 “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible” g. Heb. 11:3 “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible” SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)

11. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 1.) Its Scientific Accuracy (cont.) (LASB) “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” 2.) Its Indestructibility a. Mark 13:31 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away” a. Mark 13:31 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away” SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)

12. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 2.) Its Indestructibility (cont.) 2.) Its Indestructibility (cont.) (LASB) “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” aa. I Peter 1:24-25 “Because, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of Man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the word of the Lord endures forever” aa. I Peter 1:24-25 “Because, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of Man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the word of the Lord endures forever” SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)

13. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 2.) Its Indestructibility (cont.) (LASB) “For, All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever” SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!)

14. II. 3 Reasons the Bible is the “Word of God” 3.) Its Ability to Change Lives a. Isaiah 55:11b “But it shall accom- plish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it” a. Isaiah 55:11b “But it shall accom- plish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it” (LASB) “But will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it”

15. SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!) “HOW IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE” When I would sit and read this Word of His, I can gather thoughts of all those unanswered questions in my life that were so confusing to me before I set myself to study His Word. Once the reading and studying began, then I could detect a purpose for my life. I could ask myself questions and get answers from His Word. I learned to love myself and best of all my wife; and I learned to love her just as she is. God’s Word said He loved me in-spite of myself, and I knew I was not better or greater than God so I had to love as He does!!

16. SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY (!!How To Be Sure The “Bible” Is God’s “Word”!!) B.asic I.nformation I.nformation B.efore B.efore L.eaving L.eaving E.arth E.arth

17. NEXT WEEK!!!! !!THE STAGES OF SALVATION!! “JOURNEY THROUGH SPIRITUAL” “BOOT CAMP”