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I N N E R S P A C E Table of Contents How to Get the Most Out of T.N.T. - p. 3 Introduction - p. 8 Lesson 1: Inner Truth (Psalm 51: 1-6) - p. 9 Lesson 2: Inner Pain (Jeremiah 15: 15-21) - p. 12 Lesson 3: Inner War (Romans 7: 14-25) - p. 15 Lesson 4: Inner Healing (Mark 5: 25-34) - p. 18 Lesson 5: Inner Guide (John 16: 7-15) - p. 21 Lesson 6: Inner Peace (Mark 4: 35-41) - p. 24 Lesson 7: Inner Strength (Ephesians 3: 14-21) - p. 27 Lesson 8: Inner Joy (John 5: 1-11) - p. 30

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TIPS ON GETTING THE MOST OUT OF T.N.T. We want your experience in this series to be a positive and pleasant one. So, don’t make it hard on yourself. All we are looking for is for you to join us either LIVE online each week or via video online along with at least one or two other people. Then, after the teaching, talk about it together. That’s it. It ain’t that deep! If you have a group of more than two or three meeting, that is great and even better. You don’t have to break up your group just to make it two or three! The whole point of the series is to demonstrate that even a very small group can make a difference to each other and the world. That said, here are some simple tips which may help enhance your time with our Tuesday Night Teaching. I. GENERAL GUIDELINES Before TNT begins each week, prepare your heart and mind to be open to hear God speak to you and your group through His word. In order to do this: 1. Share the Facebook.com and Livestream.com links to TNT with your family and friends, before, during and after the TNT teaching. SHARE! SHARE! SHARE! 2. Set aside enough time so that you will not have to rush through the lesson. The online teaching only lasts a few minutes, but your entire time together as a group may be longer. 3. Turn off the radio, television, video games and other possible distractions during the teaching time. Don’t make the Lord have to compete with anything for your attention. For these few moments, give Him and His word your undivided attention.

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4. Find and read the scripture before you sign onto TNT so that you will have a familiarity with it. Have the Bible already turned to the passage to be studied so that you are not fumbling to find it when the teaching begins. 5. Begin your TNT time with prayer before you sign on. Specifically ask the Lord to bless this time which you have consecrated to Him as an opportunity for Him to speak directly to you and your needs. 6. Tune into TNT by whatever means is most convenient for you (e.g. phone, laptop, desktop computer, TV, etc.) 7. During the teaching, feel free to type your name and any questions or comments you may have on the lesson in the comments section of Facebook or Livestream. 8. At the end of the teaching, check to make sure you filled in all of the blanks correctly. If you didn’t get them all or are not sure, feel free to watch it again. It won’t hurt a thing! 9. Discuss and/or answer the study questions immediately. If you wait, you are bound to forget. If you are watching as a group, discuss the questions together. Jot down any questions that occur to you during your group discussion and send them along in the comment section of Facebook or Livestream. You can talk about Dr. Wise’s response to your questions at your next group meeting. 10. Close your group time with prayer. II. WHEN STUDYING AS A COUPLE In addition to the General Guidelines listed above, remember: 1. Make a regular date to watch TNT together and stick to it!

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2. This is not a competition to see who knows the most or is the most spiritual. It is a precious opportunity for the two of you to fellowship around the word of God. 3. Don’t use this Bible study as a cover for deep seated relationship problems. Use it as a chance to prayerfully work them out as you study the word together. 4. Make the lesson more like a conversation than a class. This way, neither one of you has to be the teacher. 5. Take advantage of this time together to pray for each other and your growth together as one in Christ. III. WHEN STUDYING AS A FAMILY In addition to the General Guidelines listed above, remember: 1. Set aside a regular time to watch TNT and stick to it. You may want to make this study a part of a larger block of time each week where you do more than study the Bible together. (e.g. Go to the movies. Eat out.) 2. Be sensitive to differences in age and levels of understanding as you watch. This is especially true as you discuss the lesson and answer the questions. Feel free to use modern translations of the Bible such as the New King James Version, the New International Version, the Revised Standard Version or the Living Bible. 3. Try to involve everyone in your house in the class, but do not force those who do not want to be involved to participate. Do, however, provide opportunities for them to overhear what they do not want to hear. (e.g. Leave the door open. Lay the TNT materials out on the table. Leave the TNT website

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information out so that others may watch it in secret.) 4. Pray for one another and each other’s needs. IV. WHEN STUDYING AT WORK In addition to the General Guidelines listed above, remember: 1. Set a regular time to watch TNT at work and stick to it as much as possible. 2. Do your study on your time, not your boss’ time - and if necessary, do it in a place which will not get you into trouble. 3. Invite your co-workers to join you in the series. They can do this by watching themselves as individuals; or if you can get access to the internet and a laptop or video projector, you may watch together as a group. 4. Be aware that in the work place, you may have an even greater chance for evangelism. Don’t beat people over the head with the Bible, but at the same time, do not be afraid to talk to your co-workers about Jesus. This means that you are going to have to act like a Christian at work! 5. Pray for each other, your supervisors and for your company to be successful in the sight of God. 6. Expect God to save and positively change the lives of your co-workers because you are sincerely and regularly studying the word there. V. WHEN STUDYING AS A SMALL GROUP In addition to the General Guidelines listed above, remember:

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1. Open your group to persons other than those who may already live in your house or belong to your normal circle of friends. 2. Be sure to make your regular group members and guests feel welcomed. 3. Prepare a clean, safe and appropriate space to watch and discuss the teaching. 4. Set up the video in advance so that all can see and hear the lesson clearly. 5. Use this time as an opportunity to invite friends and neighbors to study the word with you and to come to know Jesus. 6. Use this as an opportunity to plug unchurched persons into the membership and other ministries of your church. 7. Don’t set yourself up as a Bible expert. Portray yourself only as a Bible student who loves the Lord and the word. 8. Stick to the lesson. Try not to allow your group to go off on tangents and detours. 9. Pray for one another and your respective families. 10. Have fun together in the Lord!

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Much time, energy and money has been spent in the exploration of outer space. Missiles, rockets, shuttles, satellites and probes have all been launched in one form or another to find out what’s up there beyond the clouds. Needless to say, a great deal of progress has been made in this field of knowledge. However, if the truth be told, there is a far greater space which has yet to be fully explored. This space is much closer and much more

difficult. The space about which I am speaking is inner space. It is the area within us which is the source of our sins, the place of our deepest pain and the stomping ground of our soul. For the next several weeks, we will be venturing into this sphere. Any journey to understand our faith and its practice must necessarily begin with us. Put more succinctly, it must begin with the “stuff” within us. This is why we are going to be turning inward to address both our hurts and our hopes. As always, it is my prayer that our time together will be personally challenging and spiritually changing.

Dr. C. Dexter Wise III May 2018

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 1: Inner Truth Text: Psalm 51: 1-6 Time to Tell the Truth Psalm 51 is another masterpiece which has been inscribed in scripture from the pen of King David. The only problem with it is that in it, David writes of various realities he has discovered, which he should have already known. One of them is that God is not impressed with outward appearances. He looks on the heart and desires truth in our inward parts. In the case of David, we wonder what took him so long to finally admit and tell the truth. He waited until there was... 1. __________. (II Samuel 11: 2) 2. __________. (II Samuel 11: 4-5) 3. __________. (II Samuel 11: 14-17) 4. __________ of a Child. (II Samuel 12: 15-23) From his experience, we should learn that the time to tell the truth is... 1. __________ you sin, so you __________ sin. 2. __________ you sin, so you won’t __________ sin. 3. __________ you sin, so you won’t __________ in sin.

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The Truth the Lord is Looking For As we think about the truth within, don’t miss the types of truth which the Lord is looking for in each of us. 1. The truth of inner __________. (Psalm 51: 3) 2. The truth of inner __________. (Psalm 51: 4-5) 3. The truth of inner __________. (Psalm 51: 7-12) 4. The truth of inner __________. (Psalm 51: 13-19) Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

God looks at the heart - I Samuel 16: 1-7

That which is within defiles a person - Mark 7: 14-23

Clean on the outside and filthy on the inside - Matthew 23: 25-33

Breaking the law in your heart - Matthew 5: 27-28

You are what you think - Proverbs 23: 7

Worship God in Spirit and in truth - John 4: 21-24 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up and discuss all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. Scientists use telescopes to study outer space. What tools, instruments or methods can be used by us to study our inner space? __________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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3. Why do you think many people avoid exploring their inner space? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. What kinds of items can clog up our inner space? How can our inner space be cleaned? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you believe that anyone can discover God if they journey far enough into their own inner space? Explain. ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ God bless you. Have a great week and stay in the word! Your Pastor and T.N.T. Teacher, Dr. C. Dexter Wise III

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 2: Inner Pain Text: Jeremiah 15: 15-21 A Prophet Speaks of Pain If you asked him, Jeremiah would tell you that being a prophet does not exempt a person from experiencing pain. As a matter of fact, this preacher who was also the author of the Book of Lamentations knew and expressed his pain so often that he was nicknamed the weeping prophet. The passage before us today gives us a chance to listen in on Jeremiah as he speaks to God about his pain. 1. The Lord __________ his pain. (Jeremiah 15: 15) 2. Persecution was one __________ of his pain. (Jeremiah 15: 15) 3. Death was what he __________ most in the pain. (Jeremiah 15: 15) 4. The word of God was his __________ for pain. (Jeremiah 15: 16) God Speaks to Pain In his lament, Jeremiah cries about the seemingly endless nature of his pain. He wails as if there is no way out. However, after the Lord listens to his anguish, He turns around and gives the preacher the answer. Simply put, God says, if you want to deal with the pain, just return to me. And when you do, I will... 1. Bring you __________. (Jeremiah 15: 19) 2. Let you __________ before Me. (Jeremiah 15: 19)

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3. Make you My __________. (Jeremiah 15: 19) 4. Make you a __________ wall. (Jeremiah 15: 20) 5. __________ you. (Jeremiah 15: 20) 6. __________ you. (Jeremiah 15: 21) 7. __________ you. (Jeremiah 15: 21) Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

Inner pain of being barren - I Samuel 1: 9-18

Inner pain of being betrayed - Matthew 27: 3-5

Inner pain of guilt - Luke 22: 54-62

Inner pain of shame - John 8: 1-11

Inner pain of being forsaken - Mark 15: 34

Inner pain of grief and sorrow - John 11: 17-32 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. Would you agree that non-physical inner pain is the most difficult to heal? Explain. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. What means do we use to hide our inner pain? _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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4. How can inner pain lead to either life or death? _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. What can people with inner pain put inside of themselves to help remove the pain? Elaborate. _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ God bless you. Have a great week and stay in the word! Your Pastor and T.N.T. Teacher, Dr. C. Dexter Wise III

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 3: Inner War Text: Romans 7: 14-25 No Peace for the Apostle What the Apostle Paul describes in this familiar text is nothing short of a war being waged inside of him. One would think that a man so close to God would have all of his inside issues settled. Yet, by virtue of his very own confession, we know that even Paul lived with a constant struggle. Before we take a peek at the opposing parties within him, let us make sure we are clear on the meaning and import of at least three of the critical terms Paul uses in this text. 1. __________. 2. __________. 3. __________. Now, let’s wrestle with these opposing parties found in Paul and also in every last one of us! Who they are... 1. The __________. 2. The __________. How they make us feel... 1. __________.

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2. Out of __________. 3. In __________. 4. At __________ with myself. Who can deliver us... Only Jesus Christ our __________! Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

A double minded man - James 1: 8

Can’t serve two masters - Matthew 6: 24

Yield not to temptation - I Corinthians 10: 13

Choose this day whom you will serve - Joshua 24: 14-15

We wrestle not with flesh and blood - Ephesians 6: 10-20

Remove this cup - Luke 22: 39-46 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. Have you ever experienced inner conflict? Give an example. _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. What is inner war a sign of? _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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4. Is inner war avoidable in life? If not, what determines which side(s) wins the war? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. Does a Christian ever get to the place where the inner war is over? Explain. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ God bless you. Have a great week and stay in the word! Your Pastor and T.N.T. Teacher, Dr. C. Dexter Wise III

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 4: Inner Healing Text: Mark 5: 25-34 Outer Symptoms We meet a woman in our scripture today who was visibly and obviously sick. Furthermore, the Bible clearly describes some of the outward symptoms or consequences of her illness. 1. She had an issue of __________. (Mark 5: 25) 2. She had suffered many things from many __________. (Mark 5: 26) 3. She had spent all of her __________. (Mark 5: 26) 4. She had grown worse instead of __________. (Mark 5: 26) Inner Healing Besides our excitement about the woman getting well, our interest in this passage has to do with the fact that at some point, though she had been sick for twelve years, “she felt in her body that she was healed.” Apparently, not only did the blood stop flowing when she was healed, but some type of inner healing also took place. If we simply follow her steps we will find a pattern for our steps towards inner healing. 1. She __________. (Mark 5: 27) 2. She __________. (Mark 5: 27) 3. She __________. (Mark 5: 27)

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4. She __________. (Mark 5: 28) 5. She __________. (Mark 5: 29) 6. She __________. (Mark 5: 33) Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

Heal my soul - Psalm 41: 4

Heal the broken hearted - Luke 4: 18

All that is within me - Psalm 103: 1

A new heart - Ezekiel 36: 26

Healing all that are oppressed by the devil - Acts 10: 38

A new creation - II Corinthians 5: 17 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. How would you define inner healing? _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Is it possible to have visible signs of hurt and yet have inner healing? Elaborate. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. When a person is healed, does it usually begin inside, outside or some combination of both? Discuss. __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________ 5. How does a person know when they have been healed within? __________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ God bless you. Have a great week and stay in the word! Your Pastor and T.N.T. Teacher, Dr. C. Dexter Wise III

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 5: Inner Guide Text: John 16: 7-15 You’re Going to Need a Guide This passage of scripture in John makes us privy to some of the last instructions of our Savior to His disciples. It was in this text that Jesus tells them of His death and of what they would face as a result of their association with Him. In effect, He says to them, “Based on what I know you are about to experience, you are going to need a guide to...” 1. Keep from __________. 2. Deal with __________. 3. Help you in My __________. I’m Going to Send a Guide This guide which Jesus promised to send to His disciples was the Holy Spirit. For the record and our better understanding of the Holy Spirit’s role, let us review what Jesus shared about this guide. 1. He will be __________ by Me. (John 16: 7) 2. He will __________ the world. (John 16: 8-11) 3. He will __________ you in all truth. (John 16: 13) 4. He will __________ you things to come. (John 16: 13)

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5. He will __________ Me. (John 16: 14) Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

A land I will show you - Genesis 12: 1

He will direct your path - Proverbs 3: 6

Steps of a righteous man are ordered - Psalm 37: 23

I will guide thee - Psalm 32: 8

Guide our feet into the way of peace - Luke 1: 79

Lead us not into temptation - Luke 11: 4 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. Name at least three examples of outer guides. ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Are there forces which compete to be our principle inner guide? Explain. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. How can the Holy Spirit be our guide? How do we know when it is the Holy Spirit and not some other spirit? ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. Give examples of how the Holy Spirit has guided you. __________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________ God bless you. Have a great week and stay in the word! Your Pastor and T.N.T. Teacher, Dr. C. Dexter Wise III

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 6: Inner Peace Text: Mark 4: 35-41 Caught in a Storm On a relatively routine trip of the disciples across the Galilean Sea, a violent storm arose. Notice the following about this storm. 1. It was __________. 2. It was __________. 3. It was __________. 4. It was faith __________. 5. It was lesson __________. Calm in a Storm This incident on the sea shows us a vivid contrast between the behavior of the disciples and that of the Savior. That is to say, both were in the same storm, but while the disciples panicked and feared for their lives, Jesus was so calm that he slept through the whole thing. What is it that could have given Jesus such an inner peace that he could sleep at a time like this? Here are some suggestions. 1. He needed the __________. 2. He knew that His Father knew He was in the __________.

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3. He had __________ over the storm. 4. He had not yet __________ what He had come to earth to do. Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

Lay down in peace - Psalm 4: 8

Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9: 6

Perfect peace - Isaiah 26: 3

I leave you peace - John 14: 27/ 16: 33

Life and peace - Romans 8: 6

Fruit of the Spirit is peace - Galatians 5: 22 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. Explain the difference between peace and quiet. _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Where does inner peace come from and how is it found? _______________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. How can you tell when you have inner peace? ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. How is inner peace related to or effected by outer circumstances? ________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 7: Inner Strength Text: Ephesians 3: 14-21 Sources of Strength Paul writes to the Ephesians about his desire that they become strengthened through the Spirit in their inner man. Lest they have any confusion on what it takes to acquire this strength, he tells them. Observe that inner strength comes from: 1. __________. (Ephesians 3: 14) 2. __________. (Ephesians 3: 17) 3. __________. (Ephesians 3: 17) 4. __________. (Ephesians 3: 18) 5. __________. (Ephesians 3: 19) Assurance of Strength The blessed Apostle encourages the Ephesians, and us, when he informs us that we can be assured that the strength we need is available. In fact, the text teaches that this strength which comes through Christ is so reliable because... 1. He is __________. (Ephesians 3: 20) 2. He can do __________. (Ephesians 3: 20) 3. He goes above all we ask or __________. (Ephesians 3: 20)

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4. He acts according to the __________ that works in us. (Ephesians 3: 20) Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

God’s strength - II Corinthians 12: 9

A sound mind - II Timothy - 1: 7

Be strong - Joshua 1: 9

The Lord is the strength of my life - Psalm 27: 1

Strong in Spirit - Luke 1: 80

Be strong in the Lord - Ephesians 6: 10 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. Is it possible to be physically strong and emotionally or spiritually weak? Elaborate. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Give three characteristics of a person who has inner strength. ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. How is inner strength developed? __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. According to II Corinthians 12: 9, how is our weakness related to God’s strength? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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Series: Inner Space Lesson Number 8: Inner Joy Text: John 15: 1-11 The Fruit of Joy According to Galatians 5, joy is one of the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Yet, when we couple that text with John 15, we see exactly how this fruit of joy grows. Watch this. 1. The fruit of joy comes through the __________. (John 15: 1) 2. Those who desire to bear much joy must be willing to be __________ while they are on the vine. (John 15: 2) 3. Those who desire the fruit of joy must __________ in the vine. (John 15: 4) Jesus Joy One of the ironic aspects of John 15 is that it is part of a discussion Jesus is having with His disciples about His death. Yet, He talks about joy. Here’s what the passage suggests Jesus wants for us as it relates to joy. 1. That we have __________. (John 15: 11) 2. That His joy might __________. (John 15: 11) 3. That our joy might be __________. (John 15: 11) Supplemental Scriptures for Further Study

Restore the joy - Psalm 51: 8-12

Joy in the womb - Luke 1: 44

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Joy in the Holy Ghost - Acts 13: 52 / Joy and the Holy Ghost - I Thessalonians 1: 6

Sorrow into joy - John 16: 20-24

Fruit of the spirit is joy - Galatians 5: 22

Fulfilled joy - John 17: 13 Something to Talk about after the Teaching 1. Look up all of the scriptures referred to in this lesson. 2. How would you define inner joy? __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. How would you distinguish between inner peace and inner joy? __________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. What is it that increases our inner joy? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. How can we move from inner joy to outer rejoicing? ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ God bless you. Have a great week and stay in the word! Your Pastor and T.N.T. Teacher, Dr. C. Dexter Wise III

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